2016 AWARD WINNERS
Here is the full list of nominations and winners from the 2016 Marbella International Film Festival.
BEST SHORTER SHORT
The nominations for the best Shorter Short
1. Apartment
2. Little Players
3. Grey
The winner is: Apartment
The Apartment
Language: Hebrew
Year of production: 2015
Director: Yotam Wax
Length of film: 8 mins
Synopsis:
Following his girlfriend breaking up with him, Yotam now needs to take responsibility and find new tenants for the apartment that he and his loved one used to share not long ago. He discovers this isn't an easy task.Sinopsis:
Tras la ruptura con su novia, Yotam ahora necesita encontrar un nuevo inquilino para el apartamento que anteriormente el compartía con su amada no hace mucho tiempo. Pero descubre que es una tarea bastante complicada.BEST SHORT FILM
The nominations for the best Short Film:
1. Daisy
2. Michaela
3. Forget me not
The winner is: Michaela
Michaela
Language: German
Year of production: 2016
Director: Sascha Reimold
Length of film: 14 mins
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Synopsis:
Trapped in a comatose nightmare, young artist Jasmin is forced by her twin sister to face projections of her rapist father to find redemption.Sinopsis:
Atrapada en una pesadilla comatosa, la joven artista Jasmin es forzada por su hermana gemela a hacer frente a las proyecciones de su padre violador para encontrar la redención.BEST DOCUMENTARY
The nominations for the best Documentary:
1. Syria: The Legions of Holy War
2. Capturar
3. Australia No Way
The winner is: Capturar
Capturar (The Sofa’s Girlfriend)
Language: Spanish
Year of production: 2016
Director: Fernando Merinero
Length of film: 90 mins
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Synopsis:
Merinero wants to shoot a documentary film about the eventful life of the actress of his first feature film. To this end, he wants to surround himself with some ex girlfriend, ?but it will not be easy, they resist..Sinopsis:
Merinero quiere rodar un documental sobre la ajetreada vida de la actriz de su primera película. Para ello, quiere rodearse de alguna de sus ex parejas, pero no será fácil ya que se le resisten…BEST ACTRESS
The nominations for the best Actress:
1. Hattie Gotobed for Daisy
2. Elahhea Shahparast for Freshteh daughter of Ahmad
3. Megan Boone for Family games
The winner is: Hattie Gotobed for Daisy
Daisy
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: Nancy Paton
Length of film: 23 mins
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Synopsis:
Daisy depicts the last days of a thirteen-year-old girl Daisy, who suffers from severe Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and by chance meets Stinky aka Peter, a British Iraq war veteran who suffers from drug addictionSinopsis:
Daisy representa los últimos días de una niña de 13 años de edad que sufre de Epidermolysis Bullosa y por casualidad conoce a Stinky alias Peter, una veterano británico de la guerra de Iraq que sufre de drogadicciones.BEST ACTOR
The nominations for the Best Actor:
1. Ray Liotta for Sticky Notes
2. Craig Fairbrass for London Heist
3. Tommy Flanagan for Winter
The winner is: Craig Fairbrass for London Heist
London Heist
Language: English
Year of production: 2015
Director: Mark McQueen
Length of film: 100 mins
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Synopsis:
Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts his life in danger. Set around Spain's glamorous Marbella and London's dark underworld, he battles to unravel the mystery and exact brutal revenge on all those responsible while being pursued by gangland criminals and a corrupt police detective. GET READY FOR REVENGE!Sinopsis:
El criminal Jack Cregan busca descubrir la verdad que hay tras el asesinato de su padre así como del dinero robado poniendo su vida en peligro al hacerlo. Rodada en los alrededores de la glamurosa Marbella y en los bajos fondos londinenses, lucha por desentrañar el misterio y vengarse de todos aquellos responsables mientras es perseguido por una banda de criminales y un policía corrupto. Prepárate para la venganza!Best Director
The nominations for the Best Director
1. Amanda Sharp for Sticky Notes
2. Julia Vargas for Sealed Cargo
3. Angel Puado Veloso for 9 Bares
The winner is: Julia Vargas for Sealed Cargo
Carga Sellada
Language: Spanish
Year of production: 2015
Director: Julia Vargas
Length of film: 107 mins
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Synopsis:
A train with a driver, three policemen and a young clandestine passenger are carrying a cargo that ends up being cursed, seeking their destination by the Bolivian highlands in an unexpected adventure that pits the characters with enraged villagers, with betrayals and disappointment that change the course of their lives and will affect the entire country.Sinopsis:
Un tren con un conductor, tres policías y un joven pasajero clandestino buscan su destino en las montañas bolivianas en una aventura inesperada que enfrenta a los personajes con los habitantes de las aldeas encolerizados, con traiciones y decepciones que cambian el curso de sus vidas y que afectarán a todo el país.BEST FEATURE FILM
The nominations for the best Feature Film are:
1. London Heist
2. Golden years
3. The Last Smile
The winner is: Golden Years
Golden Years
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: John Miller
Length of film: 100 mins
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Synopsis:
Fate, the financial crisis and a stubborn refusal to accept the injustice of old age have forced retired couple in to life of crime. The plan is simple hit a series of banks and steal back their pension and those of their friends.Sinopsis:
El destino, la crisis financiera y una obstinada negativa a aceptar la injusticia de la vejez han obligado a una pareja de jubilados a ser delincuentes . El plan es simple, robar una serie de bancos para recuperar de nuevo su pensión y las de sus amigos.Screening & Events
Here you’ll find the screening program for the 11th Marbella International Film Festival and all the important dates that you just won’t want to miss. Please note that the screening times may change at short notice, please refer to this website for any changes in schedules.
You can view the official screening brochure of the 2016 Marbella International Film Festival by clicking here.
Screen One
Wednesday 28th September
15.00-17.00
The Last Smile – USA 87 min
Daisy – UK 23 min
19.00-21.00
Rise of a Foot Soldier II – UK 111 min
21.00-23.00
Sticky Notes – UK 96 min
Thursday 29th September
15.00-17.00
Fereshteh Daughter of Ahmad – Iran 91min
17.00-19.00
Carga Sellada – Spain 107 min
19.00-21.00
Winter – UK 91 min
Friday 30th September
15.00-17.00
When the Sun Rises – China 67 min
Little Players – France 13 min
Amoureuse – USA/France 17 min
17.00-19.00
London Heist (Red Carpet) – UK 100 min
Saturday 1st October
15.00-17.00
Syria The Legions of Holy War – France/UK 52 min
She is Waving From The Train – Bulgaria 30 min
Michaela – Germany 14 min
17.00-19.00
Nine Bares – Spain 92 min
Forget-Me-Nots – Spain 18 min
19.00-21.00
Golden Years (Red Carpet) – UK 100min
Sunday 2nd October
15.00-17.00 The Last Smile – USA 87 min
Daisy UK 23 min
17.00-19.00 Golden Years – UK 100min
19.00-21.00 Rise of a Foot Soldier II – UK 111 min
Screen Two
Wednesday 28th September
15.00-17.00
Family Games – USA 75 min
Final Stop – USA 22min
19.00-21.00
When the Sun Rises – China 67 min
Little Players – France 13 min
Amoureuse – USA/France 17 min
Thursday 29th September
15.00-17.00
Syria The Legions of Holy War – France/UK 52 min
She is Waving From The Train – Bulgaria 30 min
Michaela – Germany 14 min
17.00-19.00
Via Crucis – Belgium 26 min
Australia No Way – France/UK 52 min
Red Peace – Iran 15 min
19.00-21.00
Capturar (The Sofa’s Girlfriend) – Spain 89 min
The Apartment – Israel 9 min
Friday 30th September
15.00-17.00
Nine Bares – Spain 92 min
Forget-Me-Nots – Spain 18 min
17.00-19.00
Carga Sellada – Spain 107 min
Saturday 1st October
15.00-17.00
Fereshteh Daughter of Ahmad – Iran 91min
17.00-19.00
Family Games – USA 75 min
Final Stop – USA 22min
19.00-21.00
Via Crucis – Belgium 26 min
Red Peace – Iran 15 min
Australia No Way – France/UK 52 min
21.00-23.00
London Heist – UK 100 min
Sunday 2nd October
14.00-15.00
The Children of the Underworld – South Korea 24 min
Grey – India 11 min
The Roadie – Turkey 18 min
15.00-17.00
Capturar (The Sofa’s Girlfriend) – Spain 89 min
The Apartment – Israel 9 min
17.00-19.00
Sticky Notes – UK 96 min
Shorts 2016
Amoureuse
Language: French
Year of production: 2016
Director: Elodie O.
Length of film: 17 mins
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Synopsis:
Impulsive, emotional, intense and passionate, Eloïse, travels from reality to fantasy throughout her musical dreams. Always in love, she lives in a constant state of dramatic ups and downs.Sinopsis:
Impulsiva, emocional, intense y pasional, Eloïse viaje de la realidad a la fantasía a través de sus sueños musicales. Siempre enamorada, vive en un constante estado de dramáticos altibajos.Daisy
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: Nancy Paton
Length of film: 23 mins
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Synopsis:
Daisy depicts the last days of a thirteen-year-old girl Daisy, who suffers from severe Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and by chance meets Stinky aka Peter, a British Iraq war veteran who suffers from drug addictionSinopsis:
Daisy representa los últimos días de una niña de 13 años de edad que sufre de Epidermolysis Bullosa y por casualidad conoce a Stinky alias Peter, una veterano británico de la guerra de Iraq que sufre de drogadicciones.Final Stop
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: Bobby Grubic
Length of film: 22 mins
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Synopsis:
A last stop before entering America’s desert wasteland turns a family dream vacation into a small town nightmare for a teenage girl and her parents as they all become victims of a human trafficking ring.Sinopsis:
Una última parada antes de entrar en el páramo desierto americano hace que las idílicas vacaciones de una familia se conviertan en una pesadilla para una niña y sus padres ya que todos se convierten en víctimas del tráfico humano.Forget-Me-Nots
Language: Spanish
Year of production: 2016
Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel
Length of film: 18 mins
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Synopsis:
A week after the death of her husband, Silvia moved with her daughter, María, to Madrid to be closer to the set where María works as an actress. A few months later, her parents send a forget-me-nots to remind her that she has abandoned them.Sinopsis:
Una semana después de la muerte de su marido, Silvia se traslada con su hija, María, a Madrid para estar más cerca del plató donde María trabaja como actriz. Unos meses más tarde, sus padres le envían unas nomeolvides para recordarle que les ha abandonado.Grey
Language: Tamil
Year of production: 2016
Director: Sarath Kannan
Length of film: 10 mins
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Synopsis:
Modern day retelling of a bible story 'war in heaven' centered around the character Michele who realizes that winning a conflict makes you only powerful but never righteousSinopsis:
Versión moderna de la historia de la Biblia “La Guerra en el Cielo”, centrada en el personaje de Michele quien se da cuenta que ganar un conflict te hace poderoso pero eso no significa que sea justo.Little Players
Language: Russian
Year of production: 2015
Director: Mathieu Breliere
Length of film: 15 mins
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Synopsis:
A couple of young drifters test their limits on the streets of Moscow, until their low ambitions meet the dramatic reality of this lost Soviet dream-scape.Sinopsis:
Un par de jóvenes vagabundos ponen a prueba sus límites en las calles de Moscú hasta que sus bajas ambiciones se encuentran con la dramática realidad de la pérdida de su sueño soviético.Michaela
Language: German
Year of production: 2016
Director: Sascha Reimold
Length of film: 14 mins
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Synopsis:
Trapped in a comatose nightmare, young artist Jasmin is forced by her twin sister to face projections of her rapist father to find redemption.Sinopsis:
Atrapada en una pesadilla comatosa, la joven artista Jasmin es forzada por su hermana gemela a hacer frente a las proyecciones de su padre violador para encontrar la redención.Red Peace
Language: No Dialogue
Year of production: 2016
Director: Rahim Toofan
Length of film: 15 mins
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Synopsis:
Syrian war refugees take advantage of a Turkish border guard's love for a Syrian girl and as they meet, the refugees cross the border safely. The girl finds out about her family's secret business of crossing the refugees and is caught in the dilemma of love or treachery.Sinopsis:
Refugiados de la Guerra siria se aprovechan del amor de un vigilante de la frontera turca por una niña siria y cuando se encuentran, aprovechan para atravesar la frontera sin peligro. La niña se entera de lo que hace su familia ayudando a otros refugiados a cruzar la frontera y se ve en el dilema de amar o traicionar.She Is Waving From The Train
Language: Bulgarian
Year of production: 2016
Director: Kameliya Petrova
Length of film: 30 mins
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Synopsis:
Arman, travels in ? train with Christine, who is in love with him. In order to make him jealous Christine waves from the train to a village man and to a young point’s man. Arman makes up stories about how this radically changes the lives of two strangers.Sinopsis:
Arman viaja en un tren con Christina, enamorada de él. Para ponerle celoso Christine saluda desde el tren a un señor y a un joven. Arman construye historias sobre como esto cambia radicalmente la vida de 2 extraños.The Apartment
Language: Hebrew
Year of production: 2015
Director: Yotam Wax
Length of film: 8 mins
Synopsis:
Following his girlfriend breaking up with him, Yotam now needs to take responsibility and find new tenants for the apartment that he and his loved one used to share not long ago. He discovers this isn't an easy task.Sinopsis:
Tras la ruptura con su novia, Yotam ahora necesita encontrar un nuevo inquilino para el apartamento que anteriormente el compartía con su amada no hace mucho tiempo. Pero descubre que es una tarea bastante complicada.The Children of the Underworld
Language: Korean
Year of production: 2016
Director: Minji Kim
Length of film: 24 mins
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Synopsis:
Where all values are measured by gold, lost children live in underground world, mining places gold at poisonous desert to beg for food.Sinopsis:
En un mundo donde todos los valores se miden con oro, niños perdidos viven en un submundo explotados en minas de oro en el desierto para poder comer.The Roadie
Language: Turkish
Year of production: 2016
Director: Gozde Yetiskin
Length of film: 18 mins
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Synopsis:
A roadie who wants to be a famous musician, tries to give his demo CD to the vocalist of the band he works for, during a concert day. However, he messes up because of his pretended behaviors.Sinopsis:
Un encargado que quiere ser un músico famoso trata de darle su maqueta al vocalista de la banda para la que él trabaja durante un día de concierto. Sin embargo, lo echa a perder por sus aires altaneros.Via Crucis
