2017 AWARD WINNERS

Here is the full list of nominations and winners from the 2017 Marbella International Film Festival.

BEST SHORT FILM

The nominations for the best Short Film

1. Jonah
2. Symptoms
3. Black Road

The winner is: Jonah

Jonah

Country of production: Austria
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Michael Maschina
Length of film: 15 min

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Synopsis:

In the Austrian border 2015. A group of Syrian refugees are hidden in a lorry. A girl trembles in the dark. In the Austrian border 1943. a group of Jewish people are hidden in a lorry . A boy trembles in the dark, they are both waiting to flee Austria.

Sinopsis:

En la frontera de Austria en 2015, un grupo de refugiados sirios se esconden en un camión. Una chica tiembla en la oscuridad. En la frontera de Austria en 1943 un grupo de personas judías se esconden en un camión. Un chico tiembla en la oscuridad. Los dos esperan escapar de Austria.

BEST DOCUMENTARY

The nominations for the best Documentary:

1. Alone Among the Taliban
2. My Best
3. Lea & Mira

The winner is: Alone Among The Taliban

Alone Among The Taliban

Country of production: Iran
Language: Persian with English subtitles
Year of production: 2017
Director: Mohsen Eslamzadeh
Length of film: 65 min

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Synopsis:

The Iranian documentary maker, travels to Afghanistan, to film the Taliban. He goes places impossible to visit, from jails to courts of Islamic state, he interviews the members of the Fatwa council. Making this film has been a dangerous journey.

Sinopsis:

El documentalista iraniano viaja a Afghanistan para filmar a los Talibanes. Llega a lugares imposibles de visitar, desde cárceles a tribunales del Estado Islámico, y entrevista a miembros del consejo del Fatwa. Producir esta película ha sido un viaje peligroso.

BEST ACTRESS

The nominations for the best Actress:

1. Emily Wyatt for Rise of the Footsoldier 3
2. Mehrave Sharifinia for Wander About Me
3. Michelle Collins for Black Road

The winner is: Michelle Collins for Black Road

Black Road

Country of production: United Kingdom
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: Tim Fywell
Length of film: 21 min

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Synopsis:

Set in a seaside town in the North of England, Black Road explores the relationship between two strangers, Maggie and Lilli, which develops out of a broken promise that Maggie made to herself in order to help and protect Lilli.

Sinopsis:

Situada en un pueblo costero del norte de Inglaterra, Black Road explora la relación entre dos desconocidas, Maggie y Lilli que se desarrolla a partir de una promesa rota que Maggie se hizo a ella misma para poder ayudar y proteger a Lilli.

BEST ACTOR

The nominations for the Best Actor:

1. Timothy Spall for Stanley A Man of Variety
2. Eric Roberts for Osprey
3. Andre Gower for Changeover

The winner is: Timothy Spall for Stanley A Man of Variety

Stanley: A Man of Variety

Country of production: UK
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Stephen Cookson
Length of film: 85 min

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Synopsis:

For the first time in any film Timothy Spall plays 16 different characters as he becomes film stars from old movies who appear as apparitions and help guide him on his quest to find out what happened to his daughter. Timothy is the only actor in the movie.

Sinopsis:

Por primera vez en cualquier película Timothy Spall interpreta 16 personajes diferentes y se convierte en antiguas estrellas de cine que se aparecen para ayudarle y guiarlo en su búsqueda para descubrir que le sucedió a su hija. Timothy es el único actor en la película.

BEST DIRECTOR

The nominations for the Best Director

1. Juan Pablo Martinez for Emma
2. Maria Allred for The Texture of Falling
3. Paul Hills for The Power

The winner is: Paul Hills for The Power

The Power

Country of production: UK
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: Paul Hills
Length of film: 124 min

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Synopsis:

Mada, an anthropologist, is kidnapped by urban Satanists. Can she regain her freedom by convincing them of her conversion to the one true faith?

Sinopsis:

Magda, antropóloga, ha sido secuestrada por una secta satánica. Podrá recuperar su libertad convenciéndoles de que se ha convertido a su fe?

BEST FEATURE FILM

The nominations for the best Feature Film are:

1. Rise of the Footsoldier 3
2. Legend of Carpathians
3. Stanley A Man of Variety

The winner is: Rise of the Footsoldier 3

Rise of the Footsoldier 3

Country of production: UK
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Zackary Adler
Length of film: 90 min

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Synopsis:

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise.

Sinopsis:

El conocido gangster, Pat Tate, se eleva a través de las filas del submundo criminal de Essex. Una precuela de la franquicia "Rise of the foot soldier".

Screening & Events

Here you’ll find the screening program for the 12th 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.

Wednesday 4th October

Screen One

4.00pm Group C  96 min
Lazarus 26 min  Netherlands Short
Symptoms 15 min  UK Short
Dionisio  25 min  Brazil Short
Ayuda 15 min  Venezuela Short
Kill the President 15 min  Spain Short
 7.30pm The Power 124 min  UK Feature

Screen Two

8.00pm Cut  94 min Spain Feature

Thursday 5th October

Screen One

3.00pm Group B 93 min
 Alan Rickman  30 min  Georgia Documentary
 Walk to the Horizon  30 min  India Short
 Jonah  15 min  Austria Short
 Whirlpool  18 min  UK Short
 5.00pm  Changeover  90 min  USA Feature
 7.00pm  Group A  86 min
 Alone Among The Taliban 65 min Iran Documentary
 Black Road 21 min UK Short

Screen Two

4.00pm A Long Day 90 min Iran Feature
6.00pm Inherit The Stars 140 min Japan Feature

Friday 6th October

Screen One

3.00pm The Texture of Falling 84 min USA Feature
5.00pm Osprey 97 min USA Feature
7.00pm Rise of the Footsoldier 3 90 min UK Feature

Screen Two

3.30pm God Knows 82 min India Feature
5.30pm Lea And Mira 52 min Argentina Documentary

Saturday 7th October

Screen One

3.00pm Wander About Me 76 min Iran Feature
5.00pm Stanley: A Man of Variety 85 min UK Feature
7.30pm My Best 80 min UK Documentary

Screen Two

2.30pm Fantastic Friends 65 min USA Feature/Animation
4.00pm The Dunning Man 90 min USA Feature
6.00pm Emma 75 min Argentina Feature

Sunday 8th October

Screen One

3.00pm Legend of Carpathians 90 min Ukraine Feature
5.00pm Group C 96 min
Lazarus 26 min Netherlands Short
Symptoms 15 min UK Short
Dionisio 25 min Brazil Short
Ayuda 15 min Venezuela Short
Kill the President 15 min Spain Short

Shorts 2017

Ayuda

Country of production: USA
Language: Spanish with English subtitle
Year of production: 2017
Director: Abraham Rozenbaum
Length of film: 15 min

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Synopsis:

Dealing with the high insecurity situation lived in Venezuela, a couple with a little girl has to decide if they will risk bringing a stranger asking for help to their home

Sinopsis:

Conviviendo con la situación de alta inseguridad vivida en Venezuela, una pareja con una niña pequeña tiene que decidir si asumirán el riesgo de acoger en casa a un extraño que les pide ayuda.

Black Road

Country of production: United Kingdom
Language: English
Year of production: 2016
Director: Tim Fywell
Length of film: 21 min

View Trailer

Synopsis:

Set in a seaside town in the North of England, Black Road explores the relationship between two strangers, Maggie and Lilli, which develops out of a broken promise that Maggie made to herself in order to help and protect Lilli.

Sinopsis:

Situada en un pueblo costero del norte de Inglaterra, Black Road explora la relación entre dos desconocidas, Maggie y Lilli que se desarrolla a partir de una promesa rota que Maggie se hizo a ella misma para poder ayudar y proteger a Lilli.

Dionisio

Country of production: Brazil
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Year of production: 2017
Director: Herbert Santos
Length of film: 25 min

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Synopsis:

“Good Morning” is the most common word that a person can say to each other. And is exactly the lack of which it has driven the life of the doorman Dionísio.

Sinopsis:

‘Good morning’ son las palabras más comunes que una persona puede decir a otra. Es precisamente su falta la que ha dirigido la vida del conserje Dionísio.

Jonah

Country of production: Austria
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Michael Maschina
Length of film: 15 min

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Synopsis:

In the Austrian border 2015. A group of Syrian refugees are hidden in a lorry. A girl trembles in the dark. In the Austrian border 1943. a group of Jewish people are hidden in a lorry . A boy trembles in the dark, they are both waiting to flee Austria.

Sinopsis:

En la frontera de Austria en 2015, un grupo de refugiados sirios se esconden en un camión. Una chica tiembla en la oscuridad. En la frontera de Austria en 1943 un grupo de personas judías se esconden en un camión. Un chico tiembla en la oscuridad. Los dos esperan escapar de Austria.

Kill the President

Country of production: Spain
Language: Spanish with English subtitle
Year of production: 2017
Director: Pedro Pacheco Arlandi
Length of film: 15 min

Synopsis:

Ramon, a construction worker who lost his job and his family because of the brick crisis , embarks on a laborious plan to finish with his despair and many others.

Sinopsis:

Ramón, un trabajador de la construcción que perdió su trabajo y familia por culpa de la crisis del ladrillo se embarca en un laborioso plan para terminar con su desesperación.

Lazarus

Country of production: Netherlands
Language: Dutch with English subtitles
Year of production: 2017
Director: Gonzalo Fernandez
Length of film: 26 min

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Synopsis:

Lazarus is an absurdistic road movie about a mother who has nothing to live for anymore. During her last journey, she is suddenly accompanied by a strange man, who is the opposite of her.

Sinopsis:

Lazarus es una ‘road movie’ basada en el absurdo que trata sobre una madre a la que no le queda nada por lo que vivir. Durante su último viaje, se ve acompañada por un hombre extraño que es todo lo opuesto a ella.

Symptoms

Country of production: UK
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Marianna Dean
Length of film: 15 min

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Synopsis:

Symptoms tells the story of a trainee doctor, Sam, and his final practical examination. Set in the world - known well to most actors - of fake illness and playing a part, not all of the 'patients' that Sam sees are who they seem.

Sinopsis:

Symptoms nos cuenta una historia de un doctor en prácticas, Sam, y su examen final. Situado en el mundo (bien conocido para la mayoría de actores) de falsas enfermedades, no todos los ‘pacientes’ son quien parecen.

Walk to the Horizon

Country of production: India
Language: Hindi with English subtitles
Year of production: 2017
Director: Nitish Vatsyayan
Length of film: 25 min

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Synopsis:

A man's obsession with stories throws him on the path of inexplicable and insanity.

Sinopsis:

La obsesión de un hombre con las historias le arroja a un camino inexplicable y de locura.

Whirlpool

Country of production: UK
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Kate Baxter & Elizabeth Dixon
Length of film: 18 min

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Synopsis:

Helen Keller, an avid civil rights activist known for being deaf and blind, faces prejudice from the public, her family, and even herself.

Sinopsis:

Helen Keller, una ávida activista por los derechos civiles conocida por ser sorda y ciega afronta los prejuicios del público, su familia e incluso de ella misma.

Documentaries 2017

Alan Rickman

Country of production: Georgia
Language: English
Year of production: 2017
Director: Giga Agladze
Length of film: 30 min

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Synopsis:

Alan Rickman arrived in Georgia in 2007 to play Hamlet for the Riverside Studio in London Alan Rickman’s Hamlet was hailed as one of ten best Shakespearian productions of the last 50 years. The film represents Alan's every step and movement while being in Georgia.

Sinopsis:

Alan Rickman llegó a Georgia en 2007 para representar Hamlet para el Riverside Studio en Londres. El Hamlet de Alan Rickman fue aclamado como una de las mejores diez producciones de Skakespirianas de los últimos 50 años. La película representa cada paso y movimiento de Alan mientras está en Georgia.

Alone Among The Taliban

Country of production: Iran
Language: Persian with English subtitles
Year of production: 2017
Director: Mohsen Eslamzadeh
Length of film: 65 min

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Synopsis:

The Iranian documentary maker, travels to Afghanistan, to film the Taliban. He goes places impossible to visit, from jails to courts of Islamic state, he interviews the members of the Fatwa council. Making this film has been a dangerous journey.

Sinopsis:

El documentalista iraniano viaja a Afghanistan para filmar a los Talibanes. Llega a lugares imposibles de visitar, desde cárceles a tribunales del Estado Islámico, y entrevista a miembros del consejo del Fatwa. Producir esta película ha sido un viaje peligroso.

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