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WITHOUT BORDERS. CINEMA IN YOU BAFTA SHORTS 2022. PROGRAM 1
Friday, September 30. 5:00 p.m..
MUNICIPAL LIBRARY “VALENTÍN GARCÍA YEBRA”. OVIDIO LUCIO BLANCO ASSEMBLY HALL.
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BAFTA Shorts 2022 – the best British short films of the year.
In collaboration with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the British Council presents the BAFTA SHORTS 2022 program, in order to publicize the short films nominated and awarded at the 2022 edition of the EE British Academy Film Awards.
On this occasion, the 2022 Best British Short Film Award went to the fictional work The Black Cop, while the Best British Animated Short Film Award went to Do Not Feed the Pigeons.
The UK has a long tradition of short film production and both the British Council and BAFTA are aware of the importance of seeking new audiences to support the diversity and talent of British filmmakers.
In the BAFTA SHORTS 2022 are the set of shorts that competed in the categories of Best British Short Film and Best British Animated Short Film.
The eight short films (three of them animated) have a total duration of approximately 148 minutes. They are not suitable for children under 16 years *.
Dirección/Director: Jo Prichard.
Producción/Production: Jo Prichard.
Intérpretes/Cast:
28´30´´ (Britain)
“A strong and emotional portrait of a reluctant farewell to The London Palace bingo club, told through the stories of the regulars who loved and frequented the place, and the owner who couldn’t save it.
Dirección/Director: Antonin Niclass.
Producción/Production: National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Intérpretes/Cast:
8´40´´ (Britain)
“A group of tired and lonely travelers wait for the last coach. Somehow, in that cold and depressing place, for a beautiful moment the resident pigeons manage to create a magical connection with each other.”
Dirección/Director: Max Barron and Michael Woodward (Jones).
Producción/Production: OB Management and B2Y Productions.
Intérpretes/Cast: Martin Hristov, Stefan Kashev, Valentin Goshev, Vasil Draganov, Ivan Nesterov and Dimitar Selenski.
18´ (Britain)
“When the citizens of the small farming town of Dobre vote for a mythical creature, democracy comes face to face with reality. A great satire on bureaucracy and beliefs. A story about the power of faith and the longing for a better life.”
Dirección/Director: Joanna Quinn.
Producción/Production: Beryl Productions International and National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Intérpretes/Cast:
16´ (Britain)
“Beryl, a 59-year-old factory worker, is obsessed with becoming a hyper-futuristic style illustrator.”
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