PARALLEL SECTION
WITHOUT BORDERS. CINEMA IN VOSE
BAFTA SHORTS 2023
Thursday, September 28. 7:00 p.m.
“Valentín García Yebra” Municipal Library. Ovidio Lucio Blanco Assembly Hall (Ponferrada).
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A touring program by the British Council in collaboration with the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA). The BAFTA 2023 short film program includes a selection of nominated action and animated shorts, as well as the winners in each category of the BAFTA 2023 awards. They represent stories that reveal the magnitude and diversity of British society, characterized by artistic skill and technique, featuring some of the greatest talents in British cinema.
Dirección/Director: Jo Ingabire Moys.
Producción/Production: Full Dawa Production, Kibibi Productions and White Boat Pictures.
Intérpretes/Cast: Roger Ineza, Aboudou Issam, Ery Nzaramba and Eliane Umuhire.
26´ (United Kingdom and France)
“1994, Rwanda. While the genocide rages, a shepherd and his young daughter take refuge in the hut of a feared shaman: Bazigaga. Hunted by the militias and trapped with the strange sorceress, Karembe looks for a way to escape.”
Dirección/Director: Tom Berkeley and Ross White
Producción/Production: Floodlight Pictures and Goldfinch Studios.
Intérpretes/Cast: Seamus O’Hara, James Martin, Paddy Jenkins and Michelle Fairley.
23´ (Ireland and the United Kingdom)
“In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of separated siblings reunite after the unexpected death of their mother.” In addition to the BAFTA, An Irish Goodbye won the Oscar for best action short film in 2023 and its star, James Martin, is the first actor with Down syndrome to star in an award-winning film.
Dirección/Director: Hannah Jacobs.
Producción/Production: Strange Beast.
Intérpretes/Cast:
8´ (United Kingdom)
“Marta has stopped listening to her instincts and her life begins to suffer. After a strange encounter, she begins to reevaluate and embarks on her journey of personal discovery.”
Dirección/Director: Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy.
Producción/Production: BBC Films and Apple Original Films.
Intérpretes/Cast:
34´ (United Kingdom and United States)
“Follow a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse as they form an unexpected friendship and travel together in search of a home for the young man.” In addition to winning the BAFTA Award for Best British Animated Short Film, the film was awarded the Oscar Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Dirección/Director: John Stevenson and Aiesha
Producción/Production: Big Squid Ink.
Intérpretes/Cast:
12´ (United Kingdom)
“As World War II concludes, a sailor aboard a ship in the Indian Ocean must fulfill his duty. But while he performs his duties in the wee hours of the morning, his routine is disrupted by an encounter that could unbalance his delicate mental state.”
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