El verano del león eléctrico
The Summer of the Electric Lion
Direction:
Diego Céspedes
Screenplay:
Diego Céspedes
Production company:
AGOSTO Cine
Producer:
Alba Gaviraghi,
Paula Araneda
Cinematography:
Thomas Woodroffe, Gustavo Yañez
Edition:
Ignacio Ulloa
Sound:
Pedro Gutes
Music:
Sebastián Pérez
Artistic direction:
Amapola Santander
Cast:
Lan Fa Salas, Gaspar Santibañez, Roxana Naranjo
Runtime:
22:05
Format:
Digital
Dialogues:
Spanish
Subtitles:
English,
French
Country:
Chile
Year:
2018
Hidden in a house far from the city, Alonso accompanies his dear sister, Daniela. She expects to become the seventh wife of The Lion, a prophet who (according to stories) electrocutes when you touch him.
Festivals
| La Cinef - Festival de Cannes | France, May 2018 First Prize Cinefondation |
| Festival de Cine de San Sebastián | Spain, Sep 2018 Panavision Award for Best Short Film at NEST |
| AFI FEST - Los Angeles | United States, Nov 2018 |
| Sundance Film Festival | United States, Jan 2019 |
| Palm Springs International ShortFest | United States, Jun 2019 |
| Nest Film Students - Festival de San Sebastián | Spain, Oct 2018 Panavision Award for the Best Film |
| Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine | France, Sep 2018 Special Jury Mention |
| Guanajuato International Film Festival | Mexico, Jul 2018 |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | Bosnia Herzegovina, Aug 2018 |
| Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar | Chile, Nov 2018 Best International Students Competition |
| Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana | Cuba, Dec 2018 |
| Denver Film Festival | United States, Oct 2018 |
| Aspen Shortfest | United States, Apr 2019 |
| Leiden Shorts | Netherlands, May 2019 |
| Asiana International Short Film Festival | Korea South, Nov 2018 Grand Prize |
| MOLODIST - Kyiv International Film Festival | Ukraine, May 2019 |
| Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo | Spain, Mar 2019 |
| FECICH - Festival de Cine Chileno | Chile, Jan 2019 |
| Brussels Short Film Festival | Belgium, Apr 2019 |
| FEST- New Directors / New Films Festival - Espinho | Portugal, Jun 2019 |
| Concorto Film Festival | Italy, Aug 2019 |
| Huhezinema - Euskal Film Laburren Jaialdia | Spain, Apr 2019 |
| Poitiers Film Festival | France, Nov 2019 |
| Moscow International Film Festival | Russian Federation, Apr 2019 |
| Festival de Cine de Madrid PNR - Plataforma Nuevos Realizadores | Spain, Oct 2019 |
| Leeds International Film Festival | United Kingdom, Nov 2019 |
| Zubroffka International Short Film Festival | Poland, Dec 2019 |
| MoliseCinema Film Festival | Italy, Aug 2018 |
| Nara International Film Festival | Japan, Sep 2018 |
| Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu | Chile, Feb 2019 |
| Sehsüchte - International Student Film Festival | Germany, Apr 2019 |
| Belgrade Auteur Film Festival | Serbia, Nov 2018 |
| Antofacine - Festival Internacional de Antofagasta | Chile, Nov 2018 |
| European Schools Zinema Fest | Spain, Nov 2018 |
| Lakino - Festival Latinoamericano de Cortometrajes de Berlín | Germany, May 2019 |
| FICBUEU - Festival Internacional Cortometrajes | Spain, Sep 2019 |
| Festival Silhouette - Paris | France, Aug 2019 |
| Still Voices Short Film Festival | Ireland, Aug 2019 |
| Festival Internacional de Cine Corto de Cali | Colombia, Sep 2019 Best International University Film |
| Semana del Cortometraje de la Comunidad de Madrid | Spain, Apr 2019 |
| Mediterranean Film Festival in Split | Croatia, Jun 2019 |
| Chicago Latino Film Festival | United States, Apr 2020 |
| SANFIC - Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine | Chile, Aug 2018 Special for Best Director |
| Vladivostok International Film Festival of Asian Pacific countries - PACIFIC MERIDIAN | Russian Federation, Sep 2018 |
| Akbank Short Film Festival | Turkey, Mar 2019 Jury's Special Mention |