Aunque es de noche

Event Thought It's Night


Direction: Guillermo García López
Screenplay: Guillermo García López, Inbar Horesh
Production company: Sintagma Films, Salon Indien Films, Les Valseurs
Producer: Marina García López, Pablo de la Chica, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi, David Casas Riesco
Cinematography: Alana Mejía González
Edition: Victoria Lammers
Sound: Fernando Aliaga, Antoine Bertucci, Vincent Arnardi
Artistic direction: Lita Echeverría, Ana Mallo Sanguinetti
Cast: Antonio Fernández Gabarre, Nasser Rokni El Assouad, Pura Salazar, Ramón Fernández, Vanesa Fernández, Manuel Salazar, Josefa Silva, Cristina Bruno, Álvaro Bruno, Guillerma Fernández, Tamara Fernández


Runtime: 16:00
Format: Super 16mm
Dialogues: Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Country: France, Spain
Year: 2023


La Cañada, Europe's largest slum on the outskirts of Madrid, has been without electricity for over a year. In the firelight, among Roma legends of a possible future, Toni, a 13-year-old boy, discovers that his best friend Nasser is leaving forever.


Festivals

Festival de Cannes | France, May 2023
Festival de Cine de San Sebastián | Spain, Sep 2023
Premios Goya - Academia de Cine | Spain, Feb 2024 Nominated for Best Fiction Short Film
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival | Portugal, Jul 2023
Festival de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campoo | Spain, Dec 2023
Márgenes Festival de Cine Independiente | Spain, Nov 2023
CURTOCIRCUITO - Festival Internacional de Cine | Spain, Oct 2023
Tehran International Short Film Festival | Iran, Oct 2023
Torre en corto - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Torrelavega | Spain, Dec 2023
Premio Cinematográfico José María Forqué | Spain, Dec 2023
Festival de Cine de Cartagena | Spain, Nov 2023
FICCAB - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Cine Alternativo de Benalmádena | Spain, Oct 2023
Drim Short Film Festival | North Macedonia, Aug 2023
Un festival c'est trop court | France, Oct 2023
ABYCINE - Festival de Cine de Albacete | Spain, Oct 2023 Best Short Film
MUFF - Mieres Under-60’ Film Festival | Spain, Nov 2023
Cormorán Film Fest | Spain, Nov 2023
Kosice Film Festival | Slovakia, Oct 2023 Grand Prix for Best Short Film
MedFilm Festival | Italy, Nov 2023
Festival Cinéma Jeune Public | Switzerland, Nov 2024
Semana del Cortometraje de la Comunidad de Madrid | Spain, Nov 2022 Best Short Film
Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería | Spain, Nov 2023 Best Direction
IKUSKA - Muestra de Cortometraje de Pasaia | Spain, Nov 2023 Best Short Film
Cortopilar - Festival Internacional de Cine de Pilar de la Horadada | Spain, Nov 2023
CLAM - Festival Internacional de Cinema Social de Catalunya | Spain, Oct 2023
Yerevan Short Film festival | Armenia, Oct 2023
Mostra de Curtas "Vila de Noia" | Spain, Nov 2023 Best Short Film
Signes de nuit | France, Sep 2923 Special Jury Mention
Passaggi d'Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei | Italy, Dec 2023
Du grain à Démoudre International Film Festival | France, Nov 2023