Cuerdas

Chords


Direction: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Screenplay: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Production company: Sirimiri Films, Katz Estudio, Gariza Films
Producer: Estibaliz Urresola, Ana Angulo, Itxaso Frau, Lara Izagirre
Cinematography: Lara Vilanova
Edition: Maialen Sarasua
Sound: Luca Rullo, Koldo Corella
Artistic direction: Corina Herran
FX: Guillermo Sevillano
Cast: Begoña Suárez, Miguel Garcés, Xanti Aguirrezabalaga, Jone Laspiur, Garazi Olaizola, Oier Zuñiga, Ainhoa Jauregi


Runtime: 29:59
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Spanish
Subtitles: English, French
Country: Spain
Year: 2022


Rita belongs to a women's choir which is in danger of breaking up because they’ve lost the municipal subsidy that allowed them renting their rehearsal room. Now the group has to decide whether or not to accept sponsorship by one of the companies causing the most pollution in the valley.


Festivals

Semaine de la Critique - Festival de Cannes | France, May 2022 Rails d'Or Award
Festival de Cine de San Sebastián | Spain, Sep 2022
Clermont-Ferrand - International Short Film Festival | France, Jan 2023 Special Jury Mention
Premios Goya - Academia de Cine | Spain, Feb 2023 Nominated for Best Fiction Short Film
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival | Portugal, Jul 2022 Best Fiction Film
Guanajuato International Film Festival | Mexico, Jul 2022 SIGNIS Award for Best International Fiction Short Film
HollyShorts Film Festival | United States, Aug 2022
Concorto Film Festival | Italy, Aug 2022
Festival de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campoo | Spain, Dec 2022 Senior Jury Award
Sarajevo Film Festival | Bosnia Herzegovina, Aug 2022
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur | Switzerland, Nov 2022
Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen Montpellier - CINEMED | France, Oct 2022 Grand Prix du court métrage
IBIZA CINEFEST - Ibiza Independent Film Festival | Spain, Feb 2023
GO SHORT - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen | Netherlands, Apr 2023 Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards
ZINEBI - Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films | Spain, Nov 2022
ALCINE - Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares | Spain, Nov 2022 First Award "Ciudad de Alcalá"
Festival de Málaga | Spain, Mar 2023
Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes | France, Mar 2023
Premio Cinematográfico José María Forqué | Spain, Dec 2022 Forqué Award for Best Short Film
Huhezinema - Euskal Film Laburren Jaialdia | Spain, Jan 2023 Senior Award
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival | Spain, Oct 2023
DOKUFEST - International Documentary and Short Film Festival | Kosovo, Aug 2022
Octubre Corto - Festival de Cine de Arnedo | Spain, Oct 2022 Best Short Film, Best Performance for the whole cast, Youth Jury Award
ABYCINE - Festival de Cine de Albacete | Spain, Sep 2022 First Award
Festival de Mediometrajes La Cabina | Spain, Nov 2022 Best Actress (Begoña Suárez)
MedFilm Festival | Italy, Nov 2022 WWF MedFilm Award
El Meteorito - Festival de Cortometrajes de Molina de Segura | Spain, Oct 2022 Best Short Film
Concurso de Cortometrajes «Versión Española/SGAE» | Spain, Apr 2023
ICOFF-GASTEIZ Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de la Capital de Euskadi | Spain, Apr 2023 Grand Jury Prize
Festival Internacional de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias | Spain, May 2023
Seoul Eco Film Festival | Korea South, Jun 2023
Festival de Cine de Sant Joan d'Alacant - Concurso Nacional de Cortometrajes | Spain, May 2023
LA GRAN PANTALLA, Festival Internacional de Cinema de la Gent Gran | Spain, Jun 2023
Fescinab - Festival De Cine Nacional De Berja | Spain, May 2023
Rural FilmFest | Spain, Jul 2023
Festival Internacional de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Valencia - HUMANS FEST | Spain, Jun 2023
Festival de cine de Roca | Spain, Jul 2023
Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival | Lebanon, Sep 2023
Corto Circuito Latino Shorts Film Festival of NY | United States, Nov 2023
Valga Hot Shorts Film Festival | Estonia, Jun 2024
AVILÉS ACCIÓN Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Avilés | Spain, Oct 2022 Environnement Award
Ebrovisión - Short Film Music Festival | Spain, Nov 2022
One Country One Film - Apchat International Film Festival | France, Mar 2023
Sprouts Film Festival | Netherlands, May 2023
Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino | Portugal, Nov 2023
CortoGijón - Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Gijón | Spain, May 2023 Best Short Film
Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna de Islantilla - Islantilla Cinefórum | Spain, Jul 2023
Festival de Cine Comprometido de Guadalajara - FESCIGU | Spain, Oct 2023
Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes de Puçol | Spain, Oct 2023
Cortopilar - Festival Internacional de Cine de Pilar de la Horadada | Spain, Nov 2023
Le Cri du court | France, Oct 2023 Best film "The gold crown"
Muestra de Cine de Ascaso (La Muestra de Cine más pequeña del Mundo) | Spain, Aug 2024

Exhibitions

DAMA | Spain, Jan 2023 | Cortometrajes nominados a los Premios Goya 2023
DAMA | Spain, Dec 2022 | La noche más corta
Filmoteca de Córdoba | Spain, Oct 2022 | Muestra 'Nosotras contamos' - Mujeres de cine