1st Akida International Film Festival
 Promotional poster | |
| Opening film | There's Still Dust Under the Congo |
|---|---|
| Closing film | I am Pablo |
| Location | Seville, Spain |
| Directors | Nick Kremm |
| Hosted by | Rosario Batana Isabel Robles |
| Festival date | 2–9 September 2023 |
The 1st Akida International Film Festival took place from 2 to September 9, 2023, at the Avenida 5 Cines located in Seville, Spain.[1][2] It took place the premieres of the short film La Máscara de Janus (Janu's Mask) directed by the festival director Nick Kremm[3] and the documentary feature film Yo soy Pablo (I am Pablo) directed by Fran Expósito as the closing film.[4] The final award ceremony took place on September 9 with Mireya Bravo as the guest singer, performing her single ‘’Solo Respira’’ (Just Breathe).[5]
Juries
[edit]- Jesús Green, Spanish cinematographer[6]
- Fran Expósito, Spanish director and actor[6]
- Juan Carlos, Spanish novelist[6]
- Pablo Casma, Spanish technician[6]
Selections
[edit]Official Selection
[edit]The selection include the next short films in competition:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Fire | Depois de Fogo | Marco Carvalho | Brazil |
| Always Green | Siempreverdi | Tommaso Dicaeri | Italy |
| The Black Hen | La Poule Noire | Marion Clauzel | France |
| Breathing under a Cloth | Respirando Bajo la Tela | Karin Ortiz | Chile |
| Broken Wings | Carlos Albero | Spain | |
| The Burden Upon Me | El peso sobre mí | Itxaso Díaz | Spain |
| Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion | Dajla: Cine y Olvido | Arturo Dueñas Herrero | Spain |
| Dancing with Rosa | Robert Muñoz Ruperez | Spain | |
| Dativa | Daniel Calavera | Spain | |
| Eden | Alfredo Campos | Spain | |
| Elevator Pitch | Justin Bram | United States | |
| The Farmhouse | La Masia | Víctor Català | Spain |
| Fearless | Sin Miedo | Cristina Rodriguez Cerro & Rocio Fernandez Nicolas | Spain, Austria |
| Habibi | Guillermo Cabot | Spain | |
| If Tomorrow | Por si mañana | Agustin Claros | Spain |
| In the Shadow | Dans L'Ombre | Fabrice Mathieu | France |
| The Industry | La Industrial | Mario Mariño | Spain |
| Joselito | José Carlos Jiménez Revuelta & Marta Jiménez Revuelta | Spain | |
| Kambana | Samuel Pastor | Spain | |
| Kor | Köksal Içöz | Spain | |
| Leading the Way | Abriendo Camino | Ferran Calbet Bigorra | Spain |
| Like Anyone Else | Como cualquier otro | Sergi González Fernández | Spain |
| Like Every Thursday | Como cada jueves | J.M. Asensio | Spain |
| Lost | A Corps Perdu | Kouroughli Sabrina & Vassart Gaetan | Spain |
| Luna | Daniel Caneiro | Spain | |
| Meatballs | Albondigas | Julen Higuera Lozano | Spain |
| Memories of Blood | Memorias de Sangre | Manuel Verá López | Spain |
| Mission Euridice | Missione Euridice | Marco Spinelli | Italy |
| My Condition | Mi Condición | Coke Arijo | Spain |
| My First Choice | Mi Primera Opción | Carlota Callén | Spain |
| Nimeni | Yordana Romero | Spain | |
| Pale Monster | Monstruo Palido | Juan Bolea | Spain |
| The Paradise | El Paraíso | Andrés Orozco Quintero | Spain |
| Re-animal | Rubén Gracerá Soto | Spain | |
| Repeated Memories | 반복되는 기억 | Soo-min Park | South Korea |
| Ruffled Feathers | Alistair Checkoui | United Kingdom | |
| Safe | Josema Roig | United States | |
| Save Yourself | 자신을 구하다 | Youngsun Yoo | South Korea |
| Sea Light | Lúz de Mar | John Doe | Spain |
| Shades of Beirut | Sombras de Beirut | Maria Aizpuru | Spain |
| Solpor | Susana Alba | Spain | |
| Spectrum Radio | Radio Espectro | Alejandro Bornes | Spain |
| Tell Everything | Díselo Todo | Óscar Villarroya | Spain |
| There | Allí | Simo Morcillo | Spain |
| There's Still Dust Under the Congo (opening film) | Aún queda polvo bajo el Congo | R. Ruvens | Spain |
| Toxic | Tóxico | Carlos Jiro | Spain |
| Under the Hands | Bajo las Manos | David Conill | Spain |
| Vincent | Alexis Néret | Spain | |
| The White Monster | Jairo Iglesias | Spain | |
| The World is Beautiful | العالم جميل | Himoud Faris | Kuwait |
Out of Competition
[edit]The following titles had special premieres and were not in competition:[8][9]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am Pablo (closing film) | Yo soy Pablo | Fran Expósito | Spain |
| Janu's Mask | La Máscara de Janus | Nick Kremm | Spain |
Awards
[edit]Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[10]
Best Drama
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Best Thriller
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Best Documentary
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Best Director
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Public Award
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Best Cinematography
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Best Original Story
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Shorts films with multiple wins & nominations
[edit]| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | The White Monster |
| 2 | Broken Wings |
| Dativa | |
| Kor |
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Broken Wings |
References
[edit]- ^ "Akida International Film Festival - Sevilla". Aventurate. 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Akida: el Festival Internacional de Cine de Sevilla celebra una semana de cine inolvidable". Cine y Tele. 4 October 2023.
- ^ ""La máscara de Janus", el cortometraje realizado por dos jóvenes de 17 años, llega a Amazon Prime". Cultura Press. 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Yo soy Pablo el documental. Protagonistas de hoy. Pilar Ordóñez. Akida Internacional film festival". Youtube. 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Sevilla vibra con los ganadores de la primera edición del Akida International Film Festival". Cortos de Metraje. 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "El nuevo Festival Internacional de Cine Akida AIFF 2023 debuta en Sevilla con un gran éxito de asistencia". Cultura Press (in Spanish). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "AIFF 2023". Akida International Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Miércoles 6 Septiembre". Instagram. 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Nueva Selección". Instagram. 29 March 2023.
- ^ "2023 Awards". IMDB. 4 October 2024.