2nd Akida International Film Festival
| Opening film | 8:19 |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Facies |
| Location | Seville, Spain |
| Directors | Nick Kremm |
| Hosted by | Fran Expósito María Gandiaga |
| Festival date | 16–20 September 2024 |
The 2nd Akida International Film Festival took place from 16 to September 20 2024, in Seville, Spain.[1]
The projections were made at the Avenida 5 Cines while the final award ceremony took place at the Cine Cervantes on September 20 with Pablo Ardana as the guest singer.[2][3]
Inclusive & cultural conference
[edit]On September 17, 2024, the festival and the COCEMFE (Federación Provincial de Asociaciones de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica de Sevilla) organized the "Inclusive & Cultural Conference" and it took place at Seville's Oficina de Turismo.
The directors and hosters talked about the inclusivity of disabled people on film and society, and they projected two short films that handled the subject matter (Cabeza y Corazón (Head and Heart) & La Vida Entre Dos Noches (The Life Between Two Nights).[4][5][6][7]
Juries
[edit]- Helena Kaittani, Spanish actress[8]
- Dani Sa-Lo, Spanish cinematographer
- María Pasadas, Spanish director
- Juan Carlos González, Spanish film critic
- Pedro Verdún, Spanish director
Selections
[edit]The short films in competition were divided into several selections:[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Drama selection
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:19 (opening film) | María Guerra | Spain | |
| Scrapping | Desguace | David Orea | Spain |
| Plein Air | David Orea | Spain | |
| Thanks for the Cigarette | Danke für die Zigarette | Carlos García-Espejo Sayago | Germany |
| Week 12 | Semana 12 | Isabel Delclaux | Spain |
| Who | Quien | Carlos Martín | Spain |
Thriller selection
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroña | Elías Pérez | Spain | |
| Facies (closing film) | El Semblante | Raúl Cerezo & Carlos Moriana | Spain |
| In Rage | A Rabia | Alberto Díaz López | Spain |
| House of Brotherly Love | Max Kane | United States | |
| The Replacement | El Remplazo | Alberto Ortega | Spain |
| There Are No Ghosts | No Hay Fantamas | Nacho Solana | Spain |
Comedy selection
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anticlímax | Anticlimax | Néstor López & Oscár Romero | Spain |
| In a second | En un segundo | Pablo Fajardo | Spain |
| Mid-class Psycopaths | Psicópatas de Clase Media | Álvaro Herrero & Héctor Amado | Spain |
| The Pure Reality | La Pura Realidad | Joaquín Gómez | Spain |
| This is not Norway | Esto no es Noruega | Alicia Albares & Paco Cavero | Spain |
| White Dragon | Dragón Blanco | Rodrigo E. Marini Valsechi & David Santamaría González | Spain |
Romance selection
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything is Invented | Dena Asmatuta Dago | Jone Arriola Lobete | Spain |
| I Love every Atom of your Body | Amo Cada Átomo de tu Cuerpo | Alejandro Lobo | Spain |
| Bird Drone | Radheya Jang Jegatheva | Australia | |
| Revelation of John | Zjavenie Jana | Andrej Kolencik | Slovakia |
Young filmmaker selection
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Calendar | 日历 | Leo Donovan | China |
| Onán | Diego Toussiant Ortiz | Mexico | |
| The Other | El Otro | Marc G. Ros | Spain |
| Quique | Pedro Tamames | United States, Spain | |
| Sockets? | Enchufes? | Alica Arwgar | Spain |
| TARA | Daniel Filloy & Rebeca Tella | Spain | |
Selection of short film made by students
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Borders Never Die | مرزها هرگز نمی میرند | Hamidreza Arjomandi | Iran |
| Gennady at the Phone | геннадий у телефона | Ilya Vladimirovich Ponomarev | Russia |
| Hard to Swallow | Mal Trago | Santino Taratuto | Argentina |
| If I Knew | Ean Hzepa | Piro Gjylameti | Greece |
| Lola Scissors | Lola Tijeras | María Berr | Spain |
| Trambled | Zgazene | Aleksandar Teokarević | Serbia |
Sevillian competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Globe | El Globo | Hugo Suárez | Spain |
| The Life Between Two Nights | La Vida Entre Dos Noches | Antonio Cuesta | Spain |
| Our Girl | Nuestra Niña | Rebeca Márquez | Spain |
| Projections | Proyecciones | Raúl Márquez | Spain |
| Thick | Vástago | David Luque | Spain |
| Uranites | Marina Arenas | Spain | |
Documentary selection
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Building | El Bloque | Fermín Gil | Spain |
| Daida back to the Ocean | Pablo Ramírez Bolaños | Spain | |
| The Last Spin | El Último Giro | Adrian Castro Viejo | Spain |
| The Perfect Shot: Antarctica | Quinn Halleck | United States | |
| Second II | Segunda II | Anita Pico | Spain |
| Senegal: A Dream of Departure & Arrival | Senegal: Un viaje de ida y vuelta | Marcos Gualda | Spain |
Awards
[edit]Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[17]
Best Sevillian Competition Short Film
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Best Drama Short Film
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Best Thriller Short Film
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Best Comedy Short Film
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Best Romance Short Film
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Best Documentary Short Film
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Best Young Filmmaker Short Film
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Best Short Film Made by Students
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Best Director
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Cinematography
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Best Screenplay
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Public Award
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Shorts films with multiple wins & nominations
[edit]| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | The Other |
| Uranites | |
| 3 | The Life Between Two Nights |
| Scrappings | |
| Revelation of John | |
| 2 | Anticlimax |
| Everything is Invented | |
| In Rage | |
| The Perfect Shot: Antarctica | |
| The Pure Reality | |
| There Are No Ghosts | |
| Onán | |
| Week 12 |
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Uranites |
| 2 | Anticlimax |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sevilla acoge la segunda edición del Akida Film Fest". Sevilla de Cine. 2 October 2024.
- ^ "The Three Cultures Foundation is collaborating with the AKIDA International Film Festival". Atalayar. 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Pablo Ardana". Facebook. 24 September 2024.
- ^ "La Universidad de Sevilla celebra la Semana 'Discapacidad y Medios de Comunicación'". El Correo. 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Cultura y movilidad como ejes de una conferencia para impulsar la visibilización de las personas con discapacidad". Cocemfe Sevilla. 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Cultura y movilidad, ejes de una conferencia para impulsar la visibilización de las personas con discapacidad". Diario de Sevilla. 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Cultura y movilidad, ejes de una conferencia para impulsar la visibilización de las personas con discapacidad". Aljarafe y Más. 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Se conoce el jurado y el primer gran evento de Akida Film Festival". Akida Film Festival. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Drama". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Suspense". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Comedia". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Romance". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Cineasta Jóven". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Hecho por Estudiantes". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Competición Sevilla". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Selección Oficial - Documental". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Awards". IMDb. 4 October 2024.