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Ç-Trencada Gala + La Dama del Fantaterror

07 Nov 15:30 (El Foment)

One of the most expected and exciting sessions, the screening of the Ç-Trencada Section, short films in Catalan or produced in Catalonia that compete for the Best Short Film Award and the Audience Award.

The event will be preceded by the screening of the short film La Dama del Fantaterror by Diego López, (filmmaker, cinephile and programmer) who will present it. After the short films in competition, there will be a Q&A with their authors and as a culmination, we will celebrate the Best Short Film Award Gala of the Section.

Discover new and interesting creators, vote for your favorite and enjoy the Catalan short film festivity.

Gus, a drug addict publicist is locked in his bathroom due to a missing knob, which has been temporarily removed for renovations in his new office. During his stay in the bathroom, he cannot take the drugs he is used to, so he turns to cleaning products instead. From this, he invokes an imaginary creature called "The Mop" that, despite his gruesome appearance, will make Gus get out of the bathroom completely cured of his addiction.

Who needs capers in the middle of a zombie apocalypse? A waiter and his Mallorcan neighbor will answer this and other existential or perhaps not so existential questions.

An elderly couple lives happily after a long life of prosperity. As every morning, the old man lovingly makes breakfast for his wife and takes it to her bed. The reflection of the reality the woman is living (and she has lived all her life) arrives in an unexpected way. She has, finally, managed to open her eyes.

Sleepless nights can be dangerous.

In a post-apocalyptic world, 2 young men in search of food. But they are not the only ones ...

Short set in the 60s, on a stormy night.

Sometimes evil can come in the most innocent way.

A young woman wakes up in a mysterious forest with no recollection of why she is there. After finding a loose tooth on the ground beside her, she spots the light of a lantern in the distance and follows it in hopes of finding a way out of the darkness. Walking becomes running, and running quickly becomes hiding in the shadows, when she discovers that the person carrying the lantern is her mirror image.

Pablo has been kidnapped at Ágata's house for about a month, and he still can't understand why. Today, Ágata is nervous because it is a clear and calm night, the moon is shining, and she knows that it's going to be very special for both of them.

"Burn" is a film essay on body wear and acceleration. Different bodies enter a vicious circle of ill-treatment and madness that will eventually transform the matter in them. Through allegory and visual metaphors, the short aims to show certain ideas such as capitalism, the consumer society, the society of fatigue and other derived concepts. A mix of genres; a kind of body horror with elements of fantasy, including video dance, building the entirety of this film essay. Are you ready to burn?

In 1954, with an already promising track record on stage, Helga Liné debuted in Spain's theatre scene. From the 60s and on the German actress lived a blooming career on cinema. Peplum, thriller, comedy, spaghetti western, eurospy, adventure… no genre would avoid her, and due to her contribution to fantastique and horror movies, she became La Dama del Fantaterror.

Gala of the award ceremony for the Best Short Film of the Festival Section dedicated to short films produced, directed or in the Catalan language. The gala will be preceded by a Q&A with the authors of the short films in competition.