Better knock on wood for Christmas

Ovidi, a seven-year-old boy, and his Tió Ramón spend Christmas Eve for the first time at the home of his father's partner, Veronique, and her French family. The presence of the Tió will threaten family stability... At Christmas, it's better to knock on wood.

Festivals, awards and nominations

Festival Internacional Fantàstic de Sitges, Acocollona't (jury special mention), FantBoi (audience special mention) , BARCIFF, Fantosfreak, B-retina, Fangofest, TerrorMolins

TerrorMolins 2022: Menció Especial del Jurat Secció Ç-Trencada

WITH PRESENCES
director
Max Calvera Vernet
cast
Hugo Morenilla, Marc Velasco, Jorel E, Anna Casas, Enric Cusí, Montse Miralles, Alexandra Duytsche
country of origin
Spain
production year
2021
language
Catalan, French
subtitles
catalan
runtime
13
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Max Calvera Vernet

Max Calvera Vernet was born in Barcelona on April 8, 1999. In 2021 he graduated in direction and audiovisuals at ESCAC with an excellence scholarship. His first short film, Better knock on wood for Christmas, has been selected at the Sitges festival, among others. He has also collaborated and worked in some Catalan production companies such as Life & Pictures and Ikiru films.

Filmography

Debut

Crew

ScreenwriterMax Calvera Vernet, Marc Pujol del Rio
ProductionSebastian Mery
MusicKlimax
EditionAlbert Suárez de Figueroa