wednesday the least light day of the year and it can also be The longest night watching short films without interruption as celebrated [ED+C] The Shortest Day is an annual event that is always celebrated. December 21, winter solstice day, to publicize the short film through film screenings. Viewers can access this short-format cinema, which is practically only seen at film festivals, online or in person in Elche and Benidorm.
enterprise in Spain Held since 2013Introduced by the Spanish Short Film Coordinator, this year sought support from the autonomous communities that manage the catalogs or have audio-visual academies or schools. to promote short film cinema made in each region.
On this occasion a program in online format these offers 24-hour viewing Shorts via www.eldiamascorto.com website and Vimeo. Those interested can register on the platform and this year a minimum donation of €1 is requested with registration via PayPal so that the party can have an impact on the creators.
short films like Alicante gàbiafrom Adem AliagaGoya was nominated for 2023; to the face (Goya 2020 winner) and Onefrom Xavier Marco; R31from Alex Cuellar Y Rafael G. Sanchez; Ms. Mbulufrom Ben Fernandez; scratchfrom david valeroare included in the program like others. little pigfrom Charlotte Peredaalso offered There Will Be Blondes and Monsters; anyone Stanbrook Y Wantedfrom Valencia Oscar Berner among others.
in total they 66 short films availabledistributed in twelve Episodes: Homage to Roberto Pérez Toledo, Short to feature film, Hero woman, Child audience (from 7 years old), Secondary audience, Young audience, Fiction shorts, Documentary, Animation, Comedy, Author and Horror and fantasy
24 short films on Elche
On the other hand, this year Akdeniz Foundation and Elche International Independent Film Festival are participating in the celebration with a film. six hour marathon Predictions for December 21st From 20:00 until 02:00 the next day. The event will take place at: culture class Next to the ticket office of the Foundation, Gran Teatro de Elche and Free entry limited by capacity.
To be featured in this first edition of The Shortest Day on Elche winners of the last two raids The novelty of the festival is that it is a real 6 hour marathon, two breaks with basic meal service every two hoursTo restore the essence of night and morning projections that became popular in the 80s and 90s, “slutty sessions”.
- farukas / lan De la rosa / Fundación Mediterráneo Award for Best Editing Short Film
- 57 days / Mario Lumbreras and Laura Brasero / Mediterranean Foundation Best Short Documentary Film Award
- rapid decline / Gonzalo Quincoces / Elche City Council Award for Best Editing Short Film
- Health / Nuria Gebeli, Diego Véliz and José J. Castro / Best Short Documentary Film
- Navozande, musician / Reza Riahl / Best Animated Short Film
- delivery / Doğuş Özokutan / Best International Short Film
- Space Frankie / david valero / Berlanga Award for Best Short Film
- king of flowers / Albeto Velasco / Best New Writer Short Film
- dogs bark / Sergio Serrano / Best Short Film Valencian Ensemble
- neighbour / Paco León / Best Smartphone Short Film
- calf / Lucia Forner / Hort del Xocolater Audience Award
- thorns/ lván Sáinz-Pardo / Mediterranean Foundation Award for Best Fiction Short Film
- free fall / Emmanuel Tenenbaum / Ciutat d’Elx Award for Fiction Short Film
- Loop / Pablo Polledri / Best Animated Short Film
- mirages/ Alfonso Palazón Meseguer / Best Short Documentary Film
- suffrage/ Gianluca Zonta / Best European Short Film
- A passage of no return / José Gómez De Vargas / Best Ibero-American Short Film
- Fear / Angelo Moreno / Best Short Film Valencian Ensemble
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Useless / Raquel Guerrero / Best New Writer Short Film
- to the Dead Sea / Nahd Bashier / Best Smartphone Short Film
- Joselito / Marta and José Carlos Jiménez Revuelta / Hort del Xocolater Audience Award
- the story of all of us / ltxaso Díaz / Best Human Rights Short Film
- on the street / David Macian / Special Mention Best Human Rights Short
- Deaf / Nuria Muñoz-Ortín and Eva Libertad / CIMA Award for Best Filmmaker
shorter in Benidorm
Skyline Benidorm Film Festival also attended this short film party and School Cinema StudioIt will screen those who fall within its scope. comedy show Spanish Short Film Coordinator.
Access will be free until full capacity is reached and you can enjoy the following works:
- application / Julian Merino
- how i love you / Fernando Garcia-Ruiz
- national pride / Victor Ruiz Junquera
- latex meows / Brian Rodriguez Cortinas
- blondes / Charlotte Pereda
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Shortest Day, French Short Film Agency in 2011. Other countries joined in 2012, for example GermanyThe company managed to perform 175 screenings in 35 provinces, from kindergartens to libraries, from prisons to various venues. in 2013 It has become a truly international event. 12 European countries (including Spain) and with the addition of Canada. it’s being talked about now 50 countries are participating. We are already holding screenings in 17 countries in Europe.