Alicante Smartphone Film Festival, the festival of short films made with mobile phones, is opening a section that will reward the best this year. short for the province from Alicante. In the first edition, there was a section devoted to local short films, and in this second call, they also received them. more than 60 jobs from San Vicente del Raspeig, Novelda, Xixona, Petrer, Elche, Torrevieja, Sant Joan d’Alacant and Santa Polarepresents about half of the jobs received, something more than 150.
The best short film in the province will be awarded 500 euros. national and international distribution As stated on Monday by the festival David Seva MoreraThe director of the competition, which will take place between 21-25 November 35 shorts The screening of 35 short films selected for the competition, where a total prize of 2,500 Euros will be distributed, will be held this Thursday at 12.30 in Kinépolis cinemas, which are already at full capacity.
Cultural Deputy, Juan de Dios NavarroŞen stated that these writers shared space at the festival and drew attention to the importance of these initiatives in terms of “developing culture and talent” in cinema and “creating a platform for local writers to introduce themselves and announce their works outside our city”. Other international studies from countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Belgium, France or the United KingdomRemembering that the short film won first place last year, as well as national films Neighbour by Paco Leon.
This year, for example, Alicante animation director Maria LorenzoNominated for Goya in 2015 ocean nightParticipate with an animated short film fashion victimsand Alicante player Rebeca Alemany directed the short Claudiuswhose protagonist is a sheep shepherd or director Esteban Requejothis shows It’s sunny.
Jury
Alicante actor Luis Miguel Seguí, president of the jury consisting of animated film directors Sami Natsheh and Arly Jones and director Alfredo Navarro, underlined the following: quality “Who is who” of the works taken from very young participants “The seed of future filmmakers” and this shows the “creative talent” of the new generations interested in telling stories who are starting to use the mobile phone as a tool.
Topics like tyrannyromantic relationships, entry into the business world Evaluating that this audiovisual format is “not a small production, just shorter”, Seguí said that among the short films coming to the festival or the current situation of young people are some of the issues touched upon.