After its premiere at the Sitges International Festival, the Alicante-born director, screenwriter and producer Alberto Evangelio presents Intercanvi, a new short film that will arrive this Thursday in Valencia and compete at the Maniac and FantaElx contests during the eleventh edition, closing this Friday, November 25.
Written and directed by Evangelio, Intercanvi blends the fantastic with the ordinary and approaches a universal theme with a light, optimistic mood: survival.
The production from Beniwood features Maria Caballero (The First Sign, Oblivion), Isabel Requena (Live Twice), Ramon Rodenas (Sea Law) and Pilar Martínez (Smiling Face). The narrative follows a sunrise that sees two houses sharing a single day. Miss Hortensia joins an exchange program between students and senior citizens. Before departure, the group marks the elder woman’s birthday, and as night falls, their true intentions begin to surface.
Intercanvi premiered in the Official Section of the 56th Sitges International Festival and stood out as one of two Spanish shorts chosen for that segment. In recent weeks the film has screened at Fancine, Terrorificamente Cortos, Molins de Rei, Mostra Curtas Noia, and Cortopilar. It has earned recognition as a Goya Awards candidate for its 38th edition and received a Berlanga Premis nomination in the VI edition. [Citation: Sitges International Festival records]
The film will be shown this Thursday in Valencia at 18:30 at ABC Park Cinemas as part of the Maniatic festival, and on Friday in Elche at the Ciutat d’Elx Congress Center Auditorium from 18:00 onward.
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Alberto Evangelio serves as director, screenwriter and producer for this project. The feature is distributed by Filmmax and had its world premiere in the Sitges Official Section in 2021, earning a nomination for Best Film at the Gaudí Awards. Evangelio’s short films, including titles such as House, Alexis, La Cruz, Anyone, and Mom, have earned festival prizes in Clermont-Ferrand, Bifan and Sitges, among others. The body of work around Evangelio has achieved broad recognition across European festivals.
Beyond cinema, Evangelio has directed music videos and short musical pieces for artists like Abraham Mateo, Robe, Soraya, Edurne and Lali. He received the VEVO Award in 2015 and has crafted television series and commercials for major brands such as Coca-Cola and Sony. Works like Diumenge Paella (2020) and L’Alqueria Blanca (2023) for À Punt Mèdia illustrate his versatility. New feature film and television projects have been selected by multiple screenwriting laboratories and supported by programs from the SGAE Foundation, À Punt Mèdia, IVC and Movistar+. He currently collaborates with production companies including Filmmax, Plano a Plano, Lola Cinema and Beniwood. The latest short films, Intercanvi and Accomplices, premiered at Sitges.