Festival Trailer Edition 2023

Official Festival Poster Edition 2023

Winners Edition 2023

BEST SCRIPT FEATURE: THE LAVENDER GIRL (WRI. SOPHIE VON RHEDEN)

BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM: CHUTI TIU (FOR “A SUMMER NIGHT”)

BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM: JOHN VAMVAS (FOR “SCARPEDICEMENTE”)

BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM: GIBU GEORGE (FOR “THE WHEEL”)

BEST ACTRESS SHORT FILM: NATALIE CAMERON WARD (FOR “HOLD ME TIGHT”)

BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM: MIKE ADLER (FOR “PINK PUZZLE”)

BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM: WILLIAM GRAVE (FOR “THE LAST JACKOLANTERN”)

BEST SCRIPT SHORT: A WRITER IN THE DARKNESS (WRI. GIUSEPPE DE VUONO)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM: CASTING KILL (DIR. JAMES SMITH)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY SHORT FILM: ROAD BLUE (DIR. ALEXANDRU GEORGE FIT)

BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM: WOMAN IN THE MAZE (DIR. MITESH PATEL)

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM: NOMAN (DIR. MATT ROBB)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM: SIREN LULLABIES (DIR. KRISTINA ATOVSKA)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: MINISTRY OF SURF (DIR. COLLINS REAGAN)

BEST FEATURE FILM: GUILLOTINE (DIR. RAY IZAD-MEHR)

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM: MINWOO AND RIE (DIR. JINRUNG CHUN)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO: LUNARCODE, THE LIGHT (DIR. VINCENZO CARUBIA)

BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM: LOVELY RITA (DIR. ELENA MADRID)

BEST SPANISH SHORT FILM: FLORES CIEGAS (DIR. ROSA DELGADO)

BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM: I WILL FOREVER LIVE HERE (DIR. CARLOS ROA RODRÍGUEZ)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (DIR. DANNY ASHKENASI)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL SHORT FILM: HEDGEHOG (DIR. D. MITRY)

BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM: COME FIND ME (DIR. NELA WAGMAN)

BEST LGBTQ SHORT FILM: A CERTAIN NIGHT (DIR. SUMIN KIM)

BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM: FROM HERE TO THERE (DIR. GEORGE ATKINSON, ALAN CIECHALSKI)

BEST AMERICAN SHORT FILM: REVAMPED (DIR. PATRICK NORRIS)

BEST EUROPEAN SHORT FILM: ROOFTOP (DIR. NEVENA NIKOLOVA, PETAR GERZILOV)

BEST WEB-SERIES: SPY V SPIA (DIR. CRISTO ZAMBONE)

Jury Members Edition 2023

Our Jury are formed by directors, actors, producers, entertainers, 2D Animators, film buffs and scholarly and industry pioneers who are focused on perceiving and supporting the best in creative, different, and masterfully incredible film for independent crowds all through the globe.

Our Jurors select the winners of the each category.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

THURSDAY 14 th SEP / JUEVES 14 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: C/ de la Diputació, 174, 08011 Barcelona - Spain.

FRIDAY 15 th SEP / VIERNES 15 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: Cine Maldà Carrer del Pi, 5 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

BLOCK A from 12 pm to 2 pm / BLOQUE A de 12:00 h a 14:00 h

IN FRONT OF THE SEA - 14:49 min - Dir. Pol Arbolí - Spanish Short Film
MASKS - 11:02 min - Dir. Toni Lozano - Spanish Short Film
ME QUIERE, NO ME QUIERE - 17:00 min - Dir. Alejandro Galdón - Spanish Short Film
LATIR AMARGO - 15:00 min - Dir. Yolanda Belbis - Spanish Short Film
CÍRCULOS SOBRE AGUA, BAJO NUBES DE ALGODÓN-24:00 min-Dir. Xiaoxi Xu, Roberto Canuto-Spanish Short Film
SOULTRAP - 20:59 min - Dir. Marina Zvidriņa - Spanish Short Film

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BLOCK B from 2 pm to 4 pm / BLOQUE B de 14:00 h a 16:00 h

DARK CHAT - 1:38:00 h - Dir. David González - LGBTQ Feature Film (Out of competition)
VALIENTA, MUJER - 13:00 min - Dir. Marc Vilalta - Spanish Short Film

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BLOCK C from 4 pm to 6 pm / BLOQUE C de 16:00 h a 18:00 h

L.O.V.E. ''Like Other Violent Emotions'' - 13:53 min - Dir. Jaume Porcel - Spanish Short Film
NACHO - 10:00 min - Dir. Ramón Catà - Spanish Short Film
AMINATA - 4:02 min - Dir. Josep Francesc Valero - Spanish Short Film
ASIMÉTRICA - 4:00 min - Dir. Javi Sánchez-Blanco - Spanish Short Film
THE DREAM - 1:00min - Dir. Alisa Selishchava - Spanish Short Film
AÚN QUEDA POLVO BAJO EL CONGO - 6:00 min - Dir. R. Ruvens - Spanish Short Film
DESAFÍO - 6:00 min - Dir. Genaro Rivas - Spanish Short Film
PASO A PASO - 5:00 min - Dir. Jesús Prieto - Spanish Short Film
SAHADUM & ASOCIADOS - 8:00 min - Dir. Manolo Hernández, Vicente García - Spanish Short Film
PARDON ME - 10:00 min - Dir. Oscar Giral - Spanish Short Film
THE FORAGE (El Forraje) - 8:31 min - Dir. Alexandre Echeverri, Juan Solera, Felipe Reutter - Spanish Short Film
THE HEIST - 9:52 min - Dir. Adam Yadlovskyi - Spanish Short Film

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OPEN CEREMONY from 6 pm to 8 pm

CEREMONIA DE APERTURA de 18:00 h a 20:00 h

LOVE & HOPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - BARCELONA EDITION 2023

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BLOCK D from 8:15 pm to 10 pm / BLOQUE D de 20:15 h - 22:00 h

LA HUELLA - 30:00 min - Dir. Aljaz Babnik - Spanish Short Film
OFELIA - 7:42min - Dir. Frank Ulven - Spanish Short Film
PETITS PROTAGONISTES - 17:00 min - Dir. Eva Solà - Spanish Short Film

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SATURDAY 16 th SEP / SÁBADO 16 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: Cine Maldà Carrer del Pi, 5 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

BLOCK “Mornings/Mañanas” 10:30 am - 12:00h

FOR TOMORROW - 1:12:00 h. - Dir. An Tran - Feature Film - Canada

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BLOCK A from 12:00 pm to 2 pm / BLOQUE A de 12:00 h a 14:00 h

SOCIO - 16:00 min - Dir. Hugo Cura - Spanish Short Film
EDWARD OSREDKAR'S ENTERTAINER CHAT - 1:00:00 h - Dir. Edward Osredkar - Documentary Feature Film - USA
THE BALLAD OF LULU AND DAD - 30:00 min - Dir. Wayne Paul Mattingly - American Short Film - USA

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BLOCK B from 2 pm to 4 pm / BLOQUE B de 14:00 h a 16:00 h

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM - A MUSICABRE - 29:44 min - Dir. Danny Ashkenasi - Horror Short Film - USA
HOW TO AVOID DEATH FOREVER - 29:56 min - Dir. Ella Muscroft - European Short Film - UK
BERNARDA’S REBELLION - 18:00 min - Dir. Jorge Pastor - Spanish Short Film
FLORES CIEGAS - 20:00 min - Dir. Rosa Delgado - Spanish Short Film

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BLOCK C from 4 pm to 6 pm / BLOQUE C de 16:00 h a 18:00 h

THE ANTARES PARADOX - 1:36:00 h - Feature Film

THE ANTARES PARADOX - 1:36:00 h - Dir. Luis Tinoco - Feature Film - Spain Fi

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BLOCK D from 6 pm to 8 pm / BLOQUE D de 18:00 h a 20:00 h

THE SOUND OF VIOLET - 01:47:00 h - Dir. Allen Wolf - Feature Film - USA

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BLOCK E from 8 pm to 10 pm / BLOQUE E de 20:00 h a 22:00 h

MINISTRY OF SURF - 8:24 min - Dir. Keith C Reagan - Documentary Short Film - USA
SCARPEDICEMENTE - 1:26:00 h - Dir. John Vamvas, Olga Montes - Feature Film - USA

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MONDAY 18 th SEP / LUNES 18 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: Cine Maldà Carrer del Pi, 5 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

BLOCK “Mornings/Mañanas” from 10:15 am to 12 pm / de 10:15 h a 12:00 h

I Will Forever Live Here - Dir. Carlos Roa Rodriguez -15:54 min - Colombia
YAELÍ - 20:00 min - Saúl de la Rosa - Spanish Short Film
SYMPHONIES FROM THE PAST - 5:29 min - Dir. Sara Martin - Spanish Short Film
MY LITTLE GIRL - 7:28 min - Dir. Emanuel Loarca - Short Film

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BLOCK A from 12 pm to 2 pm / BLOQUE A de 12:00 h a 14:00 h

ADDICTION - 34:19 min - Dir. Vinith Bejugam - International Short Film - USA
ERIK - 22:54min - Dir. David Kodheli - Sci-fi Short film - Albania
SLAM DUNK, SEHAJ - 9:22 min - Dir. Asis Sethi - International Short Film - Canada
RE:ACTING - 28:43 min - Dir. Joakim Gustafsson - International Short Film - Sweden

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BLOCK B from 2 pm to 4 pm / BLOQUE B de 14:00 h a 16:00 h

I GOT TO GO TO JUCHITÁN - 1:20:00 h - Dir. Sonja Aufderklamm - Documentary Feature Film - Germany
BORDERLINE: MENTAL HEALTHCARE - 24:31 min - Dir. Maria Fe Picar - Documentary Short Film - USA

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BLOCK C from 4 pm to 6 pm / BLOQUE C de 16:00 h a 18:00 h

SIREN LULLABIES - 1:28:24 h - Dir. Kristina Atovska - Documentary Feature Film - Macedonia
PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION - 9:49min - Dir. Callum Roome - Documentary Short Film - UK

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BLOCK D from 6 pm to 8 pm / BLOQUE D de 18:00 h a 20:00 h

BILL LISHMAN - THE MAN WHO FLEW WITH THE BIRDS - 1:38:00 h - Dir. Peter Shatalow - Documentary Feature Film - Canada

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BLOCK E from 8 pm a 10 pm / BLOQUE E de 20:00 h a 22:00 h

PINK PUZZLE - 1:24:03 h - Dir. Mike Adler - Feature Film - Germany

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TUESDAY 19 th SEP / MARTES 19 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: Cine Maldà Carrer del Pi, 5 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

BLOCK A 12:00 PM - 13:00h

THE PILLAR OF STRENGTH - 7:31 min - Dir. Aie Ibrahim - Animation Short Film - Malaysia
STICKS AND STONES - 3:55min - Dir. Cynthia N White, Alexander S White - Animation Short Film - USA
FRONTLINE NURSES: Dispatches from the COVID-19 Pandemic - 5:41 min - Dir. Cynthia N White, Alexander S White - Animation Short Film - USA
LOVELY RITA - 4:10 min - Elena Madrid - Animation Short Film - Switzerland
EULOGY FOR THE DANDELION - 3:03 min - Dir. Gloria Maria Civantos - Animation Short Film - UK
TANGO THROUGH LIFE - 6:35 min - Dir. Zsofia Opra-Szabo - Animation Short Film - Canada
DUST DEVIL - 5:07 min - Dir. Maya McAllister Demangeat - Animation Short Film - UK
NO INK (The Magic Shoe - Ep4) - 4:13 min - Dir. Florian Guillaume - Animation Short Film - UK

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BLOCK B 13:00h - 15:00h

WIDENING RINGS OF BEING - 30:00 min - Dir. Elin Osjord - Music Video - Norway
DOLORES A TRIPTYCH - 7:17 - Dir. Gina Ann Margillo - Music Video - USA
ALKALOID GIRL - 3:28 min - Dir. Oscar Martin - Music Video - Netherlands
BROKEN - 3:45 min - Dir. Olivia N'Ganga, Mikaël Dinic - Music Video - France
SWALLOW, DEAR SWALLOW - 9:27 min - Dir. Eva Colmers - Music Video - Canada
LUNARCODE: "THE LIGHT" - 3:22 min - Dir. Vincenzo Carubia - Music Video - USA
LUNARCODE: PARASITE - 5:00 min - Dir. Vincenzo Carubia, Jessica Gillette - Music Video - USA
LUNARCODE: HELL IS JUST A PLACE - 5:00 min - Dir. Vincenzo Carubia, Jessica Gillette - Music Video - USA
MOTEL - 4:02 min - Dir. Noelia Fluxá, Julie-Estel Soard - Music Video - Spain
CINNA - ODE TO MYSELF - 5:10 min - Dir. Nicola Dymale - Music Video - Germany
ENTRE DEUX EAUX 4:40 min - Dir. Caroline Ragusa, Sylvain Bes - Musicvideo - France

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BLOCK C 15:00h - 17:00H

A SUMMER NIGHT - 1:07:00 h - Dir. Oscar Torre - Feature Film - USA
THEY TOOK EVERYTHING - 5:00 min - Dir. The professor, Kutcha- Experimental Short Film - USA

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BLOCK D 17:00h - 19:00H

LOST IMAGES - 35:33 min - Dir. Cesare Bedogne - Experimental Short Film - Italy
REVAMPED - 35:18 min - Dir. Patrick Norris - Experimental Short Film - USA
WATER NATION - 3:47 min - Dir. Kim Spierenburg - Experimental Short Film - Netherlands
PLEASURABLE MOMENTS DURING ORDINARY EXPERIENCES-9:37 min-Dir. Jay Sullivan-Experimental Short Film-USA
FREE TIME - 1:45 min - Dir. Jay Sullivan - Experimental Short Film - USA
TRANSITION TIME - 1:54 min - Dir. Jay Sullivan - Experimental Short Film - USA
FORMERLY KNOWN AS D - 3:31 min - Dir. Jay Sullivan - Experimental Short Film - USA

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BLOCK E 19:00H - 20:00H

FILM ROSA - 15:00 min - Dir. Silvia Bertocchi - Experimental Short Film - Italy
ROAD BLUE - 14:39 min - Dir. -Alexandru George Fiț Experimental Short Film - Romania
CAPERUCITA AZUL - 10:00 min - Dir. Maite Blasco, Marta Arjona - Spanish Short FilmShort Film

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BLOCK F 20:00H - 22:00H

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN - 1:00:03 h - Dir. Bushra Azzouz - Documentary Feature Film - USA
SPY V SPIA - 16:01 min - Dir. Cristo Zambone - Web-series - USA
HEDGEHOG - 17:00 min - Dir. -D. Mitry International Short Film - USA

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WEDNESDAY 20 th SEP / MIÉRCOLES 20 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: Cine Maldà Carrer del Pi, 5 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

BLOCK A 12:00 PM - 14:00h

HATE - 8:00 min - Dir. Emiliano Sisolfi- LGBTQ Short Film - Italy
FORTIS FEMINA - 01:24:11 h - Dir. Mitesh Patel - Feature Film - USA

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BLOCK B 14:00h - 16:00h

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L´ULTIMO SALUTO - 19:34 min - Dir. Vincenzo Palazzo - LGBTQ Short Film - Italy
SYLVIA - 10:35 min - Dir. Sara Newton - LGBTQ Short Film - USA
THE CHOICE - 12:22 min - Dir. Alina Nailevna - Drama Short Film - UK
CHRISTMAS PRESENT - 10:00 min - Dir. Alessandra Angemi - Drama Short Film - Italy
PLAY THE GAME OF THRONES - 5:56 min - Dir. Leigh Roberts - American Short Film - USA
THE STRUGGLE - 4:30 min - Dir. Keith Armonaitis - International Short Film - USA
LA PIETRA - 16:44 min - Dir. Nikita Hattangady - International Short Film - USA
WOOL - 9:02 min - Dir. Dympna Jardine - International Short Film - UK
SUGAR PEOPLE - 24:30 min - Dir. Suzana Dinevski - Drama Short Film - Macedonia

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BLOCK C 16:00h - 18:00H

NO MORE TIME - 8:00 min - Dir. Peter Szabo - International Short Film - Canada
INSTANT LOVE - 11:46 min - Dir. Kinga Kornak - International Short Film - Poland
LAST CHANCE - 27:32 min - European Short Film
EINA - 21:46 min - Dir. Michael Vella, Tommy Vella - European Short Film - Germany
HAPPEN TO HAPPEN - 38:59 min - Dir. Julie Joohee Jeon - International Short Film - Korea, Republic of

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BLOCK D 18:00H - 20:00H

FROM HERE TO THERE! - 30:00 min - Dir. George Atkinson, Alan Ciechalski - Sci-fi Short Film - UK
LA SPOSA NEL VENTO - THE BRIDE - 01:15:00 h - Dir. Giovanni Coda - Documentary Feature Film - Italy

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BLOCK E 20:00H - 22:00H

CASTING KILL - 1:20:00 h - Dir. James Smith - Horror Feature Film - UK
VR - 19:19 min - Dir. Arnaldo Mirabal - Sci-fi Short Film - USA

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THURSDAY 21 st SEP / JUEVES 21 de Septiembre 2023

Venue / Lugar: Cine Maldà Carrer del Pi, 5 08002 Barcelona - Spain.

BLOCK A 12:00 PM - 14:00h

A KILLER SERVICE - 25:08 min - International Short Film
HOMECOMING LOVE - 21:40 min - International Short Film
THE LAST JACKOLANTERN - 19:32 min - International Short Film
LAUREN´S CHOICE - 11:00 min - International Short Film
AT LAST... - 13:00 min - International Short Film

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BLOCK B 14:00h - 16:00h

MINWOO AND RIE - 26:29 min - Dir. Jinrung Chun - International Short Film - Korea, Republic of
WE WILL LAUGH AGAIN - 11:11 min - Dir. Jean-Luc Servino - LGBQT Short Film - Italy
ROOFTOP - 15:45 min - Dir. Nevena Nikolova, Petar Gerzilov - European Short Film - Bulgaria
A CERTAIN NIGHT - 19:00 min - Dir. Sumin Kim - International Short Film - UK
SPOTS - 10:00 min - Dir. Tammy Salzl - International Short Film - Canada
UP CLOSE AGAIN - 14:57 min - Dir. Kristjan Knigge - International Short Film - Netherlands

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BLOCK C 16:00h - 18:00H

THE WHEEL - 30:48 min - Dir. Rajith Mohan - International Short Film - Singapore
BELOW THE RIVER - 28:43min - Dir. Yinze Li - International Short Film - China
HOLD ME TIGHT - 8:00 min - Dir. Lex Melony - International Short Film - UK
METAMORPHOSIS - 22:24 min - Dir. Heather Dearman, Renee Leon - Documentary Short Film - UK

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BLOCK D 18:00H - 20:00H

THE LAST DAY - 18:02 min - Dir. Joachim Huveneers - International Short Film - Belgium
HOLESTEPPER - 17:26 min - Dir. Sergio Fernández - International Short Film - Peru
HATING BECKETT 17:16 min - Dir. Matthew Gossin - International Short Film - USA
COME FIND ME - Dir. Nela Wagman - 12:55min - International Short Film - USA
JUST A MAN AND A WOMAN - 15:00 min - Dir. Oscar Torre - Drama Short Film - USA Film