Aunque es de noche
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| Directed by | Guillermo García López |
| Written by | Guillermo García López, Inbar Horesh |
| Produced by | Marina García López, David Casas Riesco, Pablo De la chica, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi |
| Edited by | Victoria Lammers |
| Distributed by | Les Valseurs, Marvin & Wayne |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Countries | Spain, France |
Aunque es de noche (Even though it's night) is a 2023 Spanish and French short film directed by Guillermo García López shot in 16mm which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in official competition.[1] Filmed in Cañada Real, Europe's largest slum, the film follows two teenagers, Toni & Nasser, before one of them has to leave the place forever.
In February 2024, Aunque es de noche received the Goya award for Best Fiction short.[2]
Plot
[edit]La Cañada Real, Europe's largest slum on the outskirts of Madrid, has been without electricity for over a year. In the firelight, Toni, a 13 year-old boy, discovers that his best friend Nasser is leaving forever. Amongst Roma legends of a possible future, Toni looks for a way to stay connected to him.
Reception
[edit]Aunque es de noche made its world debut at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Official competition and has since received positive reviews. Miriam Voigt described it in TalkingShorts as a "coming of age (which) becomes a metaphysical quest for reassurance",[3] while Closeupculture cites it as their 7th best short film of 2023.[4]
In their review of Cannes 2023 short film competition, Laurence Boyce highlighted in Cineuropa "the rawness and despair (of the film), balanced out by a vein of genuine tenderness in this evocation of friendship and the need to escape",[5] whereas Marina Richter said Aunque es de noche "leaves a deep impression on viewers with its richness of imagery, authentic dialogues and life-near situations".[6]
Since its world premiere, the film has been selected in over 75 festivals and academies around the world, including:[7]
| Year | Festivals | Award/Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cannes Film Festival[8] | Palme d'Or - Best Short Film | Nominated |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival[9] | Zabalteigi-Tabakalera | Nominated | |
| Abycine[10] | Best Short Film | Won | |
| 2024 | |||
| Goya Awards[11] | Best Fiction Short[12] | Won | |
| Vienna Shorts[13] | Best International Short | Nominated | |
| Go Short[14] | Best International Short | Nominated | |
| HollyShorts | Best International Film | Nominated | |
| In the Palace Film Festival[15][16] | Special Mention for Best International Short | Won |
Sleepless City
[edit]A feature adapted from the short, currently titled Ciudad sin Sueño (Sleepless City) and also directed by Guillermo García López,[17] is currently in preparation and is scheduled to be released in 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ "AUNQUE ES DE NOCHE (MALGRÉ LA NUIT)". Festival de Cannes. May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Aunque es de noche » Premios Goya 2024". www.premiosgoya.com.
- ^ "A Looming Loss". 13 May 2024.
- ^ "30 Best Short Films of 2023". 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Realist tropes clash with a sense of the surreal in the Cannes Short Film Competition". 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Cannes review: Aunque Es de Noche (2023)". 27 May 2023.
- ^ SASTRE, ELISA MANRIQUE (February 4, 2024). "El cine ilumina la oscuridad de la Cañada Real con el cortometraje 'Aunque es de noche'". RTVE.es.
- ^ Richter, Marina D. (May 27, 2023). "Cannes review: Aunque Es De Noche (2023)".
- ^ "'Aunque es de noche', un corto que ilumina los más de 1.000 días oscuros de la Cañada Real". Energías Renovables, el periodismo de las energías limpias. October 1, 2023.
- ^ https://www.cultura.gob.es/en/cultura/areas/cine/contenedora-noticias/2023/octubre/abycine-2023.html
- ^ Jones, Sam (February 9, 2024). "Film about children living in darkness on Madrid's doorstep up for award". The Guardian.
- ^ Hopewell, John (February 11, 2024). "Spain's Goya Awards: J.A. Bayona's 'Society of the Snow' Wins Best Picture, Director as Sigourney Weaver Receives an International Goya".
- ^ Putman, Niels (January 2, 2021). "Vienna Shorts". Talking Shorts.
- ^ "Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen". 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Award Winners at 21st IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival". www.bta.bg.
- ^ "IN THE PALACE Awards". inthepalace.com. July 7, 2024.
- ^ Cabeza2023-09-22T07:50:00+01:00, Elisabet. "Spain Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Guillermo Garcia Lopez (director/writer)". Screen.
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External links
[edit]- Official Trailer on Vimeo.
- Aunque es de noche at IMDb.