Films in Competition: Plots, Emotions, and Details
SBIFest 2024
1)Shall we play?
Spain
6 minutes
Director Jeny Poquet
Second short film written and directed by Jeny Poquet.Her first work, "Zapatillas sin cordones" (Shoes Without Laces), received 14 nominations at the Premis Cinema Costa Brava, winning awards for Best Screenplay, Best Direction, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Score.
Plot:
Carolina and David become friends when they discover they share literary tastes. This starting point can give them a lot or take everything away.
2) La Nueva (The Newcomer)
Spain
15 min utes
Director Ivan Villamel
Trained in directing, screenwriting and production at the "Bande a Part Cinema School" in Barcelona. Short filmmaker with a successful career in genre cinema. Passionate about cinema in general, and specialized in film language analysis.With his two previous short films, "Refugio 115" and "Mr.Dentonn", he reached the figure of more than 750 selections in international festivals, accumulating between both short films nearly 200 awards. Precisely with the latter, "Mr.Dentonn", he obtained great repercussion in national and international media, becoming at the time the most awarded and selected horror short film in history around the world.
Plot:
Maria is the new teacher who arrives at an old religious school. On her first day, she will have to teach a group of rebellious kids who are part of a punishment class. An unexpected event will turn the classroom into a real hell.
3) The Last Nanny
Spain
25 minutes
Director Ainur Askarov
Plot:
The daughters of the future mayor are attempted to be kidnapped by professional criminals to blackmail their father. Only the kidnappers did not take into account that these girls are much more dangerous than they seem at first sight. Through humour and comedy we convey the main idea of the film that there is nothing more important than family. Family is always there - it is hope and support.
4) Last cabin at the right
Spain
29,18 minutes
Director Pablo S. MartÃnez
Plot:
A summer camp counselor arrives late on closing day after a breakdown and calls Andrea, a colleague he had arranged to meet, but she is not there. Calling her, he is surprised to learn that Ann, a new counselor, has died of a heart attack while taking a shower shortly after the campers left, and that Andrea has fled in horror because she has recognized her voice in the screams that came from the cabin where had died. Convinced that someone has played a practical joke on her, the counselor decides to go looking for him to get him out of the camp. But what you will find in the late Ann's cabin will be something very different.