The nominated short films are "A quienes ama el verano," directed by Inés Rojo; "Bicimaniacos," by Arturo Artal and Juan Carrascal; "Dar con la tecla," by Albert Everest and Juls Gars; "El día que falte," by Unai Liarte and Mohamed Azyane; "En trámite," by Víctor Izquierdo; "Priorizarse," by Terry Esparza and Natalia Pontaque; "Señuelo," by Martha G. Ayerbe; "Sopitas," by Luis Larrodera; "Último superviviente a bordo," by Jorge Blas; and "Una bombilla en California," by José Manuel Herráiz.
As for the Official Documentary Selection, the nominated entries are "Forqué. El oficio de hacer cine," directed by Gaizka Urresti; "Memoria de los olvidados," by Javier Espada; "Insumisa y divina, Raquel Meller," by Vicky Calavia; and "Qué Cojones es un hombre," by Nacho Rubio (85 minutes).
A total of 67 works were submitted this year, including 45 short films and 22 documentaries. Regarding the poster for this new edition, Aguilar, the festival director, unveiled the official image, a tribute to the film "Los Santos Inocentes," starring Paco Rabal, precisely in the year marking the actor's centenary. "The actor had a very strong connection with the town, which has a street named after him that he inaugurated during his lifetime," he recalled.
Among the fiction short films selected this year, "Señuelo," by Martha G. Ayerbe, has received 12 nominations, including best short film, special effects, sound, makeup and/or hairstyling, editing, cinematography, production design, original score, production direction, leading actor, debut film and direction.
They are closely followed by "En trámite," by Víctor Izquierdo, and "El día que falte," by Unai Liarte and Mohamed Azyane, with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. "Último superviviente a bordo," by Jorge Blas, also has 10 nominations, while "Dar con la tecla," by Albert Everest and Juls Gars, has eight.
Meanwhile, "A quienes ama el verano," by Inés Rojo, has six nominations; "Bicimaniacos," by Arturo Artal and Juan Carrascal; "Sopitas," by Luis Larrodera; and "Una bombilla en California," by José Manuel Herraiz, have five each; and "Priorizarse," by Terry Esparza and Natalia Pontaque, has two.
AWARD CEREMONY
The awards ceremony for the 30th edition will take place on Saturday, November 7, at 7 p.m. at the Fuentes cinema, in a very special evening that, as José Antonio Aguilar himself said, "promises to leave no one indifferent." The festival is sponsored by the Zaragoza Provincial Council (DPZ), Fuentes de Ebro Town Council, the Government of Aragon, ?Aragón TV and ?Caja Rural de Aragón.
