Synopsis:
Micaela and Santiago are a teenage couple living in a small town in Uruguay. They are very determined to have their first time, or at least try to...
Trailer:
Available in:
https://www.magnetfilm.de/short-film/films/details/before-madrid.html
Bio Director:
Nicolás Botana (Uruguay, 1986) is a screenwriter, director and Film Editor. Started working as a film director, shooting fiction in 2008. Later on started working as an Editor for important local production companies. By 2013 started working for a content platform directing and editing. One of his shorts, Demasiada Agua, had its world premiere in AFI Film Fest and participated in several festivals. His latest short film: Blanes st. and Müller, after being submitted and recognized at many international film festivals, was acquired by HBO Max (USA) in 2022. 2012 - Demasiada Agua (13 min) 2013 - El hombre que hizo un casting (5 min) 2020 - Blanes Esquina Müller (15 min) 2020 - Vivo o Muerto -teaser película- (8 min) 2021 - The Game -lyric video para Milky Chance- (3:30 min) 2022 - Antes de Madrid (20 min) Ilén Juambeltz (Uruguay, 1994) is a screenwriter and filmmaker graduated from the Filmmaking Career at ECU. She has directed and exhibited several award-winning short films. In 2021 she directed one of the stories of the international Netflix docu-series "Stories of a generation with Pope Francis". She is currently working on the development of her feature film "Ese todo que es solo mio" with Montelona Cine and co-writing the Colombian series "Fin de mes", both projects selected in the “Curso de Desarrollo de Proyectos Audiovisuales Iberoamericanos”.
Awards:
Festival de Cine de Verano (URU) Mención especial
FunCinema - Festival de cine de comedia (ARG) Mención especial
Shorts México (MÉX) Mención especial
Festival de Cine de Cuenca (ECU) Mejor Corto Internacional
Festival de Biarritz (FRA) Mención especial
Seattle Latino Film Festival (USA) Mejor dirección
Premios Pávez (ESP) Mejor Corto Iberoamericano
Highland Park Indie Film Festival (USA) Mejor Corto en Español
Festival de Huelva (ESP) Mejor Corto Internacional Iberoamericano
Exground Film Fest (ALE) Mejor Cortometraje
Pantalla Latina (SUI) 2do Premio por voto del público
Ale Kino! (POL) Mejor Cortometraje Juvenil
El Ojo Cojo (ESP) Mención especial
Greenwich Village Film Festival (USA) Mejor Cortometraje
Cinemira Film Fest (HUN) Mejor Corto Internacional para adolescentes
Festival Audiovisual Pila (ARG) Mejor Cortometraje
Festival Internacional de Cortos D'Anglet (FRA) Mejor corto de ficción
Ojoloco Grenoble (FRA) Mejor corto (jurado estudiantil)
Dublin International Film Festival (IRL) Mención honorable
Funds Earned:
INCAU Línea Oeste - Fondo de fomento a la producción audiovisual
Characteristics:
Production:
Release Year: 2022
Production Year: 2022
Duration: Short Film
Status: Released
Type: Fiction
Facundo Umpiérrez
Cast:
Script:
Agustina Castaño
Alejo Martínez
Nicolás Botana
Ilén Juambeltz
Production House:
Dulce Cine
Contact:
up.facundo@gmail.com