2nd Akida International Film Festival

The 2nd Akida International Film Festival took place from 16 to September 19, 2024, in Seville, Spain.[1]

2nd Akida International Film Festival
Opening film8:19
Closing filmFacies
LocationSeville, Spain
DirectorsNick Kremm
Hosted byFran Expósito
María Gandiaga
Festival date16–20 September 2024
Akida International Film Festival

The projections were made at the Avenida 5 Cines while the final award ceremony took place at the Cine Cervantes on September 20 with Pablo Ardana as the guest singer.[2][3]

Inclusive & cultural conference

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On September 17, 2024, the festival and the COCEMFE (Federación Provincial de Asociaciones de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica de Sevilla) organized the "Inclusive & Cultural Conference" and it took place at Seville's Oficina de Turismo.

The directors and hosters talked about the inclusivity of disabled people on film and society, and they projected two short films that handled the subject matter (Cabeza y Corazón (Head and Heart) & La Vida Entre Dos Noches (The Life Between Two Nights).[4][5][6][7]

Juries

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  • Helena Kaittani, Spanish actress[8]
  • Dani Sa-Lo, Spanish cinematographer
  • María Pasadas, Spanish director
  • Juan Carlos González, Spanish film critic
  • Pedro Verdún, Spanish director

Selections

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The short films in competition were divided into several selections:[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Drama selection

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
8:19 (opening film) María Guerra Spain
Scrapping Desguace David Orea Spain
Plein Air David Orea Spain
Thanks for the Cigarette Danke für die Zigarette Carlos García-Espejo Sayago Germany
Week 12 Semana 12 Isabel Delclaux Spain
Who Quien Carlos Martín Spain

Thriller selection

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Carroña Elías Pérez Spain
Facies (closing film) El Semblante Raúl Cerezo & Carlos Moriana Spain
In Rage A Rabia Alberto Díaz López Spain
House of Brotherly Love Max Kane United States
The Replacement El Remplazo Alberto Ortega Spain
There Are No Ghosts No Hay Fantamas Nacho Solana Spain

Comedy selection

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Anticlímax Anticlimax Néstor López & Oscár Romero Spain
In a second En un segundo Pablo Fajardo Spain
Mid-class Psycopaths Psicópatas de Clase Media Álvaro Herrero & Héctor Amado Spain
The Pure Reality La Pura Realidad Joaquín Gómez Spain
This is not Norway Esto no es Noruega Alicia Albares & Paco Cavero Spain
White Dragon Dragón Blanco Rodrigo E. Marini Valsechi & David Santamaría González Spain

Romance selection

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Everything is Invented Dena Asmatuta Dago Jone Arriola Lobete Spain
I Love every Atom of your Body Amo Cada Átomo de tu Cuerpo Alejandro Lobo Spain
Bird Drone Radheya Jang Jegatheva Australia
Revelation of John Zjavenie Jana Andrej Kolencik Slovakia

Young filmmaker selection

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
The Calendar 日历 Leo Donovan China
Onán Diego Toussiant Ortiz Mexico
The Other El Otro Marc G. Ros Spain
Quique Pedro Tamames United States, Spain
Sockets? Enchufes? Alica Arwgar Spain
TARA Daniel Filloy & Rebeca Tella Spain

Selection of short film made by students

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
The Borders Never Die مرزها هرگز نمی میرند Hamidreza Arjomandi Iran
Gennady at the Phone геннадий у телефона Ilya Vladimirovich Ponomarev Russia
Hard to Swallow Mal Trago Santino Taratuto Argentina
If I Knew Ean Hzepa Piro Gjylameti Greece
Lola Scissors Lola Tijeras María Berr Spain
Trambled Zgazene Aleksandar Teokarević Serbia

Sevillian competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
The Globe El Globo Hugo Suárez Spain
The Life Between Two Nights La Vida Entre Dos Noches Antonio Cuesta Spain
Our Girl Nuestra Niña Rebeca Márquez Spain
Projections Proyecciones Raúl Márquez Spain
Thick Vástago David Luque Spain
Uranites Marina Arenas Spain

Documentary selection

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
The Building El Bloque Fermín Gil Spain
Daida back to the Ocean Pablo Ramírez Bolaños Spain
The Last Spin El Último Giro Adrian Castro Viejo Spain
The Perfect Shot: Antarctica Quinn Halleck United States
Second II Segunda II Anita Pico Spain
Senegal: A Dream of Departure & Arrival Senegal: Un viaje de ida y vuelta Marcos Gualda Spain

Awards

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"Uranites" was the most awarded short film with 3 wins to Marina Arenas (directing, screenplay and best sevillian competition short film).
 
Óscar Romero won Best Comedy Short Film for "Anticlimax" and he accepted the award for Best Actor in behalf of Manolo Solo.
 
Miriam Díaz-Aroca won Best Actress for her performance in "The Pure Reality" and Joaquín Gómez, the short film's director, accepted the award on her behalf.
 
Rebeca Márquez received the Public Award for "Our Girl".
 
Carlos García-Espejo Sayago won Best Drama for "Thanks for the Cigarette".

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[17]

Shorts films with multiple wins & nominations

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Films with multiple nominations
Nominations Film
4 The Other
Uranites
3 The Life Between Two Nights
Scrappings
Revelation of John
2 Anticlimax
Everything is Invented
In Rage
The Perfect Shot: Antarctica
The Pure Reality
There Are No Ghosts
Onán
Week 12
Films with multiple wins
Wins Film
3 Uranites
2 Anticlimax

References

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  1. ^ "Sevilla acoge la segunda edición del Akida Film Fest". Sevilla de Cine. 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ "The Three Cultures Foundation is collaborating with the AKIDA International Film Festival". Atalayar. 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Pablo Ardana". Facebook. 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ "La Universidad de Sevilla celebra la Semana 'Discapacidad y Medios de Comunicación'". El Correo. 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Cultura y movilidad como ejes de una conferencia para impulsar la visibilización de las personas con discapacidad". Cocemfe Sevilla. 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Cultura y movilidad, ejes de una conferencia para impulsar la visibilización de las personas con discapacidad". Diario de Sevilla. 18 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Cultura y movilidad, ejes de una conferencia para impulsar la visibilización de las personas con discapacidad". Aljarafe y Más. 18 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Se conoce el jurado y el primer gran evento de Akida Film Festival". Akida Film Festival. 13 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Selección Oficial - Drama". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Selección Oficial - Suspense". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Selección Oficial - Comedia". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Selección Oficial - Romance". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Selección Oficial - Cineasta Jóven". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Selección Oficial - Hecho por Estudiantes". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Selección Oficial - Competición Sevilla". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Selección Oficial - Documental". Akida Film Festival. 4 October 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 Awards". IMDb. 4 October 2024.
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