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.
| Aunque es de noche | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Countries | Spain, France |
In February 2024, Aunque es de noche received the Goya award for Best Fiction short.[2]
Plot
editLa 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
editAunque 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
editA 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.