Curtas 2023: Selected Short Films

We present the Official Selection of Short Films in Competition for the Curtas Festival do Imaxinario. A selection of 95 works from 23 different countries, of which 82 will be seen for the first time in Galicia at Curtas 2023.

  • 10 World Premieres
  • 1 International Premiere
  • 5 European Premieres
  • 31 Spanish Premieres
  • 35 Galician Premieres

OFFICIAL FANTASTIC SECTION

ARREPIOS
— Horror and suspense short films that will chill your blood

  • ARREPIOS VOL. I – Saturday October 28th
    • [Mara] (Spain, 2022) D. Daniel Allué, Josep Cister Rubio. Galician Premiere
    • Alicia (Spain, 2023) D. Tony Morales. Galician Premiere
    • Amanece la noche más larga (Spain, 2022) D. Lorena Ares Lago, Carlos Fernández de Vigo
    • Caterpillar (UK, 2023) D. Matt Bentley-Viney. Spanish Premiere
    • Cemitério Vermelho (Portugal, 2022) D. Francisco Lacerda. Galician Premiere
    • Giallo (India, 2022) D. Yogesh Chandekar. Spanish Premiere
    • La Última Caja (Spain, 2023) D. Juanlu Moreno Somé. Galician Premiere
    • Quiet (Andorra, 2023) D. Hèctor Romance. Galician Premiere

 

  • ARREPIOS VOL. II – Monday October 30th
    • Cuentas divinas (Spain, 2022) D. Eulàlia Ramon. Galician Premiere
    • El Taxista (México, 2022) D. Alejandro Carrasco Sánchez. Galician Premiere
    • La Caccia Selvaggia (Italy, 2023) D. Gianmaria Pezzato. Spanish Premiere
    • Las Muñecas de Olivia (Spain, 2022) D. Ivet Entrena Bergé. Galician Premiere
    • Match (Spain, 2023) D. Víctor Basallote. Spanish Premiere
    • Mira (USA, 2023) D. Eva Louise Hall. Spanish Premiere
    • No hay fantasmas (Spain, 2022) D. Nacho Solana. Galician Premiere
    • Point Jordan (Spain, 2023) D. Pol Miró. Galician Premiere

 

  • ARREPIOS VOL. III – Tuesday October 31st
    • Don’t Lose Your Face (Germany, 2022) D. Ezra Tsegaye. Spanish Premiere
    • Shut (Netherlands, 2022) D. Niels Bourgonje. Spanish Premiere
    • Signal (Belgium, 2022) D. Jérôme Pierrat. Spanish Premiere
    • Subconsciente (Spain, 2023) D. Martín Olivares del Campo. Spanish Premiere
    • Sweet BonBons (China, 2023) D. Mei-Jyun Chen. Spanish Premiere
    • The 6 relics of Helena Mason (Spain, 2023) D. Joseph Díaz. Galician Premiere
    • Thirty2 (Germany, 2023) D. Tim Luna. European Premiere
    • You’re Early (Germany, 2023) D. Felix Wollner. Spanish Premiere
    • Yuggoth (Spain, 2022) D. Daniel Lardón Febrel. Galician Premiere
    • 双面 (Two Side) (China, 2022) D. Mingyang Luo. European Premiere

 

  • ARREPIOS VOL. IV – Wednesday November 1st
    • Osito (Spain, 2023) D. Alberto Enrique Pons, Sergio González “Suko”. Galician Premiere
    • Our Tell-Tale Heart (Portugal, 2023) D. Miguel Ferreira. Spanish Premiere
    • Parking (Spain, 2022) D. Pepe Castro. Galician Premiere
    • Pisanka (Spain, 2022) D. Jorge Yúdice
    • Postpartum (Ireland, 2023) D. Tania Notaro. World Premiere
    • Queen of Prey (USA, 2022) D. Michael Conroy. Spanish Premiere
    • The Black reCat (Italy, 2022) D. Paolo Gaudio. Galician Premiere
    • The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras (UK, 2023) D. Craig Williams. Spanish Premiere

CARNE CRÚA – Saturday October 28th
— For lovers of strong emotions

    • Apotemnofilia * (Spain, 2023) D. Jano Pita. Galician Premiere
    • Business (Portugal, 2023) D. Max Coolish. World Premiere
    • Creuse (France, 2022) D. Guillaume Scaillet. Galician Premiere
    • Demons in the Closet ** (Germany, 2023) D. James Smith. Galician Premiere
    • El Semblante (Spain, 2022) D. Raúl Cerezo, Carlos Moriana
    • Escalation (Italy, 2022) D. Christian Bachini. Galician Premiere
    • Ratón de Biblioteca (Spain, 2023) D. Javier Yañez Sanz. Spanish Premiere
    • Solo hay una (Spain, 2022) D. Mik J. López
    • Zombie Meteor ** (Spain, 2022) D. Alfonso Fulgencio, Jose Luis Farias. Galician Premiere

FUTUROS POSIBLES – Friday November 3rd
— For lovers of science fiction and scientific speculation

    • Company (UK, 2023) D. Natan Stoessel. Spanish Premiere
    • Dear Stranger ** (China, 2023) D. Jia-Yun-Lin. Spanish Premiere
    • Lost in the Sky (Sweden, 2023) D. Simon Öster. Spanish Premiere
    • Paradox (Canada, 2023) D. Nika Belianina. Spanish Premiere
    • Sileo ** (Hungary, 2023) D. Demeter Lorant. European Premiere
    • The Dark Odyssey 2 – Ice Nexus ** (USA, 2022) D. Michael Lavine. Spanish Premiere
    • The Oracle (UK, 2023) D. Anna Boronea, Stefano Moscone. World Premiere
    • Trigger.Charlie.One (UK, 2022) D. Dan Clifton. Spanish Premiere
    • Upadana ** (China, 2023) D. Yi-TIing Li, Ya-Jhe Cai. Spanish Premiere
    • When Unfettered (USA, 2023) D. Derek Franzese. International Premiere
    • Yuri (France, 2022) D. Baky Dia. Galician Premiere
    • 无二 (Innermost) ** (China, 2022) D. Maing Caochong. Galician Premiere
    • 界 (Frontier) ** (China, 2022) D. Xiaopeng Zhu. Spanish Premiere

NOVOS HORIZONTES – Sunday October 29th
— New narrative and experimental forms

    • Ang Kalayo sa Gintung-an (Filipinas, 2023) D. Elvert Bañares. Spanish Premiere
    • Baba (Spain, 2023) D. Pablo Otero. Spanish Premiere
    • Bag For Life (UK, 2022) D. Max R Lincoln. European Premiere
    • Cruel Sea (Norway, 2023) D. Tobias Bye. European Premiere
    • Ivania (Spain, 2022) D. Luigi Abanto. Spanish Premiere
    • La Condena (Spain, 2023) D. Ángel Pazos
    • Middle Watch (UK, 2022) D. John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden. Galician Premiere
    • Retap (Spain, 2023) D. Víctor Marín. World Premiere
    • Second Law (Spain, 2023) D. Carlos J. Matos. Estreno Mundial
    • The Watcher (USA, 2022) D. Nathan Sellers. Galician Premiere
    • Waving (UK, 2022) D. Rolfin Nyhus, Steven Brumwell. Galician Premiere

OUTRAS REALIDADES – Thursday November 2nd
— Worlds that are not ours and fantasies beyond imagination

    • 8 19 (Spain, 2022) D. María Guerra. Galician Premiere
    • Bird Drone ** (Australia, 2023) D. Radheya Jegatheva. Spanish Premiere
    • Co-Haunting (Spain, 2023) D. Adrián Carande, Pepe Rico, Paula Sánchez. Spanish Premiere
    • Deadline ** (Israel, 2023) D. Idan Gilboa. Galician Premiere
    • Death Drive (Australia, 2023) D. Rob Boyd. Spanish Premiere
    • If Birds Fly ** (USA, 2023) D. Jack Westly Pullman. Spanish Premiere
    • In seiner Gnade ** (Germany, 2022) D. Christoph Büttner. Galician Premiere
    • La hora de los pájaros (Uruguay, 2022) D. Emiliano Umpierrez. Spanish Premiere
    • Le Chasseur (Canada, 2023) D. Donavan Richard. Galician Premiere
    • Mao Lucky ** (Panama, 2022) D. Luis Carlos Caballero Arguelles. Galician Premiere
    • The Boogey & The Witch ** (Spain, 2023) D. Jorge Turell

FEITO EN GALICIA
— Different genres with designation of origin

  • FEITO EN GALICIA VOL. I – Friday October 27th
    • A maleta de Eva (Spain, 2023) D. Federico A. Rioboo. Galician Premiere
    • Carraxe (Spain, 2023) D. Muriel Pernas
    • Co Demo No Corpo (Spain, 2023) D. Antonio Caeiro. World Premiere
    • Doente (Spain, 2023) D. Noelia Sánchez Souto. World Premiere
    • El Visitante (Spain, 2023) D. Sergio Pérez. World Premiere
    • Frenia (Spain, 2023) D. Oscar Doviso. World Premiere
    • Morte e o meu Avo (Spain, 2023) D. Gon Caride. Spanish Premiere
    • O Monstro e a Nena ** (Spain, 2023) D. Jorge Juan Costas Mira
    • O Neno Sardiña (Spain, 2022) D. Lucía Estévez

 

  • FEITO EN GALICIA VOL. II – Saturday November 4th
    • A Rabia (Spain, 2022) D. Alberto Díaz
    • In Half ** (Spain, 2023) D. Jorge Morais Valle. World Premiere
    • Me voy a quedar (Spain, 2023) D. Frank Torres. World Premiere
    • Miña Nena (Spain, 2022) D. Noelia Míguez
    • Na pel da memoria (Spain, 2022) D. Coral Piñeiro, Laura Piñeiro
    • Nena (Spain, 2023) D. Xosé A. Touriñán, Jairo Iglesias
    • Sound of the Shadow ** (Spain, 2023) D. Gairah Praskovia. Galician Premiere
    • Tara (Spain, 2023) D. Daniel Fillo, Rebeca Tella. Galician Premiere

(*) Galician Film  (**) Animation