Curtas 2024: Selected Short Films

We present to you the Official Selection of Short Films in Competition for Curtas Festival do Imaxinario 2024.

OFFICIAL FANTASTIC SECTION

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

  • ARREPÍOS VOL. I – Friday, Oct 25th
    • #chainletter (Armenia/Russia, 2024), by Georgii Verolainen. International Premiere
    • Asustada (Argentina, 2024), by Adrian Alejo Cernadas. Spanish Premiere
    • Bagger (Lebanon, 2024), by Tarek David Mallo. Spanish Premiere
    • Dagon (Italy, 2024), by Paolo Gaudio. Galician Premiere
    • En el nombre de… (México, 2024), by Marcos Muñóz Flores. Spanish Premiere
    • Girl’s Night Out (New Zeland, 2024), by Chantal Claret. World Premiere
    • Naualli (México, 2024), by Adrian de la Peña. Galician Premiere
    • ShadowFable (Ireland, 2023), by Margaret Kane-Rowe. European Premiere
    • Skulk (United Kingdom, 2024), by Max Ward. Galician Premiere
    • Una Volta (Netherlands, 2024), by Joshua Boon. Spanish Premiere
    • Voyager (Spain, 2024), by Pablo Pagán

 

  • ARREPÍOS VOL. II – Monday, Oct 28th
    • Chimera (United Kingdom, 2023), by Neil West. European Premiere
    • Coleoptere (France, 2023), by Martin Gouzou. Spanish Premiere
    • Dormant (Netherlands, 2024), by Niels Bourgonje. Spanish Premiere
    • Korpus (USA, 2024), by Alexa De Hoyos & Sinhué F. Benavides. European Premiere
    • Les Bêtes (USA, 2024), by Michael Granberry. Galician Premiere
    • The Clothes (Japan, 2024), by Soichi Umezawa. World Premiere
    • The Mannequin (Sweden, 2023), by Emelie Dahlskog. Spanish Premiere
    • The Outliers (Russia, 2024), by Anastasia Olen. Spanish Premiere
    • Tinkerhell (USA, 2024), by Noah Sterling. Galician Premiere

 

  • ARREPÍOS VOL. III – Tuesday, Oct 29th
    • 112 (Spain, 2023), by Miereia Boté. Galician Premiere
    • Aamon (Spain, 2023), by Chris Gambín & Toni Pinel. Galician Premiere
    • Cumpleaños.mp4 (Spain, 2023), by Ángela Rosales Felipe. Galician Premiere
    • Devil’s Reflection (Irán, 2024), by Kamran Mohammadi & Sahar Mirzaeianfar. World Premiere
    • Elf Ring (Finland, 2023), by Nellie Nathalie Rajala. Galician Premiere
    • Etreinte (France, 2023), by Axel Zeltser
    • Fermento (México, 2023), by Andrea Ortega Botello. European Premiere
    • Knock (Spain, 2023), by Guillermo Mejías. Galician Premiere
    • Los Comensales (Spain, 2023), by MJ Fuentes Mateos. Galician Premiere
    • No bajes de la cama (Spain, 2024), by Héctor García. Galician Premiere

 

  • ARREPÍOS VOL. IV – Wednesday, Oct 30th
    • Cava (Spain, 2024), by Jandro
    • El Atrapasueños (Spain, 2023), by Guillermo Patrikios Alum. Galician Premiere
    • Evil Dinner (Spain, 2024), by José Murzia
    • Horas Extras (Colombia, 2024), by Andrés Gómez Tovar. European Premiere
    • La Compañera (Spain, 2024), by Eduardo Maclean & Alejandro Maclean. Galician Premiere
    • Polvo de Ángel (Spain, 2024), by Miguel Varela. Galician Premiere
    • Seeding, Blossoming, Fruiting (China, 2023), by Junsong Ling. Spanish Premiere
    • Umbra (Spain, 2024), by Pablo Otero. Galician Premiere

 

NOVOS HORIZONTES – Friday, Nov 1st
— New narrative and experimental forms

    • And we’ve called them (Turkey, 2024), by Bugra Mert Alkayalar. Spanish Premiere
    • Antes de morir, la sombra del Wendigo (Spain, 2024), by Alvar Vielsa. Galician Premiere
    • Bitpes/Endless (Kazakhastan, 2024), by Bekzhan Amantayev. International Premiere
    • Convoluted (Bahrain, 2024), by Mohamed Fareed. European Premiere
    • Factory Drop (Germany, 2024), by Petja Pulkrabek. Spanish Premiere
    • Invader (USA, 2024), by Cris Castro. World Premiere
    • La Companía (Spain, 2024), by José María Flores. Galician Premiere
    • La otra yo (Spain, 2024), by Pilar Calvo. Galician Premiere
    • Siste Stopp (Norway, 2024), by Shokat Harjo. World Premiere
    • Zmog (Colombia, 2024), by Alejandro Baquero. World Premiere

 

OUTRAS REALIDADES – Thursday, Oct 31st
— Worlds that are not ours and fantasies beyond imagination

    • Evelin e la cittá delle Valigie (Italy, 2023), by Aurora Ovan. Spanish Premiere
    • In Our Hands (Italy, 2024), by Camilo Sancisi. World Premiere
    • Passengers (Turkey, 2023), by Buğra Mert Alkayalar. Spanish Premiere
    • The Image Seller (Canada, 2024), by Donovan Richard. Galician Premiere
    • The Imagined Realities (USA, 2024), by Eric Bakhshi. Spanish Premiere
    • The Shadow of Dawn (Estonia, 2024), by Olga Stalev. Galician Premiere
    • The Stones (Japan, 2024), by Soichi Umezawa. World Premiere
    • The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess (UK, 2024), by Anna-Ester Volozh. Spanish Premiere
    • Wan (Turkey, 2024), by Victor Monigote. Galician Premiere
    • Wherever you are, I know you are dancing (Poland, 2024), by Olga Hajnosz. World Premiere

 

FUTUROS POSIBLES – Sunday, Oct 27th
— For lovers of science fiction and scientific speculation

    • Fomo/Armageddon (Denmark, 2023), by Michael Kunov. Spanish Premiere
    • Hestia 19 (France, 2024), by Stephen Bigot. Galician Premiere
    • Ikzo (France, 2024), by Simon Roksowicz. Spanish Premiere
    • I’m Leaving (Russia, 2024), by Vladimir Kornienko. Spanish Premiere
    • La Valla (Turkey, 2024), by Sam Orti. Galician Premiere
    • Recall (Belgium, 2024), by Jelle Bleyenbergh. Galician Premiere
    • S/N:05 (Germany, 2023), by Hans Jakob Harms. Galician Premiere
    • Sarcum (Turkey, 2024), by Ignacio Malagón. Galician Premiere
    • The Stranded (Turkey, 2024), by Sergi Páez. Galician Premiere
    • Virus (China, 2023), by Yugeng Wang. European Premiere

 

FEITO EN GALICIA
— Different genres with denomination of origin

  • FEITO EN GALICIA VOL. I – Saturday, Oct 26th
    • 22:22 (Spain, 2024), by Dario Autran
    • Alexandra (Spain, 2023), by Marcos By. Galician Premiere
    • Bacanal Prohibida (Spain, 2024), by Ánxo Rojo. World Premiere
    • Cadáver de dragón (Spain, 2024), by José Garnelo. Galician Premiere
    • Odysseus (Spain, 2024), by Aarón Pérez Pardiñas. World Premiere
    • Somnia (Spain, 2024), by Cristóbal Añón Blanco. Galician Premiere
    • The bait (Spain, 2023), by Laura Delgado & Eduardo Rodríguez
    • Xogo de Nenos (Childs Game) (Spain, 2023), by Miguel R. Berride
    • Las Finals (España, 2024), de Sergio Pereda. World Premiere

 

  • FEITO EN GALICIA VOL. II – Saturday, Nov 2nd
    • En el Valle de la Perseverancia (Spain, 2023), by Isaac Gulías
    • Estou ata os mesmísimos (Spain, 2024), by Martín Arufe
    • Mentras Teña Memoria, Lembraréi (Spain, 2024), by Antonio Caeiro. World Premiere
    • Morna Lúa (Spain, 2024), by Juan Lorenzo. Spanish Premiere
    • Segunda II (Spain, 2024), by Anita Pico

 

CARTA BRANCA: MOTEL X – Saturday, Nov 2nd
— Our guest festival, Motel X from Lisbon, offers us a selection of short films

    • Parem de Olhar Para Mim (Portugal, 2024), by Carolina Aguiar. Spanish Premiere
    • Penrose (Portugal, 2024), by Alessandra Roucos. Spanish Premiere
    • Nuclear (Portugal, 2024), by David Falcão. Spanish Premiere
    • O Procedimento (Portugal, 2024), by Chico Noras. Spanish Premiere