Completed - SPANISH - Animation, Family - 22 minutes
Berta (Aura Garrido), a stressed journalist, visits her grandmother's old theater before its demolition, reuniting with her imaginary childhood friends, Mortando Malone (Alex O'Dogherty) and Big Blue Cat, who help her solve an impossible case: recovering her desire to dream.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Abraham LOPEZ GUERRERO Cast : Aura GARRIDO, Alex O'DOGHERTY, José Luis GARCÍA PÉREZ, Jorge SANZ Producer(s) : Emilio LUJÁN (ESDIP ESCUELA DE ARTE S.L.), Gerardo ALVAREZ (EL VIAJE IMPOSIBLE P.C.S.L.), Pablo DE LA CHICA ((SALON INDIEN FILMS S.L.), Nathalie MARTÍNEZ (WISE BLUE STUDIOS)
Berta, a young journalist overwhelmed by stress and worries, visits the theater where she spent her childhood, just before it is torn down. Her grandmother used to work at the theater, and she would roam the backstage areas playing pirates and mermaids. But the old theater turns out not to be completely abandoned. Mortando Malone and Big Blue Cat, her former imaginary friends, have been waiting for her return and have created for her The "De-Adultifier," a fantastic invention that allows you to see the world through the imagination of a seven-year-old girl.Cat and Mortando, the Imaginary Detectives, will help Berta solve an impossible case: recovering her desire to dream.
Country(ies) : SPAIN
Festival Corto Cortismo de Miguelturra 2020 (Segundo Premio al Mejor Corto de Animación)MM Fest Serbia 2020 (1st Prize - Films for Children and Youth)Festival Internacional De Cine De Granada 2020 (Mejor Diseño de Arte: Sara Velázquez y Victoria Paz)Festival Internacional De Cine De Granada 2020 (Mejor Fotografía: Jorge Roig)Certamen de Creación Audiovisual de Cabra 2020 (Premio Accesit)Something Wicked Film Festival 2020 (Bad Ass of the Year: Mortando Malone & Big Blue)Something Wicked Film Festival 2020 (Most Innovative Animation)Something Wicked Film Festival 2020 (Best Animation Short Film)El Ojo Iluso - Venezuela 2020 (Mejores Efectos Visuales - VFX)Kimera Film Festival 2020 (Mejor Dirección)Certamen de Cortometrajes Roberto Chiara 2021 (2º Premio Medio Animación)Festival comKids - Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano 2021 (Categoria Audiovisuais (3o Lugar))Cerdanya Film Festival - Cortometrajes 2021 (Mención Especial del Jurado)Amazing Shorts! Film Festival - Short 2021 (Mejores Efectos Visuales)Amazing Shorts! Film Festival - Short 2021 (Mejor Montaje)Premios Goya - Spanish Academy Awards 2021 (Best animated short film)Short Encounters International Film Festival 2022 (Best Animation Short Film)Short Encounters International Film Festival 2022 (Best Director: Abraham López)