These are the 14 short films that are causing the most talk

The CortoEspaña Itinerant Festival recognizes the best short films of very varied genres and themes with the Fugaz Awards.

Audiovisual products are adapting to the tastes of viewers, who increasingly demand shorter stories. The case of the short film, which is gaining more strength than ever and has more followers every day, is good proof of this.

Every year, more than one hundred Spanish municipalities screen the most outstanding audiovisuals from the Fugaz Awards for Spanish short films in the Short Traveling FestivalSpain. This year, the works are starring stars such as Leonor Watling or Pedro Casablanc and directed by filmmakers such as Carlota Pereda or Eduardo Casanova.

The short films belong to diverse genres and deal with very varied themes: narratives that develop during the transition, peculiar historical interpretations, social demands, unique romances... Solid stories that satisfy all appetites and that have the exceptional execution of the best short filmmakers in Spain.

The CortoEspaña Traveling Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. During this decade, the short film promotion and exhibition platform has organized more than 1,000 screenings and has reached more than 150,000 viewers. Samuel Rodriguez, co-director of Premios Fugaz and the CortoEspaña Itinerant Festival, points out that "the level of short films in our country is very high. Only in the last 15 years, 7 Spanish short films have been nominated for the Oscars. The short film has long ceased to be that field of student practice and has become the ideal format for telling stories in this timeless society."

At the same time, the Fugaz Awards They are the most important Spanish short film awards and the only ones voted for by a large commission of more than 400 short film professionals. Its third edition, held in May 2019 in Room 25 of Kinépolis Madrid with more than 1,000 seats, doubled the capacity of attendees for the second consecutive year and demonstrated, once again, the formidable health of the short format.

A la edición de 2019 se presentaron 678 short films which, according to the rules, had to last less than 30 minutes and be made by short filmmakers of Spanish nationality. Most of the works that were presented are in Spanish and there were audiovisuals from more than 25 languages. The autonomous communities with the highest participation were Madrid, Andalusia and Catalonia.

The awards were widely distributed among all the nominees: 18 statuettes were awarded that rewarded all the aspects involved in the creation of a short film, in addition to two tribute awards that went to the figures of Daniel Sánchez Arévalo and Asunción Balaguer for their professional careers closely linked to the short format.

The most outstanding short films of the Fugaz Awards 2019

Background
Directed by Toni Bestard
Fugaz Awards 2019 for best short film and best editing
Synopsis: A nondescript and gray guy, attracted by the unusual beauty of a young and enigmatic woman, tries to awaken her attention in the middle of a peculiar universe, in which a series of rules must be respected, each one more surreal.

Flamenco dancer
Directed by Rubin Stein
Fugaz Awards 2019 for best sound -José Tomé- and best cinematography -Alejandro Espadero-
Synopsis: A war. A girl. A dream.

Little pig
Directed by Carlota Pereda
Nominated for best short film, best direction, best script and best actress -Laura Galán-
Synopsis: Sara is a teenager with obesity problems who lives in fear of the teasing of some girls, on vacation in her town. Not even Claudia, a childhood friend, comes to his defense when he is harassed in front of a Stranger and his clothes are stolen at the pool. The long road back will mark the rest of his life.

floating
Directed by Frankie de Leonardis
Fugaz 2019 Award for best visual effects -Oriol Tarrida, Marcos Diaz and Frankie de Leonardis-
Synopsis: A Russian astronaut wakes up in a space station module after an accident. His attention is quickly diverted to a few knocks from outside. Someone has come to welcome you, although it could just be your imagination. Or not.

I Wish…
Directed by Victor L. Pinel
Nominated for best new director and best animated short
Synopsis: I wish… is about a man incapable of pursuing his desires, and how when you don't follow your dreams, they are the ones who chase you.

Ipdentical
Directed by Marco Huertas
Fugaz 2019 Award for best art direction -Juan Eduardo Peso-
Synopsis: Anna lives in a dystopia where there is no intellectual property. Tired of the reality that surrounds her, she begins the search for the only original song she remembers.

The Lair
Directed by Iago de Soto
Fugaz 2019 Award for best direction
Synopsis: Mario drives at night, in the rain, on a lonely road. Suddenly, it stops. In the middle of the road there is a disoriented woman stained with blood, she does not remember what happened to her or how she got there.

The Ferris Wheel
Directed by Carlos Baena
Fugaz Awards 2019 for best animated short and best soundtrack -Johan Söderqvist-
Synopsis: Darkness is not always what it seems.

The Earth calling Ana
Directed by Fernando Bonelli
Fugaz Award 2019 for best actress -Laia Manzanares-
Synopsis: One day life isolates you from the world. Without prior notice. Disconnection. Like being alone in space. This is what happened to Ana. No more albums or more tours; no more scenarios. Only the music, inside her, and Juan, her love, her half, her Earth. Three years later, Ana begins to feel strong. But today has not been a good day. Today, its bubble trembles.

I'm sorry my love
Directed by Eduardo Casanova
Fugaz Awards 2019 for best costumes -Carlos Paredes and Renato Rufoni- and best hairdressing -Lolita Gómez, Selmo del Campo and David Ambit-
Synopsis: A marriage that represents the American dream is immersed in a personal crisis. Jackie is tired of pretending, but the responsibility is a lot and being consistent is complicated. In the middle of the cold war of the Kennedy marriage, an unexpected third party appears. A third party that will change history, or how it has been told to us.

My brother Juan
Directed by Cristina and María José Martín
Fugaz Award 2019 for best new director
Synopsis: Ana is a 6-year-old girl who is doing child therapy with a psychologist, talking about what she has experienced with her brother Juan, through games and drawings.

Seattle
Directed by Marta Aledo
Fugaz Award 2019 for best script
Synopsis: The love story between Iván, a pilot, and Amanda, a stewardess, through their meetings in hotels in different cities around the world.

A
Directed by Javier Marco
Fugaz Award 2019 for best actor -Pedro Casablanc-
Synopsis: A mobile phone inside an airtight bag rings in the middle of the sea.

2001 Flashes in the Dark
Directed by Pedro González
Fugaz Award 2019 for best documentary short film
Synopsis: TCM recreates, using different animation techniques, the interview conducted by Playboy with Stanley Kubrick in 1968 with Keir Dullea giving voice to the famous director.