MATRIA

2018 I Short Film Fiction I 
20 min I Spain I
Colour HD

 

SYNOPSIS 

Faced with the challenges presented by her daily routine, Ramona tries to take refuge in the relationship that unites her to her daughter and granddaughter.

CREW

Script/Director: Alvaro Gago Diaz
Producers: Alvaro Gago, José Gago, Mireia Graell
Cinematography: Lucia C. Pan
Art Direction: Alba Aguiar
Edit: Alvaro Gago
Sound: Sound Troop 

CAST

RAMONA Francisca Iglesias

MANAGER Elogia Chaves
HUSBAND Ramón Martínez
FRIEND Pilar Fragua

 

Production Companies
Sombriza Films & Ringo Media

Distribution Company
MARVIN&WAYNE

With the support of
AGADIC

SELECTION OF FESTIVALS
(for full list visit MARVIN&WAYNE/matria)

AWARDS

  • Sundance Film Festival (Utah, USA, 2018) – Short Film Grand Jury Prize
  • Valladolid Int. Film Festival (Seminci, 2017)Best Spanish Short Film
  • ALCINE (Fest. Int. Alcalá de Henares, 2017) Best Spanish Film & Best Actress
  • Intl. Film Festival Aguilar del Campoo (2017)Best Short Film & Best Actress
  • Festival de Cine Intl. de Cartagena 2017 – Best Director
  • VIA XIV – Intl. Film Festival Verin, 2017 – Best Director
  • Film Festival Medina del Campo, 2018 – Jury Prize “Otra mirada”
  • Film Festival l’Alfàs del Pi 2018 Second Prize, Best Director & Audience Award
  • IndieLisboa – International Independent Film Festival 2018 – Best Fiction Short Film
  • HollyShorts Film Festival 2018 – Best International Short Film
  • Sardinia Film Festival 2018 – Best International Short Film & Medaglia del Presidente della Repubblica
  • Mestre Mateo Awards 2018 – Academia Galega do Audiovisual – Best Short Film
  • 24fps International Short Film Festival 2018 – Winner Silver Medal, Best Actress Francisca Iglesias Bouzón

SELECTIONS

  • Nomination for Best Short Film Fiction – PREMIOS GOYA 2019
  • Festival du Courtmétrage CLERMONT FERRAND,
  • Cineuropa (Santiago de Compostela, 2017)
  • Uruguay Cinematographic Festival , 2017 (Uruguay)
  • Zubroffka International Independent Film Festival, 2017 (Polland)
  • IndieLisboa – International Independent Film Festival, 2018 (Portugal)
  • Vilnius Film Festival, 2018 (Lithuania)
  • D’A Film Festival, 2018 (Barcelona)
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, 2018
  • SACO – Semana del Audiovisual Contemporáneo de Oviedo, 2018
  • FESTIMATGE – Image Festival of Calella, 2018
  • Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes, 2018 (France)
  • Redondela en curto, 2018
  • Brusssels Short Film Festival, 2018 (Belgium)
  • Aspen Filmfest, 2018 (USA)
  • AFI FESTI, 2018 (USA)
  • Palm Springs Short Fest, 2018 (USA)
  • Encounters, 2018 (UK)
  • Melbourne, 2018 (Australia)