Written & Directed by Marta Bayarri
Cinematographer: Andreu Adam Rubiralta
Editor: Domi Parra
Executive Producers: Miguel Angel Faura & Oriol Ruiz
Cast: Marta Bayarri & Pepo Blasco
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SHORTCAT 2019: ICEC (Catalan Film Institution) Program that features a selection of seven short films that will be presented at festivals and markets around the world during 2019.
PREMIERE:
2018 National: ZINEBI, International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao - FIAPF Accredited - OSCAR, BAFTA & GOYA qualifier
2019 International: Santa Barbara International FIlm Festival (USA) - OSCAR qualifier
FEATURED SELECTIONS:
2018 Cortogenia. Madrid (Spain) - GOYA qualifier **AWARD OF DISTRIBUTION**
2019 Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia (Spain)
2019 Miami Film Festival (USA) **HBO IBERO-AMERICAN AWARD NOMINEE**
2019 Festival Internacional de Piélagos en Corto (Spain) **BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEE**
2019 Cleveland International Film Festival (USA) - OSCAR qualifier
2019 FICICA Festival Intnl de Cortos Cine a la Calle (Colombia)
2019 FIC-CAT Festival Intnl Cinema en Català (Spain)
2019 SHORT SHORTS Film Festival & Asia (Japan) - OSCAR qualifier
2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK) - BAFTA qualifier
2019 Certamen Nacional De Cortometraje De L’Alfàs Del Pi (Spain) Parallel Sect. - GOYA qualifier
2019 Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz (Spain) - GOYA qualifier
2019 Festival Intnl de Cine Independiente de Elche (Spain) - GOYA qualifier
2019 In The Palace International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria) - OSCAR qualifier
2019 Edmonton International Film Festival (Canada) - OSCAR qualifier
2019 VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)
HD / color / 15 min. / Spain / 2018
Country: Spain
Language of the original version: Catalan.
Shooting Format: Alexa 1.85:1
Location: Girona, Spain.
SYNOPSIS:
Marga lives her life hopeless. Today, a cow looked straight at her.
Marga ya hace tiempo que pasa por su vida sin esperar nada. Hoy, una vaca la ha mirado.
MARTA BAYARRI BIO:
Marta is an actress, writer and director resident in Barcelona. With her two first short films achieved more than 120 Selections (including 3 Official Selections in OSCAR® qualifying Festivals and 11 Selections in GOYA Awards qualifying Festivals), 14 Awards, and the Candidacy for the GOYA Awards 2018 with FUGIT, her second short.
VACA (COW) is her third work as a scriptwriter & director and, in this case, also starring. The short film is produced by Momotrup Films and counts with Miguel Angel Faura (Enemy, Escobar...) as executive producer.
She's now finished the screenplay of her first feature film.
