**Cortometraje Candidato a los PREMIOS GOYA 2020**
**Short film shortlisted for the GOYA AWARDS 2020**
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Written & Directed by Marta Bayarri
Cinematographer: Andreu Adam Rubiralta
Editor: Domi Parra
Executive Producers: Miguel Angel Faura & Oriol Ruiz
Cast: Marta Bayarri & Pepo Blasco
Production Company: Momotrup Films
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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.
FEATURED SELECTIONS / SELECCIONES DESTACADAS:
-------- OSCAR Qualifying on 2019 -------
· ZINEBI (2018) Bilbao (Spain) - FIAPF Accredited - (BAFTA & GOYA) - National Premiere
· Santa Barbara International FIlm Festival (USA) - International Premiere
· Cleveland International Film Festival (USA)
· SHORT SHORTS Film Festival & Asia (Japan)
· In The Palace International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria)
· Edmonton International Film Festival (Canada)
· INTERFILM-Berlin International Short Film Festival (Germany)
· BOGOSHORTS-Bogotá International Short Film Festival (Colombia)
· CINELEBU (2020)-International Film Festival (Chile)
· AIFVF (2020)-Athens International Film Festival (USA)
-------- GOYA Qualifying on 2019 -------
· Cortogenia (2018) Madrid (Spain) **AWARD OF DISTRIBUTION**
· Certamen Nacional De Cortometraje De L’Alfàs Del Pi (Spain) Parallel Sect.
· Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz (Spain)
· Festival Intnl de Cine Independiente de Elche (Spain)
· FESCIGU Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara (Spain)
· Festival de Cine de Madrid, PNR (Spain)
· MECAL (2020)-BCN International Short and Animation Film Festival (Spain)
-------- TOP Festivals on 2019 -------
· Miami Film Festival (USA) **HBO IBERO-AMERICAN AWARD NOMINEE**
· Muestra Internacional de Cine de Palencia (Spain)
· Festival Internacional de Piélagos en Corto (Spain) **BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEE**
· FICICA Festival Intnl de Cortos Cine a la Calle (Colombia)
· FIC-CAT Festival Intnl Cinema en Català (Spain)
· Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK) - BAFTA QUALIFIER
· International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece) - EFA QUALIFIER
· VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada) - CANADA QUALIFIER
· FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (Spain) **JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION**
· TISFF Thess Intnl Short Film Festival (Greece)
· FICME Festival Intl de Cortos de Medellín (México)
· Semana de Cine de Autor de Lugo (Spain)
· Pune Intl Film Festival (India)
-------- TOP Festivals on 2020 -------
· Premios VOC-Muestra Cine Catalán (Spain)
· IbizaCineFest (Spain) **BEST NATIONAL SHORT**
· FEMCINE-Festival Cine Mujeres (Chile)
· Landshuter Short Film Festival (Germany)
· Ulju Mountain Film Festival (Corea)
· WorldFest Houston Film Festival (USA) **SPECIAL JURY REMI AWARD ∞ Best Dramatic Short Film**
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 (Wasp Network, Enemy, Escobar...) and Oriol Ruiz as executive producers.
She's now preparing her new project "Welcome Tahiya", a short teaser for a later film. She also has the screenplay of "Hera", a feature film in development.
