Yesterday, Tuesday, we learned about the new selection for the Goya Awards 2019. In total, 32 short films were selected, comprising 15 fiction short films, 7 documentary short films (although according to the rules, this could have been up to 10), and 10 animation short films. Last year, 35 short films were … Read more
These days, before the holidays, it’s the moment to review each short film’s strategy to qualify for the 2019 Goya Awards, especially if there are few selections left and you’re waiting for notifications from some festivals. Keep in mind that we are two months away from the application deadline, which closes on … Read more
Last week, the new Goya Awards rules were published, a little later than last year. This time, they have opted for rules with no major changes, which is positive, as a certain stability is important in order to develop medium- and long-term distribution strategies. Despite this, some of the issues I have … Read more
This past week we have already learned the short-list for the 2018 Goya Awards. In total, 35 short films have been selected: 10 animation and documentary, and 15 fiction. As in recent years, there are several selected short films that I am distributing, so that has been good news on that front. … Read more
The new rules for the 2018 Goya Awards for short films have already been published, just one week after the post with several proposals to improve them. Although for a moment I thought I could help in some way with the new rules, unfortunately it has served very little purpose. In any … Read more
It won’t be long before the rules for the 2018 Goya Awards are published; last year we found out about them in mid-June. These days I have been reviewing the posts I published about the new rules and the results of the new measures after almost a year since they were published. … Read more
In recent weeks, the submission period for the Academy Student Awards, the Oscars for film students, has remained open. These awards are aimed at the participation of film schools worldwide. In addition to the prestige they bring, both for the award-winning directors and for the film schools, they are one of the … Read more
Congratulations to all the nominees for the 2017 Goya Awards for short films! Yesterday we finally heard the news—it’s something to be very happy about. Getting this far is very difficult. These are the nominated shorts: Best Fiction Short Film Bla, bla, bla On the Rooftop Graffiti The Invitation Timecode Best Documentary … Read more
—–Update 11/10/2016—– Today the list of selected short films has been published again with a necessary correction from the Film Academy. More short films have been added, completing the quotas for Animation and Fiction. Documentary ultimately remains at only 8 and does not complete the quota of 10 documentaries. The news appeared … Read more
A few days ago, I was talking with David Gordon about the differences between starting short film distribution at the end or beginning of the year, especially following the post I published in June about the strategy to reach the 2018 Goya Awards, from Seminci or Gijón. Following that conversation, I decided … Read more