We are genuinely excited to introduce the brand new Shortcat 2025. This selection has been thoughtfully curated to highlight the immense potential of short films as an artistic and creative platform, offering a glimpse into the remarkable talent of Catalan creators.
Shortcat 2025 is a diverse, daring, and innovative catalogue that spans from fiction to documentary and animation. |
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| We warmly thank this year’s jury for their valuable and essential work in the selection process: Miquel Escudero. Programmer at IndieLisboa and REC Tarragona. Member of the Feature Films Commitee of the Critics' Week of the Festival de Cannes from 2020 to 2022, and Short films Committee consultant in 2024. James Berclaz-Lewis. Head of Programming at Visions du Réel, International Film Festival Nyon. In the past, he served as the General Coordinator of the Geneva Human Rights Film Festival (FIFDH) and programmer at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF). He is also currently Head of Programming at the comedy film festival VIFFF in Vevey. Danny Moltrasi. UK-based Senior Short Film Programmer at Raindance Film Festival. He also freelances for festivals worldwide, curating diverse and innovative short films. Sendy Palomino. Executive producer at Filmax. She occassionally collaborates as a teacher and mentor at various universities. Brais Romero. Producer and distributor based in Galicia. He has recently created La Machina, a distribution company that seeks to promote independent films. He has also been Coordinator of La Distribuidora de la ECAM for more than two years. |
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MADE OF SUGAR
By Clàudia Cedó
Lastor Media | Suica Films
Sales by Marvin&Wayne |
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| Maria is 30 years old. She has an intellectual disability and a desire deep inside: She wants to be a mother. The lack of understanding towards her desire will lead her to a fight for her rights, to an uncomfortable rebellion to recover the decision-making power over her own body. |
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MATER BENEFACTA
By Marc Riba & Anna Solanas
I+G Stop Motion |
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| In a convent in Spain during the dictatorship, nuns provide shelter to young girls in need. |
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OUR ROOM
By Jaume Claret
Jaume Claret Muxart | Dvein Films | Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola | Miramemira
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| Gal·la works at the radio station. Nearly asleep, she leaves the program halfway through and reads a story to her little son that accompanies him in his dreams. One night, driven by the renewing energy of a mysterious boy, she decides to start a new radio station. A program of shared melodies that broadcasts from the intimacy of the room where mother and son connect with the world. |
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SKIN DESPAIR
By Mireia Vilapuig
Nanouk Films
Sales by Agencia Freak |
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| An emotional journey through some home recordings made by a thirteen-year-old girl, named S, as the author revisits her own pre-adolescence and loss of innocence. |
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THE PRINCE
By Alex Sardà
15-L. Films | Canada
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| Enric is a dancer in a contemporary dance company in Barcelona. There he can be himself without the influence of his family, which seems to dominate all aspects of his life. But everything changes when his father is arrested for alleged corruption and influence peddling. From that moment on, Enric will face the dilemma of either helping his family to cover up and save his father, or separating himself from everything for good. |
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WHERE
THERE IS NO LIGHT
By Júlia Garcia
Corte A Films |
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| Sira and Clara share a dimly lit apartment. Worried about Clara's mood, Sira decides to bring the scarce natural light from their home into her friend's room. |
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