ATO SAN NEN

Fiction   /   25 minutes   /   France, Spain   /   2018

Marisa is a widow who lives alone with her dog Tico. One day, she receives the unexpected visit of Hiroshi, a Japanese gentleman who claims to be friends with her son. Despite the absence of a common language, Hiroshi and Marisa try to communicate with each other.

Preselected for César Award for best short film 2019

Cast: Kenji Yamauchi, Mabel Rivera, Carlos Kaniowsky
Written & Directed: Pedro Collantes
Producers: Marc-Benoît Créancier, Pedro Collantes de Terán, Mayi G. Cobo
Cinematographer: Diego Cabezas
Sound designer: Sergio Henriquez Martinez
Editor: Miguel Doblado
Art director: Aurore Casalis
Production companies: Easy Tiger and Mizunonaka

Awards
Special jury mention / Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2018 (France)
Special mention / ENCOUNTERS short film festival 2018, Bristol (UK)
Premio Madrid en Corto / Semana del Cortometraje de la Comunidad de Madrid 2018 (Spain)
Nomination for the best script awards / los Premios Fugaz 2018 (Spain)
Nomination for the best actress / los Premios Fugaz 2018 (Spain)
Best actress award / Avilés Short film festival 2018 (Spain)
Best script award / Avilés Short film festival 2018 (Spain)
Jury award / Avilés Short film festival 2018 (Spain)
Audience award / Avilés Short film festival 2018 (Spain)
Best script award / Festival du Film en Plein Air du Grenoble 2018 (France)
Audience award / Festival du Film en Plein Air du Grenoble 2018 (Francia)
Best actor in the international competition / Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018 (Japan)
Badajoz Audience award / Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz 2018 (Spain)
Fundación Caja Mediterráneo award / Elche Independent Cinema Festival (Spain)
Audience award / Corto e Fieno 2018 (Italy)
Audience award / Nice European Short Film Festival 2018 (France)
Audience award / Octubre en Corto 2018 (Spain)
Megacurt award / Bibliocurts Barcelona 2018 (Spain)
Unifrance award / Festival Tous Courts 2018 (France)
Audience award / Festival Tous Courts 2018 (France)
Audience award / CortoEspaña 2018 (Spain)

Festival screenings
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2018 (France)
ENCOUNTERS short film festival 2018, Bristol (UK)
Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo 2018 (Spain)
Mecal Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival 2018 (Spain)
Brussels Short Film Festival 2018 (Belgium)
SHORTS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2018 (Japan)
Sapporo Short Film Festival 2018 (Japan)
Festival de Medina Del Campo 2018 (Spain)
Semana del Cortometraje de la Comunidad de Madrid 2018 (Spain)
Cork International Film Festival 2018 (Irland)
Festival Tous Courts Aix en Provence 2018 (France)
Festival Fenetres sur Courts de Dijon 2018 (France)
Festival du Film en Plein Air du Grenoble 2018 (France)
Festival Tous Courts 2018 (France)
Nice European Short Film Festival 2018 (France)
Elche Independent Cinema Festival (Spain)
CinemaJove Festival de Cine de Valencia 2018 (Spain)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Zaragoza 2018 (Spain)
Festival de Cine y Comedia de Tarazona 2018 (Spain)
Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz 2018 (Spain)
los Premios Fugaz 2018 (Spain)
Concorto Film Festival 2018 (Italy)
Corto e Fieno 2018 (Italy)
Certamen Internacional de Cortos de Soria 2016 (Spain)
Avilés Short film festival 2018 (Spain)
Octubre en Corto 2018 (Spain)
Bibliocurts Barcelona 2018 (Spain)
Shorts from Spain 2018 (Spain)
Muestra de Cine de Palencia 2019 (Spain)