An explosively gorgeous and humorous short film with a flawless third act involving some incredible but atypical dancing, almost transforming this into some sort of performance art statement against the mundanities of temporally demanding jobs. Luna day shift and diego night shift are parking lot security guards whose isolated lives cross only during their shift change, leading to a unique method of connection. Interview with juanjo gimenez, director of timecode oscar. The red carpet has been rolled out on repeated occasions over the years to honour the work of spanish film professionals. The full list of nominations for the upcoming oscars, which will be held on february 26, were announced on tuesday. Juanjo told candid about real life secret passions, being an atypical short film director and his love of 1950s spanish film director luis berlanga. Timecodea film shortlisted for the 2017 academy awards short film nominationsshares a generic take with last years oscar winner in the short film category, stutterer.
Spanish short film timecode among academy award nominees. The spanish film timecode directed by juanjo gimenez and edited on fcpx by. The main idea was that everyone can organize a film festival for friends and neighbors in order to celebrate short films everywhere. Post producing the oscar nominated live action short film. Jan 24, 2017 you may be wondering how to watch timecode, because it might just be the short film that wins. The loneliness of monitoring screens on 12 hours shifts is a job i know only too well from my past lives in it departments. Starring sonia lazaro, ivan martin, fernando ustarroz and oscar villalobos. Feb 10, 2017 luna and diego are the parking lot security guards. The fifteen minute spanish film was directed by juanjo gimenez and stars lali ayguade and nicolas. Feb 12, 2016 enjoyable spanish language short films with english subtitles. Jan 27, 2017 the spanish short film timecode reaches the oscars. He is relatively established already in filmmaking in his country, aged in his 50s, but it is still his biggest success of course. Fearful john is a horror short film directed by daniel romero and produced by yacare films.
Tomorrow we will be at the spanish film academy in madrid. It won the short film palme dor award at 69th annual cannes film festival in 2016. In recent years there have been 6 spaniards nominated for the best short in different categories. Need a reason to watch the oscars on february 26th 2017. How to watch timecode, because the oscar nominee is hard. Timecode, a short film directed by juanjo gimenez pena produced by nadir films sl in collaboration with ecir. One day luna checks the monitors from the night before and notices diego doing some sort of strange dance, which leads to the two of them having some fun with one another. Who do you want to watch the film is constructed from four continuous 90minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen.
Director juanjo gimenezs film focuses on secrets and discoveries between. Esposados, short film by juan carlos fresnadillo 1996. On 22 may timecode, a short film he coproduced was also awarded a palme dor award at the cannes film festival. Timecode nominated for 2017 academy award for best live. You may be wondering how to watch timecode, because it might just be the short film that wins.
In 2017, the film was nominated for a short film oscar and also the european film award. Screening as part of the hump night shorts package. Timecode is a small narrative jewel about two parking lot security guards who only see each other a few minutes every day, just long enough to exchange. Timecode by juanjo gimenez palme dor winning short film. See more ideas about short film, subtitled, spanish language. This fifteenminute gem of a short follows two parking lot security guards, luna and diego, who work backtoback shifts by day and night, respectively, and who carry on a secret dance love affair over the screen of the lots surveillance camera.
Luna and diego are the parking lot security guards. This is because the cortometraje short film genre tends to be quite popular in spanishspeaking countries. The legend of the scarecrow by marco besas 2005 spain 10m why are crows black. Shortest day film festival lands in manila the manila. The spanish short film timecode has achieved to get to the final of this edition of the most famous film festival worldwide. It is less than a month left until the name of the audiovisual projects that will succeed in the 89th edition of the hollywood oscars is revealed.
Hogan, university of maryland baltimore county umbc 6. Timecode at the 2019 eu short film festival in ottawa a. If you didnt attend the 2016 sundance film festival and you feel like you missed out, dont worry. Timecode 2016 12 out of 4 this spanish short has luna lali ayguade working the day shift at a parking garage. The museum of fine arts, houston, will showcase oscarnominated short films, including timecode by spanish director juanjo gimenez pena. For the 2017 oscar season, the museum presents oscarnominated short films for all three shortsubject categories. Luna lali ayguade and diego nicolas ricchini are the parking lot security guards. Timecode was also nominated to academy awards, it won the goya and gaudi awards to best shortfilm and yet it is strikingly surprising how this small bold story of love could achieve almost all the highest awards worldwide in the category of short film. If it were to win, it would be the first to take home the statuette. In second place in the ranking for 2016 is the british animated film edmond by nina. And tonight in berlin, the award for european short film 2017 goes to timecode.
In the busy week in the run up to the awards, the director of timecode, juanjo gimenez, very kindly answered our questions about the post production process. There are a bunch of short films available to watch online that were selected for the festival shorts winners were announced a few days ago. At night its diego nicholas ricchini doing the same job. For some time, the short film festival circuit in spain grew dramatically. Year 2016 runtime 15 mins language spanish subtitles english this short film precedes the following films. Timecode divides the screen into four parts and follows, in four uninterrupted shots, a series of overlapping stories. Yet the cctv cameras in the lot, when set to secret timecodes, tell. One of 10 films out of 7 initial qualifiers currently being considered for the final 89th academy awards short film selection, dn caught up.
The spanish shortfilm timecode has achieved to get to the final of this edition of the most famous film festival worldwide. Timecode is a spanish liveaction short film directed by juanjo gimenez. If you do speak spanish, youre probably still watching the wrong video. A nadir films sl production in collaboration with ecir. If you dont speak spanish, youre watching the wrong video. It is also nominated for an academy award for best live action short film at the 89th academy awards in 2017. During the holidays at his grandparents village, john meets mary, a mysterious girl who tells the terrifying legend surrounding the peasants old house. Timecode a spanish cultural event in houston from 0210. With lali ayguade, nicolas ricchini, vicente gil, pep domenech.
Lali ayguade and nicolas ricchini in timecode 2016 add image. Academy award nominee for best live action short film 2017. The films awards include a golden palm in cannes as best short film. Susan omand stares intently at a monitor and watches the short film timecode slight spoilers. Feb 12, 2016 enjoyable spanishlanguage short films with english subtitles. How to watch timecode, because the oscar nominee is hard to. Dec 31, 2016 the film moves quickly to its intended conclusion, a whimsical montage of overlapping cctv footage and a wonderful final punchline. Luna day shift and diego night shift are parking lot security guards whose isolated lives cross only during their shift change, leading to.
On dec 21, the winter solstice and shortest day of the year, instituto cervantes and ayala museum will offer at 5 p. Besas went on to make a feature film in 2008 but that fared less well. Shortest day film festival lands in manila the manila times. Nominated for best live action short at the 89th academy awards and winner of spains 2017 goya awards for best fiction short, the spanish short film is featured at 6th edition of the eu short film festival in ottawa.
Directed by juanjo gimenez and edited by silvia cervantes, the 15 minute film shot on red is a story of two parking lot security guards. Spanish short film timecode, directed by juanjo gimenez, is one of the five nominees for the best live action short category at the 89th edition of the academy awards. It was released last year 2016 and scored an oscar nomination for writer and director juanjo gimenez pena. Timecode 2016 film timecode is a spanish liveaction short film directed by juanjo gimenez. Released 2016, timecode stars lali ayguade, nicolas ricchini, vicente gil, pep domenech the movie has a runtime of about 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Jg its been a while since i made short films, but there has always been talented and original creators amongst the catalan and spanish short filmmakers. Timecode is a 2000 american experimental film written and directed by mike figgis and featuring a large ensemble cast, including salma hayek, stellan skarsgard, jeanne tripplehorn, suzy nakamura, kyle maclachlan, saffron burrows, holly hunter, julian sands, xander berkeley, leslie mann and mia maestro. Plus, with the video recording capability of iphones and the profusion of downloadable video editing tools these days, its easy for anyone to make short films and upload them to youtube. Mar 17, 2017 the films awards include a golden palm in cannes as best short film.
See more ideas about spanish class, movie talk and spanish. Timecode is a 2000 american experimental film written and directed by mike figgis and featuring a large ensemble cast, including salma hayek, stellan skarsgard, jeanne tripplehorn, suzy nakamura, kyle maclachlan, saffron burrows, holly hunter, julian sands. Weve compiled a few of them here, and will add more as we find them and as they become available. A work that will have viewers moving from mild curiosity, to amusement, to even the briefest heartbreak, the fact that it clocks in at under 15 minutes not including credits means theres no good reason not. Directed by juanjo gimenez pena, spain, 2016, 15 minutes. His is the first catalan short film to be nominated for the academy awards in hollywood, and the seventh for spanish cinema. Winner of the palme dor best short film at cannes 2016. Another striking evolution for screen dance is the oscar nominated spanish short film timecode, directed by juanjo gimenez pena. The art of crying short film by james lee duration.
Timecode s is a film directed by juanjo gimenez pena with lali ayguade, nicolas ricchini, vicente gil. For the spanish short film, see timecode 2016 film. Theres the wife saffron burrows of a movie producer stellan skarskard whos considering leaving him. Jan 31, 2016 if you didnt attend the 2016 sundance film festival and you feel like you missed out, dont worry. Spanish short films with english subtitles on vimeo. This is the imdb description for juanjo gimenez penas short film timecode. Not only has this award winning film been nominated for best short film at the goya awards the spanish academy awards, but it has now been nominated for a 2017 oscar. The spanish short film timecode reaches the oscars. Secrets of the heart, feature film by montxo armendariz 1997. Spanish short film timecode goes for 2017 oscar glory. Timecode is a short film that is content to let its action speak for itself, and when it does that action is measured and deliberate. Timecode, a short film directed by juanjo gimenez pena produced by nadir films sl in. Spanish short film timecode goes for 2017 oscar glory we were also very curious to know more. The film is constructed from four continuous 93minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen.
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