BAFTA Shorts 2019 Screening

• Day: November 21, 2019
• Schedule: 7:00 pm.
• Space: Aljub
• Free entry activity

Es Baluard presents a new edition of the BAFTA Shorts within its programming to support the audiovisual sector. The British Council, as a cultural partner of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), once again collaborates with the BAFTA short film 2019, a program dedicated to the promotion of the best British short films. The United Kingdom has a long tradition in the production of short films and both the British Council and BAFTA are aware of the importance of seeking new audiences to support the diversity and talent of British filmmakers.

The 2019 BAFTA Shorts Program includes eight short films, three of them from
animation with a total duration of approximately 110 minutes.
The shorts are not suitable for children under 16 years.

Program

73 Cows
A farmer fights his regrets every time he takes his cows to the slaughterhouse. He knows that something must change (15 minutes).
Nominees: Alex Lockwood – Director

Bachelor, 38 
A love story that has made a dent and that has marked the life of a man in London (16 minutes). Nominees:
Angela Clarke – Producer and director

The Blue Door
Clare, a kind and caring nurse, is opening the door to her new job, but there may be doors that are better left closed … (9 minutes).
Nominations:
Ben Clark – Screenwriter and executive producer
Megan Pugh – Screenwriter and executive producer
Paul Taylor – Director

The Field
Among the corn stalks of Shahzadpur, in the realm of the senses (19 minutes).
Nominations:
Sandhya Suri – Screenwriter and director
Thomas Bidegain – Producer
Balthazar de Ganay – Producer

Wale
Can you start over in such a rotten world? (20 minutes).
Nominations:
Barnaby Blackburn – Screenwriter and director
Sophie Alexander – Producer
Catherine Slater – Producer
Edward Speleers – Producer

I’m OK
Inspired by the life and art of artist Oskar Kokoschka, “I’m OK” shows
the wounds and traumas of a broken heart (6 minutes).
Nominations:
Elizabeth Hobbs – Producer Directoray
Abigail Addison – Producer
JelenaPopović – Producer

Marfa
An existential trip to the city of West Texan (8 minutes).
Nominations:
Greg McLeod – Directory animator
Myles McLeod – Director and screenwriter

Roughhouse 
When three teenagers meet a charismatic stranger, their loyalty is shattered with terrible consequences (16 minutes).
Nominations:
Jonathan Hodgson – Screenwriter, director and producer
Richard VanDenBoom – Producer