“Velvet”

Director: Paula Hopf
Screenplay: Paula Hopf
Cast: Antonia Sánchez, Sebastián Aguirre, Tania Olhovich
Producers: Karla Bukantz, Henner Hofmann, Hari Sama, Verónica Valadez Pérez, Charlotte Lerchner
Production companies: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, Catatonia Cine (as associate producer)
Cinematography: Bruno Santamaría
Music: Alonso J. Burgos
Editing: Sandra Reynoso
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 15 min.
Year: 2018
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish

Synopsis:
During that brief period between puberty and adolescence, Ale witnesses, along with her best friend Rubén, an equally brief phenomenon: the comet Velvet traversing Mexico City´s imposing skyline. Filming the celestial body shows us a glimpse of the fragility of Ale and Rubén’s friendship, their encounters growing increasingly sporadic and their meetings stranger, forcing our protagonist to face her own reality, be it through a screen or directly

Festivals:
•Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico 2018
•International Film Festival Hidalgo, Mexico 2018
•International Film Festival Monterrey, Mexico 2018
•BlackCanvas. Contemporary Film Festival, Mexico City 2018
•Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brasil 2018
•Sydney Latin American Film Festival, Australia 2018
•Shorts México, Mexico City 2018
•International Film Festival - CURTOCIRCUÍTO, Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2018
•Timi Short Film Festival, Timisoara, Romania 2018
•International Film Festival Morelia, Mexico 2018
•Izmir International Short Film Festival, Turkey 2018
•Mexican Film Festival Durango, Mexico 2018
•Irapuato Film Festival, Mexico 2018
•Festival Sayulita, Mexico 2019


Awards:
•Guanajuato International Film Festival: Best Mexican Short Film Award
•Sayulita Fest: Best Short Film
•Nominated for Best Short Film at Mexican Academy Award 2019