Summer 1993
Fiction 2017
Carla Simón
Gambit is a chess opening movent in which you sacrifice a pawn to get an advantage. Saravuth, like Ulises, does a daily sacrifice, hoping to get an advantage at the game of life.
Direction: Alex Lora
Script: Alex Lora
Direction of photography: Alex Lora
Original music: Saravuth Inn
Location: Nueva York, USA
Edition: Alex Lora
Production management: Carlota Royuela
Direct sound: Carlota Royuela
Production companies: Inicia Films, with the support of ICAA, Fulbright and CUNY
Executive production: Valérie Delpierre
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Sundance Film Festival (UNITED STATES)
Best Documentary
Metropolitan Film Festival of New York (UNITED STATES)
Best Documentary Short Film
VAD Girona (SPAIN)
RTVE Award
Intermon-Oxfam Actua
Festival (SPAIN – LATIN AMERICA)
Jury’s Special Mention
Tacoma Film Festival (UNITED STATES)
Best Documentary
Signes de Nuit Film Festival (FRANCE)
Best Documentary
Madrid-PNR Film Festival (SPAIN)
Best Documentary
FIBABC Film Festival (SPAIN)
Best Documentary
Sardinia Film Festival (ITALY)
Best Documentary
SediciCorto International Film Festival of Forli (ITALY)
Best Documentary
Dieciminuti International Film Festival (ITALY)
Best Documentary
U.frame International Film Festival de Porto (PORTUGAL)
Best Documentary
Visual Sound Barcelona Film Festival (SPAIN)
Best Documentary
52º Film Festival of Cracovia (POLAND)
Golden Dragon for Best Short Film
IV Gaudí Awards (SPAIN)
Nomination for Best Documentary Short Film
Vimeo Awards (UNITED STATES)
Nomination for Best Documentary Short Film
L’Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival (SPAIN)
Big Apple Film Festival in New York (UNITED STATES)
Flyway Film Festival (UNITED STATES)
Harlem International Film Festival (UNITED STATES)
Cabbagetown Short Fim & Video Festival in Toronto (CANADA)
Shnit International Film Festival (SWITZERLAND)
Festival Baumann Terrassa (SPAIN)
Milano Film Festival (ITALY)
35th Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt (GERMANY)
Readymade Film Festival (UNITED STATES)
Metropolitan Film Festival of New York (UNTED STATES)
Bronx International Film Festival (UNITED STATES)
Wallabout Film Festival BAM (UNITED STATES)
Gimli International Film Festival (CANADA)
Collecchio Film Festival (ITALY)
At Inicia Films we understand that production is a way to influence society and connect emotionally with the audience. Since 2006 we have been working to promote new generations of filmmakers and thus give them a voice in today’s audiovisual world.
Through the eyes of our creators, the sensitivity of our authors, we accompany the development of international projects and multicultural talent, building bridges between their experiences abroad and their roots. We deal with topics that respond to current concerns and we believe that by connecting people and emotions we can help draw new narrative and visual horizons.
The films produced by Inicia Films have been selected and awarded at numerous festivals, including “Schoolgirls” by Pilar Palomero with four 2021 Goya Awards, including Best Film; “Summer 1993” by Carla Simón, Best First Film at the Berlinale 2017; “La Maternal” also by Pilar Palomero, winner of the Silver Shell for Best Performance, “20,000 species of bees” by Estibaliz Urresola, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, two Forque Awards including Best Film, two Feroz Awards including Best dramatic film and 3 Goya Awards 2024; “Foremost by night” by Víctor Iriarte, premiered at Giornate degli autori in Venice and winner of the Feroz Arrebato de Ficcion Prize; “Unicorns” by Àlex Lora, with Premiere in the Official Section of the Malaga Festival and “Teresa” by Paula Ortiz, premiered in this edition of the Seminci in Valladolid. For documentaries such as “Singing on the Rooftops” by Enric Ribes, with Premiere at Sheffield DocFest. Also for shorts such as “Los desheredados” by Laura Ferrés, Best Short Film at the Semaine de la Critique de Cannes, “El bus” by Sandra Reina, premiered at SXSW, Nominated for the Goya Awards and winner of the Gaudí Prize.
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