El microondas

A man posts an ad online to sell a microwave. Shortly afterwards, someone shows up at his home, apparently intending to buy it. (7 min.)

Directed by: Juan Cavestany
Screenplay: Juan Cavestany
Cinematography: Javier Bermejo AEC
Steadicam: Andrés López
Production: Hecho a mano, The Other Side Films
Editing: Raúl de Torres
Art Direction: Ricardo Sánchez
Costume: María Fernández
Music: Aaron Rux
Boom Operator: Julián Génisson, Lorena Iglesias
Sound Design: Rodrigo Moreda
Graphic Design: Manuel Eslava
Poster Design: Javier Botet
Cast: Rulo Pardo, Gabriel Salas

The biggest challenge on this short film was understanding how the natural light worked in the location and transforming it until we found the atmosphere we needed.
El mayor desafío de este cortometraje fue entender cómo funcionaba la luz natural en la localización y transformarla hasta conseguir el ambiente que necesitábamos.

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AWARDS

XVIII Festival de Cine Fantástico de la Costa del Sol (Spain)
Best Short Film
VII FIBABC (Spain)
Best Spanish Fiction Short Film
Weekend Horror Party 14 (Spain)
Best Screenplay
V Festival de Cortometrajes de Paracuellos de Jarama (Spain)
First Prize
XV Festival Avilés Acción (Spain)
Jury Award for Best Asturian Short Film
III Festival de Cortometrajes Requena y… Acción!! (Spain)
Best Screenplay
19º Festival de Cine Español de Málaga (Spain)
Silver Biznaga, Special Jury Prize

50+ FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

19º Festival de Cine Español de Málaga (Spain)
22º Fant Bilbao (Spain)
46º Festival de Cortometrajes ALCINE (Spain)
13 Festival de Cine de Alicante (Spain)
22º Festival de Cine Ibérico de Badajoz (Spain)
XVIII Festival de Cine Fantástico de la Costa del Sol (Spain)
Cortogenia 2016 (Spain)
13 Festival de Comedia de Tarazona y el Moncayo (Spain)
Grand OFF World Independent Short Film Awards (Poland)
9th Festival de Cine de Terror y Bizarro Postmorten (Mexico)
Corti in Cortile, 8º Edizione (Italy)
Festival Fascurt 2016 (Spain)