De sucre

Maria is 30 years old, intellectually disabled and has a desire in her heart: to become a mother. The incomprehension of her family and the Foundation where she lives will lead her to a fight for her rights, to an uncomfortable rebellion to regain the power to decide her own body.

SEMINCI Festival Internacional de Cine de Valladolid (SP) – Premiere

PÖFF Tallin Black Nights (EE) – International premiere

Awards

Youth Jury Award for Best Short Film – SEMINCI (ES)

Special Jury Mention for Spanish Short Films Competition – SEMINCI (ES)

Special Jury Mention – PÖFF (EST)

Best Short Film – CreatRivas (ES) 

Best Actress (Andrea Álvarez) – CreatRivas (ES)

Best Film – Regensburg Short Film Week (DE)

Best Social Film – Sant Joan d’Alacant Film Festival (ES)

Special Mention – Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS (LAT)

Special Jury Mention – Bref International Short Film Festival (IT) 

Best Short Film from Tarragona – Altafulla International Film Festival (ES) 

Youth Jury Award – Iberian Film Festival of Badajoz (ES) 

Best Actress (Andrea Álvarez) – Iberian Film Festival of Badajoz (ES)

Festivals

SEMINCI Valladolid International Film Festival (ES)

PÖFF SHORTS – Tallin Black Nights (EST) 

Clermont-Ferrand – International Short Film Festival (FR)

CreatRivas National Short Film Competition (ES) 

Málaga Film Festival (ES)

Regensburg Short Film Week (DE)

Sant Joan d’Alacant Film Festival – National Short Film Competition (ES)  

SKYLINE – Benidorm Film Festival (ES)

Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS (LVA)

Bref International Short Film Festival (IT)

La Almunia Film Festival – Fescila (ES)

Altafulla International Film Festival (ES)

FIC-Cat – International Catalan-Language Film Festival (ES)

Milan Film Festival (IT)

Guadalajara International Film Festival (MX)

Santiago del Estero Film Festival (ARG)

Contis Film Festival (FR)

MECAL – Barcelona International Short Film Festival (ES)

Cortesina Short Film Festival (ES)

Iberian Film Festival of Badajoz (ES)

Cerdanya Film Festival (ES)

Concorto Film Festival (IT)

Curta Kinoforum – São Paulo International Short Film Festival (BRA)

Directed by Women (ES)

Kyiv International Short Film Festival (UKR)

Kyiv International Short Film Festival – Wiz Art (UKR)

Chicago International Film Festival (US)

CLAM – International Social Film Festival of Catalonia (ES)

Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women’s Cinema(PRT)

The Extraordinary Film Festival (BEL)

Leeds International Film Festival (UK)

Fenêtres sur courts (FR)

EQUIS – Ecuador Feminist Film Festival (ECU)

Almería International Film Festival (ES)

Séquence Short Film Festival (FR)