JURY
ALCINE 53 JURY
Meet the professionals who will decide on the best short films of the year, distribute awards, mentions and trophies and pave their international path.
National Short Film Contest
Leonor Díaz
Born in Elche, she is an art director and costume designer. He has worked in the artistic direction of all of Chema García Ibarra's films, covering costumes, casting, locations and artistic concept. He has also collaborated with directors such as David Pntaleón in Rendir los machos (2021) and Marc Sempere/Leire Apellániz in Canto cósmico (2021). His work has been recognized at ALCINE, the Medina del Campo Film Week and in Mar del Plata by Espíritu Sacred (2021).
Lola García
Graduated in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, she worked in production until joining El Deseo in 1989. There, she first worked in production and, since 1990, as Pedro Almodóvar's personal assistant. He has been a jury at the Puerto Rico Festival, at Seminci and, since 2019, at the Cáceres Spanish film festival. In 2023, he was part of the Fiction Feature Film Production Evaluation Committee in Colombia.
João Gonzalez
Portuguese director, animator and musician. His short film Ice Merchants (2022) won the Critics' Week Jury Prize in Cannes and was the first Portuguese film nominated for an Oscar. With more than 140 international awards, it is the most awarded Portuguese film in history, including 1st Prize in the European Competition at ALCINE 51. González combines his classical piano training with his art, acting as a composer and instrumentalist in his own projects.
European Short Film Contest
Léna Bapt
After studying Chinese and international relations, she graduated from La Fémis in 2023. Producer of 9 short films, two of which were bought by Canal+ and one by Arte, with selection at La Cinef (2023). Among her recent works, The Voice of Others by Fatima Kaci (1st Diamond in the European Competition at ALCINE 52) stands out. He currently works at Nord-Ouest Films, responsible for titles such as The Animal Kingdom (Thomas Cailley, 2023). Its objective is to maintain its link with China and produce films and series by filmmakers who know how to shift the gaze, highlighting the margins and diversity of our society.
Chema García Ibarra
Filmmaker recognized for his domestic science fiction films made without professional actors. His works, such as El ataque de los robots de Nebulosa-5 (2009), La disco resplandece (2016. 1st Prize Ciudad de Alcalá at ALCINE 46) or Espíritu Sagrado (2021), have been selected at festivals such as Cannes and Berlinale and more of 200 awards, including recognitions at Sundance and San Sebastián. Since 2015 he has taught the subject “Anti-filmmaking” in the ECAM documentary film diploma.
Elodie Mellado
Formed in Audiovisual Communication at the Rovira i Virgili University, she has worked since 2012 on the Catalan VOD platform, Filmin, where she is editorial coordinator and programmer, both of the platform and of the festival organized by Filmin, Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest. Since 2020, he has also been programming at the REC, Tarragona International Film Festival and in 2022 he joins the team at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival in the Panorama Spain section.
Alcalá Film Jam
Ely G. Calabria
Higher Technician in Audiovisual and Show Production with honorable mention in Project Management. He has been head of production for the feature film Tu Sangre by Guillermo Barreira and has worked on almost 30 short films, highlighting El semblante (Sitges 2022), La departure infinite, Caraoscura and La Nueva.
Maria José Fernández Bozo
Producer and casting director, trained in Journalism (University of Zulia) and Production (ECAM). He has worked in markets such as ECAM Forum and Abycine Lanza. Producer of the short film SOFOREM, shot in Alcalá de Henares and casting director of El mártir, awarded at the La Palma Festival. He is currently producing advertising and video clips while developing his first fiction feature film.
Kreatanautas (Javier Massó y Sara Bueno)
Sara Bueno y Javier Massó dirigen este videopodcast creado por y para “kreativos” donde, desde el año 2021, decidieron crear un espacio familiar y cercano dedicado a dar visibilidad al espíritu emprendedor, al arte y la cultura, donde mantener charlas distendidas con grandes mentes, compartir conocimiento, y servir de canal de divulgación en pro del aprendizaje del modo más natural posible.
ALCINE Kids
- Colectivo CAJE
(Action Collective for Play and Education) is a non-profit association that has been working since 1984 on behalf of people at risk of social exclusion, especially young people and their families. In 2023 he was recognized with the City of Alcalá award for civic values Arsenio Lope Huerta.
For years, it has formed a jury made up of girls and boys from District II of Alcalá de Henares, who are in charge of viewing and choosing the best short film in the ALCINE Kids section.
Selection and programming team:
With more than 1,200 films received each year, it takes a great team to watch them all and know how to sift through the possible diamonds in the rough. Subsequently, these precious pieces must be inserted into the 12 passes that make up the festival's competitive programs. Here you can learn a little more about them.
