
2015 Un encuentro (An Encounter)
Un encuentro (An Encounter) by Miguel Berzal de Miguel is a short film awarded, nominated or part of International Film Festivals like Cleveland International Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival or Premios Forqué.
Synopsis
Susana (Alejandra Lorente) moved from León to Madrid and now she works in a consultancy. During her journeys to work by Metro, she gets to know a stranger.
Gender: Fiction. Drama. Social. Psychological. Suspense.
Country of Production: Spain.
Filming Locations: Madrid, Spain.
Year of Production: 2015.
Running Time: 0:23:22.
Main Dialogue Language: Spanish.
Subtitle: English.
Screen Ratio: 1:1’85.
Color: Color.
Sound Format: Stereo and 5.1. Surround Sound.
Cast
- Alejandra Lorente: Susana.
- Fernando Guillén Cuervo: Roberto.
- Rosario Pardo: Susana’s mother.
- Silvia Espigado: Isabel.
- Lola Casamayor: Mrs. Lucía.
- Fernando Andina: Pedro.
- Ángel Velasco: Luis.
Crew
- Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel.
- Scriptwriter/Technical script: Miguel Berzal de Miguel.
- Production (Line Producer) and Distribution Company: Miguel Berzal de Miguel.
- Cinematographer: Jacobo Herrero.
- Art Director, Costume, Make-Up and Hairstyle Designer: María Jesús de Miguel de Miguel.
- Editor: Borja Garrido de la Cal.
- Composer: Javier Berzal de Miguel.

Premiere:
National Premiere: Festival Internacional de Cine de Astorga 2015, Spain.
International Premiere: EyeCatcher International Film Festival 2015, USA.
TV Premiere: New York TV (February 2019), USA.

Awards (22):
- Winner of “Film Slam Audience Choice Short Award” at Cleveland International Film Festival 2016, USA.
- Winner of “Award of Merit: Film Short” at Best Shorts Competition 2016, USA.
- Winner of “Best Lead Actress: Alejandra Lorente” and “Best Supporting Actor: Fernando Andina” at Madrid International Film Festival 2016, Spain.
- Winner of “Honorable Mention Award” at United Latino Film Festival 2016, USA.
- Winner of “Award of Merit Special Mention: Film Short” at The Accolade Global Film Competition 2016, USA.
- Winner of “Award of Merit: Film Short” at The IndieFEST Film Awards 2016, USA.
- Winner of “Honorable Mention for Best Actor: Fernando Guillén Cuervo” at Daroca & Prisión Film Festival 2017, Spain.
- Monthly winner of “Best Thriller”, “Best First Time Producer: Miguel Berzal de Miguel”, “Best Supporting Actor: Fernando Guillén Cuervo”, “Honorable Mention for Best Make-Up: María Jesús de Miguel”, “Honorable Mention for Best Scenography: María Jesús de Miguel” and “Honorable Mention for Best Costumes: María Jesús de Miguel”, Oniros Film Awards 2019, Italy.
- Monthly winner of “Best Actress: Alejandra Lorente”, Gold Movie Awards 2019, United Kingdom.
- Monthly winner of “Best Extra Long Short” at Berlin Flash Film Festival 2019, Germany.
- Monthly winner of “Best Costumes: María Jesús de Miguel”, “Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay: Miguel Berzal de Miguel” and “Honorable Mention for Best Supporting Actress: Silvia Espigado”, New York International Film Awards 2020, USA.
- Winner of “Silver Remi Award” at WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival 2020, USA.
- Monthly winner of “Best Drama Short Film” and “Honorable Mention for Best Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel”, Košice International Film Festival 2020, Slovaquia.

Nominations (28):
- Nominated at Festival Internacional de Cine de Astorga 2015, Spain.
- Nominated for “Best Short Film” at Madrid International Film Festival 2016, Spain.
- Nominated at European Short Film Festival 2016, Germany.
- Nominated for “Best Short Film”, “Best Lead Actress: Alejandra Lorente” and “Best Lead Actor: Fernando Guillén Cuervo” at Tenerife International Film Festival 2016, Germany.
- Nominated for “Best Film not in the English Language” and “Best Leading Actress: Alejandra Lorente” at Southampton International Film Festival 2016, United Kingdom.
- Nominated for “Best Hair, Make-Up & Body Design: María Jesús de Miguel” and “Best Editing: Borja Garrido de la Cal” at Italy International Film Festival Milan 2016, Italy.
- Nominated for “Best Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel”, “Best Actress: Alejandra Lorente” and “Best Actor: Fernando Guillén Cuervo” at World Music and Independent Film Festival 2017, USA.
- Finalist for “Audience Award” at Daroca & Prisión Film Festival 2017, Spain.
- Finalist at Cinema London Film Festival 2017, United Kingdom.
- Nominated for “Best Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel”, “Best Lead Actress: Alejandra Lorente”, “Best Supporting Actress: Rosario Pardo”, “Best Cinematography: Jacobo Herrero” and “Best Original Score: Javier Berzal de Miguel” at East Europe International Film Festival 2019, Poland.
- Monthly finalist for “Best Short Film”, “Best Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel”, “Best Scenography: María Jesús de Miguel” and “Best Soundtrack: Javier Berzal de Miguel”, New York International Film Awards 2020, USA.
- Nominated for “Best Director: Miguel Berzal de Miguel”, “Best Lead Actress: Alejandra Lorente”, “Best Supporting Actress: Silvia Espigado” and “Best Costume: María Jesús de Miguel” at South Europe International Film Festival 2020, Spain.

Selections (27):
- Selected at “Nuevas olas: Festival de Cine de Santander 2015”, Spain.
- Selected at EyeCatcher International Film Festival 2015, USA.
- Selected at Festival Internacional de Cortometraje Amateur “Enkarzíne” 2015, Spain.
- Selected at Festival Internacional de Cine Digital Experimental de Espacio Enter 2015, Spain.
- Selected at Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC 2016, Spain.
- Selected at Radical Frame Film Festival 2016, Germany.
- Selected at Festival Cinescultura, Das Spanische Film-Und Kulturfestival 2016, Germany.
- Selected at Certamen Estatal de Vídeo No Profesional Selectivo Única 2016, Spain.
- Selected at Canadian Diversity Film Festival 2016, Canada.
- Selected at Festival de Cortometrajes K-lidoscopi 2016, Spain.
- Selected at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2016, USA.
- Selected at Avvantura Film Festival Zadar 2016, Croatia.
- Selected at Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival Online 2016, Australia.
- “Best Short” at Premios Forqué 2017, Spain.
- Selected at Baldwin Wallace University International Film Series 2017, USA.
- Selected at Falcon International Film Festival 2017, United Kingdom.
- Selected at Faten Hamama Film Festival 2017, Egypt.
- Selected at Festival de Cine: Infancia y Adolescencia “Ciudad de Bogotá” 2017, Colombia.
- Semifinalist at Madrid Art Film Festival 2017, Spain.
- Selected at Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil y Juvenil 2017 Calibélula, Colombia.
- Selected at Golden Orchid International Animation and Film Festival 2017, USA.
- Preselected at Toronto International Independent Film Festival 2017, Canada.
- Selected at Paris Lift-Off Film Festival Online 2017, France.
- Preselected at Eurovision Palermo Film Festival 2017, Italy.
- Semifinalist at Russian Film Festival (Moscow Film Festival) 2018, Russia.
- Selected at Visionary Film Festival 2018, Singapore.
- Selected at Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2020, United Kingdom.
