Hijab

2005 / Spain  / 8 min / Short / Fiction / Drama / Color / 1: 1, 85 / Dolby SR / 35 mm

Synopsis:

Fatima confronts her teacher because she refuses to remove her Islamic veil.

Original title: Hiyab
English title: Hijab
Screenwriter, Director and Producer:  Xavi Sala
Language: Spanish
Cast: Ana Wagener, Lorena Rosado y José Luis Torrijo
Director of Photography: Ignacio Giménez-Rico
Art Director: Luis E. Parés
Makeup and Hair: África de la Llave
Costume Design: Soumia Dadi
Production Manager: Nagore Olkoz
Editor: Nino Martínez Sosa
Live Sound & Sound Editing: Álex F. Capilla
Music: Coke Riobóo

Produced by Xavi Sala p.c.

Hijab

AWARDS

 

  • Goya Awards 2006 – Nominated for Best Fiction Short Film (Spain)
  • Tampere International Film Festival (Finland) – Special Mention of the Jury
  • Arona Film Festival (Tenerife, Spain) – Special Jury Prize
  • Euromed Café (Naples, Italy) – Best Short Film
  • Estrenos Capitol–Greatways Competition (Madrid, Spain) – Finalist
  • Mieres Short Film Festival (Asturias, Spain) – Best Actress
  • Caja Madrid Short Film Festival 2006 (Spain) – Award for Human and Social Values
  • Medina del Campo Film Festival 2006 (Spain) – Best Director
  • Medina del Campo Film Festival 2006 (Spain) – Special Mention of the Jury for Actress Lorena Rosado
  • Macondo Film Festival – Universidad de Somosaguas 2006 (Spain) – Audience Award
  • Creatrivas 2006 (Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain) – Best Madrid Production
  • Pata Negra Short Film Festival, Guijuelo (Salamanca, Spain) – Best Actress
  • International Poor Cinema Festival of Gibara (Cuba) – Special Mention of the Jury
  • 39th WorldFest – Houston (USA) – Gold Remi Award
  • Trayecto Corto Film Festival, Velilla de San Antonio (Madrid, Spain) – Best Music
  • Arrivano i Corti, Montelanico (Rome, Italy) – Best Theme & Best Actress
  • The European Short Film Festival 2006, Karlsruhe (Germany) – First Prize
  • Dunas Film Festival, Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) – Award for Human Values
  • Madrid Short Film Festival – Plataforma Nuevos Realizadores (Spain) – First Prize
  • Precine Showcase, Marina d’Or, Oropesa del Mar (Spain) – Best Actress
  • Quart de Poblet Amateur Video Festival (València, Spain) – First Prize
  • Euro-Arab Amal International Film Festival, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) – First Prize
  • Viña del Mar International Film Festival (Chile) – First Prize
  • Migration Awards 2006 – Junta de Andalucía (Spain) – Special Mention
  • Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo Award 2007 (Spain)
  • Buenos Aires Human Rights Film Festival (Argentina) – Special Mention
  • Bossa Short Film Festival, Sardinia (Italy) – First Prize
  • Castellinaria International Film Festival (Switzerland) – Audience Award
  • Nomadic Film Festival for Youth, Andalusia (Spain) – Best Short Film
  • Fargo Film Festival (USA) – First Prize
  • Contraplano Film Festival, Segovia (Spain) – Best Music
  • Mijas Short Film Showcase (Málaga, Spain) – Audience Award

 

 

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

 

  • Maspalomas Film Festival (Canary Islands, Spain)
  • Alcalá de Henares Film Festival (Spain)
  • Huelva Film Festival (Spain)
  • Euromed Café Festival, Naples (Italy)
  • Cinemad Festival (Madrid, Spain)
  • Gijón Film Festival (Spain)
  • Arona Film Festival (Canary Islands, Spain)
  • Pescara Film Festival (Italy)
  • Tiburon Film Festival, Los Angeles (USA)
  • Gibara Film Festival (Cuba)
  • The 6th International Izmir Short Film Festival (Turkey)
  • Aguilar de Campoo Short Film Festival (Palencia, Spain)
  • Mieres Short Film Festival (Asturias, Spain)
  • Spanish Film Showcase in Manchester (UK)
  • Palencia Film Festival (Spain)
  • San Roque Short Film Festival (Cádiz, Spain)
  • Fotogramas Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Tampere International Short Film Festival (Finland)
  • Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (Germany)
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz International Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Sagunt Short Film Festival (Valencia, Spain)
  • CreatRivas Film Festival (Madrid, Spain)
  • Curt Ficcions Barcelona (Spain)
  • Islantilla Film Festival (Huelva, Spain)
  • Vitoria International Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Sagunt International Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Krakow International Short Film Festival (Poland)
  • Almería International Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Navarcles Solidarity International Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Pata Negra Short Film Competition, Guijuelo (Salamanca, Spain)
  • «Adolfo Aznar» Short Film Showcase, La Almunia (Spain)
  • Avilés Film Festival (Asturias, Spain)
  • Medina del Campo Film Festival (Valladolid, Spain)
  • Ibérico Film Festival of Badajoz (Spain)
  • African Film Showcase of Tarifa (Cádiz, Spain)
  • CreatRivas Film Festival (Madrid, Spain)
  • Spanish Film Showcase in Delft (Netherlands)
  • Houston Film Festival (USA)
  • Manlleu Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • «Macondo» University Film Festival, Somosaguas (Madrid, Spain)
  • Sydney International Film Festival (Australia)
  • Con-Can International Short Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Catalonia Environmental Film Festival (Spain)
  • Trayecto Corto Film Festival, Velilla de San Antonio (Madrid, Spain)
  • Festroia Film Festival (Portugal)
  • Hamburg International Short Film Festival (Germany)
  • Karlsruhe International Short Film Festival (Germany)
  • Kimera Cineclub International Short Film Festival (Italy)
  • ArtFilm Festival Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • Martil Film and Culture Club, Tetouan (Morocco)
  • Arrivano i Corti, Montelanico (Rome, Italy)
  • Benicàssim International Film Festival (Spain)
  • Guadalajara Film Festival (Spain)
  • New Filmmakers Platform Festival (Madrid, Spain)
  • Alicante Film Festival (Spain)
  • Rec Tarragona Film Festival (Spain)
  • L’Alfàs del Pi Film Festival (Alicante, Spain)
  • Dunas Film Festival, Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain)
  • Elx Independent Film Festival (Alicante, Spain)
  • Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani (Spain)
  • 2nd Goyang International Children Film Festival (South Korea)
  • Salvador de Bahia Film Festival (Brazil)
  • Open Air Weiterstadt International Festival (Germany)
  • Lincoln Center Showcase, New York (USA)
  • Cork International Film Festival (Ireland)
  • Flanders International Film Festival, Ghent (Belgium)
  • Boston Latino Film Festival (USA)
  • Albacete Film Festival (Spain)
  • Carabanchel Short Film Festival (Madrid, Spain)
  • Torrijos Film Festival (Extremadura, Spain)
  • Chemnitz Short Film Festival (Germany)
  • Viña del Mar Film Festival (Chile)
  • Bidasoa Region Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Venice Circuito Off Short Film Festival (Italy)
  • MedFilm Festival, Rome (Italy)
  • Ourense Film Festival (Spain)
  • El Escorial Short Film Festival (Spain)
  • Ponferrada Film Festival (Spain)
  • Rome Film Festival (Italy)
  • Audiovisual Creation Contest of Cabra (Córdoba, Spain)
  • Euro-Arab Amal International Film Festival 2006 (Spain)
  • Slamdance Film Festival (USA)
  • Flickerfest (Australia)
  • Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran (Iran)
  • New York International Children’s Film Festival (USA)
  • Oldenburg Short Film Festival (Germany)
  • Vilafranca Short Film Showcase (Spain)
  • Canary Islands African Film Festival (Canary Islands, Spain)
  • CINAIR Airports Short Film Festival (Spain)