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.

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)