The Parabolic Dish
2007 / Spain / 12 min / Short / Fiction / Drama / Color / 1: 1, 85 / Dolby SR / 35 mm
Synopsis:
During the broadcast of the Pope`s visit, Vicente’s television is broken. Desperate, he decides to make a homemade parabolic dish.
Original title: La Parabólica
English title: The Parabolic Dish
Screenwriter, Director and Producer: Xavi Sala
Language: Spanish
Cast: Martín Mujica
Art Director: Miguel Borrego
Live Sound: César Molina
Production Manager: Esther Yáñez
Editor: Jaime Sagi-Vela
Sound Editing: Álex F. Capilla
Produced by Xavi Sala p.c.

AWARDS
- Telemadrid-La Otra Award, 2007 (Spain)
- Special Mention, Festivalito de La Palma (Canary Islands)
- 2nd Prize, OpenEyes Shortfilmfestival, Marburg (Germany)
- Best Actor Award, Astorga Film Festival (Spain)
- Best Short Film Award, Escorto Film Festival, El Escorial (Spain)
- Best Sound Award, Escorto Film Festival, El Escorial (Spain)
- Best Actor Award, Escorto Film Festival, El Escorial (Spain)
- Best Short Film Award, Quart de Poblet Video Festival (Valencia, Spain)
- 3rd Prize, Pentedattilo Film Festival (Italy)
- 1st Prize, Giovinazzo a corto di cinema (Italy)
- Special Mention, Fatfilmfest, Fattizze (Italy)
- Special Mention for Editing, Cortocomenius Short Film Festival (Valencia, Spain)
- Special Jury Mention, Festi’Val d’Oise du Court 2007 (France)
- Special Mention for Best Screenplay, “Relatos Cortos” Festival, Merlo (Argentina)
- 3rd Prize, Formula Mundi Fest, Schwäbisch Hall (Germany)
- 1st Prize, Ícaro Film Festival (Guatemala)
- Flabby Face Award, Cortocittà 2007 (Italy)
- Special Jury Prize, International Film Festival of Punta del Este (Uruguay)
- SIGNIS Youth Award, International Film Festival of Punta del Este (Uruguay)
- Special Jury Mention, Creatrivas Festival, Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain)
- Gold Remi, 39th WorldFest-Houston (USA)
- “Arte” Award, Dresden Short Film Festival (Germany)
- Best Actor Award, OrvietoCortoFest 2008 (Italy)
- 3rd Prize, Athens International Film and Video Festival (USA)
- Best Short Film, The Indie Gathering Festival (USA)
- Best Short Film, Imperial Beach International Film Festival (USA)
- Bronze Medal, Festival of Nations (Austria)
- Audience Award, Film Front (Serbia)
- Special Jury Prize and SIGNIS Youth Award, World Off Film Awards (Poland)
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
- Contraplano Short Film Festival, Segovia (Spain)
- Abuja International Film Festival (Nigeria)
- UNICIPAR – Argentine Conference on Independent Film and Video (Argentina)
- CON-CAN Movie Festival (Japan)
- Fulmarxx Shorts Fest (India)
- Mid-Ulster Film Festival (Ireland)
- Ambulart Visual Arts Festival (Germany)
- International Latino Film Festival San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
- Vente a Salamanca – La Audiencia Short Film Showcase (Spain)
- International Film Festival of Kerala (India)
- Festival International du Film d’Amiens (France)
- Mostra de Cinema de Palafrugell (Spain)
- Asiana International Short Film Festival (South Korea)
- Black Bear Film Festival (USA)
- Chicali Film Fest (Mexico)
- Latin American Film and Video Festival of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- International Film Festival Eberswalde (Germany)
- Festivalissimo – Ibero-Latin American Cultural Festival of Montreal (Canada)
- Festroia – International Film Festival (Portugal)
- Lato Filmów Film Summer (Poland)
- Wisconsin Film Festival (USA)
- Colectivo Penca Short Film Festival (Argentina)
- End of the Pier International Film Festival (UK)
- City of Imperia Video Festival (Italy)
- Villa de Leyva Film Festival (Colombia)
- I’ve Seen Films International Short Film Festival (Italy)
- Sainte Livrade Film Festival – Cinema From Here and Beyond (France)
- Maremetraggio – International Short and Debut Film Festival (Italy)
- International Kansk Video Festival (Russia)
- Lenola “Inventa un Film” Award (Italy)
- Kolkata Film Festival (India)
- Imaginaria Film Festival (Italy)
- Latin American Film Festival of Trieste (Italy)
- Hors-Ecran – Lyon International Film Festival (France)
- Abycine – Albacete Film Festival (Spain)
- Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Forlì (Italy)
- Mijas Pueblo Short Film and Video Showcase (Spain)
- Cine en Corto – International Short Film Festival (Mexico)
- Martil Film Festival (Morocco)
- Arizona International Film Festival – The Reel Frontier Film & Video Competition (USA)
- Pequeñas Dosis Short Film Festival (Spain)
- Norrköping Film Festival Flimmer (Sweden)
- Curt Ficcions (Spain)
- Bermuda International Film Festival (Bermuda)
- Tampere International Short Film Festival (Finland)
- Corti da Sogni – Antonio Ricci Festival (Italy)
- Visual – Audiovisual Creation Festival of Majadahonda (Spain)
- Magma Short Film Festival (New Zealand)
- Radio City Short Film Festival, Valencia (Spain)
- Iberian Film Festival of Badajoz (Spain)
- Semana Corta de Cartagena (Spain)
- Dunas de Cine y Video Short Film Festival, Fuerteventura (Spain)
- ATA Film & Video Festival (USA)
- Montezuma International Film Festival (Costa Rica)
- REC – Tarragona International Film Festival (Spain)
- Granada International Young Filmmakers Festival (Spain)
- Chicago Latino Film Festival (USA)
- Fecid – Festival of Cinema of Ideas (Chile)
- Lanzarote Film Festival (Spain)
- Dawson City International Short Film Festival (Canada)
- Kimera Film Festival (Italy)
- Westchester County Film Festival (USA)
- Fotogramas en Corto (Spain)
- Ciempozuelos National Film Festival (Ciemcine) (Spain)
- Tiburon International Film Festival (USA)
- A Lo Cortico Short Film Festival (Spain)
- Lebu International Film Festival (Chile)
- Directors Lounge (Germany)
- Mid-Valley Video Festival (USA)
- Vibgyor International Film Festival (India)
- Byron Bay Film Festival (Australia)
- Montelly Film Festival (Switzerland)
- Northern Wave Film Festival (Iceland)
- O’Curt Short Film Festival (Italy)
- Fest-I Kult Film Festival (Turkey)
- Tres Cantos Short Film Showcase (Spain)
- Contravision Film Festival (Germany)
- Ponferrada Film Festival (Spain)
- Takoma Park Film Festival (USA)
- Videomedeja International Video Festival (Serbia)
- Cortocircuito: The Latin American Short Film Festival (USA)
- Tirana International Film Festival (Albania)
- Cinesainta Film Festival (France)
- Yasujiro Ozu Short Film Festival (Italy)
- Anchorage International Film Festival (USA)
- Exground Filmfest (Germany)
- International Short Film Prize – University of La Laguna (Spain)
- Cartagena Film Festival (FICC) (Spain)
- Zimbabwe International Film Festival (Zimbabwe)
- Off Cinema International Film Festival (Poland)
- Chroma Audiovisual Arts Festival (Mexico)
- Mostra de Curtmetratges de Vilafranca (Spain)
- L’Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival (Spain)
- Navàs Film and Video Contest (Spain)
- Alcine – Alcalá de Henares / Community of Madrid Film Festival (Spain)
- Farben Short Film Contest – Sanlúcar la Mayor: A World of Colors (Spain)
- Villajoyosa Short Film Festival (Spain)
- Cusco International Short Film Festival – Fenaco Cusco (Peru)
- FESANCOR – Santiago Chilean International Short Film Festival (Chile)
- Secuencia Cero Documentary and Video Contest (Spain)
- Mostra de Valencia / Mediterranean Cinema (Spain)
- Viña del Mar International Film Festival (Chile)
- LALIFF – Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (USA)
- Boston Latino International Film Festival (USA)
- Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Film Festival (North Macedonia)
- Charlotte Film Festival (USA)
- Montreal World Film Festival (Canada)
- Edmonton International Film Festival (Canada)
- Buñol Short Film Festival – Vivir de Cine (Spain)
- São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil)
- Du Grain à Démoudre Film Festival (France)
- El Ojo Cojo International Film Festival (Spain)
- Aljarafe Short Film Festival – Villa de Espartinas (Spain)
- Big Mountain Short Film Festival (New Zealand)
- Madridimagen (Spain)
- Marbella Film Festival (Spain)
- Temecula Valley International Film Festival (USA)
- MoliseCinema Festival (Italy)
- Cinefiesta – Puerto Rico International Short Film Festival (Puerto Rico)
- Arrivano i Corti – Short Film Festival (Italy)
- Lucania Film Festival (Italy)