Aqueronte
Spain / Documentary/ 26’ / 4K / Colour / 2023
On board a ferry, a series of passengers cross a river from one riverbank to the other. Some of the travelers wrap themselves in silence and observe the unfamiliar fellow travelers or contemplate the scenery. Some others chat, perhaps to liven up the voyage and speed up time. The journey on the waters seems to expand, the destination shore is postponed, the magnitude of space is blurred. motion itself is perhaps the only certainty.
Director: Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Script: Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Director of Photography: Mauro Herce, Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Producer: Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Music: Alejandro Castillo
Editing: Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Sound: Alejandro Castillo, Joaquín Pachón, José Homer Mora, Luiz Lepchak
CV
Manuel Muñoz Rivas is a filmmaker based in Spain. He alternates his personal film projects with co-writing and editing films for colleagues.His first feature film El mar nos mira de lejos (The Sea Stares At Us From Afar) was premiered in 2017 at Berlinale, in the Forum Section, and was shown at several international film festivals.
Filmography
2023 Aqueronte
2017 The Sea Stares at Us from Afar
2014 Pajaro
2009 With the Wind
2008 Sendero
Festivals Attended
IFFR, International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2023
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, 2023
True/False Film Fest, 2023
New Directors/New Films, 2023
Festival de Málaga, 2023
D'A - Festival de Cinema de Barcelona, 2023
Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2023
Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, 2023
Andares Festival, 2023
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, 2023
IndieLisboa International Film Festival, 2023
Documenta Madrid, 2023
Guadalajara Film Festival, 2023
DC DOX Festival, 2023
Mediterranean Film Festival Split, 2023
TIFF ODA - Tetova International Film Festival, 202
Manlleu Film Festival, 2023
Marienbad Film Festival, 2023
Lago Film Fest, 2023
Apricot Tree International Film Festival, 2023
DokuFest - International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2023
Castrovillari Film Festival, 2023
Drama International Short Film Festival, 2023
FICBUEU - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Bueu, 2023
Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, 2023
Vilnius Documentary Film Festival, 2023
Tirana International Film Festival, 2023
Nashville Film Festival, 2023
ARKIPEL International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, 2023
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, 2023
Vancouver International Film Festival , 2023
Alcances Festival Cine Documental, 2023
Curtocircuíto - Festival Internacional de Cinema, 2023
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2023, 2023
Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival, 2023
Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival Leeuwarden , 2023
Mediterranean Film Festival , 2023
Short Days , 2023
Viennale, 2023
Atlantidoc, International Documentary Film Festival of Uruguay, 2023
Festival Jóvenes Realizadores - Granada Film Fest, 2023
Filmfest Eberswalde , 2023
Raindance Film Festival , 2023
Cinemed - Festival Cinema Mediterranéen Montpellier , 2023
Octubre Corto (2023)
ABYCINE - Festival de Cine de Albacete , 2023
Message to Man International Documentary, Short and Animated Film Festival , 2023
ALCINE Festival Internacional de Cine, 2023
Ningbo Short Film Festival, 2023
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur , 2023
Cork International Film Festival, 2023
MedFilm Festival , 2023
L'Alternativa, Festival de Cine Independiente de Barcelona, 2023
Certamen de Cine de Viajes del Ocejón en el Montgó, 2023
Linea d'Ombra Festival, 2023
Baku International Short Film Festival, 2023
Izmir International Short Film Festival, 2023
RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, 2023
Leuven International Short Film Festival, 2023
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena, 2023
Festival Tous Courts, 2023
Laceno d'oro International Film Festival, 2023
Passaggi d’Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei, 2023,
BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival, 2023
International Usak Short Film Festival, 2023
London Short Film Festival, 2024
Awards
World Premiere, KNF Award - IFFR, International Film Festival Rotterdam (2023)
Best Short Film Award - Passaggi d’Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei (2023)
Special Mention- Laceno d'oro International Film Festival (2023)
Special Mention - Festival Tous Courts (2023)
Best Short Movie Award, Best Photography- Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena (2023)
Special Mention - RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (2023)
Special Mention - L'Alternativa, Festival de Cine Independiente de Barcelona (2023)
Best National Short Film Award - ALCINE Festival Internacional de Cine (2023)
Special Jury Award -Ningbo Short Film Festival (2023)
Best Photography Award - Octubre Corto (2023)
Best Short Film Award - Atlantidoc, International Documentary Film Festival of Uruguay (2023)
Best Film Award - Festival Jóvenes Realizadores - Granada Film Fest (2023)
Best Director Award - Alcances Festival Cine Documental (2023)
Best Short Documentary Award -Tirana International Film Festival (2023)
Grand Prix Award, Human Values Award - Drama International Short Film Festival (2023)
Grand Prize - Apricot Tree International Film Festival (2023)
Young Jury Award - Documenta Madrid (2023)
Jury Special Mention - Andares Festival (2023)
Best Documentary Short Film Award - Festival de Málaga (2023)