Bestia
Chile / Animation / 15' / HD / Color / 2021
Inspired by real events, “Bestia” enters the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile. The relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations, reveal a macabre fracture in her mind and a country.
Director: Hugo Covarrubias
Script: Hugo Covarrubias, Martín Erazo
Director of Photography: Hugo Covarrubias
Producer: Trébol 3 – Tevo Díaz
Editing: Hugo Covarrubias
Sound: SONAMOS, Roberto Espinoza, Roberto Zúñiga, Pablo Bahamondez
Animation: Hugo Covarrubias, Matías Delgado
CV
Hugo Covarrubias, (Santiago, 1977): stop motion director and animator. He is the founder of the Maleza theater company, pioneers in mixing theater with animation, where he co-directs the plays “Maleza” and “Un Poco Invisible”.
Filmography
Bestia 2021
The Night Face Up 2013
Feather Pillow 2007
Festivals & Awards
2022 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILM
Annecy (France): Prix Festivals Connexion
Chilemonos: Best Latin American Shortfilm
Stop Motion Our Fest (Argentina) 2 Awards: Best Latin American Shortfilm / Public Prize
Imaginaria (Italy): Best Animated Shortfilm
Festival De Cine Polo Sur (Chile): Grand Jury Prize
Fam Florianopolis (Brasil): Best Shortfilm
Fic Viña (Chile): Best Latin American Shortfilm
Stoptrik (Slovenia) 4 Awards: Audience Grand Prix / Students Special Mention / Special Mention Yiorgos Tsangaris. / Best Shortfilm Lodz Edition.
Ficg Guadalajara (México): Rigo Mora Award Best Animated Shortfilm.
Anima Córdoba (Argentina) 2 Awards: Grand Jury Prize / Best Latin American Animation.
Animage (Brasil): Best Short Film
Anima Latina (Argentina): Best Latin American Shortfilm
Bitbang Fest (Argentina): First Jury Mention
Biaf Bucheon (South Korea): Grand Prize Best Shortfilm.
Antofacine (Chile): 2 Awards: Best International Shortfilm / Best Shortfilm Young Jury.
Animario (Spain): Best Shortfilm
Pöff Shorts - Tallinn Black Nights (Estonia): Best Shortfilm
Interfilm Berlin: Second Prize