Las Palmas

Las Palmas

A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time. The role is played by a one year old girl, the rest of the cast are marionette puppets.

Directed and written by Johannes Nyholm.

Awards

Stuttgarter Filmwinter (Wand 5's Honorary Award) Germany 2013
Nashville Film Festival (Honourable Mention) US 2012
Minimalen Short Film Festival (Best Art / Animation) Norway 2012
Selected for Sundance US 2012
Guldbagge Award (Best Short Film) Sweden 2012
Favourites Film Festival Berlin (Audience Award) Germany 2012
Sapporo Short Film Festival (Best editing) Japan 2012
Flickerfest Short Film Festival (Best Use of Digital Technology) Australia 2012
Ravenna Cinesogni (Audience Award) Italy 2012
Sapporo Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Japan 2012
Vienna Independent Shorts (Prix Très Chic) Austria 2012
Sao Paulo Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Brazil 2012
Tampere International Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Finland 2012
Directors' Fortnight in Cannes France 2011
Gothenburg Film Festival (Startsladden - Short Film Award) Sweden 2011
Gothenburg Film Festival (Audience Award) Sweden 2011
Hamburg Short Film Festival (Audience Award ) Germany 2011
Encounters Film Festival (Audience Award) UK 2011
Milano Film Festival (Special Mention) Italy 2011
Winterthur Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Switzerland 2011
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Screenwriter
Photo: Emma Larsson Johannes Nyholm
Premiere
2011
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Drama

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