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
Selected for Sundance US	2012
Sapporo Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Japan	2012
Favourites Film Festival Berlin (Audience Award) Germany	2012
Tampere International Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Finland	2012
Sao Paulo Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Brazil	2012
Ravenna Cinesogni (Audience Award) Italy	2012
Sapporo Short Film Festival (Best editing) Japan	2012
Minimalen Short Film Festival (Best Art / Animation) Norway	2012
Flickerfest Short Film Festival (Best Use of Digital Technology) Australia	2012
Vienna Independent Shorts (Prix Très Chic) Austria	2012
Nashville Film Festival (Honourable Mention) US	2012
Guldbagge Award (Best Short Film) Sweden	2012
Gothenburg Film Festival (Startsladden - Short Film Award) Sweden	2011
Gothenburg Film Festival (Audience Award) Sweden	2011
Winterthur Short Film Festival (Audience Award) Switzerland	2011
Directors' Fortnight in Cannes France	2011
Hamburg Short Film Festival (Audience Award ) Germany	2011
Encounters Film Festival (Audience Award) UK	2011
Milano Film Festival (Special Mention) Italy	2011