JOC DE NENS BY RUBÉN SÁNCHEZ IN UNITED STATES

The Catalan teenage hit, after its premiere on Filmin and its tour through festivals and being acquired by Short tv por España, comes to its end, as a short film.

Rubén Sánchez, ESCAC student, who has made more than 10 short films, two of them premiered on Filmin. His second premiere, Una Mujer frente al Mar, also premiered on Filmin and has been selected for THE MONTHLYFILM FESTIVAL in the UK. He has just finished shooting Post, with Marco Cáceres (La Trinchera Infinita, Toyboy) and is now preparing the festival tour of Lamento, his major work as a filmmaker. A sequence shot starring Sara Jiménez (Julieta, Los Rodríguez and Más allá, Maktub).

Joc de Nens was a short film produced by Pijama Studio, with music by the group La Casa Azul, known for their song ‘La Revolución Sexual’. An original idea that Rubén Sánchez shot when he was 20 years old. The script arises from a visual and musical bet, which narrates how a boy copes with the loss of his best friend the year he starts university and feels different from his classmates.

The film has been in festivals such as Cortometrical, Old Movie, Filmserè. Its premiere in Filmin, got a great audience among the youngest audience.

Starring Pablo Scapigliati, Marina Pinto, Dafnis Balduz (While the War Lasts), Georgina Aragall, Natalia Bertran and many more Catalan actors. The creation process was a lot of fun, as Rubén Sánchez and the actors were of the same age and the connection was very good, so they were able to work on the characters. Juego de Niños got more than 3.345 followers in social networks, with a great marketing campaign. Filming took place in various locations in Barcelona, such as La Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the Borne, the Eixample, Eòlia. The city was the main protagonist of this production. The photography was in charge of Iván Romero (Amaia - Quedarà En Nuestra Mente).

The film has been in the Cortometrical, Old Movie, Filmserè. It was released in Filmin, giving a great audience among teenagers. It won the Promofest, mention of the jury.

SYNOPSIS

Marc is a boy who is different from the others.He has just lost his best friend the year he starts university.Immersed in a society of internet, social networks and young people's eagerness to be adults, he decides to question his emotions.In doing so, he discovers his fears of being an adult and leaving the childhood stage.He is afraid of maturing unlike the others.With the support of Oscar's memory, in the middle of the city, between tears and laughter.Mar learns to let go, heal old memories and redefine her emotions.