Official Selection 2024

Twenty short films. Nine countries. This is the Official Selection for the 8th edition of Planos Film Fest.

Birdie

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Jesús Plaza
Spain | Drama | 2023

Birdie tells the story of Kate, an international dubbing actress who, after a voice-over job, connects with a desire that has been on her mind for too long. A tender story of connection between two people through voice and the importance of sharing important moments in life with our loved ones.

Body Seller

A film by Alireza Shakeri
Iran | Drama | 2023

Ahmed, who is in his wedding ceremony, follows the issue of who tattooed his wife.

Breaking News

A film by Ricardo Greenough-Guerreiro
Portugal | Drama | 2023

Breaking News tells the story of Jacinto, a lonely, repetitious and well-groomed gentleman, who is finally, after many attempts, given the opportunity to appear as a breaking news piece on television.

Canto

A film by Guilherme Daniel
Portugal | Horror | 2024

Night after night, a man goes into the darkness and encounters a monstrous creature that speaks to him in an unknown language.

Cycle

A film by Naz Çaybaşı
Turkey | Coming of Age | 2024

One day, a girl living in a village sees blood on her panties. She’s having menstruation, but she doesn’t know what it is. She hesitates to ask someone and tries to discover on her own. She finally finds an answer, but that answer is only the part of the cycle she’s in.

Last Goodbye

A film by Rúben Sevivas
Portugal | Drama | 2024

It’s a festive day in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal: Duarte is celebrating with his friends on the last day before his flight to England. These are the final hours in the place where he was born and raised, where he gained the wings he will now use to embark on a new life.

Among the last dances and toasts with friends, there’s someone who stands out: Guilherme.

The secret connection between them and everything that was never said or acknowledged will be the ties that must be untangled so that the farewell they don’t want to say can become possible.

Memories of an Empty House 

A film by Bruno Carnide
Portugal | Drama | 2023

My dear, I remember as if it were today, the day we met for the first time. I think I was about 15 and still playing with dolls. I looked at you. Full of courage. Without letting it show that my whole body was shaking. You grabbed my waist with unusual strength when you pulled me to dance. I felt weak and strong. At that moment I was sure… because I knew I could die in that embrace. Sleep there and just stay in that embrace.

Nowhere

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Erfan Parsapour
Iran | Drama / Fantasy | 2024

Peyman endeavors to locate Mahsa before time runs out.

Salt Sellers

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Maryam Samadi
Belgium / Iran / Russia | Drama | 2023

A pregnant woman who lives and sells salt with her husband by Lake Urmia; is facing the risk of miscarriage because of the impact of salt storms caused by climate change and human factors. They plan to move to the city after selling their property, and until then, the woman tries to protect her fetus from the dangers of the environment.

Sincopat

A film by Pol Diggler
Spain | Sci-Fi | 2023

Ona, a creative executive of a large company, is about to launch the latest technological revolution into the market: a device that allows listening to music directly inside the brain.

The Companions

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by José María Flores
Spain | Drama | 2024

A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something.

The Fruter And The Husband

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Nacho Bárcena Martín
Spain | Comedy | 2024

A very personal tribute to cinema, through a surrealist comedy of a very peculiar town family.

The Procedure

A film by Chico Noras
Portugal | Dark Comedy | 2024

In a not-so-distant reality, suicide and medically assisted death are morally common procedures, with no moral consequence. And when big capital and productivity become the only morality, the question arises: What to do when a person stops being productive? Well, if they don’t generate revenue, it’s better for them to die. Maria Eugénia, a retired teacher, has booked her death years in advance. But is she ready for the procedure?

Things Unheard Of

A film by Ramazan Kilic
Turkey| Drama | 2023

Unfamiliar Skin

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Gustavo Milan
Brazil | Drama | 2023

Vanette

A film by Maria Beatriz Castelo
Portugal | Drama | 2023

Eva and Sónia, orphans, in their twenties, with a different past, are in a romantic relationship held only by a van in which they live in and travel across the country. We will look up close at their nomadic lifestyle, a turbulent path and the last moments of their relationship.

We’re Still Here

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Larissa Murai & Matheus Malburg
Brazil | Drama | 2023

An ex-couple reunites in the laundry room of a party after a long time apart, leading them to journey to understand what they meant and mean to each other.

West of the Horizon

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Barra Convery
Ireland | Drama | 2024

On the remote coast of Connemara, a runaway trans-teenager has a chance encounter with a bereaved, suicidal fisherman that see’s the two form an unlikely bond.

Written by Ib

[PORTUGUESE PREMIERE]

A film by Ibon Hernando
Spain | Comedy | 2024

My name is Ibon and if you are watching this short film it means that I have quit my job.