The First Kiss

by Miguel Lafuente
Category
Director
Miguel Lafuente
Country / Year
Spain, 2023
Genre
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Rights
Festivals, Sales
Length
15′, col.

SYNOPSIS

Andi is a teenager living in a small commuter town. No one knows that he is gay, except his older brother. Today is a special day because he is going to Madrid where he has a date with a boy his age whom he has met online.

DIRECTOR

Born in Madrid, Miguel Lafuente is a cultural manager and filmmaker. He has directed several short films, including Mi hermano (2015), Mario, Kike y David (2017), and Guillermo en el tejado (2018), which have had notable success at international festivals and online. As a producer he has realised the documentary Fernández Pratsch by the Argentine director Emiliano Spampinato (2020) and the feature film Después de la derrota by Rosa Blas Traisac, currently in production. Since 2012, he is the artistic director of the Madrid International LGBTI+ Film Festival, LesGaiCineMad.


PHOTOGALLERY

    • Title
      The First Kiss
    • Rights
      Festivals, Sales
    • Country
      Spain
    • Year
      2023
    • Length
      15′, col.
    • Director
      Miguel Lafuente
    • Screenplay
      Miguel Lafuente
    • Editing
      Iván Andrea Aledo
    • Photography
      Irene García Martínez
    • Sound
      Martín Scaglia
    • Art Direction
      Carmen Rodríguez
    • Cast
      Julio Bohigas Couto, Aritz Itoiz, Álvaro Lucas, Fátima Baeza
    • Producer
      Miguel Lafuente, Javier Amann
    • Production
      2iguales Films, Producciones En Crudo
    • LGTBIQ+ Pride Shorts Matadero Madrid 2023
    • Plataforma Nuevos Realizadores Madrid 2023
    • Festival Internacional de Cine Invisible Film Sozialak Bilbao 2023
    • Premios Pávez Festival de Cine de Talavera de la Reina 2023
    • LesGaiCineMad Madrid 2023 – Out of Competition
    • Alma International Short Film Festival Almassora 2023
    • Villa de Orotava Short Film Festival 2023
    • Festival Internacional de Cine Social Peñiscola 2023
    • La Pecca LGTBI Short Film Contest Seville 2023
    • BFI Flare London 2024
    • Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam 2024
    • Cine con Ñ Madrid 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom British Council London 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Mostra OUT! Palma de Mallorca 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom British Council New Delhi 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom British Council Kolkata 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Arthshila Shantiniketan 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom The Storiculture Company Goa 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom JSky Agartala 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Habitat International Film Festival New Delhi 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Rainbow Hills Welfare Association Gangtok 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Sandbox Collective Bangalore 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom British Council Chennai 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Harkat Studios Mumbai 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Arthshila Ahmedabad 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom University of Cebu 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Galway Film Centre 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Shibaura House Tokyo 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom The Steps Sofia 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Trasnocho Cultural Caracas 2024
    • Cinhomo Valladolid 2024 – Short Film Competition
    • Alicante International Film Festival 2024 – LGBTQI Shorts Competition
    • Zinentiendo Zaragoza 2024 – Short Film Competition
    • Blanes Costa Brava International Film Festival 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom Sterling Hall Kathmandu 2024
    • Mas Madrid LGBTI 2024
    • Out Film CT Hartford 2024
    • Plataforma Nuevos Realizadores Madrid 2024 – Lgbtqia+ Shorts
    • Zinentiendo Aínsa 2024
    • OutFest Perú Lima 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom British High Commission in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2024
    • FiveFilmsForFreedom UK Embassy in Almaty 2024
    • Riurau Inrernational Film Festival 2024
    • CinemAjalvir Film Festival Ajalvir 2024
    • Festival Internacional De Cine Social De Majadahonda 2024
    • Vues d’en face Grenoble 2024
    • ZeFestival Nice 2024
    • Festival Rellisquín Barcelona 2024
    • Zinentiendo Fuente de Rubielos 2024
    • Zinentiendo Huesca 2024
    • Queersicht Bern 2024
    • Playa del Carmen Queer Film Festival 2024
    • Endimaris Sitges International Film Festival 2024
    • Seoul International Pride Film Festival 2024
    • La Pecca LGTBI Short Film Contest Seville 2023 – Audience Award
    • Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam 2024 – Audience Award Best Short
    • Alicante International Film Festival 2024 – Best LGBTQI Short
    • CinemAjalvir Film Festival Ajalvir 2024 – Audience Award
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