This audiovisual piece, written by Michal Wilk, Daniela del Moral, Mattia Coppola, and Katarína Simová, had previously received recognition in Fuerteventura. It won the award for Best Express Film Short at the Mirafondo Audiovisual Creation Festival, a training project supported by the Cabildo de Fuerteventura.
The Fuerteventura Film Commission facilitated the short film's distribution across festival circuits, enabling ‘Cataysa’ to be presented beyond the island and participate in various showcases and competitions.
“"This recognition demonstrates that the talent born in Fuerteventura has the capacity to go very far. From the Film Commission, we want to continue supporting initiatives that allow our young creators to showcase their work and forge a path in the audiovisual field."
“"It is especially important that a project born in an educational context can have continuity and find exhibition spaces outside the island. Every selection and every award contributes to raising the visibility of the audiovisual talent we have in Fuerteventura."
Adargoma Hernández, the Minister of Education and Youth, highlighted the importance of the Mirafondo festival for students' practical learning and the development of their audiovisual proposals. He emphasized that the international success of ‘Cataysa’ validates the value of these training projects and the support for Fuerteventura's young talent.
The international journey of ‘Cataysa’ includes other selections and nominations. It has been nominated in the Green Screen Section of the Santander Film Festival, officially selected for the Cortos de Vista Festival in Peru, and screened at the Sugar Loaf Film Festival in the United States.
This new award expands the film's trajectory, which originated within the Mirafondo Festival framework, bringing Fuerteventura's young talent to global stages.
