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Annual Report 2019
The short film Imagínate, directed by Cindy Fuentes Marín from Granada, was the winner of the official section and received the golden little neuron, an award that represents the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease on neuronal tissue. Im- agine tells the story of a daughter’s relationship with her mother, suffering from Alzheimer’s. My star, by Sergio Barba Soler, and Capitán Kinesis, by Francisco Andrés Jiménez Céspedes, received the silver and bronze little neurons, respec- tively. In addition, the public could also appreciate the quality and message of the short films, a very special award that was awarded to My name is Alba, di- rected by Mar Estefanía Duarte. In addition, awards were distributed to the best actor and actress, best script, photography, editing and soundtrack.
In total, fifteen short films competed in the official section for the different awards, which are called Little Neurons, for the incidence of Alzheimer’s on neu- ronal tissue, and whose trophy has been created by the sculptor and designer Eva González.
Raquel Yotti, director of the Carlos III Institute of Health and president of the jury, stressed that cinema “is an excellent vehicle to approach circumstances little known to society, and to make us understand that behind the figures there is a concrete human and social dimension”. For Yotti, the short films that can be seen on the CIEN Foundation website since last December “reflect that we are facing a disease that changes people’s lives, erasing many of the family mem- ories that give meaning to their lives, but they also show that there is hope in science as well as in the affection and solidarity of those around them”.
Thus, in this first edition, short films inspired by the personal and family history of some of the directors could be seen. Other works are narrated from the point of view of the patient himself, or also that of the scientists, doctors and caregiv- ers of these people. According to the organizers, the image serves to recover those memories and also to express a growing commitment. The level of the short films presented, they affirmed, was very high, “which made it difficult to