Circulating currents

There are circulating currents flowing between us. Even if we can't see them, they're still there. Joining us together. Tearing us apart. Love is one of those currents.

Mikel Alvariño studies Film Direction in Septima Ars Visual Art School in Madrid. There he meets Eugenio Mira, and develops several projects with him. In 2004, this work partnership arrives to the silver screen with the long feature film The Birthday, starring Corey Feldman. Selected in the most important fantastic film festivals in the world, The Birthday is awarded, among others, in the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival and the Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. In 2005, shoots his first short film, Corrientes circulares (Circulating currents), awarded in near 30 national and international film festivals, and released in many festivals along the five continents. He also directs the shortfilms Algo está pasando and Ernesto y Amigo (una fábula sinfónica), and he writes the shortfilm McGuffin directed by Juanma Pachon. In TV, his work experience as a writer goes from TV programs, documentaries and commercials to TV shows like Médico de familia, Acusados, Cuestión de sexo or Física o química. He is now preparing his new short feature film, Óscar desafinado.

Third Prize (Bronze Medal), Best Actress – 24fps Short Film + Video Festival of Abilene (Texas, USA)

Third Prize – 37th International Film Festival KRAF (Croatia)

Best Short Film – International Film Festival Cinema do Funchal (Portugal)

Audience Award – Cortocitta, IV Rassegna Indipendente di Cortometraggi (Italy)

Fuji Xerox Award – Kawasaki Digital Short Film Festival (Japan)

Best Short Film – TucsonFilm.com (United States)

Best Short Film – Orvietocortofest (Italy)

Best Short Film – Festival “Corti da Sogni – Antonio Ricci” (Italy)

Audience Award – 3rd Annual Bay Street Film Festival (Canada)

Best Short Film and Audience Award – II Festival Relatos Cortos (Argentina)

Best Short Film “Telemadrid / la Otra” Award – VIII Short Film Week of the Community of Madrid (Spain)

Third Prize – III Pata Negra Short Film Contest of Guijuelo (Spain)

Best Short Film Youth Award – II NEFF Vitoria New European Film Festival (Spain)

Best Short Film – VIII Ripollet Short Film Festival (Spain)

Second Prize – I Futura Film Festival of the University of Granada (Spain)

Special Jury Award, Audience Award – VIII “Adolfo Aznar” Short Film Exhibition (Spain)

Best Short Film – Celrà Short Film Festival (Spain)

Best Screenplay – 11th Benetusser Film Week (Spain)

Second Prize – VIII Fernando Quiñones Contest (Spain)