Copyright © 2004 Tus Ojos S.L.
Binta y la Gran Idea
Binta and the Great Idea
Synopsis
Binta is a 7 year old girl who lives in a small charming village on the Casamance river in southern Senegal. She goes to school. Her cousin Soda does not have the same good fortune. She is not allowed to learn about the things of the world.
Binta admires her father, a humble fisherman who, concerned about the developement of mankind, is determined to carry out an idea that has occurred to him.
Binta admires her father, a humble fisherman who, concerned about the developement of mankind, is determined to carry out an idea that has occurred to him.
Film notes
This is one of 5 short films in a series entitled En el Mundo a Cada Rato (Every So Often in the World). These films were made in collaboration with UNICEF in order to increase solidarity for the children in the third world. All of the profits will forever go to Unicef programs for children.
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Copyright © 2004 Tus Ojos S.L.
Awards and nominations
Best Film by an Emerging Director
21 Oct – 31 Oct | United States
Audience Award
El Cafetín Short Film Festival
18 Aug | Spain
Audience Award
Curtocircuito: International Short Film Festival
18 Oct – 22 Oct | Spain
Special Jury Award
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
18 Nov – 26 Nov | Spain
FNAC Award
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
18 Nov – 26 Nov | Spain
Best Short Film
2 Jan – 8 Jan | Spain
Best International Cinematography
6 Jan – 15 Jan | Australia
Audience Award
Cortomieres: Mieres Short Film Festival
31 Jan – 4 Feb | Spain
Best Short Film - Younger Jury
17 Mar – 25 Mar | Bermuda
Best International Family Short Film
30 Mar – 2 Apr | United States
Social Values Award
Festival de Cine Creatrivas | 2006
22 Mar – 4 Apr | Spain
Markey's Humanitarian Award
26 Apr – 4 May | United States
African Planet Award
26 Apr – 4 May | United States
Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film
26 Apr – 4 May | United States
Best Documentary Film
12 May – 13 May | United States
Best Narrative Short Film
12 May – 14 May | United States
Best Short Film
28 May – 29 May | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Best Foreign Film
28 Jul – 30 Jul | United States
Best International Drama - Mid Length Film
Calgary Fringe Film Festival | 2006
11 Aug – 20 Aug | Canada
Best Film of the Festival
17 Aug – 20 Aug | United States
NOMINATION
Best Narrative Short
24 Aug – 26 Aug | United States
NOMINATION
Best Cinematography
24 Aug – 26 Aug | United States
Director's Choice - Foreign Film
8 Sep – 10 Sep | United States
Best of Series
22 Jun – 14 Sep | United States
Honourable Mention
Bay Street Film Festival | 2006
15 Sep – 17 Sep | Canada
Best Short Film
13 Sep – 17 Sep | United States
Best Cultural Issues Film
5 Oct – 8 Oct | United States
NOMINATION
Outstanding Original Story/Screenplay
3rd Dixie Film Festival | 2006
13 Oct – 14 Oct | United States
Honorable Mention - Narrative Short Film
7th Ojai Film Festival | 2006
12 Oct – 15 Oct | United States
Pilar Bardem Award
Cineposible International Film Festival
16 Oct – 22 Oct | Spain
NOMINATION
Best Foreign Short Film
25 Oct – 29 Oct | United States
NOMINATION
Best Editing
25 Oct – 29 Oct | United States
Best International Short Film
1 Nov – 5 Nov | Canada
Audience Award - International Competition
Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio Siena | 2006
17 Nov – 25 Nov | Italy
Best Short Film
Quintessence: Ouidah International Film Festival
6 Jan – 10 Jan | Benin
Best Short Film
16 Feb – 18 Feb | United States
Best Short Film - Audience Award
28 Feb – 4 Mar | United States
Best Professional Short Narrative
1 Mar – 4 Mar | United States
Best Short Film
Brilliant Light Fest: International Film Festival of Los Angeles | 2007
28 Feb – 4 Mar | United States
Best Live Action Short Film
28 Feb – 4 Mar | United States
Previous screenings
2004
21 Oct – 31 Oct | Chicago, United States
Best Film by an Emerging Director
2005
8 Mar – 13 Mar | Malmo, Sweden
14 Apr – 21 Apr | Palm Beach, United States
Best Short Film
Newport International Film Festival
7 Jun – 12 Jun | Newport, United States
El Cafetín Short Film Festival
18 Aug | Calahorra, Spain
Audience Award
1 Sep | Studio City, United States
Best Foreign Fiction Short Film
2 Sep – 8 Sep | United States
8 Sep – 11 Sep | Breckenridge, United States
20 Sep – 26 Sep | Palm Springs, United States
29 Sep – 2 Oct | San Fransisco, United States
6 Oct – 13 Oct | New Orleans, United States
Curtocircuito: International Short Film Festival
18 Oct – 22 Oct | Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Audience Award
3 Nov – 13 Nov | Leeds, United Kingdom
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
18 Nov – 26 Nov | Badalona, Spain
Special Jury Award
FNAC Award
FNAC Award
2 Dec – 11 Dec | Anchorage, United States
7 Dec – 11 Dec | Santa Fe, United States
7 Dec – 8 Dec | Orlando, United States
9 Dec – 11 Dec | Los Angeles, United States
2006
1 Jan – 31 Dec | United States
Best of the Fest
Best Short Film for Ages 12-18
Best Short Film for Ages 12-18
2 Jan – 8 Jan | Spain
Best Short Film
6 Jan – 15 Jan | Sydney, Australia
Best International Cinematography
13 Jan – 19 Jan | Pune, India
Francophone Short Film Festival
14 Jan – 21 Jan | Vaulx-en-Velin, France
28 Jan – 4 Feb | Seattle, United States
Cortomieres: Mieres Short Film Festival
31 Jan – 4 Feb | Mieres, Spain
Audience Award
1 Feb – 8 Feb | Goa, India
17 Feb – 19 Feb | Palatka, United States
1 Mar – 12 Mar | San Jose, United States
12 Mar – 19 Mar | Atlanta, United States
16 Mar – 26 Mar | Cleveland, United States
17 Mar – 25 Mar | Hamilton, Bermuda
Best Short Film - Younger Jury
Festival de Cine Creatrivas
22 Mar – 4 Apr | Spain
Social Values Award
23 Mar – 30 Mar | Phoenix, United States
29 Mar – 2 Apr | Sacramento, United States
30 Mar – 2 Apr | Asbury Park, United States
Best International Family Short Film
6 Apr – 9 Apr | Syracuse, United States
6 Apr – 10 Apr | Ashland, United States
19 Apr – 23 Apr | Toronto, Canada
20 Apr – 30 Apr | Minneapolis, United States
21 Apr – 30 Apr | Toronto, Canada
26 Apr – 4 May | Indianapolis, United States
Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film
Markey's Humanitarian Award
African Planet Award
Markey's Humanitarian Award
African Planet Award
2 May – 6 May | New York, United States
Best Narrative Film
12 May – 13 May | Atlanta, United States
Best Documentary Film
12 May – 14 May | Eugene, United States
Best Narrative Short Film
18 May – 21 May | Mendocino, United States
28 May – 29 May | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Best Short Film
7 Jun – 11 Jun | Oklahoma City, United States
Best Narrative Short Film
Winnipeg International Film Festival
8 Jun – 11 Jun | Winnipeg, Canada
15 Jun – 18 Jun | South Bethlehem, United States
22 Jun – 14 Sep | Big Sur, United States
Best of Series
28 Jul – 30 Jul | Long Beach, United States
Best of Show
Best Foreign Film
Best Foreign Film
29 Jul – 5 Aug | Woods Hole, United States
4 Aug – 6 Aug | Cleveland, United States
Overall Short Film
Best Scoring
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
Best Scoring
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
Crested Butte Reel Fest
9 Aug – 13 Aug | Crested Butte, United States
11 Aug – 20 Aug | Calgary, Canada
Best International Drama - Mid Length Film
Gloria Film Festival
16 Aug – 26 Aug | Salt Lake City, United States
17 Aug – 20 Aug | Paducah, United States
Best Film of the Festival
6 Sep – 10 Sep | Sapporo, Japan
6 Sep – 10 Sep | Huntington Beach, United States
Honorable Mention
6 Sep – 10 Sep | Toronto, Canada
8 Sep – 10 Sep | Oldham County, United States
Director's Choice - Foreign Film
8 Sep – 11 Sep | Hailey, United States
9 Sep – 17 Sep | Tricase, Italy
13 Sep – 17 Sep | Temecula, United States
Best Short Film
15 Sep – 17 Sep | Port Townsend, United States
Bay Street Film Festival
15 Sep – 17 Sep | Thunder Bay, Canada
Honourable Mention
22 Sep – 24 Sep | Birmingham, United States
French Speaking Film Festival of Namur
29 Sep – 6 Oct | Namur, Belgium
29 Sep – 7 Oct | Edmonton, Canada
4 Oct – 8 Oct | Montreal, Canada
5 Oct – 8 Oct | Missoula, United States
Best of Festival
Best Cultural Issues Film
Best Cultural Issues Film
5 Oct – 9 Oct | Brookline, United States
5 Oct – 23 Oct | Dapto, Australia
5 Oct – 8 Oct | Nevada City, United States
6 Oct – 8 Oct | Taos, United States
10 Oct – 15 Oct | Colchester, United Kingdom
Independent Film Festival Osnabrueck
11 Oct – 15 Oct | Osnabrück, Germany
12 Oct – 15 Oct | Ojai, United States
Honorable Mention - Narrative Short Film
12 Oct – 15 Oct | Portsmouth, United States
13 Oct – 15 Oct | Mt Shasta, United States
Cineposible International Film Festival
16 Oct – 22 Oct | Caceres, Spain
Pilar Bardem Award
18 Oct – 22 Oct | Charlotte, United States
19 Oct – 22 Oct | Toronto, Canada
21 Oct – 30 Oct | Melbourne, Australia
Best Human Rights Award
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
23 Oct – 29 Oct | Uppsala, Sweden
25 Oct – 29 Oct | Moraga, United States
26 Oct – 29 Oct | Gympie, Australia
1 Nov – 5 Nov | Toronto, Canada
Best International Short Film
4 Nov | Newport News, United States
Best of Show
Best Professional Film
Professional Film - Audience Choice
Best Professional Film
Professional Film - Audience Choice
4 Nov – 5 Nov | Teaneck, United States
6 Nov – 11 Nov | Cofresi Beach, Dominican Republic
7 Nov – 11 Nov | Concord, United States
8 Nov – 12 Nov | Galesburg, United States
8 Nov – 12 Nov | Northampton, United States
10 Nov – 11 Nov | Reading, United States
10 Nov – 12 Nov | Morgan Hill, United States
Best Drama
Best Overall Film
Best Overall Film
10 Nov – 12 Nov | Santa Clarita, United States
Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio Siena
17 Nov – 25 Nov | Siena, Italy
Audience Award - International Competition
Certamen de Cortometrajes Ciutat de Valls
3 Dec | Spain
2007
Quintessence: Ouidah International Film Festival
6 Jan – 10 Jan | Benin
Best Short Film
16 Feb – 18 Feb | New Brunswick, United States
Best Short Film
22 Feb | Springfield, United States
Best of Festival
Best Short Film
Best Short Film
25 Feb | United States
28 Feb – 4 Mar | Durango, United States
Best Live Action Short Film
Best Short Film - Audience Award
Best Short Film - Audience Award
Brilliant Light Fest: International Film Festival of Los Angeles
28 Feb – 4 Mar | Los Angeles, United States
Best Short Film
1 Mar – 4 Mar | Florence, United States
Best of Show
Best Professional Short Narrative
Best Professional Short Narrative
2010
19 Nov – 27 Nov | United Kingdom
Completion date
Running time
34 min 58 s
User rating
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