Entre Tú y Milagros by Colombian director Mariana Saffon was the winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival. The filmmaker received the award from the president of the Orizzonti jury, French director Claire Dennis.
The short film follows 15-year-old Milagros, whose world still revolves around her mother’s affection. This summer an unexpected encounter with death will make her question their relationship and her own existence.
Saffon has directed short films and commercials in Morocco, Mexico, Colombia and the U.S and has screened her work in festivals around the world. She is a Columbia University MFA Graduate, winner of the Milos Forman Directing Fellowship. The short script for won the Colombian Film Fund for short film production and the Indian Paintbrush Production Fund in 2019. She is currently writing her first feature, La Botero, which will be shot in Medellín.
