Dhogs

Dhogs is an independent Galician film in the Galician language[2] directed by Andrés Goteira (Meira, 1983), which was released in 2017. This was the director's debut film,[3] and starred Carlos Blanco Vila, Antonio Durán "Morris", Miguel de Lira, Melania Cruz, Iván Marcos and María Costas. It premiered at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI) on April 19, 2017, and was nominated for the Best Feature Film in the Avant-Garde and Genre section.[4] This is the first film shot in Galicia to premiere at the Sitges Film Festival,[5] on October 9, 2017.[6] In Galicia, the premiere took place at the Ourense International Film Festival on October 21, 2017.[7]

Dhogs
Directed byAndrés Goteira
Produced bySuso López
Screenplay byAndrés Goteira
Starring
  • Melania Cruz
  • Antonio Durán "Morris"
  • Miguel de Lira
  • Carlos Blanco Vila
  • Iván Marcos
  • María Costas
Music byÓscar Trigo
Germán Díaz
CinematographyLucía Catoira Pan[1]
Edited byJuan Galiñanes
Andrés Goteira
Production
companies
Gaitafilmes
Pixelfilms
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageGalician
Budget120,000 €

Plot

The film connects 6 parallel stories that revolve around different characters: a beautiful woman, a man with a dark life, a taxi driver and an old ex-military man.

Cast of Dhogs along with Andrés Goteira at the premier of the film at Ourense International Film Festival.

Production

The film was funded by AGADIC and the Provincial Council of Lugo, but also a part of the budget of the film was obtained through the Verkami platform,[8] with more than 400 patrons. The film was shot in several locations in Galicia, such as Viveiro, As Pontes de García Rodríguez, Oleiros and A Coruña, as well as in the desert of Tabernas, in Almería.

Awards and nominations

Mestre Mateo Awards 2017

Dhogs won thirteen awards, including best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and best supporting actress, becoming the most awarded film in the history of the awards.[9] It was nominated for 17 awards in 14 categories.

CategoryPersonResult
Best PictureWinner
Best DirectorAndrés GoteiraWinner
Best ActorIván MarcosWinner
Best ActressMelania CruzWinner
Best Supporting ActorAntonio Durán "Morris"Winner
Best Supporting ActorCarlos Blanco VilaNominated
Best Supporting ActorMiguel de LiraNominated
Best Supporting ActressMaría CostasWinner
Best ScreenplayAndrés GoteiraWinner
Best Production ManagerSuso LópezWinner
Best Art DirectorNoelia VilaboaWinner
Best EditingAndrés Goteira and Juan GaliñanesWinner
Best Original MusicGermán DíazWinner
Best Sound ProductionDavid Machado and Javier PatoWinneres
Best CinematographyLucía Catoira PanWinner
Best Makeup and HairAna CoyaNominated
Best CostumeMaría PortoNominated

References
  1. "Lucía Catoira Pan, directora de fotografía en 'Dhogs' de Andrés Goteira". CRTVG. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Estrea mundial en Buenos Aires da película 'Dhogs' de Andrés Goteira". Culturagalega.org. April 3, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. Rodríguez, J. C. (April 6, 2017). "La película 'Dhogs', del meirense Andrés Goteira, lista para su estreno". Cadena Ser. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. El Blog de Cine Español (ed.). "La película "Dhogs", de Andrés Goteira, se estrenará en el festival internacional de cine independiente de Buenos Aires (BAFICI)". Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. Dopico, Montse (August 4, 2017). "Andrés Goteira: "Dhogs pregunta se imos quedar, como sociedade, aí sentados sen facer nada"". Praza.gal. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  6. "'Dhogs' estréase o 9 de outubro no Festival de Sitges". October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  7. "DHOGS | OUFF | Festival de Cine Internacional de Ourense". www.ouff.org (in Galician). Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  8. Crea.gal (ed.). "ANDRÉS GOTEIRA". Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  9. Academia Galega do Audiovisual (ed.). "A longametraxe Dhogs arrasa nos XVI Premios Mestre Mateo". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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