JOKE GENERATOR
Powered by HUMORMATIC
Synopsis
A comedy screenwriter for a TV show has to work with a new partner, Humormatic, a machine that writes jokes. The screenwriter will try to make her colleagues, her bosses, the TV host and the audience value her work, but Humormatic won’t make things easy.
- 2024
- Spain
- Sci Fi, Comedy
- 19:59
- 4K - 2.35:1 - Stereo
- Catalan
Cast
Ann Perelló
Screenwriter
Vicenta Ndongo
Producer
Berto Romero
TV Host
Llimoo
Friend
Dafnis Balduz
Assistant
Pep Ambròs
Editor
Júlia Truyol
Pedestrian 1
Juanma Falcón
Pedestrian 2
Equip
DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION +
Pau Escribano
Aline Olga Tur
Nacho Tejedor
Marta Martínez Quetglas
Bea Meco
CAST +
Screenwriter
Producer
Assistant
TV Host
Friend
Pedestrian 1
Pedestrian 2
ADDITIONAL STAFF +
Victor Català
Anaïs Urraca (AMMAC)
Claudi Herreros
Isis Velasco
Joana García
Laura Galofré
Emilio Martín Galán
JM Sarrión
David Avecilla
Victor Duque
Juanma Falcón
Maria del Mar Coll
Abril García
Dafnis Balduz
Marta Castells
Paula Bover
Andrés Quintana
Ismael Muñoz
Belén Díaz
Júlia López
Javi Pueyo
Martí Molas, Pilar Alcalde
Manel López
Ferran Casas
Lucía Millán
Pau López
Florentino Torvisco
Ángel Goday
Aina Losange, Sol Cebral
Marta Villa
EXTRAS +
Oriol Valls
Jana Valls
Rubén Traver
Samantha Tamayo
Xavi Portero Barcenilla
Montse Alonso
Sara Ros
Vanesa García
Blanca de Balanzó
Antonio Revilla
Agua Bach
Rafel Coves
Chus Calero
Marian Nadal
Esteban Morales
Margarita Miró
Agustín García
Arnau Pedregal
Enrique Rojas
Jordi Méndez
Héctor Muelas
SUBTITLE +
Charada Serveis Lingüístics
Àlex Cardona
Xavi Cardona
Darryl Clark
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +
Las Vermudas
Bar Victoria
Jesús Ruesgas
Bar Mavi
Inprogress5
ATresBandas
PARTNERS +
Pau Escribano
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, 1981.He has developed his career in television both as a scriptwriter and director of comedy shows including Una Altra Cosa, Polònia, Late Motiv, Todo Es Mentira, La Noche D, Està Passant, Crackòvia or 52 (Ondas award winner). As for fiction, he is the creator and scriptwriter of the series Dieciocho (Playz, Apunt, IB3) and Nou Normals (IB3). In his short films he combines his experience in humor with his passion for science fiction.
Short Films |
Selections |
Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Primer Contacte (2009) | 11 | 3 |
| L'Encenedor Quàntic (2015) | 103 | 13 |
| Humormàtic (2024) | 16 | 2 |
NOTA DEL DIRECTOR
I’ve been working in televised humor for more than 20 years and Humormatic is, in a way, my most autobiographical and personal project. I know everyone always says the same thing, but it’s true, okay?
Starting from the premise of humor and science fiction, which is where I find it most interesting to focus my short films, Humormatic addresses the real, present-day world of major television networks, censorship, self-censorship and the role and value given to humor in our society.
Throughout my career I’ve come across a bit of everything: I’ve worked with total freedom, with certain limitations that I could understand or even support and, very often, with a clear censorship regarding certain topics and people. Sometimes due to pressure and, many others, simply for trying to please and not annoy anyone. Humormatic addresses the need for humor to annoy, to play the buffoon, and the frustration felt when you aren’t allowed to perform this function or when it isn’t even understood.
Additionally, Humormatic wants to reflect on our current big data society where everything is analyzed with algorithms and the time when machines will be able to do more and more things that we do doesn’t seem too far off. Right now you can already have artificial intelligence write a novel, a screenplay and yes, even a joke. So maybe I should remove the “sci-fi” label from my short film and refresh my professional skills: from scriptwriter to senior technician in Humormatic.