Wisconsin!!

Thrilled to announce that the short film AITÄ, by Ibon Landa, has been accepted into the 2026 Weyauwega International Film Festival (WIFF). The essential event for film lovers in Wisconsin and around the world.

The festival dates are November 11-14 and the screenings will take place at the wonderful Gerold Opera House, Weyauwega, Wisconsin, USA.

AITÄ is Ibon Landa’s new short film. It premiered at the Ibiza Cinefest/ Ibiza Independent Film Festival and has since been screened in competition at countless film festivals around the world.

AITÄ has also been selected for many qualifying festivals for the Goya Awards, organised each year by the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
This autumn, for example, it will compete at La Palma Tiempo Sur Film Festival, Arnedo Octubre Corto Film Festival and at FILMEST Badalona Film Festival.

SYNOPSIS:

Beñat, a harrijasotzaile (traditional Basque stone lifter) and ex-convict, is still reeling from the recent death of his wife while trying to raise his daughter Malen alone.
Things get complicated when Sara, the girl’s grandmother, files for full custody to protect her from a father she believes to be violent. Caught between grief, guilt, and a desperate need for redemption, Beñat faces a past full of secrets, half-truths, and hidden crimes

Ibon Landa about AITÄ:

AITÄ was born from a desire to explore the weight of silence, trauma, and the hidden family secrets that shape who we are. Through the story of Beñat and his daughter Malen, we wanted to portray how guilt, loss, and the need for redemption can coexist within the same emotional space.
We were drawn to the way past wounds echo through generations — and how, even in the midst of pain, moments of love and connection can emerge. AITÄ delves into the complexity of family bonds, the tension between inherited loyalties and chosen ones, and the pursuit of truth as the only path toward reconciliation.
The Basque landscape, with its rough beauty and emotional restraint, became more than a setting — it mirrors the characters’ inner worlds. Every stone Beñat lifts represents the weight of memory: what we try to carry, and what we must finally let go.
Our goal was to create an intimate and emotionally charged film that reflects both the fragility and the strength of the human spirit. A story that invites the audience to face their own truths and to believe that, even in the darkest moments, there is always room for redemption.