Cinema. The Cartagena Festival, which will screen sixty films, will reward Jaime Chávarri and María Guerra
The Cartagena International Film Festival (FICC), held from November 20 to 26 at the El Batel Auditorium and the Ramón Alonso Luzzy Cultural Center, features more than 60 national and international films in its fifty-first edition. Under the motto ‘Let yourself be kidnapped’, the latest works by the likes of Hirokazu Korreda, Franck Dubosc, Ali Abbasi, Jordi Nuñez, Carlos Vermut and Mikel Gurrea will be on display on this occasion.
“It is a source of pride for our city,” said Mayor Noelia Arroyo during the presentation yesterday, “to celebrate a festival that brings Cartagena a careful selection of the best national and international cinema, and a proposal for parallel activities for all tastes and ages.” . The FICC has “that calling to encourage our society to consume culture and that Cartagena remains a benchmark in the cultural field”
The poster for this edition shows a girl who appears to have been kidnapped and is inspired by the iconic ‘Area 51’. “We want the public to be kidnapped by the FICC and the protagonist of our festival,” said Nacho Ros, president of the event.
‘Broker’, the latest film from Japanese director Hirozaku Kore-eda, opens at the FICC on November 20. The play stars Song Kang-ho, the main character of ‘Parasites’, who won the prize for best actor at the last edition of the Cannes Film Festival. As for Spanish cinema, the FICC will screen ‘El que saberm’ by Jordi Nuñez, which opened Mostra de Valencia in October. The screening on October 22 at 9:00 PM, with Jordi Núñez, Marcos Lledó, producer and Javier Amann.
Also scheduled in the auditorium are screenings of ‘Mantícora’, by director Carlos Vermut, and ‘Suro’, Mikel Gurrea’s first feature film, awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Sebastian Festival. European cinema is on the agenda, thanks to screenings such as ‘Holy Spider’ by Swedish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi; ‘The Rebellious Empress’, by Marie Kreutze; ‘Triangle of Sorrow’, by Ruben Östlund; ‘The Silent Girl’, ‘The Master Gardener’, ‘The Kings of the World’ or ‘Decision to Leave’.
The official short film section will feature 10 works selected from the more than 600 submitted for the edition.
The Luzzy offers, free of charge, the documentaries of the Europa.Doc section devoted in this edition to the environment and nature. They show ‘Arica’, ‘The life of the trees’, ‘Il Buco’ and ‘A thousand fires’. The same room will also host the screenings of the ‘Young Fans’ cycle, in which ESO and high school students can enjoy the well-known ‘Encounters in the Third Phase’, ‘Ultimatum on Earth’, ‘The War of the Worlds’ and ‘The Arrival’. On the 25th, the young fans’ short films will be shown on the big screen.
The closing and prize giving ceremony will take place on 26 November. The FICC Award goes to Jaime Chávarri, “one of the most renowned Spanish directors of his generation”. The FICC Award for Cinematographic Diffusion will be received by María Guerra, President of the Association of Cinematographic Reporters of Spain.
Tickets for screenings in El Batel are now for sale (3.4 euros) at the box office and on the website of the venue. There is a bonus of 6 movies for 18 euros. Full program at ‘ficc.es’.
Source: La Verdad
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