You will laugh. And you'll also hear reflections on humour, two things that are absolutely necessary in these times of crisis. This Saturday at 8pm the FICX will broadcast live on its website the first of its Debate Boards: "The Re-legitimisation of Comedy". With Ana Katz ("Mi amiga del parque", "Los Marziano"), Paco León ("Carmina o revienta", "Arde Madrid") and Javier Ruiz Caldera ("Superlópez", "Tres bodas de más"). Moderated by Beatriz Martínez (El Periódico).
You can see the four titles that we refer to until the same time on Tuesday 24th.
18.00. "Stray", by Elizabeth Lo. Compete in the section Retueyos.
18.45. "Isabella", by Matías Piñeiro. Compete in the Albar section.
19.30. "Se escuchan aullidos", by Julio Hernández Cordón. He competes in the Tierres en trance section.
20.00. "One of These Days", by Bastian Günther. Compete in the Albar section.
The following titles are competing in the Short Film section and can be seen from today at 6pm until the same time on Tuesday 24th.
"This Day Won't Last", by Mouaad el Salem.
"O cordeiro de Deus", by David Pinheiro Vicente.
"Cause of Death", by Jyoti Mistry.
"The Man and the Head", by Nilas Røpke Driessen.
- They are available in the section Enfants Terribles:
15.00. "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom", by Pawo Choyning Dorjii. Until Saturday 28th.
19.00. "Dating Amber", by David Freyne. Until Monday 23rd.
- On Special Screenings:
17.00. "Atarrabi et Mikelats", by Eugène Green. Until Tuesday 24th.
- In Esbilla:
19.00. "Anne at 13,000 ft", by Kazik Radwanski. Until Tuesday 24th.
- And finally, in the spotlight Ana Katz:
17.30. "The Marzianos", until Saturday 28th.
This Saturday, moreover, the 27 films that can be seen from yesterday at 00.00 until the same time today are also available (and in the same time range, between Friday 27 and Saturday 28). They belong to the three cycles organised by Filmin on the FICX: "Contexts", "Europe, black chronicle" and "Visitors of the night". Similarly, the 20 Telecable titles also dedicated to the Festival are available from today and throughout the festival. You have all the information in our programme, which you can download here in pdf.
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.At 12 noon, the journalist and writer Desirée de Fez offers on our website the first of two sessions of her master class, entitled "What if there were a female gaze", where she reflects on the presence of women in film criticism.
Within the activities of Aula FICX we also broadcast live the following conversations with filmmakers in this edition:
- 4 p.m. Irene Gutiérrez (director) and José Alayón (producer and director of photography) of "Entre perro y lobo" (section Retueyos / Land in a trance).
- 5.15 p.m. Jorge Thielen, director of "The Fortress" (Trance lands section).
In FICX.TV and in our Youtube channel we will also post all the activities that we celebrate, like yesterday's conversation with Guillaume Brac, director of "À l'Abordage". (opening film). And, of course, the opening ceremony of the Festival with the special programme of "Carne Cruda", where Rodrigo Cuevas and Pablo und Destruktion performed.
Remember that, apart from today's news, the following securities are still active:
“¡À l'Abordage!”, “La fortaleza”, “Poppy Field”, “Entre perro y lobo”, “Sisters: The Summer We Found Our Superpowers”, “Mi amiga del parque”, “Vicente García Riestra, guardián de memoria. Una historia de Buchenwald”, “Les choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait”, “Paco Loco: viva el Noise”, “La noche de la bestia”, “El tango del viudo y su espejo deformante”.
Good weekend!
Saturday: perfect day to settle down on the sofa and watch exciting movies. Today you have 13 more movies available through FICX.TV, which are added to the 38 we reported yesterday. Pay attention to the viewing deadlines, because maybe that criterion will help you to choose what to watch first.
So let's go with the titles of the day (and their direct links), plus the rest of the activities and stories that we have prepared for you today.