The 33rd Alfàs Film Festival will be held from 3 to 11 July. and with the collaboration of the Generalitat, which has declared the year 2021 Berlangiano In commemoration of the centenary of the birth of the Valencian filmmaker Luis García Berlanga, some of his films most celebrated by the public will be screened at the Open Air Museum of the Villa Romana de l’Albir, announced this morning the mayor of l’Alfàs del Pi, Vicente Arques.
This year the Alfàs del Pi Film Festival will be held from July 3 to 11, and this morning the presentation of the Poster took place at the Casa de Cultura, an act that has traditionally been held in Madrid, in Fitur, one of the most important international tourist events postponed by the pandemic until the month of May, “which has forced us to change the scene”, explained the mayor of l’Alfàs, Vicente Arques, although not the essence of the Festival : “Promoting culture in general, cinema and especially short films in particular, and through them the dissemination of new talents, a solid leisure proposal to a first-rate tourist destination such as l’Alfàs”.
Arques, accompanied by the Councilor for Culture, Manuel Casado, the Councilor for the Presidency Mayte García, and Jorge Orozco, a member of the contest organization, thanked the Alicante Provincial Council for its support, which will provide a grant of 35,000 euros, a vitally important aid of the provincial institution for the survival of the Festival, points out the mayor of l’Alfàs, “which has not failed in any edition, a gesture that must be valued in its proper measure, since it is one of the most important cultural events in the region ”.
33 editions, 33 posters, It seems impossible, but every year the Poster of the Alfàs Film Festival manages to surprise us. A look at the beach of l’Albir, and among the pebbles in the foreground a message in a bottle, which evokes a well-known movie, although in this case the plot changes, and the 33rd Film and Short Film Festival of l’Alfàs del Pi from July 3 to 11. It is still too early to go into details of what will happen, but this past Monday the deadline was opened to participate in the 33rd National Short Film Competition of l’Alfàs del Pi, a contest open to Spanish producers and filmmakers of fiction films made during the years 2020 and 2021, which do not exceed 20 minutes in duration.
It is the only competitive section of the Alfàs Film Festival, the short film competition. As in its previous edition, 7,500 euros will be distributed in prizes. The first endowed with 4,000 euros and Faro de Plata, a second prize, of 2,000 euros, and a third prize, of 1,000 euros. Likewise, the Festival awards an award to the best short directed by women, in collaboration with the associations Footprints of Woman Y CIMA (Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media) endowed with 500 euros and an award designed by Amparo Boluda, it is chosen from the films that compete in the official section. In addition, awards are given to the best actor, actress, script, direction and photography.
In addition, the winning short may attend the Goya Awards in the category of Best National Fiction Short Film, as the Alfàs del Pi Film Festival was chosen by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain to make the shortlist of candidates.
Precisely the short films’ A la cara ‘, by Javier Marco and ’16 de decembro’ by Álvaro Gago, both awarded at the 32nd edition of the Alfàs Film Festival, are 2 of the 5 shorts that, after a meticulous selection process, They will compete for the Goya 2021 Awards on March 6.
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