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The Catalan film-maker Xavi Herrero presented his new feature Salka, In No Man’s Land at the 23rd DocsBarcelona film festival. This, his fifth film, is about the journey of a young woman, Salka. Salka lives in Mauritania, one of the poorest countries in the world. Hoping for a better future, she decides to emigrate to …
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The 23rd DocsBarcelona was held from May 19th to 31st. Because of the coronavirus crisis the event was put online – without affecting its popularity one bit: over 130,000 viewers watched it, an astonishing number, more than the attendance figures for any of the previous years’ editions. 55% of the selected documentaries were produced by …
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The Spanish Association of Women in Film and the Audiovisual Media (CIMA) has launched a new training programme to help women get into the audiovisual industry – CIMA IMPULSA. In particular it’s aimed at script-writers and producers to help them develop their projects. The initiative is similar to the one launched in mid-April, by the …
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Spanish director Juan Cavestany used the two months of his confinement to make a film: Madrid, interior. It was shot between March 24th and April 24th using the director’s friends and family, a few well-known people but mostly unknowns. The documentary shows more than a hundred people at home during the lock-down, all filmed by …
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The Spanish Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales has published its guidelines for the resumption of filming. Spain began easing its lock-down on May 11th. In this first phase filming can resume in specific regions, which includes the Canary Islands, Navarre and Almería – all very popular with film-makers. To comply with …
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Animayo is a Spanish animation festival usually held in the Canaries. Its 15th edition took place online on May 9th and 10th,making it the first virtual animation festival. The first part of the festival was in early May with discussions and round tables. The continuation is planned for May 16th and 17th with master classes …
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival is an online event designed to counteract the many festival cancellations which have happened since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. The idea for the event originated from a dialogue between the Tribeca Festival and YouTube, then several other festivals responded, with around twenty now joining the event, …
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