The 18th DocsBarcelona festival was held from May 25th to 31st. 42 films from 26 countries were screened. As every year, the themes chosen and the ways of treating them were many and varied. Reflecting on the economy, “Falciani’s Tax Bomb”, a German-Spanish film from Ben Lewis, opened the festival. Among the very strong characters shown in the festival, spectators were able to follow the story of young Yvan Sorel, the founder of a martial arts club in north Marseille in the film “Spartiates”. Swiss director Nicolas Wadimoff explores the relationship between local kids and Yvan, convinced that, through sport, he is helping them find the “right way”.
This year’s festival was marked by the creation of two international degrees in cooperation with the Faculty of Communication and International Relations from the University Blanquerna-Ramon Llull: a master in documentary directing and executive production and an honours degree in interactive documentary and transmedia. The festival also offered pitching sessions and screenings of work in progress before professionals and several workshops. Popathon organized a workshop to develop prototypes of interactive documentaries through the collaboration of different trades (directors, technicians, software developers, etc.).
Sources : catalannewsagency.com et docsbarcelona.com
