Alicante musician and composer of film scores louis ivarlar will preside jury of the official section 19th Alicante Film Festival to be held Between 21-28 May in the next town. Ivars will be accompanied by the Goya award-winning director from Alicante. Xavier Mark; Producer and former managing director of the Valencian Institute of Audiovisual and Cinematography (IVAC), Nuria Cidoncha; Director of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival, Marian A. Arechaga; and writer and producer Luis E. Perez.
Five members of the jury will evaluate six feature films to compete in the official division competition to determine which rises. gold tile and a prize of 3,000 euros, as well as silver tesserae for best director, actor, actor and screenplay. Compared to last year’s 50 films, 80 films entered the competition this year, of which six were selected. They will also choose Best Spanish Fiction Short Film (a prize of 1,500 €) among 60 pre-selected works out of more than a thousand submitted works.
The head of the jury, Luis Ivars, emphasized the importance of cinema in Alicante. an “already mature and old” festival It is like this, which also supports the short and feature film producers from Alicante and reminds us that Spanish cinema is with the film. alcarras Carla Simon led the box office last weekend.
Three weeks before the start of the festival, the Vice President and Vice President for Culture Julia Parra reaffirmed its support for this initiative “Focusing on Alicante with the presence of very important names in the sector, and the possibility to enjoy a wide variety of creations for all viewers”.
festival director, Vincent Sevaas a novelty during the next edition, Two series produced by Platforms will be released and given the rise of these audiovisual productions, it did not refuse to award an award for best fiction series in future editions.
Seva announced the rest of the juries of the different sections. Internationall is integrated by the director of the UA Master in Dramatic Art. John SandersonDirector of Skyline Benidorm Film Festival, Beatriz Hernandez; and screenwriter Belen Sanchez Arevalo’s photo.or that of the Critique –Gonzalo Eulogio, Antonio Sempere and Augusto Francisco Gonzalez– who will give the prize Best Film Sergio Balseyro.
best short film Animation will be valued by Diana CortesDirector of Animalcoi, Natalie Martinezproducer, director and founder of animation studio Wise Blue Studios and Mario Dominguezstoryboard artist, illustrator and comics artist.
department Mediterranean short filmsPromoted by Casa Mediterráneo and equipped with 1,000 Euros, to be judged by the producer bea martinez, manager Manuel Galipienso and critic and diffuser Luis Lopez Belda. Likewise, the founding chairman of the Alicante Entiende LGTBI collective, Jose Ramon SamperWith the head of the Consell de la Joventut d’Alacant, Alvar Lopez in MedinaDirector of the UA Social Responsibility Secretariat, Robert Mohedanoand the head of the Alicante City Council Equality Department, Paloma GomezHe will be responsible for the evaluation of the short films in the section. LGTBI.
Source: Informacion
