Alicante already has a retro film festival: RetroKult Festivalwhich will celebrate its first edition 24 – 29 May inside UA’s Alicante Town University Venue -with talks, colloquia and projections- and Mediterranean Foundationanyonewill host the closing ceremony with the screening of the winning videos. small audio-visual short film competition called for social networks under three minutes.
Aims to be RetroKult Fest meeting point for interested amateurs, professionals and audiovisual broadcasters Cinema and audiovisual production in the second half of the 20th centuryespecially B-series and genre cinemaat the same time and with particular emphasis on existing productions They drink at the source of retro and cult cinema from the 60s.
understood by ancient culture music, movies, television, video games, comics, and other forms of popular culture from the 60s to the 90s of the last century. RetroKult Fest organized by the Imajoven association, movie oriented – Not to be confused with the thematic lectures that UA held with Communication and Creative Industries MA students through the Get Feedback on Culture project – and talks on animated Japanese cinema will not be lacking hayao miyazakme, a thriller with a young man Harvey Keitel (fingers) or terrorism Dario Argento (Dark red), under the gaze of Stephen Kingand George A. Romero (reptile show ) anyone David Cronenberg (chromosome 3).
Video contest up to 3 minutes
Although the festival takes place at the end of May, deadline for the short audio-visual works competition Expires May 15. Videos in format can be sent to this conversation tik tok reel anyone shot from YouTube. The theme is free, but it should be noted that it should include some of the audio-visual work. retro culture referenceor in expression, aesthetics, production design, music, etc.
It is mandatory to meet the conditions to participate. 18 years, works must be original and authors can submit only one work per person. All persons or private domains appearing in the parts must do so of their own free will and in no case do videos attempting against a group to be discriminatory material and/or to defame people.
The presented works will compete for the award for the best audio-visual piece for social networks (300 euros)best trackAudio-visual from the province of Alicante (200 Euro)best interpretation and best directing (trophies).
talks and movies
Before the festival begins, a preview will be held on May 16 about the graphic universe of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest creators and founder of Japanese animation. Studio Ghibli, as well as the director of titles such as Spirited Away -The first anime movie to win an Oscar- or My neighbor Totoro. graphic designer and illustrator Cristina BertomeuAlso known as illustratorHe will be the one to review his work at the UA Faculty of Economics and Commercial Sciences.
The rest of the programming coordinated by the teacher and the emitter Luis Lopez Beldahave five movies what they have in common is that they are stories that descend from the “everyday horrors” of romantic cinema to the “sociopathic character”. baby it’s you (1983), by John Sayles, to the schizophrenic character of Harvey Keitel, in which the protagonist abuses and manipulates Rosanna Arquette. fingers (1978), by James Toback. Both will be shown at the UA Headquarters on Calle San Fernando in Alicante on May 24, with the latter being interpreted by López Belda.
HE terror He will appear in the remaining three cult films: Dark red (1975), by the representative of the genre Dario Argento giallo Italian to be interpreted by the professor and co-editor of Mayo Negro Francisco J Ortiz 25 May; Black humor reptile show (1982), five horror stories created by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero, to be unveiled on May 26 by film and television screenwriter specializing in comedy. Diego San Joseco-creator of the successful series, among others Vote Juan, come on Juan And Come on dear starring Javier Cámara; and it will be on May 27 Ivan Escodafilm emitter, creator of Ediciones Alarmantes specializing in genre and cult cinema, presenting and commenting on the latest film, chromosome 3by David Cronenberg.