The Elche International Independent Film Festival (FICIE), organized by the Mediterranean Foundation, has started. Tuesday, July 11 46, which will continue until the 21st. early works of five Spanish directorsHe will also be in a discussion after the movie.
first one when the night is not overinitial length Oscar Monton It will be available to watch in Odeón cinemas from 19:00. Featuring the actor from Alicante Álex Peral, the film revolves around the Bakalao Route. Set in ’90s Valencia, the four friends experience the full impact of the “Valencian scene” known as the Bakalao Route. Children who are only 18 years old and have no clear long-term goals spend their days waiting for the weekend to come to the party in search of endless fun as a way to escape their daily problems.
Graduated from Audio-Visual Communication, Óscar Montón has nearly 20 years of filmmaker and operator experience television equipment. He has extensive experience as a producer, director and director of different programs and documentaries.
More projections
Four other feature films will be screened In Odeón Cinemas until 18 July, respectively: Kepler Sixth B, related to Alejandro Suarez Lozano (07/12); kill the wolves related to Omer A. Razzak (07/13); testament, related to Joaquin Carmona Hidalgo (07/18) and unknown woman, related to pablo maqueda (07/18)
For the 46th Elche Film Festival 62 feature films participated in the competition, The selection committee determined the five films to be screened at the Festival. The feature that these films should have is that they are the first director’s films and were shot between January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023. In addition to 62 feature films, 2,238 short films also participated in the competition. It will compete in the nine categories that make up the Official Division.
projections Official Selection of short films will be held seven days in a row, from 14 to 20 July Hort del Xocolater.
In addition to these sessions, the Elche Film Festival was programmed. various parallel activities to contain roundtables, courses and workshops with audiovisual industry leaders And special screenings. The winners of the festival will be announced at the closing gala on July 21.
cultural commitment
President of the Fundación Mediterráneo, Louis Boyer Elche Film Festival is the most important event we hold every summer and is the biggest representative of our commitment, and Support for the social and cultural development of Elche and the rest of the province”.
“This year,” Boyer adds, ” FICIE programming extended to 15 days and we designed a broad offer for projections and cross-activities. We are confident that it will once again attract great interest from the public.”
Elche International Independent Film Festival, sponsored by the Mediterranean Foundation, Elche Town Hall and Elche’s Luis Buñuel Film Club.