this San Sebastian Film Festival Like every July, it announces the Spanish participation in it. This year, 18 national films will be screened, which can reinforce a festival in itself. Except for a few ambitious filmmakers who still bid higher, profile Albert Serra or Erice, Most of those who send their productions directly to Cannes or Berlin and keep Donostia as a second option are happy to be selected in the program of a single category or class A Spanish festival.
Spanish cinema is, without a doubt, a bet for any of the national festivals. That’s why both Seville and Gijón Festivals as Seminci de Valladolid They will try to capture some of the games that came out after the San Sebastian feast. Example of Cesc Gay or Félix Viscarret films based on a story by Millás.
there is then Fortunately, Alicante is a province where we won’t complain about the absence of festivals. But the problem lies only in the exhibition of festival films. To be frank: Let’s see how we (how old are we) who have the habit of watching movies in the cinema manage to watch the 18 Spanish films (and all the other films) screened at the San Sebastian Festival in Alicante cinemas? , as they are launched in Madrid, Barcelona, Basque Country, Malaga or Valencia.
In principle, the province of Alicante The fourth-highest coin saver at the box office shouldn’t be a problem. But there is, and it’s a big one. a problem Cultural and political. There are no cinephiles in Alicante, and there are no politicians who find a remedy for wrongdoing. So we take it raw.