Alicante Noir celebrates its second edition and uses it to step away from black literature for a week and open its spectrum to the world. crime fiction in its different expressions. That is why its commitment is to go beyond the existence of writers with existing and well-known personalities, to encompass this genre in all its manifestations, from drama to cinema, through literary agents, screenwriters and communications.
And it will get through More than 30 events from September 21-25 Since last year it will be concentrated in a new venue, Espacio Séneca. rotten And in garrigos wells. Roundtable meetings, meetings with authors, autograph sessions, film screenings, children’s workshop and meeting with young local writers, which are one of the novelties of this issue, make up this program. fifty writers, half women I am looking for parity.
Monica RouaneBenjamin Prado, Manel Loureiro, Marina Sanmartín, Cristina Higueras, Carlos Bassas del Rey, Reyes Calderón, Pere Cervantes, María Sure, Blas Ruiz Grau, Elia Barceló, Mikel Santiago, Men Marías, Benito Olmo, Carlos Salem, Myriam Imedio, Jon Sistiaga, Victor del Tree and Arantxa Portabales Here are some of the authors participating in this edition.
They will also intervene in the round tables Alejandro Gallo, Evelyn Kassner and Monica Nombela, Who will discuss the police stories? Editorial management and publicity with the publisher will also play a leading role. Gori Dolz and artistic representation of authors with literary representative Sandra Bruna.
as a writer Iron anyone rape Pepe Coira; documentary director Alcasser case Y 800 meters, Elias Leon Siminiani He is the director and screenwriter of such productions. without a hat, Tanya Ballo, In the series, they will cover topics such as suspense and true crime.
“We want to bring together professionals, experts and communicators of the genre; we want to be independent at this festival,” he assures. Michael Messina Director and organizer of Alicante Noir. “The idea was to bring the most up-to-date and interesting to the public in crime fiction, ranging from thrillers to detectives, not just detectives; there are already too many festivals that focus on just that.”
Another outstanding feature of this number is, meeting with young local writersWhat Jorge Zaragoza, Fernando Ugeda and Marian Pastor. “I’ve been to a lot of black weeks, and no one is putting in local writers, they’re getting super-sells promoted by major publishers.”
On behalf of the Cultural Council Member, Anthony Manresa “It’s not a regular black week” whose department cooperates with this festival and the Department for Youth and Equality headed by María Conejero, and in this edition we have “expanded writers and events”, so “given” an important qualitative leap in programming”.
Manresa emphasizes that the feedback received after the first edition was “fantastic” because “we came to meet a literary demand in the city.”
Movies
One of the biggest innovations of this second edition is the three movie screeningsas a tribute to the audiovisual culture of the last decades of the film noir genre and thriller on the big screen.
So you can see the classic cyclist’s deathof the Juan Antonio Bardem (Thursday 22); impatient alchemist, of the Patricia FerreraAdapted from the novel of the same name by Lawrence Silva (Friday 23) and minimal island, of the Alberto RodriguezAwarded with ten Goyas (24 Saturdays).
Best Novel Awards
The director of the festival announced the name of the film. Two finalists of the Alicante Noir Prize For the best novel published in 2021. injured animalsof the Noelia Lorenzo PinoY fat fairof the Esther Garcia Llovet The selected titles and the winner will be announced on Saturday 24.
The authors who will participate in the roundtable meeting that same Saturday afternoon were selected by a twenty-person jury. “This is an anonymous jury of writers, professionals and readers who are asked to recommend 2 to 5 novels,” says Messina.
The decision was made on the morning of the 24th by the final jury, with members of the Cultural council Antonio Manresa and Youth and Equality, María Conejero; and three members of the organizing team.
Source: Informacion
