The twenty-second edition of the Lanzarote International Film Festival will screen, from June 20 to 25, a total of 54 short films in its Official Competition Section. The short films can be enjoyed at the Cine Buñuel of the CIC El Almacén and at the Víctor Fernández Gopar Theater "El Salinero".
"Short film is an exceptional way to train the imagination and take the pulse of the current world". This is the objective of the twenty-second edition of the Lanzarote International Film Festival (FICL22), a consolidated cinematographic event co-produced by the Culture area of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, directed by Councilor Alberto Aguiar, and Fisme Producciones.
A total of 34 people have been part of the Selection Committee this year, responsible for viewing the 1,500 works from 80 countries that have been registered since last December, through the Festhome, Movibeta, Shortfilmdepot and Filmfreeway platforms, to be eligible to enter the Official Competition Section of the Lanzarote festival.
The organization would like to thank the Selection Committee for their time and criteria, which each year receives congratulations from the Jury for the extraordinary work of selecting short films that it carries out.
The FICL22 Selection Committee is made up of Airam González, Antonia Betancor Alberto Durán, Sergio Martín, Cayetana González, Alberto Fernández, Loli Fontes, Saray Díaz Otero, Pablo Ruiz, Yguanira León, Raúl Pastor, Esther Cabrera, Tania González, Francisco García, Alastair Cureton Griffiths, Devora Cañada, David Cejas, Tinka Ott, Cindy Batsleer, Javier Alonso, Cristina Marsoc, Alberto Santana, Paz Fernández, Kacper Rudolf, Jesús García, Luis Corujo, Jordi Trias, Dariana Cikman, Francisco Javier Pérez, Laura Rivero, Ezequiel Rivero, Lee Perry, Oyana Peyrard and Roberto Casañas.
The venues: El Almacén and the Theater ‘El Salinero’
The Official Section of the Lanzarote International Film Festival is made up of five categories: Canarian Shorts, Animation Shorts, International Fiction Shorts, National Fiction Shorts and Documentary Shorts. The winners of these last two categories will be pre-selected for the Goya Awards granted by the Film Academy.
El Almacén will host the screening of animation, documentary, Spanish fiction and international fiction short films, starting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday 20, Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 June. In some cases, these screenings will be the international premiere of the short films, all produced in 2021.
The Canarian shorts will be screened at the Víctor Fernández Gopar ‘El Salinero’ Theater on Friday, June 24, starting at 6:30 p.m., with the presence of the filmmakers, who will present their works to the public. At the end of each screening, a QR code will be projected so that viewers can scan it and vote for the Audience Award.
The FICL networks, on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, are already disseminating information about the 54 works that will compete this year to win the official awards of the Festival, which will be announced at the closing gala, on Saturday, June 25 at the El Salinero Theater.
Soon, the organization will announce the rest of the program, the parallel activities of the Festival, the Jury of this edition and how to get tickets for all the shows.
The 22nd Lanzarote International Film Festival is organized by Fisme Producciones and the Culture area of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, with the sponsorship of Canary Islands Films, the Canarian Institute for Cultural Development and the Government of the Canary Islands, and the collaboration of the Culture Department of the Arrecife City Council and the Arrecife Gran Hotel.
