The Tenerife Multicines hosted the final gala of the Cinedfest 9 festival to present the awards for the 2021/2022 film course in the Secondary, Baccalaureate and FP-CEPA-EOI-EASD category. In total, about 500 students distributed in 3 movie theaters attended.
The morning gala, presented by journalist Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, began at 11:00 a.m. and lasted for three and a half hours. The interventions of students, teachers and public officials followed one another, some to thank for the awards and others to deliver them.
María Isabel Bello (insular director of Education and Youth of the Cabildo de Tenerife) was responsible for announcing that “Corre, Sara Corre”, from IES Santa Úrsula is the work most valued by the jury for being the film that has best captured the spirit of the Educational Festival of the Canary Islands. “You are the future of audiovisual in the Canary Islands”, commented the island director. An excited student said: “This is a very motivating project for us. It is a dream come true to win Cinedfest”.
The piece “Naiara. Living without limits”, from EA Pancho Lasso will be distributed for one year in international festivals by Digital 104. “We are very proud of this work. The message it transmits is valid for everyone”, said one of the students participating in the short film