The 24th edition of the Lanzarote International Film Festival has received a total of 2605 short films from 116 nationalities.
Since last November, a selection committee made up of professionals linked to the world of culture and filmmaking has been viewing all the films to finally create an Official Selection of 59 short films. These shorts are divided into different categories that will make up the festival's awards: documentary, animation, Canarian, national fiction and international fiction.
As in each edition, the festival proposes a week full of events, among which the screenings of the works in competition stand out. Until next Friday, May 24, the screenings will take place with various talks and discussions in El Almacén, with the Gala and Awards Ceremony being held on Saturday, May 25.
Tickets for each session cost two euros. And 15 euros for those who want to acquire the complete pass with which to attend all the screenings. Invitations can be obtained at www.festivalcinelanzarote.com or at www.ecoentradas.com.
The national gaze
In the national short film section we will find familiar faces such as the actor Pablo Puyol who will star in Cava by Alejandro López García or the actor Raúl Prieto in El Monstruo de la Fortuna by Manuel Castillo. A combination of established talent and young promises that will feature fiction pieces such as: Jueves de Marzo by Luis Murillo Arias, Evanescente by Gala Gracia and Guillermo Garavito, Madreselva by Nata Moreno, Rutina by Roberto López Carneiro, La Última Caja by Juanlu Moreno Somé, Una Historia Familiar by Eduardo Úbeda, Leche Agria by Sergio Muñoz Cano and José Ángel Lorente Pavón, Hábita by Elena Escura, El Nuevo Barrio by Víctor Izquierdo, La Noche Dentro by Antonio Cuesta and Perdón por el Ruido by Jorge Dolz.
Other selected works have a history of awards at national and international level, such as La Gran Obra by Álex Lora, awarded Best Short at the Sundance Festival, Cura Sana by Lucía G. Romero, Crystal Bear at the Berlin Festival; and Pesudo by Miquel Díaz Pont, nominated for Best Short at the Sitges Festival.
Experiences of the land
As in all editions, the Lanzarote International Film Festival is committed to Canarian talent with a pool of filmmakers and directors from the islands. This year the Canarian section has 8 short films competing, which we will have the opportunity to enjoy on Friday, May 24 from 8:00 p.m. in El Almacén. Among the works presented we have Aitana, a short by Marina Alberti, granddaughter of the poet Rafael Alberti, filming a tribute to her mother; Cuadro by Anatel Pérez; En Un Segundo by Pablo Fajardo with familiar faces such as Lili Quintana; La Canasta by Nacho Peña with a short filmed on the island, NAP by Javier Chavanel; Patata by Emilio González; Preguntas Pa’ Abuela by Laura Rivero and Tras los Pasos Perdidos by Concha de Ganzo.
Crossing ponds
For the International Fiction section, up to fifteen works of the most varied themes have been selected: from epic to drama to comedy. Nationalities such as France, Japan, Puerto Rico, the United States or Belgium will meet at El Almacén: The Ballad, Le Fait Divers, La Línea Imaginaria, Rocket Boy, Primos, Guerre Chaude, PEIPEI, Nuance, Oyu or Hope among many other short films that will be awarded at the awards ceremony this Saturday, May 25.
Among these screenings, the documentary gaze stands out, as expected. An exquisite selection of the best documentary shorts, where the proximity with which delicate and profound themes are treated in documentaries such as Los Cayucos de Kayar by Álvaro Hernández or Vecinos by Marcela Ascensio and Salym Fayad or other themes such as the journey of a young transsexual in Renaissances by Naomi Noiret or child abuse with the short 7:11 Cuarzo by Daniel Ortiz. These and many other documentary shorts such as Broken Wings by Jorik Dozy and Sil van der Woerd, Corpo Vigiado by João Paulo Vicente, Decían que era Bruja by Judith Prat Molet, El Que No Ve by Natxo Leuza or Near Light by Niccolo Salvato can be seen on May 20, 22 and 23 at CIC El Almacén in Arrecife.
In Animation you can enjoy works such as Cafuné by Carlos F. de Vigo, Lorena Ares, In the Shadow of the Cypress by Shirin Sohani, Hossein Molayemi, From the Top by Rich Farris, Luthier by Carlos González Penagos, Magda by Adela Kaczmarek, Mortelli un cas perdut by Ben Fernández, Quem Salva by Laure Devin, Maxime Bourstin, Nathan Medam Charles Hechinger, Titouan Jaouen; Remember Us by Pablo León, Somos Pajaritos by Gabriela Badillo, Star Wars Visions 2: En Las Estrellas by Gabriel Osorio and The Boogie and The Witch by Jorge Turell.
For more information or to attend all the screenings, remember to consult the official program on the official website of the festival.
This film event is organized by Fisme Producciones with the sponsorship of the Culture Area of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Government of the Canary Islands, Canary Island Films, Canarian Institute of Cultural Development and the Foreign Promotion Society of Lanzarote through its product brand Lanzarote Film Commission, Promotur Turismo de Canarias, Arrecife City Council and Art, Culture and Tourism Centers. The companies Arrecife Gran Hotel, CICAR, Fundación Líneas Romero, Hercio collaborate with the Festival.
