04/10/2019 - Seven titles are in the running for the Golden Violet at the 24th Cinespaña Festival, which unspools from 4-13 October with actor Javier Gutiérrez, among others, basking in the limelight

Today, there will be a double opening screening (out of competition) for the 24^th edition of Cinespaña, with 7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society) [+see also:
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film profile] by trio of directors Gerard Quinto, Esteve Soler and David Torras, and Hamada [+see also:
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interview: Eloy Domínguez Serén
film profile] by Eloy Domínguez Serén. From 4-13 October in Toulouse, the gathering will offer an extensive overview of the very best of recent Spanish film output, and will give pride of place to actor Javier Gutiérrez (The Motive [+see also:
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interview: Manuel Martín Cuenca
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interview: Alberto Rodríguez
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Seven fiction features are set to lock horns for the 2019 Golden Violet (which will be handed out by a jury chaired by French filmmaker Dominique Cabrera): Seventeen [+see also:
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interview: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
film profile] by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (screened out of competition at San Sebastián and set to come out in Spanish theatres this Friday), The August Virgin [+see also:
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interview: Jonás Trueba
film profile] by Jonás Trueba (Special Mention of the Jury at Karlovy Vary), The Days to Come [+see also:
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interview: Carlos Marques-Marcet
film profile] by Carlos Marqués-Marcet (unveiled in competition at Rotterdam), Between Two Waters [+see also:
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interview: Isaki Lacuesta
film profile] by Isaki Lacuesta (the winner of last year’s San Sebastián), Zaniki [+see also:
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film profile] by Gabriel Velázquez (first unveiled at Gijón), The Perseids [+see also:
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film profile] by Alberto Dexeus and Ànnia Gabarró, and the omnibus film La filla d’algú [+see also:
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The competitive New Directors section will not be lacking in cinematic gems either, with El Rey [+see also:
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interview: Juan Rodrigáñez
film profile] by Juan Rodrigáñez, El increíble finde menguante [+see also:
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film profile] by Jon Mikel Caballero, A Place for Otto [+see also:
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film profile] by Oriol Puig, The Little Beast [+see also:
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film profile] by Jordi Ardid, The Queen of the Lizards [+see also:
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film profile] by Burnin' Percebes (Fernando Martínez and Juan González) and Ojos Negros [+see also:
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interview: Marta Lallana, Ivet Castelo
film profile] by Marta Lallana and Ivet Castelo, in tandem with Iván Alarcón and Sandra García.

Also of note on the jam-packed programme are a competition featuring eight documentaries, a Panorama incorporating a Focus on animation (including Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [+see also:
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interview: GoCritic! Interview: José L…
film profile] by Salvador Simó and Black Is Beltza [+see also:
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film profile] by Fermin Muguruza), 15 recent fiction features (the Cannes titles Pain & Glory [+see also:
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interview: Antonio Banderas
Q&A: Pedro Almodóvar
film profile] by Pedro Almodóvar, Fire Will Come [+see also:
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interview: Óliver Laxe
film profile] by Oliver Laxe and Liberté [+see also:
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film profile] by Albert Serra, in addition to Staff Only [+see also:
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interview: Neus Ballús
film profile] by Neus Ballús and Eye for an Eye [+see also:
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interview: Paco Plaza
film profile] by Paco Plaza, among others), short films, and a clutch of modern classics, as well as a strand entitled ¿Dónde está el espíritu de la República? (lit. “Where Is the Spirit of the Republic?”).

Lastly, it’s worth noting that, for the second year in a row, the day of professional meetings known as CinespañaLab will unspool on Tuesday 8 October. Six projects in development and in search of partners have been selected: Calle Varsovia by José Alberto Andrés Lacasta, El cielo en la tierra by María Antón Cabot, Las convulsiones by David Gutiérrez Camps, La lista by María Calafat, Mala Petja by Jordi Ardid, and the documentary El alma y el cuerpo by Victor Forniés. Furthermore, two case studies on two French-Spanish co-productions will be introduced by their French producers: Oliver Laxe’s Fire Will Come (which was a joint effort between Miramemira, Kowalski Films, 4à4 Productions and Tarantula Luxembourg) and Journey to a Mother’s Room [+see also:
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interview: Celia Rico Clavellino
film profile] by Celia Rico Clavellino (staged by Amorós Producciones, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Pecado Films and Noodles Production).

(Translated from French)