19/04/2022 - Between 21 and 29 April, the premieres will take place of the films Espejo, espejo, by Marc Crehuet; Amor de madre, by Paco Caballero; and Todos lo hacen, by Martín Cuervo, among others

The Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival or the BCN Film Fest, which focuses on the ties between audiovisuals, literature and history, has now finalised the programme for its sixth edition, to be held from 21 to 29 April in Barcelona. This year's festival includes 70 films in the event's eight sections, including seven world premieres.

The festival opens with the world premiere of the Spanish film Espejo, espejo [+see also:
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The other premieres (all Spanish productions, spread across different sections of the festival) will be El frío que quema, directed by the newcomer Santi Trullenque, starring Greta Fernández, Adrià Collado and Roger Casamajor; Amor de madre, by Paco Caballero, starring Quim Gutiérrez, Yolanda Ramos and Carmen Machi; the choral comedy Todos lo hacen [+see also:
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film profile], by Martín Cuervo, with Salva Reina, Macarena Gómez, Andrea Duro, Kira Miró, Julián López and Toni Acosta; El Pilar, a documentary by Esther Cases on clandestine filmmaking in the late Franco era; El comensal [+see also:
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The Official Section of the festival includes features films such as the Spanish drama Guilt [+see also:
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interview: Ibon Cormenzana
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interview: Arnaud Desplechin
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interview: Yvan Attal
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The Official Section Out of Competition includes, among others, films such as Ennio [+see also:
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making of
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interview: Juan Miguel del Castillo
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interview: Claire Simon
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Finally, China by Cineasia, a selection of short films by ESCAC students, documentaries focusing on great painters (Art al cinema) and the retrospective on Jeremy Thomas, accompanied by the documentary dedicated to him by Mark Cousins (The Storms of Jeremy Thomas [+see also:
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interview: Jeremy Thomas
interview: Mark Cousins
film profile]) and a bunch of classics produced by him, such as The Last Emperor, The Dreamers [+see also:
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interview: Bernardo Bertolucci
film profile] and The Sheltering Sky, by Bernardo Bertolucci, among others, complete the programme.

(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)