18/10/2022 - The 37th Mostra de València - Cinema del Mediterrani will kick off with Jordi Núñez's What We Know and will also pay tribute to Robert Guédiguian, Lluís Rivera and Lucile Hadzihalilovic

The 37th Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani, which will be held from 20 to 30 October, has announced all the films that will feature in its Official Selection. "This is one of the festival’s most complete and diverse official sections in recent years, both for the balance between newcomers and established filmmakers, and for the richness of the subject matter and production countries", said Gloria Tello, president of the Mostra.

As an example of this, Ali Asgari will screen his drama Until Tomorrow [+see also:
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interview: Cláudia Varejão
film profile], a plea for queer freedom by Portuguese Cláudia Varejão, which has enjoyed success at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice, where it won the main prize; Magdala [+see also:
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interview: Damien Manivel
film profile], by French Director Damien Manivel who takes on the last years of Mary Magdalene in a rather original way; and Nostalgia [+see also:
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interview: Mario Martone
interview: Pierfrancesco Favino
film profile], by Italian director Mario Martone who returned to compete in Cannes after 24 years, a co-production between his country and France based on the novel of the same name by Ermanno Rea about the return of ghosts from the past.

These titles are also joined by two films that will be sent to the Oscars (read more): Klondike [+see also:
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interview: Maryna Er Gorbach
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interview: Erige Sehiri
film profile] (Tunisia/France/Switzerland/Qatar/Germany), by Erige Sehiri. In addition to these, The Worst Ones [+see also:
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interview: Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka
film profile], the winner of this year’s Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, by French directors Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret; Vera Dreams of the Sea [+see also:
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interview: Kaltrina Krasniqi
film profile] (Kosovo/Northern Macedonia/Albania), a criticism of the abusive patriarchy by Kaltrina Krasniqi; Moja Vesna [+see also:
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interview: Sara Kern
film profile], a debut film about a family conflict by the Slovenian (in co-production with Australia) Sara Kern; and the Valencian production What We Know [+see also:
interview: Jordi Núñez
film profile], a generational portrait directed by Jordi Núñez which will open the event.

And among the special screenings is the contemporary fable Vasil [+see also:
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interview: Avelina Prat
film profile], the debut film by Valencian Avelina Prat starring Karra Elejalde, Susi Sánchez and Alexandra Jiménez. The 37th Mostra de València also pays homage to Lluís Rivera, a key figure in Spanish experimental cinema, looking back over his revolutionary work; 40 essential titles from the last century with Greek production will be screened (with major names such as Theo Angelopoulos, Costa-Gavras and Michael Cacoyannis). The Focus section will be dedicated to the French filmmaker of Bosnian origin Lucile Hadzihalilovic, whose filmography will be screened during the festival, as well as that of the master Robert Guédiguian, who will receive the Mostra de València - Cinema del Mediterrani honorary award.

(Translated from Spanish)