The eleventh Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival has announced its programme, which includes 127 screenings (89 national premieres, 17 European premieres and 21 world premieres) in all its sections and formats. This year features a new section dedicated to debut films, with six titles in competition, and another section, called Made in Baleares, with 30 films produced or filmed in this Mediterranean archipelago.

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Actress Nastassja Kinski (Paris, Texas) will receive the Mallorca Film Award during the opening ceremony on 26 October in Palma. She will be joined by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig (Italian for Beginners, An Education [+lire aussi :
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interview : Lone Scherfig
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The festival opens with the multinational European-American production Triangle of Sadness [+lire aussi :
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interview : Ruben Östlund
fiche film], a harsh critique of rampant capitalism by Ruben Östlund. Also in the debut films section are the German Sweet Disaster, from Laura Lehmus, centred around a break-up after an unexpected pregnancy; What We Know [+lire aussi :
interview : Jordi Núñez
fiche film], by the Valencian Jordi Núñez, where friendship, love and desire unite - or not so much - a group of friends at different stages of their lives; Charly (Germany), by Alisa Kolosova, where we accompany exceptional characters on their journey; and Magdalena [+lire aussi :
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Also, Phyllis Nagy's Call Jane (United States), set in the American suburbs at a time when the protagonist cannot legally have an abortion. And There's Always Hope (Britain) by Tim Lewiston shows the plight of an author whose desire to succeed with her best work has separated her from an important relationship. Finally, Pilar Palomero from Zaragoza will present the youth drama La maternal [+lire aussi :
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Finally, the Made in Baleares section will present 30 films, including the German fiction films Ghost Island, by Roman Toulany, and Bulldog [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], by André Szardenings; and among the documentaries, Genesis, by Ester Moyá, and the Balearic premiere of El cineasta escondido, by Javier Pueyo and Valentine Iconaru.

The complete programme and activities for the 11th Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival can be seen on its website.