Starting today, and all the way up until Saturday 1 October, Ourense will be the Galician capital of arthouse film. Over the course of this week, the 27^th Ourense International Film Festival (OUFF) will host the screenings of over 100 titles, scattered among its various sections. The official section will boast 13 features, all of which will be titles getting their Galician premieres. However, in addition to this, the gathering will host a number of Spanish premieres – namely, films of the likes of Remains of the Wind [+leggi anche:
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The official section will also play host to titles helmed by a slew of today’s great filmmakers, which have emerged victorious at big festivals such as Berlin, Venice and Cannes. Audiences in Ourense will thus be able to enjoy movies of the calibre of Both Sides of the Blade [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ruben Östlund
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intervista: Elena López Riera
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intervista: Juan Diego Botto
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intervista: Joely Mbundu
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As well as showcasing the titles that will be going head to head in an attempt to win prizes totalling €52,000, the festival will pay tribute to key figures from today’s cinema landscape. For example, Argentinian director Pablo Trapero will receive the International Honorary Calpurnia. Furthermore, DoP Lucía C Pan (What Went Wrong? [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Liliana Torres
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intervista: Xacio Baño
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intervista: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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intervista: Daniel Monzón
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The varied programme of the OUFF will be rounded off by parallel sections such as Inédito en Ourense, Sesiones Especiales, Ciclo Xacobeo, Cine e auga, Panorama Galicia, Cine y Literatura, Cine na cadea, Ciclo Nicolás Echevarría, Ciclo Unam, OUFF Series and Cine en Familia. Besides these highlights, there will be photo exhibitions, meetings with industry professionals, film-focused strolls around the city and concerts.