The Seville Film Festival celebrates its 19th edition between 4 and 12 November with 222 films, 139 premieres, six competitive sections and a full programme of activities, opening with the screening of the French production Other People’s Children [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rebecca Zlotowski
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Universal figures such as the Russian Alexandr Sokurov, who will bring his co-production with Belgium Fairytale [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Paolo Taviani
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intervista: Lav Diaz
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intervista: Pietro Marcello
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intervista: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
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intervista: João Pedro Rodrigues
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intervista: Zar Amir Ebrahimi
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intervista: Ali Abbasi
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intervista: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
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Alongside them, true to its mission of reflecting the vitality of young talent, the festival will also screen new projects from the Belgian Lukas Dhont, such as the award-winning Close [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Eden Dambrine
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intervista: Lola Quivoron e Julie Ledru
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intervista: Kayije Kagame
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These are joined by the British Joanna Hogg, with The Eternal Daughter [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Léonor Serraille
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intervista: Léonor Serraille
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The New Waves section will screen a variety of films from emerging talents in European cinema, including the Scottish Charlotte Wells (Aftersun [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Helena Wittmann
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intervista: Carlos Conceição
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intervista: Juraj Lerotić
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During the presentation of the programme, which took place at the Filmoteca Española a few days ago, the Mayor of Seville Antonio Muñoz announced that the City Council, through the Institute for Culture and Arts of Seville (ICAS) and thanks to funding from the Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute (ICAA) with Next Generation funds, will launch the Seville Cinema Lab project, "whose aim is to promote high-level training for film professionals, as well as developing film projects in international co-productions".

New this year for the Seville Festival is Essential Voices, a cycle that will bring together filmmakers who have made a key contribution to contemporary cinema, with the collaboration of the European Film Academy and the University of Seville. The Spanish Juan Antonio Bayona and Álex de la Iglesia will take part, along with Alexandr Sokurov, Michel Ocelot and Signe Baumane, as well as the emerging talents Elena López Riera and Charlotte Wells, in addition to a round table on Carlos Saura.

The Seville Festival has also established itself as a meeting point under the title SEFF Industria. The Association of Independent Film Distributors (ADICINE) and the event are once again organising the Independent Film Market (MERCI) from 9 to 11 November, which includes the screening for exhibitors, television channels and platforms of 20 titles that will reach Spanish commercial cinemas by the end of 2023.

The entire programme and activities of the 19th Seville European Film Festival can be viewed here.