Sixteen Spanish-produced features (ten of which will be world-premiered) will take part in the 70th edition of Seminci – Valladolid International Film Week, which will kick off on 24 October with a screening of Three Goodbyes [+leggi anche:
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The competition section, in which the titles will be duking it out for the Golden Spike, includes the new movies by Fernando Franco, Subsuelo (see the news), alongside the feature debut by Carlos Saiz, the road movie Lionel, and the new feature by Pere Vilà Barceló, When a River Becomes the Sea [+leggi anche:
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In addition, the gathering headed up by José Luis Cienfuegos will include three Spanish titles in its Meeting Point sidebar: the animation Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake [+leggi anche:
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Meanwhile, Tiempo de Historia (lit. “Time of History”), a section devoted to non-fiction titles, brings together two works in competition: the feature-length directorial debut by actress Carolina Yuste (Undercover [+leggi anche:
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In the Alquimias (lit. “Alchemies”) strand, the festival will present the latest creations by artists such as Ana Serret, who blurs the line between dream and reality in Apuntes para una ficción consentida, the story of a Swiss actress lost in Madrid (see the news); and María Ruido, who in the medium-length essay film La fábrica y el sexo tackles the representation and objectification of women in the media, particularly on Italian TV.

Lastly, standing out among the special screenings are Leo & Lou, the feature debut by Carlos Solano, which depicts the journey of two characters who don’t seem to fit into society and who are bound by fate; Pendaripén. La historia silenciada del pueblo gitano by Alfonso Sánchez (El mundo es nuestro [+leggi anche:
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