From 7-15 November, the Andalusian capital will once again become the epicentre of continental cinema thanks to the 22nd Seville European Film Festival, which will bring together 188 titles, with 78 national and 20 world premieres, for a total of 565 screenings. Proof of this ambition can be seen in the tribute to key figures such as Juliette Binoche, Costa-Gavras, Jim Sheridan and Alberto Rodríguez, who will receive Honorary Giraldillos.

In addition, Seville will once again host the reading of the nominations for the European Film Awards, which will take place on 18 November at the Royal Alcázar. As at past editions, the gathering will accompany this announcement with a selection of European titles in the running for the prizes, among them Franz [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Agnieszka Holland
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intervista: László Nemes
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intervista: Óliver Laxe
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intervista: Mascha Schilinski
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intervista: Joachim Trier
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The festival reaffirms its taste for discovery with an Official Selection marked by aesthetic diversity, a political outlook and humanism. Seventeen features have been selected to compete for the Golden Giraldillo, and European short-form works will, for the first time, also be going head to head within this Official Selection. The Last Viking [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Anders Thomas Jensen
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intervista: Cherien Dabis
scheda film], which premiered at Sundance and is written, directed and toplined by Palestinian-born filmmaker Cherien Dabis. Alongside it are other titles following women who seek to find their place by challenging norms, such as the protagonist of A Year of School [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Laura Samani
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intervista: Laura Samani
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intervista: Teona Strugar Mitevska
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intervista: Hafsia Herzi
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intervista: Mario Martone
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intervista: Petra Volpe
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Several features probe power structures in contemporary society, such as the police drama Case 137 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dominik Moll
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intervista: Quentin Dupieux
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intervista: Arnaud Dufeys e Charlotte …
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For his part, Macedonian filmmaker Georgi M Unkovski helms DJ Ahmet [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Georgi M. Unkovski
scheda film], a Balkan coming-of-age tale garlanded at Sundance, which blends humour and social critique. Bonds and desires within the community also underpin movies such as the Berlinale Golden Bear winner Dreams (Sex Love) [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dag Johan Haugerud
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intervista: Robin Campillo
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intervista: Cédric Klapisch
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intervista: Sylvain Chomet
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Out of competition, two Spanish productions will be showcased: the documentary Serás Farruquito, co-directed by Santi Aguado and Reuben Atlas, a portrait that merges stage presence with cultural heritage; and Islas, a story of spent dreams and second chances by Marina Seresesky that reunites Ana Belén with Manuel Vega, Eva Llorach and Jorge Usón. Closing this strand, also out of competition, is Chopin, Chopin! by Michał Kwieciński, a biopic of the titular genius composer that recreates Paris in 1835.

Details of all of the sections and activities of the 22nd Seville European Film Festival can be found here.