THE 50TH EDITION WILL BE HELD FROM JUNE 10 TO 18, 2022 WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF “BRINGING SHORT FILMMAKERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO HUESCA AGAIN” The Alto Aragonese contest already sets its sights on next year’s edition which will be its 50th anniversary; This celebration will take place between June 10 and 18,…
THE COMPETITION GENERATES MORE THAN 500 MILLION CLICKS AND REACHES OVER 11,000 PRESENTIAL AND ONLINE VIEWINGS THESE FIGURES CONFIRM “THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL THAT THE FESTIVAL HAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS” The Huesca International Film Festival closes its 49th edition with a media potential worth more than 2.2 million euros; a figure based on the…
THE THREE AWARDS WILL ENTER THE PRESELECTION PROCESS FOR THE OSCAR AWARDS NUR Y ABIR WINS THE AUDIENCE AWARD THE FRENCH UN CŒUR D’OR AND THE SPANISH FORASTERA ARE RECOGNIZED AS BEST DEBUT FILMS The 49th Huesca International Film Festival awards the Egyptian-French short film I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face, the Spanish Inefable and the Finnish The Fantastic in their respective -international,…
THE MEXICAN DIRECTOR MICHEL FRANCO RECEIVES THE CITY OF HUESCA CARLOS SAURA AWARD FROM THE 49th HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FRANCO WON THE GOLDEN DANZANTE AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM IN 2003 WITH ENTRE DOS, AN AWARD THAT WAS THE START OF HIS INTERNATIONAL CAREER Michel Franco has returned to Huesca, the place where it all began.…
THE HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WELCOMES THE PRESENTATION OF THE PLATINO EDUCA EDUCATIONAL PROJECT THE PLATFORM HIGHLIGHTS THE POTENTIAL OF CINEMA AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL The 49th Huesca International Film Festival hosted the presentation of the video-on-demand educational platform PLATINO Educa. Octavio Dapena, the director of the project, explained how the tool worked, its applications…
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Luis García Berlanga, the Huesca International Film Festival presented in a vermouth round table the book Farewell, Mr. Berlanga!, written by Luis Alegre. The illustrator and graphic designer Isidro Ferrer accompanied the author In the talk about the filmmaker’s work. Alegre and Ferrer share a common past in relation…
SUÁREZ PREMIERES HIS LAST PROJECT, THE SHORT FILM ALAS DE TINIEBLA, AT THE ARAGONESE EVENT ANNE-HÉLÈNE SUÁREZ, AUTHOR OF THE STORY ON WHICH THE SHORT IS BASED, AND PABLO AULADELL, ILLUSTRATOR, ALSO ATTEND THE SCREENING “To do something that looks like cinema is not easy.” Gonzalo Suárez, director, writer and screenwriter, defended all the people involved…
ITS DIRECTOR, GERMÁN RODA, VISITS THE CONTEST THAT HE OPENED LAST YEAR WITH MARCELINO, THE BEST CLOWN IN THE WORLD VILAS AND ITS DOUBLES IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JAIME FONTÁN, WO DIED RECENTLY Last year, the Huesca International Film Festival opened with the screening of the documentary Marcelino, the Best Clown in the World, directed by…
“THERE ARE TRADITIONS THAT EXPLAIN A WHOLE PHILOSOPHY FOCUSED ON HOW TO LIVE RATHER THAN HOW TO FACE DEATH “ THE TICKETS TO ATTEND THE HUESCA DAILY EVENT ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DAY WITH THE PROJECTION OF THIS FILM MOSTLY SHOT IN THE PROVINCE OF HUESCA The Olimpia Theater puts up a…
TONI GARCÍA, DIRECTOR OF THE FILM, AND CLAUDIO BIERN, CREATOR OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE ARTISTIC TEAM, PRESENT THE PREMIERE OF THIS EXPECTED ANIMATION FEATURE FILM BASED ON THE CLASICAL SERIES THE FILM WILL BE RELEASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND NEXT JUNE 25 ON MORE THAN 400 SCREENS…
THE HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE DOCUMENTARY LAS CLASES, DIRECTED BY ORENCIO BOIX AND FILMED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COTEC FOUNDATION When the COTEC Foundation, dedicated to promoting innovation, set its sights on education during COVID-19, it realized that it was a sector that suffered not only because the pandemic created new problems, but…
PATRICIA RODA AND VIRGINIA YAGÜE COLLECT THE PRIZE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 49th EDITION OF THE HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MACARENA ASTORGA PRESENTED ITS FILM LA CASA DEL CARACOL IN A SOLD OUT SESSION CIMA POINTS OUT THAT ONLY 33% OF THE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN FEATURE FILMS IN SPAIN ARE WOMEN “We encourage you…