HUESCA IN SHORT | Travelling projection in the most emblematic buildings in the city centre. Plaza de San Pedro Plaza de Luis López Allué Coso Alto (iglesia de la Compañía) Porches de Galicia (Cuatro Esquinas) Plaza de Alfonso el Batallador | VARIOUS SPACES | 10 PM | FREE |
SCHEDULE 2023
51ST HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
You will be able to enjoy the sessions of short films in competition and the screening of feature films at the OLIMPIA THEATRE, as well as the galas and award ceremonies for our honorees. Other sections will be held in the Plaza de Luis López Allué (vermouths), in the blue room of the Casino de Huesca (workshops and networking activities) or in La Catalítica (short films).
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Prefestival
SATURDAY 3 JUNE
TUESDAY 6 JUNE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM | Screening of the documentary feature film MAÑANA, by Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent. France. 116’. VOSE | CDAN | 7 PM | FREE |
THURSDAY 8 JUNE
VIOLET EVENINGS | Actress LUISA GAVASA will share her career with the public. In collaboration with the Instituto Aragonés de la Mujer (Aragonese Women’s Institute). | Plaza de San Pedro | 10 PM | FREE |
Festival
FRIDAY 9 JUNE
OPENING · PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD · CITY OF HUESCA CARLOS SAURA AWARD· SCREENING | Opening Gala. Presentation of the Pepe Escriche Award to VENTANA SUR. Presentation of the City of Huesca Carlos Saura Award to PABLO LARRAÍN. Screening of the feature film SPENCER, by Pablo Larraín. United Kingdom. 116′. VOSE. Presence of the director. In collaboration with the Oscacine Association. | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 9 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
WELCOME EVENING | Informal meeting between short filmmakers and guests of the Festival. | SALA EDÉN | 11:30 PM | FREE |
SATURDAY 10 JUNE
GUIDED TOUR | Guided visits HUESCA DE CINE | PLAZA LUIS LÓPEZ ALLUÉ | 11 AM | FREE |
WORKSHOP – AUDIOVISUAL CREATION WITH MOBILE DEVICES FOR SOCIAL NETWORKS | Workshop given by the scriptwriter and director LUCAS CASTÁN.. Registration at artlabhuesca.org In collaboration with San Jorge University. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11 AM | |
SESSION 1 · | AMANECE LA NOCHE MÁS LARGA, Lorena Ares, Carlos Fernández de Vigo. Spain. Animation. IBE. 9´. OL LE POINT DE REPRISE, Nicolas Panay. France. INT. 18´. OL ARQUITECTURA EMOCIONAL 1959, León Siminiani. Spain. IBE. 30´ DANG WO WANG, Shuli Huang. China. DOC. 20´ LESSONS OF MUSIC, Kristina Zybenkova. Russia. OP. INTER. 26´. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
SESSION 2 · | STILLE POST, Brigitta Kanyaro. Romania, Austria. INT. 17´. OL LA CALESITA, Augusto Schillaci. Argentina, Canada, USA. OP. Animation. IBE. 10´ EVA, Olga Smirnova. RusSia. OP. DOC. 27´. OL YELLOW, Elham Ehsas. United Kingdom, Afghanistan. INT. 12´. OL JE VEUX DÉGUSTER, Léo-Antonin Lutinier. France. OP. INT. 25´. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
FEATURE FILM | Featured film EMPIEZA EL BAILE, by Marina Seresesky. Argentina. 99´. VOE | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 10 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
SUNDAY 11 JUNE
GUIDED TOUR | Guided visits HUESCA DE CINE | PLAZA LUIS LÓPEZ ALLUÉ | 11 AM | FREE |
CHARLES CHAPLIN WORKSHOP | The aim of the workshop is to understand the concept of cinema as a set of moving images. Participants will be able to build a series of optical toys. In addition, some fragments of Charles Chaplin’s wonderful films will be shown. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11 AM | FREE |
SESSION 3 · | REBELADO, Eduardo Igolnikow. Argentina. OP. IBE. 9´. OL HERMIT ISLAND, Gábor Mariai. Hungary. OP. Animation. INT. 17´. OL LA CHARGE MENTALE, Mathias Rifkiss, Colas Rifkiss. France. INT. 25´. OL TORMENTA DE VERANO, Laura García Alonso. Spain. IBE. 22´ EL BUS, Sandra Reina. Spain. IBE. 25´ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
SESSION 4 · | TELSCHE, Sophie Colfer, Ala Nunu. Poland, Saudi Arabia, Portugal. Animation. INT. 9´ EL PENSAMIENTO MÁGICO, Eva Saiz. Spain. IBE. 11´ WHY, Natxo Leuza. Spain. DOC. 22´. OL RATICIDA, João Niza Ribeiro. Portugal. IBE. 22´. OL ZE INYAN SHEL SHAOT O YAMIM, Efrat Lipshitz. Israel. OP. INT. 25´ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
PARALLEL SECTION · GASTROCINE | Pairing of short films and cuisine by the chefs IRIS JORDÁN and LUCIANO NANNI. UNA RECETA FAMILIAR, Lucía Paz. Argentina. 2018. 11’ In collaboration with TuHuesca. | Espacio Altoaragón | 10 PM | 30€Tickets on sale at the Festival Information Booth |
MONDAY 12 JUNE
VERMOUTH ARAGONESE WINDOW WITH… | VERMOUTH ARAGONESE WINDOW: GOYA’S ARAGONESES With the presence of NATA MORENO and GAIZKA URRESTI (directors). In collaboration with Aragón TV. | EXT. ULTRAMARINOS LA CONFIANZA | 1 PM | FREE |
SESSION 5 · | CUANDO CRECE LA HIERBA, María Monreal. Spain. IBE. 3´. OL LA MECHA, Nicholas Hooper H. Chile. Animation. IBE. 14’. OL LEFT BEHIND, Matteo Crescenzi. United Kingdom. OP. DOC. 27´. OL THE STUPID BOY, Phil Dunn. United Kingdom. INT. 16´. OL SUSHI, Iván Morales. Spain. IBE. 20´. OL AFFRIKÁTA, Anna Gyimesi. Hungary. INT. 25´ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
SESSION 6 · | FLURIN, Jonas Schaffter. Switzerland. DOC. 16´. OL OVER MIJ, Ali Asgari. Netherlands. INT. 15´ WROBEL, Marcin Janos Krawczyk. Poland. INT. 24´. OL PRZYSTANEK, Mariusz Biernacki. Poland. OP. DOC. 21´. OL ALIEN0089, Valeria Hofmann. Chile, Argentina. Animation. IBE. 20´ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
ARAGONESE WINDOW | Short film MADRESELVA by Nata Moreno. Spain. 25′. With the presence of the director. Premiere of the feature film MÁS ALLÁ DE LOS OJOS CERRADOS, by Norberto López and Germán Roda. Spain. 83’. VOE In collaboration with Aragón TV. | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 10 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
PARALLEL SECTION · | Short film session SAN JORGE UNIVERSITY. SOMNUM, Malena Gascón. Spain. 8,1’ Selection by San Jorge University. | LA CATALÍTICA | 11:30 PM | FREE |
TUESDAY 13 JUNE
GUIDED TOUR | Guided visits HUESCA DE CINE | PLAZA LUIS LÓPEZ ALLUÉ | 11 AM | FREE |
PARALLEL SECTION · ELDERLY TO THE FESTIVAL | Screening of the following short films: NÉMESIS, David Ibernia. Spain. 4´ | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11 AM | FREE |
VERMOUTH WITH… | Vermouth with the actor JUANJO ARTERO. | EXT. ULTRAMARINOS LA CONFIANZA | 1 PM | FREE |
SESSION 7 · | ZOON, Jonatan Schwenk. Germany. Animation. INT. 4´. OL MARUJA, Berta Garcia-Lacht. Spain. OP. IBE. 15´. OL WE ARE GURUNG, Keii Morino. Japan. OP. DOC. 40´. OL ANTES DE MADRID, Ilén Juambeltz. Uruguay. IBE. 20´. OL MA GUEULE, Grégory Carnoli, Thibaut Wohlfahrt. Belgium. INT. 22´. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
SESSION 8 · | LITURGY OF ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES, Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk. USA, Ukraine. DOC. 12´. OL ICE MERCHANTS, João Gonzalez. Portugal, France, United Kingdom. Animation. IBE. 14´. OL DE NIT, Ona Jané. Spain. IBE. 19´ MEMOIR OF A VEERING STORM, Sofia Georgovassili. Greece. INT. 14´. OL DAS ANDERE ENDE DER STRASSE, Kálmán Nagy. Hungary, Austria. INT. 22´. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
LUIS BUÑUEL AWARD – SCREENING | Delivery of Luis Buñuel Award to AITANA SÁNCHEZ-GIJÓN. Screening of short films starring Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (VOE): EL POZO, Héctor Domínguez Viguera. Spain. 2015. 30’ ESPINAS, Iván Sáinz-Pardo. Spain. 2021. 15’ VOLCÁNICA, Alberto Velasco. Spain. 2018. 12’ DISCO INFERNO, Alice Waddington. Spain. 2015. 12,07’ RULETA, Roberto Santiago. Spain. 1999. 12’ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 10 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
PARALLEL SECTION · CORTOLÍTICOS | Short film session SOCIAL FIGHTING + trailer featured film KOBANE. NO TE VERÁN CORRER, Miguel Casanova. Spain. 12´ Selection of short films by the director ÁLEX RODRIGO. In collaboration with CNT Huesca. | LA CATALÍTICA | 11:30 PM | FREE |
WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE
GUIDED TOUR | Guided visits HUESCA DE CINE | PLAZA LUIS LÓPEZ ALLUÉ | 11 AM | FREE |
MASTERCLASS · HOW TO PRODUCE FILM FROM THE GROUND UP: THE SHORT FILM | Conference moderated by GAIZKA URRESTI (director and producer), with the participation of VALERIE DELPIERRE (producer), NATALIA MARTÍNEZ (head of contents of Aragón TV), SILVIA ANORO (deputy director general of Promotion of the ICAA) and LUCRECIA CARDOSO (secretary of Cultural Development of the Ministry of Culture of Argentina). | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11 AM | |
VERMOUTH WITH… | Vermouth with the actress MARÍA BOTTO. | EXT. ULTRAMARINOS LA CONFIANZA | 1 PM | FREE |
SESSION 9 · | NYUGVÓ KÖD, Nikolett Fábián. Hungary. Animation. INT. 5´. OL SE NOS HIZO DE NOCHE, Jorge Cantos. Spain. IBE. 15´. OL BADHA KOJA MIMIRAND, Pejman Alipour. Iran. OP. Animation. DOC. 13´. OL LOBO, Charlie Reader. Spain. IBE. 16´. OL Գյուղը որ կանգնի․․․, Ophelia Harutyunyan. Armenia, France, Belgium. OP. INT. 23´. OL TAKANAKUY, Gustavo Vokos. Brazil, Peru. OP. IBE. 18´. OL AS MIÇANGAS, Rafaela Camelo, Emanuel Labor. Brazil. IBE. 19’ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
SESSION 10 · | AMARRADAS, Carmen Córdoba. Spain. Animation. IBE. 10´. OL BIG BANG, Carlos Segundo. France, Brasil. INT. 14´. OL DIABEŁ, Jan Bujnowski. Poland. INT. 19´. OL DEAR MICHAEL, Joan Bover. Spain. Animation. DOC. 13´. OL NÉLIDA, Celeste Lois, Marina Artigas. Uruguay. IBE. 18’ | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
FEATURE FILM | Premiere of the feature film LA FORTALEZA, by Chiqui Carabante. Spain. 92´. VOE | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 10 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
MEETING OF SHORT FILMMAKERS WITH THE INDUSTRY | Presentation of the services of the Aragón Film Commission, the Film Office of Huesca-TuHuesca and Art-Lab Huesca. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 10:30 PM | by invitation only |
THURSDAY 15 JUNE
MEETING – WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVALS WE ARE HERE AND… NOW WHAT? | II Meeting of Women Festival Directors. With MARÍA ZAFRA, director of the Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona, as moderator. In collaboration with the Aragonese Women’s Institute. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11 AM | FREE |
VIOLET VERMOUTH CON… | Violet Vermouth with TERESA LAVINA, MARÍA ZAFRA and LUCRECIA CARDOSO. In collaboration with the Instituto Aragonés de la Mujer (Aragonese Women’s Institute). | EXT. ULTRAMARINOS LA CONFIANZA | 1 PM | FREE |
SESSION 11 · | OLD TRICKS, Edoardo Pasquini, Viktor Ivanov. Bulgaria, Italy. INT. 6´. OL REST IN PIECE, Antoine Antabi. Germany, France. Animation. INT. 9´ VICTORIA, Agustina Gatto. Argentina. IBE. 23´. OL HUO JIAN FA SHE SHI, Bohao Liu. China, USA. DOC. 12´ 烟熏到了眼睛 YAN XUN DAO LE YAN JING, Alvin Lee. Singapore. INT. 19´. OL GRANICA, Joshua Neubert. Germany. INT. 20´. OL APRÈS LE ROUGE, Marie Sizorn. France. OP. DOC. 14´. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
SESIÓN 12 · | THE RECORD, Jonathan Laskar. Suiza. OP. Animation. INT. 9´. OL BEN, Miki Durán. Spain. IBE. 11´. OL SWIATAJA WADA, Andrei Kutsila. Poland. DOC. 19´. OL BAJAMAR, Juana Castro. Colombia, Spain. IBE. 19´. OL NON GRATA, Alba Lozano. Spain. OP. IBE. 15´. OL MARTWE MALZENSTWO, Michal Toczek. Poland. OP. INT. 19’. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
FEATURE FILM | Premiere in Huesca of the feature film ELS ENCANTATS, by Elena Trapé. Spain. 108´. VOSE In collaboration with the Aragonese Women’s Institute. | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 10 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
PARALLEL SECTION · CORTOLÍTICOS | Short film session IN FEMALE: FRAGMENTS, Marie-Lou Béland. Canada. 8´ Selection by the Muestra de Cine Realizado por Mujeres, Huesca. | LA CATALÍTICA | 11:30 PM | FREE |
FRIDAY 16 JUNE
PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS | Presentation of the feature films: LO QUE QUEDA DE TI, by Gala Gracia. EL ÁRBOL Y EL RUISEÑOR, by Miguel Ángel Lamata. TERAPIA DE PAREJAS, by Gaizka Urresti. MANOLO KABEZABOLO, by J. Alberto Andrés Lacasta. In collaboration with Aragón TV. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11 AM | FREE |
VERMOUTH WITH… | Vermouth with the director JUAN JESÚS GARCÍA GALOCHA, director of MOMIAS. | EXT. ULTRAMARINOS LA CONFIANZA | 1 PM | FREE |
SESSION 13 · | FOX TOSSING, Zénó Mira. Hungary. Animation. INT. 8´. OL MADRUGADA, Giaunluca Cozza. Brazil. IBE. 19´. OL EL OTRO, Marc G. Ros. Spain. 18´. OL UNA TERAPIA DE MIERDA, Javier Polo. Spain. IBE. 10´. OL DE LA NADA, Pablo Balderas. Mexico. IBE. 15´. OL MON TIGRE, Jean-Jean Arnoux. France. Animation. INT. 14´ LAVA, Carmen Jiménez. Spain. IBE. 18’. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
FESTIVAL NETWORK MEETING | Assembly of AraFilmFest, coordinator of film festivals and exhibitions in Aragon. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 18:00H | FREE |
PARALLEL SECTION AT THE PLANETARIUM | III EXHIBITION OF ARAGONESE FILMMAKERS FULLDOME AUDIOREACTIVE EXPLORATIONS No. 02, Lukas Cibiras. 52” In collaboration with the Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón. | PLANETARIUM OF ARAGON (WALQA) | 6:30 PM | FREE |
SESSION 14 · | LOS OJOS DE DOÑA LUCY, Jonathan Gerardo Romero. Mexico. OP. IBE. 12´. OL SHACKLE, Ainslie Henderson. United Kingdom. Animation. INT, 10´. OL 48 HOURS, Azadeh Moussavi. Iran. INTER. 20´ LES DOULEURS IMPATIENTES, Marisa Ingold. France. INT. 17´. OL AMB LA BOCA PETITA, Mór G. Dulcet. Spain. OP. IBE. 19´. OL OLORES, Alba Esquinas. Spain. OP. DOC. 10’. OL | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 7:30 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | FROM 9 TO 18 JUNE | |||
FEATURE FILM | Screening of the feature film EL COMBATE DE KEIKO, by Shô Miyake. Japan. 99′. VOSE In collaboration with CADIS. | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 10 PM | 6€ / 5’5€ |
PARALLEL SECTION · CORTOLÍTICOS | Short film session ZINENTIENDO: SIN ZERO, Adán Aguilar. Spain. 2022. 17’ Selection by Zinentiendo, International LGTQBI Film Festival. | LA CATALÍTICA | 11:30 PM | FREE |
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
GUIDED TOUR | Guided visits HUESCA DE CINE | PLAZA LUIS LÓPEZ ALLUÉ | 11 AM | FREE |
PALMARÉS | Reading of the list of winners of the DANZANTE AWARDS. Performance of DÚO GARCÍA ESTEBAN piano and clarinet. In collaboration with the Panticosa International Festival. | Blue room of the Casino of Huesca | 11:30 AM | FREE |
SESSION WINNERS OF THE 51ST EDITION | Screening of the list of winners of the 51st edition. | OLIMPIA THEATRE | 5 PM | FREE |
ONLINE | AVAILABLE FROM 12 AM | |||
CLOSING PARTY | DJ SERENTILL session. In cooperation with the Youth Committee. | LA CATALÍTICA | 11:30 PM | FREE |
EXHIBITIONS
From 5 to 18 June
CINEMA STORESShop window competition on the theme “Argentina and cinema”. Shops in Huesca. |
From 23 May to 25 June
GOYA, PRECURSOR DE LOS HERMANOS LUMIÈRECentro Cultural Manuel Benito Moliner (Antiguo Matadero). |
OTRAS PROGRAMACIONES
CHILDREN TO THE FESTIVAL
CHILDREN AT THE FESTIVAL – WORKSHOP ON THE CRAFTS OF CINEMA: FROM THE ORIGINS TO TODAYTclosed workshop for primary school pupils coordinated with the programme A Day at the Movies of the Department of Education of the Government of Aragon. Session for children to learn about the work of all the professionals involved in a film. In collaboration with the programme Un Día de Cine. |
ELDERLY TO THE FESTIVAL
ELDERLY TO THE FESTIVAL · PROJECTIONS (VOSE)Sessions closed to residences and centres for the elderly and people with disabilities. Screening of the following short films: NÉMESIS, David Ibernia. Spain. 4´ |