THE TOTAL FIGURE FAR EXCEEDS THAT RECORDED IN 2023, SURPASSING 9,600 ATTENDEES ACROSS NEARLY 50 SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES. THE FESTIVAL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES ITS IMPACT AMONG YOUTH AND TEENAGERS, AS WELL AS AMONG THE OLDER AGE GROUP. The 52nd edition of the Huesca International Film Festival has increased its total number of spectators to over 9,600 across…
SHORT FILMS BY IRISH JAMIE O’ROURKE, MEXICAN PABLO DELGADO, AND IRANIAN ELAHE ESMAILI ENTER THE OSCAR PRESELECTION AFTER WINNING THE INTERNATIONAL, IBERO-AMERICAN, AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIONS RESPECTIVELY PEQUEÑO WINS THE AUDIENCE AWARD THE BEST DEBUT FILMS ARE THE SPANISH LAS PLANTAS NO DUERMEN, THE SWEDISH-DANISH COPRODUCTION TORN, AND THE VEILED CITY FROM THE UK The Irish…
THE AUTHOR OF THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, THE SOUTH, THE QUINCE TREE SUN, AND CLOSE YOUR EYES CAME TO THE ARAGONESE CAPITAL TO RECEIVE THE AWARD THAT HONORS HIS ENTIRE CAREER. IN HIS WORDS OF THANKS, HE HIGHLIGHTED THE RELEVANCE OF SHORT FILMS, POINTING OUT THAT THIS FESTIVAL HAS THEM AS A HALLMARK Spanish…
THE SPANISH ACTRESS, ONE OF THE GREATEST NAMES IN CINEMA IN FRANCE, SPAIN AND THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT, SHARED ANECDOTES OF HER CAREER WITH THE SPECTATORS IN HUESCA AFTER 45 YEARS WITHOUT SETTING FOOT ON STAGE IN SPAIN, SHE RETURNS THIS SUMMER TO STAR IN THE PLAY MEDUSA AT THE MÉRIDA ROMAN THEATER Actress Victoria Abril,…
SPANISH FILMMAKER ISAKI LACUESTA, WINNER OF TWO GOLDEN SHELLS AND A GOYA AWARD, RECEIVED THE 52ND HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S CIUDAD DE HUESCA CARLOS SAURA AWARD. ERIC ROUX RECEIVED THE PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD FROM THE FESTIVAL ON BEHALF OF THE CLERMONT-FERRAND FESTIVAL. Spanish filmmaker Isaki Lacuesta, winner of two Golden Shells and a Goya Award…
THE AUTHOR OF THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, THE SOUTH, DREAM OF LIGHT AND CLOSE YOUR EYES WILL BE IN HUESCA ON JUNE 12 TO RECEIVE THE AWARD THAT RECOGNIZES HIS ENTIRE CAREER “HE IS A CULT DIRECTOR WITH A FILMOGRAPHY PLAGUED BY MASTERPIECES, AN INTERNATIONAL REFERENT LIKE BUÑUEL OR CARLOS SAURA HIMSELF WERE,” AFFIRMS…
THE EVENT WILL AWARD THE CIUDAD DE HUESCA CARLOS SAURA AWARD TO ISAKI LACUESTA, THE PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD TO THE CLERMONT-FERRAND FESTIVAL, AND VICTORIA ABRIL WILL BE HONORED WITH THE LUIS BUÑUEL AWARD. THE FESTIVAL WILL OPEN ON JUNE 7TH WITH THE PREMIERE OF ALUMBRAMIENTO BY PAU TEIXIDOR, A POSTHUMOUS WORK BY ARAGONESE ACTRESS LAURA…
THE DIRECTOR, WINNER OF TWO GOLDEN SHELLS AND AUTHOR OF WORKS SUCH AS UN AÑO UNA NOCHE, ENTRE DOS AGUAS, AND THE RECENT SATURN RETURN , WILL BE AWARDED ON JUNE 7 AT THE OPENING GALA OF THE ALTOARAGONESE EVENT. THE FESTIVAL WANTS TO RECOGNIZE HIS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION AND “AN ARTISTIC LANGUAGE THAT CROSSES BORDERS…
WINNER OF A GOLDEN BEAR, TWO SILVER SEASHELL , AND A GOYA AMONG OTHER AWARDS, THE ACTRESS, WHO IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN THE PROFESSION, WILL BE IN THE CAPITAL OF ALTO ARAGON BEFORE PREMIERING “MEDUSA” THIS SUMMER AT THE MÉRIDA THEATER THE AWARD CEREMONY AND A PUBLIC TALK WITH LUIS ALEGRE WILL TAKE PLACE…
SPAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY, AND MEXICO ARE THE MOST REPRESENTED COUNTRIES IN THE OFFICIAL SECTION, WHICH GRANTS THE DANZANTE AWARDS, SERVING AS QUALIFIERS FOR THE HOLLYWOOD OSCARS. HE OFFICIAL SECTION INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 30 DEBUT FILMS AND WORKS FROM SCHOOLS, AND IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE STRENGTH OF FEMALE FILMMAKERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DOCUMENTARY SECTION. “THE…
THE FRENCH EVENT IS CONSIDERED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IN THE WORLD DEDICATED TO SHORT FILMS, WITH OVER 166,000 SPECTATORS AND 4,000 PROFESSIONAL ATTENDEES ITS PRESIDENT, ERIC ROUX, WILL COLLECT THE AWARD AT THE OPENING GALA ON JUNE 7TH OF THE UPCOMING EDITION, WHERE FRANCE IS THE “COUNTRY OF HONOR” The International Short Film Festival of…
THE OVERALL NUMBER OF WORKS AND REPRESENTED COUNTRIES IN THIS SUBMISSION PROCESS MARKS THE THIRD HISTORICAL FIGURE OF THE COMPETITION. SPAIN, FRANCE (THE HONORED COUNTRY THIS EDITION), GERMANY, MEXICO, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, AND COLOMBIA ARE THE TERRITORIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PRODUCTIONS. SHORT FILMS THAT GET OVER THIS PROCESS WILL ENTER THE RACE FOR THE…