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  Assumpta Serna, one of the great ladies in Catalan cinema, has presented this afternoon the short film she stars on ‘Donde no puedes llegar’

  24/10/2018 at 19:48 / Noticies

  Before the audience that filled up the Zorrilla Theatre, the actress said that “short film is the essence of cinema” and described FILMETS as “a great platform that showcases the talent that lies in the short film world” Assumpta Serna has been the real attraction this afternoon at FILMETS film festival, where she presented the short ‘Donde no puedes llegar’. After walking down the red carpet at the Zorrilla Theatres’s lobby, Assumpta Serna entered the theatre, which was filled to […]

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  FILMETS film festival boosts its professional side with the working session entitled ‘Coproduccions Catalunya-L’Apúlia (Itàlia). Oportunitats de negoci’

  23/10/2018 at 18:08 / Noticies

  Through this encounter, FILMETS wants to show itself not only as a platform for the promotion of short films, but also as a meeting point for the film industry FILMETS has boosted this year the professional side of the festival. To this effect, it has organised the working session ‘Coproduccions Catalunya-L´Apulia (Itàlia) Oportunitats de negoci’ in collaboration with the Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya, the Italian Distretto Produttivo Puglia Creativa and the Apulia Film Comission. Within the framework of the Apulia […]

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  Ninetto Davoli, one of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s favourite actors, has this evening received the Premi Honorífic of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival for his long artistic career

  22/10/2018 at 21:04 / Noticies

  In his speech, Ninetto Davoli showed his appreciation to the festival for having projected short films that at their time were very surprising because of their contribution to the modernization of Italian cinema. Ninetto Davoli The Italian Ninetto Davoli, one of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s favourite actors has this evening received the Premi Honorífic of FILMETS Badalona Film Festival. He has received the price during a special session of Cinema Històric in which 4 short films by Pasolini have been screened. […]

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  Francesc Orella presents his short film ‘Letargo’ at FILMETS film festival and holds a debate with students of Catalan cinema schools

  22/10/2018 at 20:26 / Noticies

  FILMETS Badalona Film Festival has experienced this afternoon some peculiar and original moments –in the Zorrilla Theatre, students filling every seat, the TV character ‘Merlí’ has made is comeback. Francesc Orella has played the beloved teacher once again, as a reminder of the character ‘Merlí’ that has made him so popular recently on Televisió de Catalunya. Francesc Orella has visited FILMETS film festival to present his short film ‘Letargo’. But the audience has got to see more than the film. […]

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  The screening of the 1911 silent film ‘Pinocchio elettronico’ with the accompaniment of electronic music performed live at the Zorrilla Theatre becomes a sensation at FILMETS

  21/10/2018 at 21:11 / Noticies

  The special screening offered by the festival –a unique screening in Spain– has been produced with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in Barcelona and the Fondazione Cineteca Italiana of Milan After the ‘Pinocchio Elettronico’ premiere, the Focus Itàlia session, with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura has presented 4 short films showcasing the talent and creativity of the best shorts films made in Italy today It has been an absolutely contemporary experience, even though being […]

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  The images and sounds from the May ’68 uprisings have come to life once again in the FILMETS festival

  20/10/2018 at 22:30 / Noticies

  The festivals’ Sessió Manifest commemorates the 50th anniversary of the political events in Paris. FILMETS has shown how the students’ and workers’ movement originating in Paris in 1968 lit the fuse of political cinema. The events of May 1968 in Paris, of which their 50th anniversary has now been commemorated, have come to life again in the short film festival FILMETS de Badalona. The Sessió Manifest, presenting politically committed films, paid tribute to these historic events that marked a whole […]

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  The 44th edition of FILMETS Badalona Film Festival kicks off in a filled-to-capacity Zorrilla Theatre with the screening of ‘The Silent Child’, the 2018 Oscar winner for best short film

  20/10/2018 at 14:17 / Noticies

  ‘The Silent Child’s’ director of photography, Ali Farahani, presents his short film and calls for the inclusion of children with impaired hearing in regular schools More than 220 short films will be screened at the International Official Section of FILMETS, running from 19th to 28th October Teatro Zorrilla  The 44th edition of FILMETS Badalona Film Festival kicked off last Friday in a filled-to-capacity Zorrilla Theatre. And the opening film was exceptional: ‘The Silent Child’, this year’s Oscar winner as best […]

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  The documentary ‘Hamza’ has been presented out of competition at the 44th edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival before an expectant audience

  20/10/2018 at 12:24 / Noticies

  Through the eyes of a young Catalan boy of Moroccan origin, ‘Hamza’ talks about how basketball can promote social integration Hamza The 44th edition of FILMETS Badalona Film Festival kicked off yesterday with the presentation out of competition of the documentary ‘Hamza’, by Vidal Sabater and Juan Sánchez. The screening gathered a big audience at the Zorrilla Theatre, formed by representatives of Catalan basketball clubs and of Muslim communities within the Barcelona Metropolitan area. ‘Hamza’ is a documentary that tells […]

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