02/11/2016 - Tributes to actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and costume designer Paco Delgado, plus a slew of world premieres, are just some of the attractions at this year’s edition, which kicks off on Friday

From 4-12 November, Seville will take on a distinctly continental, auteurial and modern flavour as it celebrates the 13^th edition of its European Film Festival, directed with élan by José Luis Cienfuegos for the fourth year running. During the gathering, magnificent Italian actress and director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi will receive an enthusiastic tribute, as will costume designer Paco Delgado, from the Canary Islands, who has notched up two Oscar nominations (for Les Miserables [+see also:
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And so, for instance, a plethora of unique filmmakers will bring their latest works to the banks of the River Guadalquivir in the official section, such as Galicia’s Oliver Laxe (Mimosas [+see also:
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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The New Waves section, a fresh and vibrant showcase of the most original works being made in Europe, will feature Seville regular Pablo Llorca (with Días color naranja [+see also:
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Several documentary works will have a place in the Non-Fiction sidebar, including titles by such names as Salomé Lamas (Eldorado XXI [+see also:
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And then there is Resistances, a true bastion of the most indie, fresh and alternative variety of Spanish cinema, which will boast movies such as El misterio de Aaron by Carlos Rivero, Los mutantes [+see also:
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In addition, the festival will host Spanish Screenings-Sevilla TV 2016, an international platform for the sale and promotion of Spanish audiovisual products, and has organised a cycle on spirited Irish filmmaker Vivienne Dick. Finally, on 5 November, the gathering will be the venue for the announcement of the finalists for the European Film Awards.

(Translated from Spanish)