27/04/2022 - Recent works by filmmakers such as Miguel Gomes, Terence Davis, Bruno Dumont and Carla Simón will be showcased at this event focusing on independent talent

The twelfth edition of the Barcelona Auteur Film Festival (D’A) presents 124 titles in the programme’s different sections. The festival, directed by distributor Carlos R. Ríos, opens on 28 April (the eve of its national premiere) with one of the Spanish films of the year: Alcarràs [+see also:
film review
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interview: Carla Simón
interview: Carla Simón
interview: Giovanni Pompili
film profile], the delightful and moving second film from the Catalan Carla Simón, recipient of the coveted Golden Bear at this year’s Berlinale. And the festival closes on Sunday 8 May with Lullaby [+see also:
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interview: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
film profile], the brilliant winner of the last Malaga festival, the feature film debut of the Basque filmmaker Alauda Ruiz de Azúa.

During these days, six cinemas in Barcelona will screen outstanding European films including The Tsugua Diaries [+see also:
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interview: João Nunes Monteiro
interview: Maureen Fazendeiro and Migu…
film profile] (Portugal), directed by Miguel Gomes and Maureen Fazendeiro; Benediction [+see also:
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film profile], by British director Terence Davis; France [+see also:
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interview: Bruno Dumont
film profile], by French director Bruno Dumont and Sundown [+see also:
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film profile], by Michel Franco (Mexico/France/Sweden).

And most notably among the films of Spanish filmmakers in the different sections of the Barcelona festival are: Adrián Silvestre and his Malaga Special Jury Prize My Emptiness and I [+see also:
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interview: Adrián Silvestre
film profile]; Nely Reguera and La voluntaria [+see also:
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film profile], a film co-produced with Greece; Carolina Astudillo and Canción a una dama en la sombra; Ione Atenea and Los caballos mueren al amanecer [+see also:
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interview: Ione Atenea
film profile]; Álvaro Gurrea and Ancient Soul [+see also:
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interview: Álvaro Gurrea
film profile]; Meritxell Colell and Dúo, winner of the Silver Biznaga in the Zonazine section in Malaga; Una película sobre parejas, a film produced in the Dominican Republic by Natalia Cabral y Oriol Estrada; and the world premieres of Singing on the Rooftops [+see also:
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interview: Enric Ribes
film profile], by Enric Ribes; Chuck a-luck, by Adrián García Prado; Fail Better, by Eva Garrido; Aftersun [+see also:
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film profile] by Lluís Galter, and Girlfriends and Girlfriends [+see also:
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interview: Zaida Carmona
film profile], by Zaida Carmona.

But, according to the festival programmers, the most important section of the festival is Talents, dedicated to emerging filmmakers with at most two feature films in their filmography. Eligible for the prize of 10,000 euros are A Love Song, by the American Max Walker-Silverman, which caused a big stir at the Berlinale and Sundance; Feathers [+see also:
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film profile] (Egypt/France/Holland/Greece), by Omar El Zohairy, winner of the Cannes Critics’ Week 2021 prize; The Great Movement [+see also:
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film profile] (Bolivia/France/Qatar/Switzerland), the second feature film of Kiro Russo, winner of the Special Jury Prize of the Orizzonti section at Venice; the acclaimed Ninjababy [+see also:
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interview: Kristine Kujath Thorp
interview: Yngvild Sve Flikke
film profile], by the Norwegian Yngvild Sve Flikke, winner of the Generation 14+ section at the Berlinale 2021 and Best Comedy at the European Film Awards; and the fascinating documentary Atlantide [+see also:
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interview: Yuri Ancarani
interview: Yuri Ancarani and Marco Ale…
film profile] (Italy/France/Qatar), by visual artist Yuri Ancarani. Completing this section are the comedy Little Lesson of Love [+see also:
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film profile] (France/Switzerland), by Ève Deboise; They Carry Death [+see also:
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interview: Samuel M Delgado and Helena…
film profile] (Spain/Colombia), by Helena Girón and Samuel M. Salgado; Softie [+see also:
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interview: Samuel Theis
film profile] (France), by Samuel Theis; True Things [+see also:
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interview: Harry Wootliff
film profile] (United Kingdom), by Harry Wootliff; Clara Sola [+see also:
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interview: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
film profile] (Sweden/Costa Rica/Belgium/Germany), by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén; Costa Brava, Lebanon [+see also:
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film profile] (Lebanon/France/Spain/Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Qatar), by Mounia Akl; Tiempos futuros, by V. Checa (Peru/Mexico/Ecuador/Spain/Germany); and Ripples of Life (China), by Wei Shujun.

(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)