Today, there will be a double opening screening (out of competition) for the 24^th edition of Cinespaña, with 7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society) [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by trio of directors Gerard Quinto, Esteve Soler and David Torras, and Hamada [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Eloy Domínguez Serén
scheda film] by Eloy Domínguez Serén. From 4-13 October in Toulouse, the gathering will offer an extensive overview of the very best of recent Spanish film output, and will give pride of place to actor Javier Gutiérrez (The Motive [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Manuel Martín Cuenca
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intervista: Alberto Rodríguez
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Seven fiction features are set to lock horns for the 2019 Golden Violet (which will be handed out by a jury chaired by French filmmaker Dominique Cabrera): Seventeen [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
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intervista: Jonás Trueba
scheda film] by Jonás Trueba (Special Mention of the Jury at Karlovy Vary), The Days to Come [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Carlos Marques-Marcet
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intervista: Isaki Lacuesta
scheda film] by Isaki Lacuesta (the winner of last year’s San Sebastián), Zaniki [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Gabriel Velázquez (first unveiled at Gijón), The Perseids [+leggi anche:
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The competitive New Directors section will not be lacking in cinematic gems either, with El Rey [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Alberto San Juan and Valentín Álvarez, Rights-of-Man [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Juan Rodrigáñez
scheda film] by Juan Rodrigáñez, El increíble finde menguante [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marta Lallana, Ivet Castelo
scheda film] by Marta Lallana and Ivet Castelo, in tandem with Iván Alarcón and Sandra García.

Also of note on the jam-packed programme are a competition featuring eight documentaries, a Panorama incorporating a Focus on animation (including Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Salvador Simó and Black Is Beltza [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Fermin Muguruza), 15 recent fiction features (the Cannes titles Pain & Glory [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Antonio Banderas
Q&A: Pedro Almodóvar
scheda film] by Pedro Almodóvar, Fire Will Come [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Oliver Laxe
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intervista: Neus Ballús
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intervista: Paco Plaza
scheda film] by Paco Plaza, among others), short films, and a clutch of modern classics, as well as a strand entitled ¿Dónde está el espíritu de la República? (lit. “Where Is the Spirit of the Republic?”).

Lastly, it’s worth noting that, for the second year in a row, the day of professional meetings known as CinespañaLab will unspool on Tuesday 8 October. Six projects in development and in search of partners have been selected: Calle Varsovia by José Alberto Andrés Lacasta, El cielo en la tierra by María Antón Cabot, Las convulsiones by David Gutiérrez Camps, La lista by María Calafat, Mala Petja by Jordi Ardid, and the documentary El alma y el cuerpo by Victor Forniés. Furthermore, two case studies on two French-Spanish co-productions will be introduced by their French producers: Oliver Laxe’s Fire Will Come (which was a joint effort between Miramemira, Kowalski Films, 4à4 Productions and Tarantula Luxembourg) and Journey to a Mother’s Room [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Celia Rico Clavellino
scheda film] by Celia Rico Clavellino (staged by Amorós Producciones, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Pecado Films and Noodles Production).