BABEL CINEMAS. Vicente Sancho Tello, 10
THE FILMTECA. Pl. town hall, 17
We inaugurate the Valencian festival season with a new edition of the Valencia exhibition, quote that, as everyone knows, brings us closer to the cinematography of the Mediterranean area. This new call for the Mostra begins with the screening of The mystery of the Pink Flamingo by Javier Polo, work that mixes documentary and fiction and that tries to explore the influence of kitsch in popular culture and as a model of counterculture. Among the guests at the party we find personalities such as the actor Eduardo Casanova or the cult director John Waters. The film was selected at the South by SouthWest festival in Austin, a Texas. Already in the Official Section, eleven titles to highlight. Children debut film by Kosovar Antoneta Kastrati takes us to a small town in her country to meet Lume, a woman struggling to get pregnant by her husband. The problem arises when her mother-in-law turns to another younger woman to replace her.. This tape is followed by Mosquito, Portuguese João Nuno Pinto, Which brings us to World War I., The Spanish The traveling salesman from the canary Miguel A. Mejias, an intimate journey through island lands, o The end will be spectacular from the Syrian Ersin Çelik who tells the site that, In the year 2015, the Kurdish people suffered at the hands of the Turks in the city of Diyarbakir. Two films cover the Arab cinema quota in this edition: the algerian Autumn landscapes by Merzak Allouache, y Between heaven and earth from Palestine Najwa Najjar. Complete the program Fairy tales of the brothers Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo, award for best screenplay at the Berlinale, Kala Azar, first film by the Greek Janis Rafa, Willow del macedonio Milcho Manchevski, Luxor by Zeina Durra and Tereza37 by Croatian Danilo Serbedzija.
Inside the Information Section, we found two Valencian jobs, Things to do before you die, choral film about friendship and love directed by Miguel Llorens and Cristina Fernández Pintado, and the documentary Camagroga by Alfonso Amador, which tells the life of the last family of tiger nut harvesters. They follow them Happy Birthday by Cédric Kahn, con Catherine Deneuve, Mare by Andrea Staka, Birds (or how to be one) del griego Babis Makridis, o Working Girls by Anne Paulicevich and Frédéric Fonteyne, which tells the life of a group of prostitutes on the Belgian border. The jobs section closes Lua Vermella of the Galician Lois Patiño, The Women in Block J by the Moroccan Mohamed Nadif, and the Serbian My Morning Laughter, by Marko Djordjevic, tragicomedy that narrates the misadventures of an adult man who lives with his mother and must face the loss of his virginity. with the title The battles of Algeria, the Show offers, besides, a tour of current Algerian cinema to get closer to the so-called Revolution of Smiles. Two jobs: Nardjes A. A day in the life of an algerian protester by Karim Aïnouz, y Let them all go by Sara Nacer. They complete the program of this section The Blessed, premium opera of the filmmaker Sofia Djama, Waiting for the swallows by Karim Moussaoui, Abou Leila, by Amin Sidi-Boumédiène, y Papicha, dreams of freedom by director Mounia Meddour, film winner of two César Awards. As a bonus we can enjoy a restored edition of The Battle of Algiers, obra teacher of the Italian Gillo Pontecorvo.
Continuing with the program, Valencian cinema will be the protagonist of several special sessions. So, we will be able to see the latest documentary work by the Valencian director Óscar Bernácer, The recipe for balance, starring the prestigious chef Ricard Camarena and his partner, Mari Carmen Bañuls, which narrates the difficulties in reopening its restaurants after the confinement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This film will be accompanied by the projection of A circle in the water by Vicent Monsonís in an adaptation of the play The stay by the Valencian playwright Chema Cardeña, The last supper by Toni Agustí and María S. Torregrosa with Andrea Jaurrieta in the making, the documentary secrets, the universal polisher by Ignacio Estrela, The welcome by Pablo Peris, and the raw works Swing, the life of a secret by Miguel Ángel Font Bisier and The diversion, by Agustín Rubio Alcover. This section of special sessions is closed by the Tunisian Loving Wallada de Nacer Khemir, and a restored version of The quince sun by Victor Erice, screening organized in collaboration with the Filmoteca on the occasion of cinematographic heritage day.
Finally, ETA's terrorist conflict will be reflected in the cycle Views on the Basque conflict. Among the films projected we find proposals that range from dramatic fiction in titles such as Operation Ogre by Gillo Pontecorvo or days counted y Mikel's death, both by Imanol Uribe, passing through the tragicomic vision of the director Borja Cobeaga in Negotiator, or formats such as documentary titles such as Molt by Ana Schulz and Cristóbal Fernández or, already in the new television fiction, with the screening of the first chapter of the series The invisible line by Mariano Barroso. Among the figures who will visit this year's Mostra, we find the multidisciplinary artist Marina Abramović who inaugurates the Focus space within the programming, dedicated to the work of emerging filmmakers with a short career or relevant cultural figures who have maintained a relationship with audiovisuals without necessarily being filmmakers. In this context, The Mostra will host the screening of his audiovisual work, record of his well-known performances, as well as several documentaries dedicated to his figure, case of titles Homecoming. Marina Abramović and her children by Boris Miljkovic and Marina Abramović: the artist is present de Matthew Akers, film about the artist's preparation of the retrospective of her work for the MoMA in New York. Abramović will give a masterclass on the day 27 at the Center del Carme de Cultura Contemporània.
To finish, celebrate that this year the Palm Tree of Honor will fall into the hands of the actress, director, Portuguese scriptwriter and singer ¡¡Maria de Medeiros!! On the occasion of the award, The Mostra will screen a selection of his works in front of and behind the cameras, among which are her second fiction work as a director and premiere in our country, To Our Children, film shot in Brazil in which it addresses issues such as homosexuality and new family models. Besides, the actress and director will offer a masterclass at the Bancaja Foundation, on thursday 29 October. More information in lamostradevalencia.com G.LEON
