FROM FRIDAY 19 TO SATURDAY 27/6
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Change of address in Cinema Jove, that in this new stage, passes into the hands of María Albiñana, actress director and, until the previous edition, responsible for the section dedicated to series within the festival and who is now at the helm of this ship. The election of Albiñana, a few months before the celebration of the contest, puts us before a transitional edition, which does not mean that we are not going to enjoy a good program. A poster that this year mixes its traditional skeleton with some new features. As usual, We start with the OFFICIAL FEATURE FILMS SECTION, which will have nine works. The honor of opening the inaugural session will be borne by The Patron, by Julia Therin, a satirical reflection on the world of art. It will be followed by titles such as the Singapore film Filipino, by Rafael Manu, which places in a resort luxury the eternal class struggle; No good men, from Afghanistan Shahrbanoo Sadat, about the reality of women in their country; o Olive, by Alex Camilleri, a reflection on the return to origin or the resistance to abandon it. The mixture of genres will be present in the science fiction of works such as Chronovisor, by Americans Jack Auen and Kevin Walker, or in I heard that they are not going to see each other anymore, hybrid between fiction and non-fiction by the Taiwanese Ka Ki Wong. The youth will be, of course, protagonists of three other films: When we saw each other more often del alemán William Wrubel, On our own, by the Romanian Tudor Cristian Jurgiu, y Whispers in may from the Chinese Dongnan Chenm, a piece of living cinema that portrays the leap to maturity.
The OFFICIAL SHORT FILM SECTION brings together creators from all over the world for another year, some already known by the festival such as Christian Avilés (Moon of Valencia with The luminous wound), who presents this time Stallion and the crystal ball, after its premiere in Berlin; the Frenchman Guil Sela, who returns this year with No skate!, world premiered in Cannes; Aleksey Evstigneev, on his second visit after Father’s letters, and that this year comes with Habibi; or Rocío Quillahuaman who, after the success of Wander, will present his new short Oralia. To these you, Other new ones join in like those of Irene Baqué or Stefania Burla, who, con mother's illness y Nest, They introduce us to the terrain of coming of age. New concerns around issues such as the return home of At some distance, by the Valencian Laura Pérez Gómez; loss and grief The wind in ash, by Kun Sun; Night guards, by Nina Khada; o That which remains, by Aitor Gametxo Zabala. The question of personal ties will be present in films such as Hurry, quickly, by Claudia García de Mateos Sanchis; This is cold, by the Valencian Iván Fernández de Córdoba; y Their eyes, by Nicolas Gourault; while the animation will be carried out by titles such as Praying mantis, by Joe Hsieh; God is shy, by Jocelyn Charles; o Once a body, by the Colombian María Cristina Pérez.
As is tradition, THE SERIES will be the protagonist of its own space. We will see nine works that come from Spain, titles like lawyer drama The dogs, o Sense filters, about the LGTBIQ+ reality. The animation in stop motion of PaiPai, the dramatic comedy of Jewel Glazier, the black market for organs A surgeon y The shortcoming, They will be other themes and aesthetics that this section will address.. These five pieces are joined by other titles such as The Saturnides, the colombian Dear killer nannies, about the childhood of Pablo Escobar's son; and the french Breathe hard. Besides, We will have three round tables on series co-production with the German television ZDF and the Australian production company Easy Tiger, another on artificial intelligence applied to audiovisual and, finally, the practical case of the Russian-Iranian Vasilisa Kuzmina. This year, the cycle THE YOUNG... will be dedicated to the American Greta Gerwig, fundamental piece of the movement mumblecore and author of titles such as Lady Bird, his own adaptation of MUJERCITAS o Barbie. Besides, The Audiovisual Meeting of Young, which this year reduces its space to thirteen short films produced by students between 16 y 25 years, is redefined as an intensive laboratory to guide new creators. Among the special sessions we find a meeting with the Valencian director Joecar Hanna who will present his multi-award-winning short film Talk me, y Deliver me, piece that will serve as the launch of his first feature film. As a novelty, Cinema Jove presents the CINEMA KIDS section that will bring together international animated films created by students and aimed at a children's audience. Valencia Luna Award 2026: Felix Sabroso. G.LEON
