XII Humans Fest

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under the shadow, again, of the threat of a new confinement caused by the incidence of Covid-19, A new edition of this contest is scheduled, one more year, wants to put Valencia at the center of reflection on Human Rights in the world. The Humans Fest poster contains a long selection of screenings, as well as round tables and meetings between the public and prestigious guests. As a novelty, This year the parallel activities will be held both in person and online. So, Up to ten online debates will take place with personalities such as the former mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, former judge Baltasar Garzón, Joaquim Bosch, member of the Judges for Democracy association, and the Italian activist Hervé Falciani. Already in the Official Feature Film Section, we find pieces like The Painted Bird, de Václav Marhoul, Three summers of the Brazilian Sandra Kogut, Where are you going to Aida? by Jasmila Zbanic, about the Balkan war, and the debuts of Gael García Bernal with Chicuarotes and Ai Weiwei with Vivos, tape that recounts the disappearance of 43 children in Ayotzinapa, Mexico. The festival premieres, besides, new section with the title “Childhood and youth”, with which it aims to approach the youngest with two sections. One dedicated to web series, in which four projects will be presented, and another dedicated to the gamer world, dedicated to video games with social themes. Young people will also be protagonists of a section dedicated to works carried out by students, and the official short film section will also be dedicated to the application of Human Rights in the environment of children and youth. This year, The Pau i Justicia award will go to Josefina Molina who, in 1969, She became the first woman filmmaker in Spain recognized with the title of director/director. Among his audiovisual works we find films such as Vera, a cruel tale (1974), night function (1981) or Esquilache (1989), in addition to series like El Camino (1978), Teresa of Jesus (1984) o Entre naranjos (1998). G.LEON