XI EDITION (2023)
For the eleventh edition of the Elche International Fantastic Film Festival – FANTAELX, the illustrator and filmmaker Mario-Paul Martínez has been in charge of creating the four posters that, connected to each other, respond to this year’s leitmotiv: Science and Fantastic Creatures. In them, we find great emblems of the fantastic devouring one after another, such as: the colossal gorilla King Kong, whose first black and white film was released 90 years ago; the famous Tyrannosaurus Rex from the movie “Jurassic Park”, which celebrates 30 years since its premiere; the science fiction cosmic entity Cthulhu, created by HP Lovecraft ; and the classic Godzilla, Nippon’s most famous kaiju, the result of nuclear radiation. The Festival will also feature the big screen projection of “Jurassic Park”, whose tribute will kick off this new edition, which will take place on November 9 to 25. The entire programming is detailed below, with locations and schedules.
* All festival activities are free of charge until capacity is reached, without the need to reserve an invitation in advance.
* Short film screenings are not recommended for children under 18 years of age.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2023 – AFTERNOON – ODEON CINEMAS.
8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.: OPENING + SCREENING OF THE FEATURE FILM “JURASSIC PARK” (1993), BY STEVEN SPIELBERG (VDE).
Synopsis: Billionaire John Hammond makes his dream of cloning dinosaurs come true and creating a theme park on an island with them. Before opening the park to the public, Hammond invites a couple of scientists and a mathematician to check its viability.
Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of its release, we are faced with a film based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, where science and creatures joined hands to create one of the most popular franchises of the contemporary fantastic genre.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023 – AFTERNOON – ALI I TRUC BOOKSTORE.
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “TERRITORIES OF HIGH FANTASY”.
* WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS EDITORS AND AUTHORS.
High Fantasy is a space where the fantastic develops its own universe and mythology, whose distinctive mark is based on the epic confrontation between the forces of good and evil. Authors such as Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett, Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Weis and George RR Martin, among others, have cultivated High Fantasy in literature. Others such as Ridley Scott, Richard Corben, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, or Dan Tugde, have done it in film, comics, role-playing games or video games, respectively.
Under these aspects, the book “High Fantasy Territories” addresses a diversity of proposals and reflections around this category of fiction, with a series of international experts.
More information about “High Fantasy Territories” at this link.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2023 – AFTERNOON – CATRAL HEADQUARTERS.
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: PRESENTATION + SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM “SEGRELLES. UNIVERSAL ILUSTRATOR” (2020), BY IGNACIO ESTRELA. (Subtitled in Valencian, with interviews in English, Spanish and Valencian).
* SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUIUM WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF JOSÉ ENRIQUE SEGRELLES (ART CURATOR, LAWYER AND GREAT-NEWHEEP OF JOSEP SEGRELLES) AND IGNACIO ESTRELA (DIRECTOR OF THE DOCUMENTARY).
Synopsis: The work of the Valencian painter Josep Segrelles is one of the most influential in the field of contemporary art and, especially, in the area of fantasy illustration. Through his more than five thousand works, the universality of his artistic figure is recognized, who already in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century achieved international recognition and, later, the praise of illustrators such as Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson or Bernie Wrightson, among many others. The documentary was recorded between Spain, the United States, Mexico and Switzerland, highlighting in its footage the interviews with Guillermo del Toro and the illustrator of “The Lord of the Rings”, John Howe.
This Festival activity is part of our “Cycle Origins of Fantastic Valencian”, whose objective is to make visible the origins of the fantastic genre in our territory, making known the creators who, yesterday and today, have contributed to extolling this field. inside and outside the Valencian Community.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2023 – AFTERNOON – CATRAL HEADQUARTERS.
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: SCREENING OF SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION.
– FANTATERROR, by Oscar RIP and Néstor Arranz (Spain). Duration: 14:54 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Come Back, by Maravillas Espín Guirao (Spain). Duration: 4:33 min.
– La Calima, by Isaac Berrocal Bravo (Spain). Duration: 14:11 min.
– El Zumbido, by Antonio Miguel Fernández Rodríguez and Julia de la Nogal (Alicante). Duration: 4:25 min.
– Print The Legend, by Víctor Matellano (Spain). Duration: 7:02 min.
– DATÆTERNA, by Axel Chemin (France). Duration: 20:00 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Turno de Noche: El lugar equivocado, by Juanjo Avi (Spain). Duration: 19:58 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 – NOON – I.E.S. LUIS GARCÍA BERLANGA.
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: FANTASTIC EDUCATION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES.
The exchanges between the fantastic and the cinematographic also represent an ideal space for debate and learning about our audiovisual culture. From our Festival, we continue with the development of actions aimed at young audiences, and, in this case, holding a specific day for students of the audiovisual sector of the I.E.S. Luis García Berlanga interested in new cinematographic currents and new work models of festivals of the kind that occur in our country.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AND WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 – MORNING AND AFTERNOON – LOPE DE VEGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.
11:10 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Tuesday) / 9:50 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Wednesday): FANTASTIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AUDIENCES.
Continuing with the development of actions aimed at young audiences, during two special days, the first and sixth grade students of the Lope de Vega International School will carry out a series of artistic activities (and taught in English), coordinated by the Festival team and Professor Marina Díaz-Caneja Alepuz. In them, we will approach the leitmotif of our current edition, dinosaurs, science and cinema, using different plastic and audiovisual tools, in order to entertain ourselves while learning and promoting creativity.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023 – AFTERNOON – ABC CINEMAS AT L’ALJUB SHOPPING CENTER (STAGE 1).
8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.: GALA + FANTAELX-L’ALJUB SPECIAL AWARD.
Presentation and screening of a selection of the best animated short films from the Degree in Audiovisual Communication, and the Double Degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche, under the coordination of professors Elisa Martínez and Fernando Fernández. Special Award FANTAELX-L’ALJUB will be announced and awarded. This prize will include the delivery of two Diverplanes from the L’Aljub shopping center (sponsor of the festival) to each of the members of the winning short film.
– Cosmic Love, by David Gozálvez and Andrea Romero. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– The Myth of Spring, by Jose Antonio Amorós, Inés Merouani, Juan Francisco Romero, Oscar Albadajelo and Lidia Herreros. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– I Fall Dead, by Vanesa Gil Rubio and Javier Martínez. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Toy Xtory, by Carlos Sánchez, Cintia Montoya, Ariadna Medina and Joel Rico. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– A Song, by Inés Pérez, Jorge Torres, Alejandra Celdrán, Lucía Mompeán, Alexander Elizalde and Belén Hernández. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Moon, by Claudia Piqueras. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Black Sanga, by Carlos Berenguer (WIP). (Subtitled in Valencian).
* This session has special subtitles with audio description for people with hearing disabilities.
* To attend this activity, prior registration is required through the following form: https://cclaljub.com/fantaelx-2023-en-laljub/
FROM NOVEMBER 17 TO 23, 2023 – AFTERNOON – L’ALJUB SHOPPING CENTER.
8:00 p.m.: ALJUB SESSIONS.
Screening of short films selected in competition for this edition of the festival in the megascreen from L’Aljub shopping center, the largest interactive LED screen installed in a large Spanish area:
– Friday the 17th: All is Lost, by Carla Pereira and Juanfran Jacinto (Spain). Duration: 7:04 min.
– Saturday 18: Opulence, by Clément Rière (France). Duration: 19:05 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Monday 20: The Old Young Crow, by Liam LoPinto (Japan). Duration: 11:52 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Tuesday 21: ABBA, by Fabiana Lupo (Italy). Duration: 14:27 min.
– Wednesday 22: OVO, by Stiv Spasojevic (France). Duration: 6:40 min.
– Thursday 23: Matryoshka, by Joseph Ros (Cuba). Duration: 5:00 min.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2023 – MORNING AND AFTERNOON – ONLINE.
9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.: FIRST SESSION (ONLINE) OF THE VI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF FANTASTIC GENRE, AUDIOVISUALS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
The objective of the congress is the dissemination of research studies within the different thematic lines of the Fantasy Genre, covering all its possible variants and platforms: cinema, television, theater, literature, comics, video games, virtual reality, etc., whose thematic line The protagonist of this new edition is “Science and Fantastic Creatures”.
9:30 a.m. WELCOME AND INAUGURATION.
9:40 a.m. Perverse science and the living dead: a story about modernity in late Franco Spanish horror cinema. Dr. Erika Tiburcio Moreno (Carlos III University and Complutense University of Madrid).
10:00 a.m. Of batteries, radios and electromagnetic waves: recreating the archetype of the automaton in Viejos. Dr. Marta Miquel-Baldellou (University of Lleida).
10:20 a.m. Spanish cultural bestiary. An approach to the representation of the monsters and beasts of the folklore and mythology of Spain through culture. Dr. German Piqueras Arona (International University of Valencia).
10:40 a.m. Pan’s Labyrinth: Navigating the universality of fear in the cinematography of the fantastic genre. Couți Vladimir (Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania).
11:00 a.m. The terrible figure of the automaton in the audiovisual: brief commentary on its past, present and future. Sílvia Catarina Pereira Diogo (University of Lisbon ARTIS–IHA, Portugal).
11:20 a.m. Entre Nordic Noir et body horror, la mouche de Cronenberg et les guêpes de Simon Donald (Fortitude); une science de l’abject? Dr. Isabelle-Rachel Casta (University of Artois, France).
11:40 a.m. The monster that lives in the player: aesthetics and video-play narratives of fantastic creatures from an introspective approach. José Manuel Chico Morales (University of Granada).
12:00h. Ladies of water. The representation of female aquatic creatures in audiovisuals. Dr. Anna Tarragó Mussons (University of Barcelona).
12:20 p.m. The Modern Bestiary: Pokemon. Cristina Ogando (University of Salamanca and University of Santiago de Compostela).
12:40 p.m. From Prometheus to Esperpento: Spoof revisions of the Frankenstein myth over female bodies. Sara Calvete Lorenzo (Group of Studies Audiovisuais GEA, University of Santiago de Compostela).
1:00 p.m. Dark felines. The Panther Woman, a cinematographic fabrication. Dr. María Lorenzo Hernández and Enrique Millán Almenar (Universitat Polytechnic of Valencia).
1:20 p.m. Of dangerous objects and wayward hobbits. Approach to the artifact and the monster in epic fantasy. Dr. Antonio Castro Balbuena (University of Almería).
1:40 p.m. The family of the hairy Wild Gentleman, from creature to myth. Dr. Susana María Guerrero Sempere (Miguel Hernández University) and Dr. Roberta Ballestriero (Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Italy).
2:00 p.m. PAUSE.
4:00 p.m. Comparative teratology of the classic monster and the contemporary monster in analog role-playing game monster compendia. Joan Josep Pons López (University Pompeu Fabra).
4:20 p.m. An analysis of the main spaces of The Lord of the Rings from literary cartography and Geographic Information Systems. Dr. Alba Rozas Arceo (University of Salamanca) and Dr. Inmaculada Pérez Casal (University of Vigo).
4:40 p.m. The Redemption of Evil Creatures: Gollum as the Hero’s Mirror. Marcela Naranjo Velásquez (University of Huelva).
5:00 p.m. Addictions and creatures. Naked Lunch by William Burroughs and David Cronenberg. Dr. Juan Agustín Mancebo Roca (University of Castilla-La Mancha).
5:20 p.m. “Monsters Manufactured”: Scientific Plausibility and (Re) Conceptualizing “Humanity” through the Half-human Hybrid. Ane B. Ruiz-Lejarcegui (University of the Basque Country/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU).
5:40 p.m. Toward a Contemporary Gill-man: The Evolution of a Scientific Perspective in Cinema from Jack Arnold to Guillermo del Toro. Monica Sanchez Tierraseca (University of Castilla-La Mancha).
6:00 p.m. Sci-Fi Creature within the Human Gaze: The Cinematic Language of Empathy. Viktorija Lankauskaitė (Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania).
6:20 p.m. Supracities and Infracities: the vertical imaginary of the metropolis in the OVAs of Alita Battle Angel (Gunnm, 1993). Nathaniel Sola Rubio and Rita Aloy Ricart (Universitat Jaume I).
6:40 p.m. CreatureFem Posthuman: alliance, reappropriation or revolt? Mireia Trias Alguacil (University Pompeu Fabra).
7:00 p.m. Fantastic narrative and video clip in Spain. Chino Moya’s career as a paradigmatic case. Dr. Julia Sainz Cortés (UDIT – University of Design and Technology, Madrid).
7:20 p.m. Horrors Past and Present: Gods and Monsters of Fear & Hunger. Guillermo Gonzalez Hernández (University of Castilla-La Mancha).
7:40 p.m. The Fantastic Creatures of Hayao Miyazaki: Spirited Away. Ghita Ait Bensalah (World University of Design, India).
8:00 p.m. “The world was divided again and again into other worlds”. Intertextuality, reality and fiction in the Victorian Trilogy of Félix J. Palma. Dr. María José González Dávila (International University of La Rioja and Francisco de Vitoria University).
8:20 p.m. The connection between science and “posthumans” as “fantastic creatures” of the present and future resulting from mental or genetic reprogramming in potential “isms” of literature and cinema. Dr. José-Rodolfo Hernández-Carrión (University of Valencia).
8:40 p.m. How to teach Biotechnology with zombies, astronauts, mad doctors and monsters. Dr. Manuel Sánchez-Angulo (Miguel Hernández University).
9:00 p.m. CLOSING OF THE FIRST DAY.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2023 – AFTERNOON – AUDITORIUM OF THE “CIUTAT D’ELX” CONGRESS CENTER.
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: “TRANSVERSAL SECTION”: SCREENINGS AND COLLOQUIUM.
* WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AUGUSTO ALMOGUERA (FILMMAKER AND ORGANIZER OF THE CORTESINA FEST), FERNANDO FERNÁNDEZ (ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR) AND TONI DÍAZ (ACTRESS, AND VICE PRESIDENT AND TRANS SPOKESMAN OF DIVERSITAT ALACANT).
The “Transversal Section” aims to make visible and debate the various aspects that revolve around gender, queer and LGTBI+ issues, within fantasy audiovisual production. To this end, we will screen a thematic selection of short films and hold a discussion with some of their creators, and experts in the field.
The short films selected to be screened will be:
– I, siren, by Augusto Almoguera (Alicante). Duration: 8:56 min.
– Polter, by Álvaro Vicario (Spain). Duration: 11:33 min.
– Amarradas, by Carmen Córdoba (Spain). Duration: 10:21 min.
– My Life is a Dream, by Brian Benson (United States). Duration: 7:43 min.
– There is only one, by Mik J. López (Spain) (In competition) (Subtitled in Valencian). Duration: 16:00 min.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2023 – MORNING – AUDITORIUM OF THE “CIUTAT D’ELX” CONGRESS CENTER.
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: SECOND SESSION (IN PRESENTIAL) OF THE VI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF FANTASTIC GENRE, AUDIOVISUALS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
9:15 a.m. OPENING.
9:30 a.m. PRESENTATION.
9:40 a.m. Invited conference: Dinosaurs and science fiction: a combination of cinema. Ainara Aberasturi (Director of the Paleontological Museum of Elche).
Ainara Aberasturi has a degree in Geology from the University of the Basque Country, specializing in Stratigraphy and Paleontology. Her scientific activity has been linked to institutions such as the Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis and the Paleontological Museum of Elche, of which she is the current director, covering both the excavation of numerous sites and participation in several research projects (I+ D) related to the geological and paleontological heritage as a resource for development.
10:00. Invited conference: The creation of a bloodsucker: Fantastic Biologies, the Abject and Screen Idea Work Group (SIWG). Dr. Jasper Vrancken (Luca School of Arts, Belgium).
Jasper Vrancken is a researcher and professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). He is a filmmaker specialized in the horror genre, with works such as “Muil” (2018) or “Souvenir” (2023). He has recently completed his doctorate in Arts “The Anxiety of Genre. horror between craft, theory and the screen idea workgroup” on the influence of theoretical concepts (for example, the abject) on the creation of the new cinematic horror. More information at https://jaspervrancken.com/
10:20 a.m. The demiurge and his creatures in times of postmodernity. Michelle Lucy Copmans (Catholic University of Leuven) and Dr. Vicente Javier Pérez Valero (Miguel Hernández University).
10:40 a.m. The Little Mermaid (2023), lights and shadows of the classic review. Augusto Almoguera Fernández (Complutense University of Madrid) and María Amparo Calabuig Puig (Miguel Hernández University).
11:00 a.m. Race, capitalism and science fiction. Biotechnology as an exploitation device in Sorry to bother you (Riley, 2018). Dr. Violeta Alarcón Zayas (Distance University of Madrid, UDIMA).
11:20 a.m. Microscopic monsters. Viruses, bacteria and fungi in fantasy cinema. Dr. Manuel Sánchez-Angulo (Miguel Hernández University).
11:40 a.m. Zombie genealogy. From religion to science in literature, comics, cinema, serial fiction and video games. Dr. Lluís Anyó (Faculty of Communication and Relations Internationals Blanquerna, University Ramon Llull).
12:00h. Hypnosis in cinema: the case of criminal automatons without will of their own. Dr. Juan Marcos Bonet Safont (University of Valencia).
12:20 p.m. Otherness, loneliness and recognition in La criatura o ¿Sabe el pez lo que es el agua? by José Sanchis-Sinisterra. Dr. José Leonardo Ontiveros (International University of La Rioja).
12:40 p.m. Human Love or “Postmortality” Genetics: Analysis of the Monster in Spring (2014). Germán Biener Camacho (University of Alicante).
1:00 p.m. Hic sunt dracons. Paula Sánchez Romero (Pablo de Olavide University, Seville).
1:20 p.m. Fantastic cinema and science fiction in the independent films of Elche in the 1970s. Two unpublished case studies: La muerte roja and He visto un ovni. Jaime Quiles Campos and Dr. Miguel Ors Montenegro (Miguel Hernández University).
1:40 p.m. Science and Dinosaurs: Methodological proposal for training in youth and children’s classrooms, through audiovisuals and the fantastic genre. Marina Díaz-Caneja Alepuz (Lope de Vega International School, Polytechnic University of Valencia and Miguel Hernández University) and Dr. Amparo Alepuz (Miguel Hernández University).
2:00 p.m. From exotic creature to sister. The witch in the contemporary video game and its humanization in The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. Kevin Díaz Alché (University of Alicante).
2:15 p.m. CLOSING OF THE SECOND DAY.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2023 – AFTERNOON – AUDITORIUM OF THE “CIUTAT D’ELX” CONGRESS CENTER.
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: SCREENING OF SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION.
* WITH PRESENTATIONS BY ITS AUTHORS.
– Carne de Dios, by Patricio Plaza (Argentina). Duration: 21:12 min. Short Film Winner Festival 1000 Gritos 2023 (Out of competition).
– Intercanvi, by Alberto Evangelio (Spain). Duration: 15:10 min. (In Valencian).
– Bloody Fury, by Jordan Inconstant (France). Duration: 20:00 min.
– Interns, Marina Donderis, Núria Poveda and Marina Cortón (Spain). Duration: 9:42 min.
– Fame, by Ana Mª Leo, Paula Navas, Sofía Nouel and Alba Varea. Duration: 1:14 min. Fake Trailer for the subject Semiotics of Mass Communication (PyRRPP), at the University of Alicante. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– La Caça, by Dounia Echafai, Neus Serrano, Álvaro Martínez and Ana Ferrer. Microshort film for the subject Semiotics of Mass Communication (PyRRPP), at the University of Alicante. (In Valencian).
– Mortelli, un cas perdut, by Ben Fernández (Alicante). Duration: 17:36 min. (In Valencian).
– Más espeso que la sangre, by Joaquín Campos Astroza (Chile). Duration: 12:42 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Souvenir, by Jasper Vrancken and Bert Aeles (Belgium). Duration: 17:00 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2023 – MORNING – AUDITORIUM OF THE “CIUTAT D’ELX” CONGRESS CENTER.
12:00h-14:00h: SPECIAL SESSION “SCIENCE AND FANTASTIC CREATURES”.
PRESENTATION AND SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM “THE DAWN OF KAIJU EIGA” (VOS), BY JONATHAN BELLÉS.
* SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUIUM WITH JONATHAN BELLÉS (DIRECTOR OF THE DOCUMENTARY), GLORIA COSTAS (ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE BIOLOGIST) AND OCTAVIO LÓPEZ SANJUÁN (FANTASTIC GENRE WRITER).
Synopsis: In Japan the nuclear threat determined the creation of the kaiju eiga (giant monster movies). The first kaiju eiga was born in 1954 with the character Godzilla. For more than six decades, several generations of filmmakers have shown the monster through different prisms, taking into account an indivisible equation: the relationship between Godzilla and the atomic bomb. But what is the origin of this union and how has it evolved throughout its more than sixty-five years of history? This documentary tells us this story through its main protagonists: Akira Takarada, Haruo Nakajima, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Teruyoshi Nakano and Shinji Higuchi, among others.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2023 – AFTERNOON – AUDITORIUM OF THE “CIUTAT D’ELX” CONGRESS CENTER.
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: SCREENING OF SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION.
* WITH PRESENTATIONS BY ITS AUTHORS.
– NAP, by Javier Chavanel (Spain). Duration: 14:30 min.
– The Boogey & The Witch, by Jorge Turell (Spain). Duration: 5:26 min.
– Sincopat, by Pol Diggler (Spain). Duration: 13:30 min. (In Valencian).
– Bookworm, by Javier Yañez Sanz (Spain). Duration: 13:42 min.
– NZU, by Conscian Morgan (United Kingdom). Duration: 8:26 min.
– Aproveche la infancia que luego va la vida, by Mauro Maroto Megino (Spain). Duration: 10:46 min.
– Mischievous Lucita and Her Guide on How to Go to Hell, by Ángel Quel (Spain). Duration: 13:30 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– The Bait, by Eduardo Rodríguez and Laura Delgado (Spain). Duration: 4:19 min.
– Ponle Fecha, by Elías Balda and Cosme Mañero (Spain). Duration: 11:04 min.
– Alicia, by Tony Morales (Spain). Duration: 5:30 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
Rest from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: SHORT FILM SCREENING* + CLOSING/AWARDS AWARDS.
Gala concucted by Silvia Conesa. Actress, director, screenwriter and Festival Jury.
– Villain, by Sparky Tehnsuko (United Kingdom). Duration: 10:10 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Little, by Meka Ribera and Álvaro G. Company (Alicante). Duration: 12:09 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– The terrifying adventures of a dumb blonde and a small-town Valencian who becomes a dinosaur in a paleontological museum 2, by Guillermo Rojo Villasur, Lucía De Bunder Álvarez, Elia Sempere Vicente, Andrea Cuellar Pastor, Alejandro Ramón Ortega, Alicia Molina Quiñones, Celia Carretero Paterna, Andreu Mas i Sivera and Moritz Dellafior (Spain). Duration: 3 min. Fake Trailer. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Co-Haunting, by Adrián Carande, Paula Sánchez Álvarez and Pepe Rico Piqué (Spain). Duration: 11:22 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Fideuá, by Fran Gas (Alicante). Duration: 11:48 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
– Nada de Nada, by Gaston Diego Haag (Spain). Duration: 17:08 min. (Subtitled in Valencian).
* This block has special subtitles with audio description for people with hearing disabilities.
* All festival activities are free of charge until capacity is reached, without the need to reserve an invitation in advance.
* Short film screenings are not recommended for children under 18 years of age.
AWARDED WORKS
