PRESENTATION
TBO BERDE
Tuesday Nov 19 | 18:00 | Free admission
C.C. Antiguo Instituto (Assembly hall)
Using comic books as a tool for social transformation, a group of 9 participants with psychosocial diversity faced all the challenges involved in their creation, such as the mechanisms of script writing, character design, iconic elements (speech bubbles, cartoons, panels, onomatopoeias) and inking. The final result is a compilation of ten stories in a single volume that will be presented as part of the Gijón International Film Festival.
PRESENTATION
1ª EDICIÓN ALTAFULLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Mon Nov 18 | 20:00
Toma 3
The Altafulla International Film Festival (AIFF) aims to put this Costa Daurada town on the film industry map, combining cinema and marine preservation values. The Official Selection will feature national productions in Catalan and Spanish, along with international shorts, including fiction, documentary and animation. The HYDRA section will highlight films related to water culture and marine ecology. In addition, the Industry Zone will offer a programme aimed at professionals from the sector. The festival is an initiative of Carles Francino and Gorka Lasaosa, together with Sonia Bautista-Alarcón, and will be held in 2025.
TALK
TERTULIA THREE AMIGOS!
Saturday 16 Nov | 18:00
Toma 3
‘They are three friends, each colder and hungrier than the other. Separately they are worthless, but together they make do’. Friendship between critics is a remarkable feat, but Daniel de Partearroyo, Alberto Lechuga and Alejandro G. Calvo have achieved it, enriching their critical sense and strengthening their bond as they navigate festivals and contemporary film journalism. They will talk about their experience and much more in Toma 3, as a prelude to the screening of John Flynn’s Rolling Thunder (Special Screenings).
TALK
ME GUSTÓ MÁS EL LIBRO
22 Nov | 18:00 | Free admission
C.C. Antiguo Instituto (Assembly hall)
Talk with Azucena Rodríguez, director of the film Atlas de Geografía Humana, based on the famous novel by Almudena Grandes. The adaptation of a literary work, especially from such a close friend, poses an interesting challenge. During this talk, Azucena will share her experience about the complex relationship between the novelist, screenwriters and film direction, highlighting how Almudena understood that cinema and literature are two different languages. Through anecdotes and reflections, we will discover how creative freedom and collaboration are essential in the adaptation process. However, Azucena will confess that, if Almudena could read her thoughts, she would tell her that, in her opinion, ‘I liked the book better’.
TALK
LADY HITCHCOCK: LA COMPAÑERA OLVIDADA
Friday Nov 22 | 19:30
Toma 3
In this encounter, we will explore the figure of Alma Reville, one of the most influential women in the history of cinema. We will review her talent as an editor, screenwriter and creative consultant, and we will learn how her collaboration was key to the success of her husband, Alfred Hitchcock. In addition, we will delve into her role as a working woman in the film industry in the early 20th century and how her contribution has been historically invisibilised. As someone once said: ‘The Hitchcock touch had four hands and two of them were Alma’s’.
