The 14th edition of the D'A Barcelona Film Festival will be held from 4-14 April, with the best of independent and auteur cinema. 131 titles will be presented, including feature films and shorts, with 25 world premieres, three European premieres and one international premiere. The festival will be opened by Isaki Lacuesta’s latest film Saturn Return [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Andrea Jaurrieta
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Talents is the competitive section dedicated to emerging directors with thirteen films. Two Spanish films will compete in this section, Un lugar común, by Celia Giraldo, starring Eva Llorach, and the Catalan Werewolf [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pau Calpe Rufat
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intervista: Asta Kamma August
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intervista: Mika Gustafson
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intervista: Nora El Hourch
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intervista: Anaïs Tellenne
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intervista: Nehir Tuna
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intervista: Adura Onashile
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In the “Un Impulso Colectivo” (A Collective Impulse) section, ten independent Spanish films will be presented: To Laugh, to Sing, Perchance to Cry [+leggi anche:
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intervista: María Gisèle Royo, Julia d…
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intervista: Virginia García del Pino
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intervista: Jaime Puertas Castillo
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intervista: Macu Machín
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scheda film], by Luis (Soto) Muñoz, Cine Quinqui brought to the present day; Solo arrojaron by Adrià Pagès Molina, who could be a descendant of Gus Van Sant; and Orandi, also the feature directorial debut of Serafín Teja.

The festival’s special sessions include, among others, Mamífera [+leggi anche:
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