26/03/2015 - The film event will take place once again between 11 and 13 May, and with its reduced ticket prices, it looks set to draw the public into theatres like a tractor beam

What started off in 2009 as an experiment has turned into an overwhelming success that comes around again every six months: the last iteration took place in October 2014 and attracted 2.2 million people. Its eighth edition will be held between 11 and 13 May, and the institutions that are supporting it (FAPAE, FEDICINE, FECE and ICAA) are hoping that it will smash its own records this time around. After gaining accreditation via the gathering’s website, those interested can find invitations to attend screenings at participating theatres for the modest price of €2.90.

Among the films on the line-up during this celebration of cinema is the Spanish movie of the hour, Perdiendo el norte [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (read more), a comedy about emigration that, with over 800,000 viewers and takings of €5,267,365 so far, is aiming to become a phenomenon akin to Spanish Affair [+see also:
trailer
film profile], the clear favourite at the penultimate Fiesta del Cine – out of 1.9 million viewers, 800,000 chose to watch it – and the biggest domestic Spanish box-office smash of all time. In case Nacho G Velilla’s comedy had lost its appeal by now, its producer, Atresmedia Cine, will be launching the uninhibited Cómo sobrevivir a una despedida on the market just days before the event (24 April), after it passes through the Malaga Film Festival (read the news). The movie is billed as a kind of The Hangover with female characters, set on Gran Canaria.

The other Spanish titles that will be on offer at the eighth Fiesta del Cine are: The High Pressures [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Ángel Santos
film profile], A Esmorga [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Tiempo sin aire [+see also:
trailer
film profile], A cambio de nada and Easy Sex, Sad Movies (the latter three are also being presented at Málaga). Meanwhile, among the European movies there are gems like Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], The Kindergarten Teacher [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Hippocrates [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Thomas Lilti
film profile] and Clouds of Sils Maria [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Charles Gillibert
interview: Olivier Assayas
film profile].

The idea behind this initiative is to give a boost to box-office sales while at the same time allowing viewers – especially younger audiences – to re-experience the joy of watching films in theatres. You can find more information and get accredited on the website.

(Translated from Spanish)