The 13th D'A Barcelona Film Festival will be held from 23 March-2 April, bringing the best independent and auteur cinema to Barcelona. 115 films will be presented, ten of which are world premieres. The opening will screen the French romantic comedy Diary of a Fleeting Affair [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emmanuel Mouret
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intervista: Emmanuel Mouret
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intervista: Estíbaliz Urresola
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Talents is the section dedicated to filmmakers with a maximum of two feature films, which this year will present fourteen film, including this year’s indie sensation in the UK, Blue Jean [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Georgia Oakley
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intervista: Chie Hayakawa
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intervista: Carlos Conceição
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intervista: Carmen Jaquier
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Completing this competitive section are the acclaimed Anhell69 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Theo Montoya
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intervista: Erige Sehiri
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intervista: Helena Wittmann
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intervista: Alexandru Belc
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scheda film], by the Moroccan Yasmine Benkiran; Roleless, by the Japanese trio Hirase Kentaro/Masahiko Sato/Yutaro Seki; Stay Awake, by the North American director Jamie Sisley; and the world premiere of A Bright Sun [+leggi anche:
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Other world premieres, seen in other sections of the festival, include Spanish films: Néixer per néixer by Pablo García Pérez de Lara; Anhel de llum, by Alba Cros Pellisé; Has estado aquí, by Vivian Muñoz Rodríguez; Querida A., by Elena Molina; Ronda, by Marina Rodríguez Colás; Somorrostro en tres actes, by Marga Almirall Rotés; Cando toco un animal, by Ángel Filgueira; Dos dies i l'eternitat, by Marc Esquirol; and Las tierras del cielo, by Pablo García Canga.

This year’s D'A Prize, which recognises the careers of filmmakers committed to auteurship and independence will go to Céline Sciamma, creator of films such as Girlhood [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Céline Sciamma
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intervista: Céline Sciamma
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intervista: Céline Sciamma
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intervista: Christophe Honoré
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intervista: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
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intervista: Patricia Mazuy
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In addition, Bruni Tedeschi stars in The Line [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ursula Meier
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intervista: Ursula Meier
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intervista: Mark Cousins
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scheda film], where the figures of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin meet at the gates of heaven. These titles join El maestro jardinero, by the North American Paul Schrader; Will-o'-the-Wisp [+leggi anche:
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intervista: João Pedro Rodrigues
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scheda film], a drama by Kirill Serebrennikov; and The Kegelstatt Trio [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], by the Lisbon-born Rita Azevedo Gomes. Finally, Focus D'A 2023 will feature the English filmmaker Joanna Hogg, who will also be the subject of a retrospective and the premiere of her latest film: The Eternal Daughter [+leggi anche:
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