TICKETS ON SALE FROM APRIL 10th, 2024.

TICKETS ON SALE FROM APRIL 10th, 2024.

Sections Edition 2022

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Official Selection

The connection between Film, Literature and History constitutes the main theme of the festival and so the films preferred for the Official Selection are fundamentally literary adaptations, productions based on or related to historical events and film biopics about well-known and relevant historical figures. Films in the Official Selection will all be aimed at a wide audience and will compete for the Best Film Award, handed out by the official festival jury.

Cinema amb gràcia

A selection of comedies from around the world. Preferred films for this section are those which are aimed at a wide audience. The name of the section pays homage to the neighbourhood of Gracia in Barcelona, where the Verdi Cinemas and festival headquarters are located. 

Zona Oberta

A no competitive section dedicated to films of special interest, which enrich the festival programme yet do not meet the topics of the Official Selection. An opportunity for other types of films, although always with the festival's general aim in mind.

 

Art al Cinema

A selection of quality documentaries, filmed in high definition, about some of the greatest painters in history. In collaboration with some of the world's most renowned museums and galleries, these productions offer a cinematographic immersion into the works of essential artists.

China by Cineasia

Section dedicated to Asian cinema in collaboration with CineAsia and the Foundation Institut Confuci of Barcelona that offers eight proposals from different periods and genres that show the union between Chinese literature and cinema, highlighting the biggest blockbuster in the history of China and a documentary dedicated to one of the best known literary figures of the Asian giant. 

Curts escac

A selection of 10 short films by young filmmakers proposed by ESCAC, in which the works of the selected students will compete for the ESCAC Award for Best Short Film.

Imprescindibles

A selection of classic, auteur films from throughout the ages, which offers an overview of a specific director's work, an artistic movement, an historic time period or national filmmaking.