FROM 16 SEPTEMBER TO 14 OCTOBER, AS A PREVIEW TO THE FESTIVAL, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY ROMANIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY, ORGANISED BY THE ROMANIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ROMANIAN EMBASSY IN SPAIN. online TICKETS
The Seville European Film Festival is gearing up for its 22nd edition with a special Romanian film series that will take place at the Alameda Theatre every Tuesday between 16 September and 14 October.
The initiative, organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute in Madrid, in collaboration with the Romanian Embassy in Spain, is part of a programme taking place in eight Spanish cities - Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Zaragoza, Oviedo, Seville and Santander - with the aim of promoting Romanian culture and language in Spain, as well as encouraging cultural exchange between the two countries.
In this series, Seville audiences will be able to enjoy a selection of recent films, winners at festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Sarajevo, which exemplify the vitality of contemporary Romanian cinema.
THE PROGRAMME
The cycle begins with 'Three Kilometres to the End of the World' (16 September), directed by Emanuel Pârvu and written by Pârvu himself and Miruna Berescu, a moving story that won the Queer Palm at Cannes 2024, as well as at the Sarajevo and Transylvania film festivals. Set in the Danube Delta, it is the story of parents confronted with their prejudices after their son suffers a homophobic attack.
'The New Year That Never Came' (23 September), written and directed by Bogdan Mureșan, is an ensemble piece about the fall of Ceaușescu in December 1989, intertwining personal lives and conflicts with the end of the dictatorship. It won the Orizzonti Award at Venice 2024, the Golden Pyramid at the Cairo International Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2024 European Film Awards.
'The Secret of Pin-Up Island' (30 September), directed by Alecs Nastoiu, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Patrik Hurtupan, is a bold fusion of science fiction, fantasy and psychological drama centred on an experimental therapy involving artificial intelligence, which has been screened at festivals in Boston, Transylvania and Port Said.
The road movie “Horia” (7 October), written and directed by Ana Maria Comănescu, depicts a teenage road trip that becomes a heartwarming story of friendship and discovery, acclaimed at festivals in Sofia and Transylvania, among others.
Meanwhile, after screening at the Venice, São Paulo, New York and DocLisboa festivals, “TWST – Things We Said Today” (14 October), directed and written by Andrei Ujică, the only documentary in the cycle, revives, through archive footage, New York in 1965 and the Beatles' first concert at Shea Stadium, with an innovative visual treatment.
With this programme, the Seville European Film Festival reaffirms its commitment to being a space open to all perspectives and expressions of European cinema, bringing diverse stories that engage with our present to the public. This cycle is presented as a prelude to the festival, which from 7 to 15 November will once again spread throughout the city as a great celebration of cinema; and which continues to have the Alameda Theatre as one of its classic screening venues, welcoming viewers willing to be surprised by the richness and diversity of European cinema.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
All screenings begin at 8.30 p.m. at the Alameda Theatre, with tickets costing €5 available at the box office and online.
