Barcelona – The “Mostra de Cinema Italià de Barcelona”, now in its seventh edition, will be held again this year in Barcelona – at the Cines Verdi in Graçia – from the 14th to the 18th of December. It was organised by the Istituto Luce Cinecittà together with the Italian Cultural Institute of Barcelona with the main purpose of promoting the best recent Italian cinema on the Catalan and Spanish territory. The formula, also known as the Festival of Festivals, provides the public of Barcelona with a presentation of 8 titles selected among the Italian films that have participated in the major international festivals this year (Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Venice, Toronto) plus 2 special screenings . The feature films section will be accompanied by a selection of 6 short films, premiered at the Venice Critics’ Week, with a prize of € 2,000 awarded to the director of the Best Short Film. The film screenings are accompanied by the presence of the director or a star of the cast, followed by an encounter with the public at the end of the screening. (9Colonne)
