Adriana Ugarte opens the Almería Film Festival as the main protagonist

The festival began with the words of journalist Elena Sanchez, who highlighted that “In Almeria we love cinema As is the case in very few places in our country, and as always, we come to November hungry for stories. And at Fical we will drink it all, because during these nine days the best feature films, short films, series and documentaries will be shown here. And of course the people who make them. “Besides nothing.”

The big moment was the presentation of the Almería Tierra de Cinema award to Adriana Ugarte, who was emotional again, as she did in the morning. The actress admitted, “When they told me about the star and the award, I felt exhausted, so excited“I will have to come incognito in two years to absorb it,” he added. “Shooting in Almeria fills me with energy, because these landscapes have a magnetism and an invisible magic that works like a magnet.”

Along with her, the President of the Regional Council, Javier A. Garcia, said: “Adriana Ugarte holds in her hands the greatest privilege that our land offers to filmmakers: the Almería Tierra de Cine Award. A week full of cinema begins“Dreams and, above all, hope”, under the supervision of the Mayor of Almería, María del Mar Vázquez, the delegate of the Andalusian Government in Almería, Aranzazu Martin, as well as the Director of Vikal, Enrique Izinola.

Fical, which will take place until November 23, promises moments of great emotions, such as tributes, among others, John Rhys-Daviesis particularly recognized for his role in The saga “Indiana Jones”.to Edward Fernandez and Leo Harlem. There will be moments of joy when the winners receive their prizes, in this Goya-authentic introduction, according to the organization, and many scenes of joy, upon seeing the very positive response from the Almería public to the more than a hundred scheduled activities.

Another awaited moment during the opening was the presentation of two of the first shows of this edition, namely ‘“Papers” and “Wedding”. Among the other performers, Megan Montaner, Carlos Bardem and Antonio Decente took the stage, making their first appearance after the concert. As for “The Wedding,” starring Elena Furiasi, Daniel Chamorro, Antonio Decente, Felipe García Velez, Margarita Lascuetti and María Jesús Hoyos, which will have its national premiere on Saturday in Almería.

At the opening ceremony, Elena Sanchez encouraged the audience to fully enjoy the festival: “These days You will meet actors, directors, screenwriters and musicians in Almeria…with the people who make series and movies. At various talks, meetings and roundtables, you will be able to talk to them, take selfies and ask them what you want about their work. Don’t forget to watch the program because one of your favorite filmmakers will surely stop by in Almeria these days. All information related to Fical 2025 can be found on the website/app yosoyfical.es and on the website www.festivaldealmeria.com

They were presented this year at the International Festival of Almeria Cinema 2034 shorts From 74 countries to the international competition “Almeria in a Nutshell”, 34 were shortlisted, six of which were pre-selected for the Goya Prize of the Film Academy. And in First movieOne hundred suggestions were submitted, of which twelve were chosen: “What’s Left of You”, “Sorda”, “After the Summer”, “I’ll Have a Better Time”, “Aro Peria”, “City Without a Dream”, “Breakfast with Me”, “Enemies”, “Strange River”, “Forastera”, “Land of a Princess”, and “Liu and Lou”.

As for The series is among 26 nominees Competing for the 14 awards are comedy, drama, mystery or two films from the country’s main production companies and platforms, such as Movistar Plus+ (21 nominations), Atresmedia, Atresplayer, Antena 3 (16 nominations), Netflix (11 nominations), Disney+ (10 nominations), Mediaset (7 nominations), Amazon Prime Video (4 nominations) and Skyshowtime (4 nominations). nominations), and TVE (one nomination).