The Ibero-American Film Festival at UCD Cinema in Dublin from December 6 to 10, 2023, curated by Federico Sartori for EXIT media and promoted by Spanish Ambassador Ion de la Riva, presents a selection of high-quality films from Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal.
Special focus is given to emerging talents, debut and sophomore works, films directed by women, and socially relevant themes.
The opening film is “Maixabel (Maixabel)” by Icíar Bollaín, inspired by the story of Basque activist Maixabel Lasa. Maixabel Lasa herself will be present for a discussion after the screening on December 6 at 6:00 PM.
The festival’s main section, “New Waves,” showcases six films from recent Ibero-American production, including “Bacurau” by Brazilian directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles.
Other notable films include “20,000 Species of Bees” by Estíbaliz Urrezola, “The Kinks of the World” by Laura Mora, and “Chile ’76” by Manuela Martelli.
The festival also features tango comedy “Let the Dance Begin (Empieza el baile)” and the biopic “Virgilio (Virgilio)” about the Peruvian chef Virgilio Martínez.
The Evergreen section includes the Mexican film “The Good Herbs (Las buenas hierbas)” and “Behavior (Conducta)” from Cuba.
A tribute is dedicated to Portuguese director and producer António da Cunha Telles, presenting his latest film “Kiss Me (Kiss me)” for the first time in Ireland.
The festival concludes on December 10 with the documentary “Tequila. Sex, Drugs And Rock&Roll (Tequila. Sexo, droga y rock&roll)” about the Hispanic-Argentinian rock band Tequila, introduced by the band’s vocalist Alejo Stivel.
All films will be screened in their original language with English subtitles.
The festival takes place at UCD Cinema in Belfield, Dublin 4. Ticket prices are 8€ for adults and 7€ for students.
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