BCN Film Fest

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BCN Film Fest
Location Barcelona, Spain
Founded2017;8 years ago (2017)
Artistic directorConxita Casanovas
Website bcnfilmfest.com

The Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival, or simply BCN Film Fest, is a film festival held annually in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It usually takes place in April.

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The first festival edition took off on 21 April 2017 at Barcelona's Cines Verdi  [ es ]. [1] The first two editions were directed by José María Aresté  [ ca ]. [2] In November 2018, RNE journalist Conxita Casanovas became the festival's artistic director. [3] [4] For the fourth edition in 2020, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival’s traditional April dates were rescheduled to 25 June – 2 July. [5]

Winners

Best Film Award

EditionYearFilmRef.
1st2017 From the Land of the Moon [6]
2nd2018 Mary Shelley [7]
3rd2019 Soledad [8]
4th2020 Hope Gap [9]
5th2021 Small Country: An African Childhood [10]
6th2022 The Conference [11]
7th2023 Rebel [12]
8th2024 Stormskerry Maja [13]
9th2025 The Quiet Son [14]

References

  1. ↑ Fernández, Fausto (21 April 2017). "Érase una primavera en Barcelona: la primera jornada del BCN Film Fest". Fotogramas .
  2. ↑ Vaccaro et al. 2020, p. 118.
  3. ↑ "La periodista Conxita Casanovas, nueva directora artística del BCN Film Fest". El Periódico de Catalunya . Prensa Ibérica. 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Meseguer, Astrid (10 January 2019). "Conxita Casanovas: "Barcelona tiene un potencial que merece un gran festival de cine"". La Vanguardia .
  5. ↑ Vaccaro, Juan; Hernández, José Miguel; Rosich Argelich, Ricard; Sánchez Barba, Francesc (2020). "IV Edición del Festival de Cinema Internacional de Barcelona Sant Jordi (BCN Film Fest). 25 de junio a 2 de julio de 2020". Filmhistoria Online. 30 (1). Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona: 119–120. ISSN   2014-668X.
  6. ↑ "El BCN Film Fest premia 'El sueño de Gabrielle'". El Periódico de Catalunya . Prensa Ibérica. 28 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "La 'Mary Shelley' de Haifaa Al-Mansour gana el BCN Film Fest, que anuncia su palmarés completo". Cinemanía . 27 April 2018 – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ↑ Montoya, Àlex (1 May 2019). "[BCN Film Fest 2019] Palmarés: Y la ganadora es..." Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  9. ↑ Rosado, Ricardo (2 July 2020). "BCN Film Fest 2020: 'Regreso a Hope Gap' y 'Corpus Christi', grandes ganadoras de la cuarta edición". Fotogramas .
  10. ↑ Montoya, Àlex (23 April 2021). "'Pequeño país' se impone en el palmarés del 5º BCN Film Fest". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  11. ↑ Vaccaro, Virginia; Vaccaro, Juan; Sánchez Barba, Francesc (2022). "VI Edición del Festival Internacional de Cinema de Barcelona (BCN Sant Jordi Film-Fest)". Filmhistoria Online. 32 (1). Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. ISSN   2014-668X.
  12. ↑ Borrull, Mariona (28 April 2023). "'Rebel', 'La impaciencia del corazón' y 'La uruguaya' copan el palmarés del BCN Film Fest 2023". Fotogramas .
  13. ↑ Borrull, Mariona (26 April 2024). "Palmarés del BCN Film Fest 2024: 'El destino de Maya' y 'Alumbramiento' triunfan en una edición pletórica". Fotogramas .
  14. ↑ "Palmarés BCN Film Fest 2025: el drama 'The Quiet Son', sobre los peligros del auge de la extrema derecha, se alza con el premio a Mejor Película". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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