International Film Festival Play-Doc

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International Film Festival Play-Doc
Location Tui, Galicia
Founded2005
DirectorsSara García Villanueva, Ángel Sánchez
Website https://www.play-doc.com/en/

The International Film Festival Play-Doc (Galician : Festival Internacional de Documentais Play-Doc) is a festival held annually in Tui, Galicia, dedicated to nonfiction cinema with a focus on local filmmaking.

Profile

Play-Doc was established in 2005 by Sara García Villanueva and Ángel Sánchez. [1] [2] The festival is managed by the cultural association Enfoques and supported by Acción Cultural Española, [3] it takes place annually in late April/early May in the Galician town of Tui. Apart from the main Galicia Competition, dedicated to contemporary cinema, [4] the festival offers many retrospective selections and has an intimate, genial atmosphere where the audience and filmmakers can interact freely. [5] The Resonancias section is managed by an independent group of ctitics and experts. [6] Every edition of Play-Doc features special seminars, notably a Film Criticism Seminar, led by Ricardo Vieira Lisboa, as well as music events. [7] [1] [8]

In 2005, Play-Doc collaborated with the Documania channel and established a special section Doc`amateur. [9]

In 2014, Play-Doc was selected one of the 10 most important events in the world of documentary film by New York Best Fest Film Series association. [10] [11] [6]

In 2024, Play-Doc inaugurated the Shadows section, dedicated to recovering the works of classic Galician filmmakers little known internationally. [12]

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