Spain’s FICX Gijón Festival Bets Big on International, Regional and Local Talent

Spain’s FICX Gijón Festival Bets Big on International, Regional and Local Talent hakkında magazin dünyasında yaşanan en son ayrıntılar ve sıcak gelişmeler netleşti. Nov 14, 2026 3:03am PT Spain’s FICX Gijón Festival Bets Big on International, Regional and Local Talent By Pablo Sandoval Plus Icon Pablo Sandoval Latest Gijón Film Festival Gives Major Awards to Ben Whishaw, Argentina’s Lisandro Alonso and Cuba’s David Bim 12 months ago Opening With Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blue Moon,’ Spain’s Gijón Festival Delivers Its Hallmark Mix of International and Spanish Emerging Talent 12 months ago Spain’s Alberto Rodriguez Opens Up on Marché du Film Standout ‘Los Tigres’ 2 years ago See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source Comments GIJÓN, Spain — Taking place in northern Spain under two monhs after the San Sebastián International Film Festival and linked to it by the Cross Roads initiative, the 64th Gijón International Film Festival (FICX) lineup stacks many of the year’s most talked-about features from international festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance. At the same time, running Nov.

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13-20, the festival serves as a springboard for new local talent into the international arena, which the festival has championed for decades. Related Stories Sylvester Stallone Says His 20-Year Rivalry With Arnold Schwarzenegger Only Ended When He Ran for Governor and Wasn’t ‘Doing Movies Anymore’ Sylvester Stallone Says Daughter’s ‘Tulsa King’ Casting Is ‘Of Course’ Nepotism: ‘Obviously We Let Them Have Every Advantage’ FICX’s influence extends to the new Spanish talent currently rising with recognition: Oliver Laxe (“Sirât”), Jonás Trueba (“The Other Way Around”) and Carla Simon (“Alcarràs”) are closely linked with Gijón.

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Both Laxe and Trueba showcased their first works at the festival and have built long careers since their early FICX selections. Simón had her very own first retrospective at Gijón.

The Gijón Festival has a long standing tradition of mixing rising and established talent, top-tier international and regional voice rubbing shoulders, becoming a beacon for emerging talent. This year’s edition opened Nov.

13 with James Gray’s “ Paper Tiger ,” screening in Gijón’s main Albar section. Gray’s previous feature, “Armageddon Time,” also opened the 2022 Gijón festival.

Closing the festival on Nov. 20 is Peter Farrelly’s “ I Play Rocky ,” described by Variety’s Owen Gleiberman as “a cleverly crafted crowd-pleaser, all designed to tap into the love of ‘Rocky’ that has never gone away.” “On one side we bring big names from the international industry, as we’ve done in previous editions,” explained FICX director Alejandro Díaz Castaño.

“We also bring top-Spanish talent and well-established filmmakers such as Albert Serra (“Sixteen Moments of My Life”) or Hal Hartley (“Where To Land”). Albar, the festival’s main competition, includes 21 features aiming for the top prize.

Albar’s selection includes Cannes Directors’ Fortnight winner Clio Barnard’s “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” Grant Lee’s Berlin Silver Bear winner “Everybody Digs Bill Evans” and Visar Morina’s “Shame and Money,” winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury prize at Sundance. “I think we ended up having many unclassifiable features, which do not fully fit into more structured selections because of their strong auteurist component,” explained Díaz Castaño.

“Here at Gijón, we are really into that mix of genres, those hybrids that tend to live on the margins.” Among the Albar titles is Valeska Grisebach’s Cannes Jury Prize winner “The Dreamed Adventure.” No stranger to either the city or the festival, Grisebach’s previous work “Longing” took

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