The XII edition of the FEC Cambrils-Reus brings lots od new things

Cambrils. Costa Dorada. The XII edition of the European Short Film Festival FEC Cambrils-Reus will be from 24 February to 6 March 2010. The state contest will be held in Cambrils from 24 to 27 February, while the European Union Contest, to be made in Reus, shall be 3 to 6 March. The European Short Film Festival FEC Cambrils-Reus born from the union of two festivals: the FEC Cambrils (which has already held 11 editions) and the FEC Reus (with 8-year history). That is why the FEC Cambrils-Reus has two locations: Cambrils, which projects the state competing short films, and Reus, where you can watch short films to European competition. The other sessions and activities take place in the two locations. The FEC is established as a festival dedicated to the world of European films and contemporary video art. Project means the short FEC as a means and not as a destination, and therefore accommodates not only filmmakers but also artists who use visual or plastic film as expressive language. A European jury and from the world of cinema and the arts make the FEC a festival with a personal approach in the landscape of film festivals. Since 2005, the FEC Cambrils-Reus part of the Coalition of Film and Video Festival of Catalunya (CI & VI). Previous issues of the FEC Cambrils-Reus visual artists have embraced (Frederic Amat, Jordi Colomer, Carles Congost, Hannah Collins, Isidre Manils, Alfredo Pirri, Oriol Vilapuig), musicians (John Bardem, Carles Cases, Riccardo Massari Spiritini, Carles Santos, Miqui Puig, Rubin Steiner), actors and actresses (Marian Aguilera, Eloy Azorin, Chusa Barbero, Patrícia Bargalló, Georgina Cardona, Lucie Duchêne, Sergi Lopez, Paco León, Rosa Novell, Sergio Pazos, Vicky Pena, Pere Ponce, Pau Roca, Mercedes Sampietro, Assumpta Serna), filmmakers (Bigas Luna, Jaume Balagueró, Iciar Bollain, Gerard Gormezano, Joaquim Jorda, Isaki Lacuesta, Florestano Vancini, Edgar Pêra, Manuel Poirier, Xavi Puebla, Marc Recha, Luis F. Rocha, Rosa Verges, Agusti Villaronga), representatives of festivals (Baumann-Terrassa, Filmets-Badalona, Alta-Salt/Girona season, ZOOM-Igualada, BAFF-Barcelona, Kurzfilmtage Winterhtur-Switzerland, Siena Short Film Festival-Italy-Switzerland OrangeCinema, Paris Tout Court-France International Film Festival of Locarno, Switzerland, International Festival of Vila do Conde Portugal), theater directors (Fernando Bernués, Lluís Pascual, Boris Rotenstein), writers (Vicenç Altaió, Isabel Olesti), film critics (Lluis Bonet, Violeta Kovacsics), set designers (Alain Maratrat), illustrators (Arnal Ballester), graphic designers (Peret), photographer (Tomás Pladevall) or art theorists (Laura Baigorri, Fernando de Felipe, Andres Hispano). New FEC 2010 The FEC Cambrils-Reus 2010 has received more than 2,500 short films from Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia , Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. Finally have been selected a total of 21 short films and 17 shorts European state to participate in the official competition section. In addition, the FEC Cambrils-Reus parallel program among the different activities that include the VII edition of the competition "Microfilms" The College Credit URV "I like shorts!" The children's animation workshop "Minicurts", the workshop film "Journeys" this year with two workshops, one in Cambrils and Reus and another in the "DO Films", with short films from directors as the Camp de Tarragona. Eager to keep growing, the FEC program, a new section that welcomes non-competitive short sessions grouped by theme, genre or origin and to project short films that are not in the official section of the festival. In this 2010 edition: Panorama Cambrils: Kimuak, the best films of the Basque Country. Panorama Reus: The best short films francs. In total, over a hundred films will be seen between the towns of Cambrils and Reus. Furthermore, in the "Short on demand", it can watch the entire court receives. Also maintained the most emblematic of the Festival activities, how the session "Nice to meet you", where all participants of the festival directors talk and exchange views with the press and festival audiences. FEC Awards 2010 This edition provides 9 awards: 1st prize for best short state (4,500 euros) 1st prize for best European short film (4,500 euro) 2n state award for best short film (2,000 euro) 2n prize for best European short film (2,000 euro) Audience Award for Best Short state Audience Award for Best European Short Bigas Luna Award for best story Prize for the best Microfilm (1,000 euros) 2n award for best Microfilm (500 euros) Short hors d competition One more year, the FEC Festival brings the best state and European films on projections out of competition: • The slump of John Caunedo (Madrid / Cuba 2009. 11 '), a play between fiction and reality on the pace of work in Cuba. • Abrakadabra Istället för Patrik Eklund (Sweden 2008. 22 '), short for many is the best comedy of the year in Europe. Nominated at the Oscars in Hollywood 2010. • Practical Manual of imaginary friend (shortened) Altabás Cyrus (Madrid 2008. 19 '), short film that has already accumulated a multitude of awards, especially the public, els in all contests in which it is planned. • Stéphane Matagalpa Bergmans (Belgium 2008. 13 '), a delirious comedy about NGOs.  

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