Festival announces film competition lineup

The Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival has revealed the lineup for the Albar and Retueyos international competitions at its 64th edition, scheduled to run from 13 to 21 November in the Asturian city. The festival will showcase 33 films, featuring both established and emerging filmmakers from around the world.

Albar section highlights notable directors

In the Albar section, Romanian director Radu Jude returns with The Diary of a Chambermaid, which was shown at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Hungary’s László Nemes will present Moulin, which premiered at Cannes in competition, and Germany’s Valeska Grisebach will screen The Dreamed Adventure, the Jury Prize winner at Cannes.

International films join the lineup

The Albar section also includes Another Day by Jeanne Herry, which competed for the Palme d’Or and stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Goodbye Cruel World, the debut feature by Félix de Givry, shown in the Critics’ Week at Cannes. British director Grant Gee’s Everybody Digs Bill Evans will be featured, having won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale.

Retueyos section showcases emerging talent

The Retueyos section opens with Flesh and Fuel, the debut feature by Pierre Le Gall, which premiered in the Cannes Critics’ Week. It will also screen Dua by Blerta Basholli and I’ll Be Gone in June by Katharina Rivilis, both selected at Cannes, and Diane in the Loop by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni, which won the Orizzonti Award at Venice.

European and international new voices

The Retueyos section highlights new European talent with Women as Lovers by Koxi and A Family by Mees Peijnenburg, both unveiled at the Berlinale. Other entries include Objet a by Ann Oren and Brave New Love by Maria Bäck, both presented at Locarno, and Supporting Role by Ana Urushadze, a prizewinner at IFFR.

World premieres and local talent

Two Spanish fiction titles will have their world premieres at the festival: Girl and Wolf, the feature debut by illustrator Roc Espinet, and Margen de maniobra by Miguel Ángel Blanca, who is also launching the series Second Season this month.