The Scotland Catalan Film Festival (Scat) returns to Scotland tomorrow and runs until November 18. The festival begins with La Chana, a documentary following famous Antonia Santiago Amador - a famous Barcelona flamenco dancer, whose stage-name is La Chana, as she returns to the stage after three decades for a final performance.
Helmed b Lucija Stojevic, the film is one of more than 65 per cent of the films programme which is directed by a woman. Festival programmer Alberto Valverde says that the high percentage of female filmmakers is down to talent rather than design.
He said: “We picked our favourite films and it simply turns out that they are mostly directed by women. This is a new reality in Catalan cinema.”
The festival's theme for this year explores "the right to be doubtful", with many of the films considering the millennial generation...
Helmed b Lucija Stojevic, the film is one of more than 65 per cent of the films programme which is directed by a woman. Festival programmer Alberto Valverde says that the high percentage of female filmmakers is down to talent rather than design.
He said: “We picked our favourite films and it simply turns out that they are mostly directed by women. This is a new reality in Catalan cinema.”
The festival's theme for this year explores "the right to be doubtful", with many of the films considering the millennial generation...
- 11/12/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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