The festival, taking place at Cines Cantones and Filmoteca de Galicia, reinforces its commitment to international auteur cinema and emerging audiovisual creation. The Councilor for Culture and Tourism, Gonzalo Castro, participated in the event's presentation, highlighting the City Council's support for a festival that is consolidating itself as a benchmark cinematic event.
Under the theme 'Filming the Family', this year's edition explores family bonds through documentary and fiction perspectives, with stories built from memory and the personal experiences of filmmakers. The program includes eleven feature films in the official section, sixteen short films, three CormoCharlas (Cormorán Talks), and the presentation of projects from the CormoKamp audiovisual residency.
Among the new features are five Spanish premieres, such as 'Hot Water' by Ramzi Bashour and 'Mariinka' by Pieter-Jan De Pue. The festival opens on November 5th with 'Idiota' and closes on the 15th with 'O raio verde' (The Green Ray) by Éric Rohmer, coinciding with its fortieth anniversary.
The councilor also emphasized the municipal collaboration with the CormoKamp residency, held this summer, which brought together eleven emerging filmmakers. "Our commitment to cultural creation does not end with the exhibition of works. Programs like CormoKamp help A Coruña become a space for production, training, and the development of new talent," stated Castro.
The program also features encounters with filmmakers, a session dedicated to Galician amateur cinema, a masterclass on audiovisual editing, and the establishment of a new Youth Jury, composed of individuals aged 18 to 27, who will award prizes for the best works.
