Overview
- The festival’s 10th edition opened Thursday with Dani Sancho’s Viatge al país dels blancs, as Ousman Umar walked the red carpet and spoke about his journey.
- Willem Dafoe is set to walk the red carpet Friday, April 17, to present Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s El anfitrión.
- Oscar winner José Luis Garci received the festival’s Honor Award, paired with a special screening and audience talk around El crack.
- Running April 16–24, the program features 90 films with a strong link to books, plus a new Made in Barcelona strand and restorations marking Cines Verdi’s 100th year.
- Rooted in Sant Jordi, Catalonia’s book day, the festival’s growth in recent years and its mix of international and local work point to rising cultural pull.