Overview
- The festival, which opened Tuesday in Cans (O Porriño), launched five days of screenings through May 23 and featured an evening showing of Julio Medem’s '8' with the director present.
- Organizers honored the late Galician actor Celso Bugallo by naming the temporary Rúa Efémera after him and running a noon retrospective of his short films.
- The program highlighted inclusion through the Cans do Futuro school track and a subtitling and accessibility masterclass led by Pablo Romero-Fresco.
- Ticket demand surged as the Fiction and Animation competitions were largely sold out, with only a handful of seats left for some remaining sessions.
- Local reporting says this year’s edition is eligible for Spain’s Goya Awards, a change that could boost the visibility of shorts showcased at Cans.