Córdoba maintains its commitment to Andalusian cinematography

The VIII Andalusian Audiovisual Exhibition will take place from October 10, 2014 to January 20, 2015 at the Filmoteca de Andalucía.

The cultural agenda of Córdoba is enriched for another year with the film programming of the Andalusian Audiovisual Exhibition 2014/15, an initiative of the Audiovisual Foundation of Andalusia, the Filmoteca of Andalusia and the University of Córdoba (UCO) that runs from October 10, 2014 to January 20, 2015.

During the presentation of the event, which took place this morning at the Film Library and was attended by May Silva, director of the AVA Foundation; Rosario Mérida Serrano, vice-rector of University Life and Social Responsibility of the UCO; and Pablo García, director of the Film Library, the details of this eighth edition have been announced, with which, like every year, the organizing entities seek to facilitate public access to the most recent production of our Community.

Pablo García Casado has defended cinematographic culture and, especially, the audiovisual production of the Andalusian community. Likewise, he has highlighted the dissemination function that the Audiovisual Foundation of Andalusia has and the joint collaboration between the University of Córdoba, the Film Archive of Andalusia and the Foundation itself to disseminate the audiovisual creations of Andalusia.

For her part, May Silva, director of the Audiovisual Foundation of Andalusia, has indicated that the priority objective is to “value the cultural industry” and has made reference to some of the feature films, short films and video creations that will be screened over fourteen sessions, such as “10,000 nights nowhere”, “Carmina y amen”, or the latest production by Gonzalo García Pelayo, “Alegrías de Cádiz”.

Rosario Mérida, vice-rector of University Life and Social Responsibility of the University of Córdoba, has highlighted the importance of the audiovisual field in the training of students and, especially, has highlighted the relevance of using "cinema as a teaching resource to value the audiovisual production of our environment."

Program 2014/15

During this new edition, a selection of quality works is programmed, some of them recognized with important awards at national and international festivals, which show the high level of Andalusian cinema in recent years. Among the works that can be seen are feature films such as “10,000 nights in nowhere” by Ramón Salazar, “Carmina y amen” by Paco León, “Casting” by Jorge Naranjo, “The flight of the train” by Paco Torres or “Alegrías de Cádiz” by Gonzalo García Pelayo; as well as the documentaries “Elmap de Carlos” by Pablo Coca, “Deportados 1969” by Paco Ortiz or “La madre sola” by Miguel Paredes.

Likewise, the Exhibition highlights small format cinema and organizes two sessions of short films with recognized titles such as “Libre Directo” by Bernabé Rico, “Shock Therapy” by Salva Martos or “El defender” by Manuel H. Martín; in addition to a permanent projection of video creation tapes.

Over the course of 14 sessions, the VIII Andalusian Audiovisual Exhibition offers the opportunity to enjoy films designed and shot by Andalusians, whose stories are already part of our cultural identity and which are compiled in the Portal of Audiovisual Production-ICT of Andalusia of the Audiovisual Foundation of Andalusia.