The Huesca International Film Festival closes its edition with greater international projection

The Huesca competition breaks its own attendance record with more than 9,100 attendees in its 47th edition.

He 47th Huesca International Film Festival It results in a notable increase in spectators, in addition to strong international support. The more than 9,100 attendees They represent a new record in the recent history of the contest. The competitive short film sessions are the backbone of this data, repeatedly exceeding capacity of 200 people per screening; Likewise, the opening galas and the Luis Buñuel Award have registered occupations that have bordered on full capacity.

All this is accompanied by an important growth in social networks with an increase of almost 1,000 followers in all official accounts, in addition to the presence in news media in Europe, America and Asia.

The figures “give a good example of the potential of the Festival, the image it gives of Huesca inside and outside our borders, with the short film as the backbone of the entire programming,” he states. Ruben Moreno, director of the contest.

In addition, the Alto Aragonese event has confirmed the official dates of its 48th edition, it will be held from June 12 to 20, 2020.

The Huesca International Film Festival takes stock of its 47th edition, an edition that attracted more than 9,100 spectators to all its activities. The number exceeds the record registered last year (more than 8,500 people) and maintains the growth of the last six editions. The data show the social significance of the event and “give a good example of the potential of the Festival, the image it gives of Huesca inside and outside our borders, with the short film as the backbone of the entire programming,” in the words of its director Rubén Moreno.

The competition sessions scheduled at the Teatro Olimpia are reaffirmed as one of the cornerstones of these figures. In fact, the first weekend the record for attendance at a single session was broken on two consecutive occasions (Saturday and Sunday), with 235 attendees finally remaining.

The galas held at the Teatro Olimpia, as well as the screening of premiere feature films, also won the favor of the public. The two ceremonies, where this edition's tributes were given to Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña (Carlos Saura City of Huesca Award), EGEDA (Pepe Escriche Award) and Marisa Paredes (Luis Buñuel Award), were almost full and among the films screened in the night session, it is worth highlighting the international premiere of the Argentine documentary Grand Orchestra, directed by Peri Azar, for which more than 400 were occupied. seats.

One of the main objectives of the festival is to work on the social nature of culture and reach all types of audiences, therefore, in addition to maintaining a section of references in this sense such as Seniors at the Festival, Children at the Festival or collaborations with CADIS, the Aragonese Women's Institute, the LGTB+ collective or the San Jorge University, among others; This year a further step has been taken and through TAP Consulting we have collaborated with the Blood and Tissue Bank of Aragon in order to support World Blood Donation Day.

In the same way, all departments also work for the promotion and economic development of the city, which is why specific actions are also carried out with the Association of Merchants of Huesca, the Hospitality Association, guided tours of the city for all guests and tours of the province as an attraction engine for filming.

International impact

The international projection of the Festival is reflected once again in the media impact that has spread across three continents with news published in media in America, Europe and Asia. Information regarding the current events of the contest has had its space in countries such as Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Iran or Venezuela among others, a global presence that is reinforced by support at the local and national level with multiple live radio and television connections, appearances in prime time and covers of the reference newspapers in Alto Aragón.

Social networks have experienced notable growth with an increase in their social reach capacity of nearly 1,000 users. The official @festivalhuesca accounts now have more than 6,500 followers. For its part, the website received close to 50,000 visits between March and June, exceeding 1,500 visits daily during the festival.

The budget remains unchanged at 200,000 euros, recording an economic valuation that would be equivalent to several million euros and that grows year after year. The aforementioned impact is mostly reflected in the territory thanks, in part, to the priority given by the event to suppliers from Alto Aragón, suppliers that represent around 95% of the total.