RTVE, new strategic partner of the Seville Festival

As an institutional ally, RTVE will allow expanding the projection of the Seville Festival through reinforced coverage and various actions that will be promoted through the Equality Observatory of public radio and television.

The collaboration, inaugurated in a 22nd edition which extends from 7 to November 15, positions RTVE as a strategic partner of the event, expanding its projection and supporting the European and Andalusian cinema. El acuerdo ha sido firmado este mediodía en el Ayuntamiento de Sevilla por Alfonso Morales Fernández, secretario general de Radiotelevisión Española; Angie Moreno, delegada de Cultura y Turismo y vicepresidenta del ICAS; Mercedes de Pablos, consejera de RTVE y presidenta del Observatorio de Igualdad; Roberto Lakidain, director de Desarrollo Corporativo y Servicio Público, y Gervasio Iglesias, subdirector del área de Cine de RTVE.

Más allá de trabajar en la difusión y posicionamiento del festival, ambas instituciones se han comprometido a promover conjuntamente acciones vinculadas al Observatorio de Igualdad de RTVE that promote reflection and analysis on equality in the audiovisual field and the application of measures included in the Corporation's II Equality Plan (2022-2026). In the words of Morales, "this type of action legitimizes us in the eyes of public opinion and gives us the opportunity to promote and promote the audiovisual fabric of Seville. Both parties win." The director of the Festival, Manuel Cristobal, has also noted that "the incorporation of RTVE as an institutional ally marks a milestone in the history of the event, expanding its scope and strengthening its commitment to diversity and the audiovisual industry. This collaboration not only enhances the dissemination of the Festival, but also opens new opportunities for dialogue and cooperation between creators, institutions and the public."

RTVE has several participated films in the programming of Seville Festival. Among them, stands out The bad names, Marc Ortiz's debut film that competes in the Rampa section and offers a biographical thriller about Florencio Pla, an intersex person known as La Pastora. Within the framework of Special Screenings, RTVE presents Rounds by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, a dramatic comedy about the ability of a people to overcome loss; The tigers, directed by Alberto Rodríguez and written with Rafael Cobos, a powerful family drama with thriller overtones starring Antonio de la Torre and Bárbara Lennie; Pendaripen, the silenced history of the gypsy people, a documentary by Alfonso Sánchez with a script by Eva Montoya, which tells the story of one of the most persecuted peoples in Europe, and Velintonia 3, by Javier Vila and co-written with Leticia Salvago, an emotional journey to the house of Vicente Aleixandre and the poetic legacy of an entire generation.

The Section Andalusian Panorama reunirá además títulos que ponen el acento en el talento del sur: Antonio, el bailarín de España, de Paco Ortiz, retrato de una leyenda de la danza; El cielo de los animales de Santi Amodeo, adaptación de relatos de David James Poissant rodada en 16 mm; Golpes, debut en la dirección de largometraje de Rafael Cobos que lanza una mirada contemporánea al cine quinqui, y Tras el verano, de Yolanda Centeno, un drama íntimo sobre las nuevas formas de familia. Con esta presencia en la programación del certamen hispalense, el ente público consolida su papel como motor del audiovisual español, respaldando tanto a cineastas consagrados como a nuevas voces del panorama nacional.

First steps of the Equality Observatory at the Seville Festival

He RTVE Equality Observatory will also have a prominent participation in the Seville European Film Festival with a double reflection session around vicarious violence and its representation in cinema. The next Wednesday the 12th, the Center for Cultural Initiatives of the University of Seville (CICUS) will host two activities framed in the professional area FRAME Seville: the screening of the documentary You're not crazy. The truth about vicarious violence, directed by María Bestar (9:30 a.m.) and the round table “Seeing the invisible: cinema against vicarious violence” (11:15 a.m.). The session is organized in collaboration with the Andalusian Association of Audiovisual Women (AAMMA).

The meeting will be moderated by Mercedes de Pablos, president of the RTVE Equality Observatory, and will have the participation of the director Maria Bestar; the producer and president of the Andalusian Film Academy, Martha Velasco; the actress and psychologist with a gender perspective Lu Carrasco, y Beatriz Aparicio, head of unit of the RTVE Equality Observatory. At the meeting, open to the public, the speakers will analyze how cinema can contribute to making this form of violence visible and accompany the victims through the audiovisual story.