The 14th edition of the Gáldar International Film Festival will take place from 10 to 17 October at the Centro Cultural Guaires in Gáldar. Films from the official competition sections and the retrospective will be screened free of charge. Admission is subject to availability.
Announced guests include Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who will be honoured with the Guayarmina de Honor award, and Carlos Latre, who will host the closing gala. Antonio Pagudo and Melani Olivares will also be in attendance. Raúl Peña and Kimberley Tell will serve as jury members for the official sections.
The supporting programme includes a panel discussion on Tuesday 13 October organised by the Gran Canaria Film Commission on career and business opportunities in the audiovisual sector on Gran Canaria, as well as the Taller Cinedfest on Wednesday 14 October, led by technician and director Roberto Álvarez. Antonio Pagudo will also be giving a workshop on body language in front of the camera.
The festival kicks off on Saturday 10 October at 19:30 with a special screening of Gustavo Socorro's 40-minute film "Las Meleguinas". This will be followed on Sunday 11 October by "Charlie Chan va a los Juegos Olímpicos" at 11:00 and "Olympia" at 12:15. Scheduled for Monday 12 October are "Carros de fuego" at 17:30 and, at 19:45, "All of a Sudden" by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi in the official section.
