2021 Screenings
(All films will be screened in their original version with Spanish subtitles)
- Special Sessions
- International Competition
- Spanish Authors Competition
- Focus China
- Contemporary Arab Women Directors III
- French directors
- Latin American Directors. Gender roles. Construction of identities
- Mexican directors
- Swedish directors
- Featured Creators Section. A proposal by the National Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
- Special animation series against religious fundamentalism
- Julia Ducournau Series
- Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo Section
- La Morada de Malasaña Section
- Collaboration with Another Way Film Festival
- Cine por mujeres on 8madrid TV
Special Sessions
Palacio de la Prensa (Plaza de Callao nº4)
Admission: invitation only
Festival opening
October, 27th. 8 pm
The Career Achievement Award was presented and the opening film, CODA, by Sian Heder, was screened. USA. 111'.
With the collaboration of Tripictures.
Festival closing
November, 6th. 8 pm
The Best International Film Award to Un monde (Playground) (Playground), by Laura Wandel, and the Best Spanish Film Award to Once Upon a Place, by Celia Novis, were announced, and the Closing film, L'événement, by Audrey Diwan, France, 100', was screened.
In collaboration with Caramel Films
International Competition
Ten international feature films, not been premiered yet in either Spain or Madrid, and produced between 2020 and 2021, competed for the Best Film Award being the Award winner Un monde (Playground), by Belgian director Laura Wandel.
Cine Estudio del Círculo de Bellas Artes
Calle del Marqués de Casa Riera nº4
Admission: 3€ (Ticket sales)
Spanish Authors Competition
Fourteen feature films made between 2019 and 2021 competed for the RC Award for Best Spanish Film, awarded by the Golden Blog Awards Association, being the Award winner Once Upon a Place, by director Cèlia Novis. The section was inaugurated with the feature film by Ana Mariscal, El camino, out of competition.
Sala Berlanga de la Fundación SGAE
Calle de Andrés Mellado nº 53
Admission: 3,50€
Once Upon a Place
Documentary, 2021, 73’
The Return, Life after ISIS (El retorno, la vida después del ISIS)
Alba Sotorra, Spain and United Kingdom
Documentary, 2021, 90’
Focus China
Six feature films were screened in two venues, by renowned female directors from China, the guest country at the 4th edition of the Women's Film Festival.
Sala de Cine de la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas
Calle de Zurbano nº 3
Admission: 3,15€
Cineteca Madrid. Sala Plató
Plaza de Legazpi 8
Admission: 3,50€
Contemporary Arab Women Directors III
Two feature films directed by Arab women were screened in Casa Árabe Madrid. The selection of titles presented has been made in collaboration with MAD Solutions, the first Pan-Arab independent studio and fully integrative marketing and creative consultancy for the Arab film and Entertainment industry
Casa Árabe en Madrid
Calle de Alcalá nº 62
Admission: 4€ online and 5€ at the box office
French directors
A feature film and an animated series directed by renowned French female directors were screened.
Admission: 4€ ticket office. 5€ online
Culottées (Brazen)
Mai Nguyen and Charlotte Cambon De La Valette, France
Animation, 2019, Episodes 20 x 3,5’
Latin American Directors. Gender roles. Construction of identities
Casa de América screened three films: one by the legendary Cuban director Sara Gómez, preceded by an introduction to her work, and two contemporary feature films presented by their directors Paula Hernández and Ángeles Cruz.
Mexican directors
Three feature films by Mexican female directors were screened.
Casa de México en España
Calle Alberto Aguilera nº 20
www.casademexico.es
Swedish directors
Cineteca Madrid screened a selection of four recent films by Swedish directors, thanks to the collaboration of the Swedish Embassy and the Swedish Institute.
Cineteca Madrid. Sala Plató
Plaza de Legazpi nº 8
Admission: 3.50€
Featured Creators Section. A proposal by the National Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Once again in 2021 the collaboration between the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and the festival continued with the screening of a feature film focusing on the life of a female artist.
www.museothyssen.org
512 Hours with Marina Abramović
Adina Istrate and Giannina La Salvia, United Kingdom
Documentary, 2021, 90’
Special animation series against religious fundamentalism
A selection of three feature films that address the conflict of Islamic fundamentalism, with women as protagonists, was screened.
mk2 Cines Paz
Calle de Fuencarral nº 125
Ticket sales: 8€
Centro Comercial Palacio de Hielo
Calle de Silvano nº 77
Admission: 7€
Les hirondelles de Kaboul (The Swallows of Kabul)
Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec, France
Animation, 2019, 80’
Julia Ducournau Series
Sala Equis screened two films by director Julia Ducornau, winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Movie Theatre in Sala Equis
Calle Duque de Alba nº 4
Admission: 6,90€
Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo Section
For the first time Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo joined the festival with an educational activity and the screening of the Argentinean documentary Canela.
Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo
Calle Tribulete nº 20
www.cinematecapedrozerolo.com
La Morada de Malasaña Section
Two films directed by leading contemporary European female directors were screened.
Sala Reina Mora de La Morada
Calle de la Palma nº 11
Admission: 5€
Collaboration with Another Way Film Festival
For the first time, the Another Way Film Festival and Festival Cine por mujeres joined forces to celebrate the Spanish premiere of Bubble, the groundbreaking documentary by Valerie Blankenbyl.
Cines Golem
Calle de Martín de los Heros nº 14
Admission: 5,50€
Cine por mujeres on 8madrid TV
8madrid TV has broadcasted in prime time a selection of six Spanish and one Portuguese classic movies directed by women.
8madrid TV
www.8madrid.tv
