The Valencia International Film Festival, Cinema Jove, is beginning on June 19^th and ending on the 28^th. Every year, the Conselleria d’Educació Cultura hosts this massive event to showcase young directors and filmmakers. FIAPF accredited in the category of “Specialised Competitive Festivals”, Cinema Jove shows tons of movies, series, and more, to get the word out about the films.

There are five sections that the movies are sorted by: long- or short-films, audiovisual meetings for young people, Òrbites, and the non-competitive sections: La Luna, High School, and “El joven, La Joven”. The films will be shown in different venues across Valencia, including CCCC Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània, Colegio Mayor Rector Peset, Edificio Rialto, Espai Turia, La Fábrica de Hielo, Octubre CCC, Oficinas Cinema Jove, and the Teatro Principal.

If you’re looking for a long film, there are several playing throughout the city all month. Some highlights are “Honeymoon”, “Bad Girl”, and “Measures for a Funeral”, which are playing at La Filmoteca. “Honeymoon” will play at 10:30 pm on June 24^th and 11:30 am on June 25^th. “Bad Girl” will be at 8 pm on the 22^nd and 11:30 am on the 23^rd. “Measures for a Funeral” will be at 5 pm on the 23^rd and 11:30 am on the 24^th.

All short films will be on the same day, Saturday, June 25^th, at the CCC Octubre at 6 pm. The first is L’Opéra Mouffe, followed by O Saisons, Ô Châteaux. The third is Du Côté de la Côte, and the final short film is Les Fiancés Du Pont Mac Donald.

To see the series from the festival, go to the Edificio Rialto, room 7, on June 21 from 11:45 until 2:30 pm. They’ll be showing “Maria: The Unknown Callas” and “Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically”. Or, on the 22^nd in the same venue, see “Primeras” “My Dead Mom” and “Familia de Diván” from 4:00 to 6:30 pm.

In the Òrbites section, some films that will play are “Corre o Vento”, “Grup Natural”, and “Luna”. “Corre o Vento” is at 10:30 pm on the 21^st at the Teatre Rialto. “Grup Natural” is at 10 pm on the 22^nd at the Teatro Principal, and “Luna” is at 10:30 pm on the 23^rd at the Teatre Rialto.

Lastly, the films in El Joven Ridley Scott section will all take place at 6:30 pm at the CCC Octubre. These films include “Los Duelistas” on the 20^th, “Alien, El Octavo Pasajero” on the 21^st, and “Blade Runner” on the 22^nd.

Additionally, one filmmaker is awarded the Luna de València award each year to honour their contribution to film, and this year, on June 6^th, Radu Jude won the award. Creator of “The Lamp with a Cap” (2006), “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” (2018), and “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” (2023), Jude will be visiting Valencia to receive his award and be present for the festival.

To learn more about the festival, including the full list of showings as well as their dates and times, please see the Cinema Jove website: https://www.cinemajove.com/en/sections/.

Report by Fiona Pacious 

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