Almeria Western Film Festival - Day 1 Activities

 

In Tabernas

9:30 a.m. / Inaugural

Parade departure from Europa Avenue, ends at the Municipal Theater of Tabernas.

10:30 a.m. / Theatre / Official Section Screening

'Steppe' (Maxim Akbarov / Kazakhstan / 2022 / 73' / M-12, VOSE).

Presentation and discussion with its director Maxim Akbarov.

11:00 a.m. / Exhibition Hall 'La Serrata' / Exhibition

Inauguration of the exhibition 'Los Jerraos, algo más que figuración'A

compilation of images on the role of gypsies as specialists and extras in western cinema.

12:15 p.m. / Theatre / Projection

Panorama Section: 'Call me mule'(Nina Schwanse and John McDonald / USA / 2023 / 94'

/ M-12, VOSE).

Presentation and colloquium with its director John McDonald. More info

 

At Oasys MiniHollywood

4:00 p.m. / Saloon / Screening

Outlaw Section of Short Films Vol. 1 / 54''Dark Side of the Moon', by Lincoln Reed (USA, 2023); 'Dos balas para el diablo', by Manuel Olaya (Spain, 2023); 'Dopo mille colpi è finita' ('Acht Dosen Westwärts'), by Gunnar Grah, Andreas Kersten and Florian Rau (Germany, 2022); 'Armonika', by Karen Nixon (Spain, 2023); 'They Call It... Red Cemetery!', by Francisco Lacerda (Portugal, 2022); and 'Events in the field', by Alex Cox (USA, 2022).

4:30 p.m. / Barbecue / Family

show Magic show with the Magician Alex Navarro.

5:00 p.m. / Plaza / Western Show

5:30 p.m. / Train station / Presentation of literary

work 'Lilí, la justiciera', by Santiago García-Clairac. With the participation of its author. More info

 6:00 p.m. / Saloon / Opening Gala Opening

Gala of the 13th edition of Almería Western Film Festival. 'Leone in Memoriam' Award to the brothers Joaquín Luis and Rafael Romero Marchent with the participation of their daughters, Nuria and Teresa, the director and historian Victor Matellano and the producer Enrique Lavigne.

7:15 p.m. / Cemetery

Ceremony in memory of the Romero Marchent brothers and concert of Biuti Bambú.

In Tabernas

9:30 p.m / Municipal Theatre (Exterior)

Live cinemanicomio / 120' approx.

10:00 p.m. / Theatre / Screening

Retrospective Section: 'The Proposition' (John Hillcoat / Australia / 2005 / 104' / M-18, VOSE).

The film is presented by its director John Hillcoat.

 

In addition

X Western Top Route: from September 29 to October 14, 2023. Get your brochure at participating bars or on our website.

'Cinemanicomio' live: From October 11 to 14, Daniel Lorenzo and Doctor Frusna will host their program broadcast live on Twitch. From their set next to the Municipal Theater every night they will conduct live interviews with guests of the festival and neighbors of Tabernas.