El Gitano de Balaguer: El carro pel pedregar
NATIONAL PANORAMA The life and musical journey—told without filters—of singer-songwriter Joan Porta, known as El Gitano de Balaguer. Artist and individual merge as he speaks openly about mental health, addiction, and the profound turn his life has taken. A poet both urban and rural from western Catalonia, his everyday tales confront harsh, marginalized realities with […]
La 42 (42nd Street)
INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL SECTION In the Capotillo neighborhood of Santo Domingo, a single 600-meter street becomes a stage for celebration, art, and sheer survival. Dancers and performers inhabit the night to the relentless beat of dembow, driven by an insatiable hunger for expression and fame, while confronting police harassment and the weight of stereotypes of violence […]
Voïvod: We Are Connected
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA The long-distance run of one of the most singular bands in metal history, told in the form of an oral history. Spanning four decades—from their beginnings in Quebec in 1982 to masterpieces like Dimension Hatröss and Nothingface, rubbing shoulders with Iron Maiden, Rush, and Metallica, painful losses and unexpected rebirths—the film reveals how […]
Itoiz Udako Sesioak
NATIONAL PANORAMA The discovery of previously unreleased tapes from the legendary Basque band of the 1970s and ’80s, Itoiz, prompts former frontman Juan Carlos Pérez to confront his own past. What follows is a cathartic journey that retraces the group’s beginnings as a progressive rock outfit in Mutriku (Gipuzkoa), through to its dissolution at the […]
Monk in Pieces
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA A captivating portrait of Meredith Monk — composer, performer, interdisciplinary artist, and trailblazer of the contemporary avant-garde. Despite her profound influence, Monk was often overlooked, particularly during her early years in the male-dominated New York art scene of the 1960s and ’70s, where criticism was often harsh and sexist. Blending striking archival footage […]
Yo no canto por cantar
INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA – IN-EDIT CHILE 2024 AWARD Mauricia Saavedra is a poet and rural singer from central Chile, devoted to tradition since the age of 12. She has cultivated the ‘guitarra traspuesta’ (folk guitar with alternate tunings) and the ‘canto a lo humano’ (secular sung poetry), performing at festivals and gatherings throughout the country. She […]
We Want The Funk!
INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL SECTION When the groove takes control! This is a syncopated journey to the heart of funk, beginning with its African roots, early soul, and jazz, before erupting into pure collective energy. With the unstoppable magnetism of James Brown, the psychedelia of Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly Stone, the audacity of Labelle, and the political fire […]
Antes de que me olvide
SOUNDS OF BARCELONA by Moritz Fernando Ríos Palacio is an elderly yet distinguished gentleman — and an internationally renowned tango legend. Heir to the original style of Carlos Gardel and an early star in Argentina during the 1960s and ’70s, Fernando came to Barcelona in 1973 for a tour that was meant to last only […]
Winter in Sokcho
SPECIAL SCREENING In a small coastal town in northern Korea, 25-year-old Soo-Ha lives trapped in routine, divided between the guesthouse where she works and visits to her fishmonger mother. The arrival of Yan, a French graphic novelist in search of inspiration, stirs questions within her about her identity and the absent father she never knew. […]
The making of SOMNI
NATIONAL SHORT FILMS SECTION The creation process of one of Snarky Puppy’s most ambitious projects: a magical collaboration with the prestigious Metropole Orkest. Over the course of seven recording sessions in Utrecht, an empty space is transformed into a true “musical wonderland,” with 74 musicians, hundreds of people wearing headphones, and eight compositions inspired by […]
Inauguration In-Edit Empordà with Amandine Beyer
Activity related to the documentary Tuesday 01 July 19.00 – Palau Solterra-Vila Casas FoundationINAUGURATION IN-EDIT EMPORDÀ AMANDINE BEYER, violinBach’s Sonatas and Partitas The French violinist Amandine Beyer, who has had ties with the Torroella de Montgrí Festival dating back to 2018, will open the second edition of IN-EDIT Empordà with a concert in which she will perform a selection […]
Living Bach
Documentary about the universal secret of Bach Tuesday 01 July Activity related to the documentary:19:00 – Palau Solterra-Vila Casas FoundationINAUGURATION IN-EDIT EMPORDÀ AMANDINE BEYER, violinBach’s Sonatas and Partitas The French violinist Amandine Beyer, who has had ties with the Torroella de Montgrí Festival dating back to 2018, will open the second edition of IN-EDIT Empordà with a concert […]
Inauguration In-Edit Empordà with Amandine Beyer
Activity related to the documentary Tuesday 01 July 19.00 – Palau Solterra-Vila Casas FoundationINAUGURATION IN-EDIT EMPORDÀ AMANDINE BEYER, violinBach’s Sonatas and Partitas The French violinist Amandine Beyer, who has had ties with the Torroella de Montgrí Festival dating back to 2018, will open the second edition of IN-EDIT Empordà with a concert in which she will perform a selection […]
Thematic guided tour and prior talk
Activity related to the documentary: “La Marseillaise de los borrachos” Tuesday 08 July 7:00 pm – Themed guided tour of the Palau Solterra Museum-Vila Casas Foundation7:30 pm – Palau Solterra, Vila Casas Foundation. Pre-screening discussion of La Marsellesa de los borrachos (The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise) by Pablo Gil Rituerto.Participants: Pablo Gil Rituerto, documentary director | Pere Camps, BarnaSants festival director | Singer-songwriter to […]
Visita guiada temàtica i xerrada prèvia
Activitat prèvia vinculada al documental “La Marsellesa de los borrachos” Dimarts 08 de juliol | 19:00 h19h. – Visita guiada temàtica al Museu Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila Casas19.30h – Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila Casas. Col·loqui previ a la projecció de La Marsellesa de los borrachos de Pablo Gil Rituerto.Participants: Pablo Gil Rituerto, director del documental | Pere Camps, director del festival BarnaSants | Cantautor a determinar Pack activitat + Documental La […]
La Marsellesa de los borrachos
Documentary about the unreleased recordings of songs compiled by Italian anthropologists in Spain in 1961 Tuesday 08 July 7:00 pm – Themed guided tour of the Palau Solterra Museum-Vila Casas Foundation7:30 pm – Palau Solterra, Vila Casas Foundation. Pre-screening discussion of La Marsellesa de los borrachos (The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise) by Pablo Gil Rituerto.Participants: Pablo Gil Rituerto, documentary director | Pere Camps, BarnaSants […]
Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat
Jazz and decolonisation intertwine in this documentary that rewrites an episode of the Cold War Tuesday 15 July21:30 h – Montgrí Cinema Jazz and decolonisation intertwine in this historical rollercoaster ride that rewrites the episode of the Cold War that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to sneak into the UN Security Council in […]
Showcase Albert Sanz, Javier Colina and Carme Canela
Activity related to the documentary: Dispararon al pianista Tuesday 22 July 9h / Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila CasasShowcase pianist Albert Sanz, double bass player Javier Colina and jazz vocalist Carme Canela 23.15h – Cinema Montgrí. Discussion following the screening of Dispararon al pianista (They Shot the Pianist) Participants: Javier Mariscal, designer | Sergi Cameron, film director and producerThis activity is free with the Cinema’s ticket Pack activity […]
Dispararon al pianista (They Shot the Pianist)
Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s new animation work to the rhythm of jazz and bossa nova Tuesday 22 July 9h pm – Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila CasasShowcase pianist Albert Sanz, double bass player Javier Colina and jazz vocalist Carme Canela 11.15h pm – Cinema Montgrí. Discussion following the screening of Dispararon al pianista (They Shot the Pianist) Participants: Javier Mariscal, designer | Sergi Cameron, film director […]
Discussion with Javier Mariscal and Sergi Cameron
Post-activity linked to the documentary “They Shot the Pianist” Tuesday 22 July 9h pm – Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila CasasShowcase pianist Albert Sanz, double bass player Javier Colina and jazz vocalist Carme Canela 11.15h pm – Cinema Montgrí. Discussion following the screening of Dispararon al pianista (They Shot the Pianist) Participants: Javier Mariscal, designer | Sergi Cameron, film director and producerThis activity is free with the […]
Alexina B. Lives in composition
Documentary about the creation and premiere of the opera Alexina B. by composer Raquel García Tomás Tuesday 29 July 21:30 h – Montgrí CinemaAlexina B. Lives in composition The documentary explores the composition process of Raquel García-Tomás’ new opera, National Music Prize 2020, inspired by the memoirs of Alexina B., a 19th-century intersex person. In this artistic journey, Raquel […]
Discussion with Alexis Borràs Izquierdo, Raquel García Tomás and Jordi Suárez
Post-activity related to the documentary “Alexina B. Vides in composition” Tuesday 29 July 21:30 h – Montgrí CinemaAlexina B. Lives in composition The documentary explores the composition process of Raquel García-Tomás’ new opera, National Music Prize 2020, inspired by the memoirs of Alexina B., a 19th-century intersex person. In this artistic journey, Raquel García-Tomás transforms the understanding of intersex reality into […]
Thematic guided tour and prior talk
Activity related to the documentary: “A la recerca del violí perfecte” Tuesday 05 August 7:00 pm – Themed guided tour of the Palau Solterra Museum-Vila Casas Foundation7:30 pm – Palau Solterra-Vila Casas Foundation. Pre-screening discussion of the documentary A la recerca del violí perfecte (In Search of the Perfect Violin)Participants: Anna Andreu Prats, luthier & Mar Serinyà, performer Pack activity + […]
A la recerca del violí perfecte
A luthier’s journey to find the best tree to make the perfect violin for violinist Janine Jansen Tuesday 05 August 7:00 pm – Themed guided tour of the Palau Solterra Museum-Vila Casas Foundation7:30 pm – Palau Solterra-Vila Casas Foundation. Pre-screening discussion of the documentary A la recerca del violí perfecte (In Search of the Perfect Violin)Participants: Anna Andreu Prats, […]
Power and Gender Roles in Classical Music
Activity related to the documentary “Joana Mallwitz – Momentum Tuesday 12 August 7:00 pm – Palau Solterra, Vila Casas FoundationPower and Gender Roles in Classical Music Participants: Belén Clemente, orchestra and choir director | Laura Grau, communicator and digital content creator Pack activity + Documentary 9.30 pm – Montgrí’s CinemaJoana Mallwitz – Momentum Joana Mallwitz is […]
Joana Mallwitz – Momentum
Documentary about the conductor Joana Mallwitz Tuesday 12 August 7:00 pm – Palau Solterra, Vila Casas FoundationPower and Gender Roles in Classical Music Participants: Belén Clemente, orchestra and choir director | Laura Grau, communicator and digital content creator Pack activity + Documentary 9.30 pm – Montgrí’s CinemaJoana Mallwitz – Momentum Joana Mallwitz is an orchestra conductor. […]
Niños somos todos (When You Listen)
Documentary about the singer Niño de Elche. Tuesday 19 August Actividad vinculada al documental:23.15h Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila Casas. A chat with the participation of the cantaor Niño de Elche and documentary director Sergi Cameron, who will discuss the creative process and share stories from the shooting of Niños Somos Todos.Closing ceremony of IN-EDIT Empordà and presentation of the IN-EDIT Empordà Audience Award for best documentary Pack activity […]
The creative process and anecdotes from filming, with Niño de Elche and Sergi Cameron
Activity related to the documentary “Niños somos todos” Tuesday 19 August Actividad vinculada al documental:23.15h Palau Solterra-Fundació Vila Casas. A chat with the participation of the cantaor Niño de Elche and documentary director Sergi Cameron, who will discuss the creative process and share stories from the shooting of Niños Somos Todos.Closing ceremony of IN-EDIT Empordà and presentation of the IN-EDIT Empordà Audience Award for best documentary Pack […]
En la caliente — Tales of A Reggaeton Warrior
Despite being hugely popular in Cuba, reggaeton is barely heard on official media and is banned from public spaces. This intense and passionate film immerses us in the youth cultural phenomenon that reggaeton represented since its emergence in the mid-90s in Santiago de Cuba, under the undeniable leadership of Kandyman. In the midst of the […]
Sobreviure a l’incendi: El documental de ZOO
This summer, Valencian musical collective ZOO, known for their blend of rap, rock, ska, and electronic rhythms, said goodbye after a 10-year career, at the peak of their popularity. This documentary explores the reasons behind their disbandment, the keys to their success, and the impact of the legacy of the biggest band in the Valencian […]