Podcast: 30 Years of l'Alternativa
For three decades, the Barcelona Independent Film Festival, l’Alternativa, has been offering filmgoers and professionals a unique opportunity to discover films that value creative freedom, diversity, innovation, commitment and thought-provoking reflection. Now the festival podcast, Radio l’Alternativa, is giving a voice to some of the people who have made it possible from a range of different angles: filmmakers, programmers, subjects covered... An extra dimension for enjoying the festival.
The second season of Radio l’Alternativa kicks off with the special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, which, in collaboration with ACCEC, the Catalan Association of Film Critics and Screenwriters, is looking back at nine key films that members of the association discovered at past editions of the festival.
We are also holding the panel discussion Festival Podcasts Galore to explore the wider issue of festival podcasts in greater depth.
Podcast presenting l’Alternativa 2023
L’Alternativa at Ràdio Rambles
On 8 November we presented l’Alternativa 2023 in a special programme live from Ràdio Rambles. Cristina Riera, one of the expert hands at the helm of the festival, Sesi Bergeret, key member of the programming team, and Patri Sánchez, head of l’Alternativa Pro, looked ahead at what we could expect at this 30th edition of the festival.
Presented by Álex Gil. Recorded at Ràdio Rambles, part of the Xarxa de Ràdios Comunitàries de Barcelona.
Podcasts accompanying films from 30 Years of l’Alternativa
Leviathan
In the ninth and final episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Ramón Alfonso takes us on a voyage on board Leviathan, by filmmakers and anthropologists Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, which was first screened at l'Alternativa 2013.
Presented by Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
La bocca del lupo
In the eighth episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Ignasi Franch looks back at La bocca del lupo, by Pietro Marcello, first screened at l’Alternativa 2009.
Presented by Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
Counting
In the seventh episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Mariana Freijomil looks back at Counting, Jem Cohen’s documentary merging city symphony, diary film and personal/political essay, first screened at l’Alternativa 2015.
Presented by Mariona Borrull and Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
América
In the sixth episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Mireia Iniesta looks back at América, by Erick Stoll and Chase Whiteside, an uplifting, soulful story of three mismatched brothers who are brought together to care for their elderly grandmother. It won the Don Quixote Prize at l’Alternativa 2018.
Presented by Mariona Borrull and Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
The Illinois Parables, Last Things
In the fifth episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Philipp Engel looks back at The Illinois Parables and Last Things, by festival regular Deborah Stratman.
Presented by Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
In Praise of Nothing
In the fourth episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Aaron Cabañas looks back at In Praise of Nothing, by Boris Mitić. Narrated en verse by Iggy Pop and filmed in over seventy countries, this film sets off in search of Nothing. Find out what turned up along the way in our podcast.
Presented by Júlia Gaitano and Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
Iván Z
In the third episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Marla Jacarilla looks back at Iván Z, by Andrés Duque, a l’Alternativa regular (he was one of our Satellites in 2022). In his directing debut, he tracks down cult Spanish filmmaker Iván Zulueta, creator of Arrebato.
Presented by Mariona Borrull and Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
El silencio es un cuerpo que cae
In the second episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Ignasi Franch looks back at El silencio es un cuerpo que cae, by Agustina Comedi, a multilayered tale of left-wing activism, homosexuality and Aids that shifts between public, private and political sphere through images taken by the filmmaker’s father.
Presented by Júlia Gaitano and Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
It's Such a Beautiful Day
In the first episode of our special series on 30 Years of l’Alternativa, Ignasi Franch looks back at It's Such a Beautiful Day, by Don Hertzfeldt, an experimental animation classic he discovered at l'Alternativa.
Presented by Mariona Borrull and Álex Gil. Recorded at the Ràdio Maconda studio, at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
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