And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
Beyond the Festival, Far and Wide, All Year Round
We work with cinemas, universities, festivals, central centres, museums and film clubs in Catalonia, Spain and further afield to give films screened at l’Alternativa a new lease of life and the chance to see the world. We have presented films from the festival in Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, the United States and Uruguay, among others.
FILMOXARXA
Since 2018 we have been part of the FilmoXarxa initiative, thanks to our partnership with the Federació Catalana de Cineclubs. Each year, the winner of the Don Quixote International Feature Film Prize in l'Alternativa Official, awarded by the International Federation of Film Societies, is added to the catalogue of films included in the programme.
Pantalla BDC at Cultural Centres in Barcelona 20 and 26 November 2024 and 21 February 2025
Screening of And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, 2023), as part of the "Imagining Futures" season at the 13th edition of dins del cicle «Imaginant futurs» de la 13a edició de Pantalla BDC.
L’Alternativa at the Centre CĂvic Pati Llimona, Barcelona 8, 18 and 22 October 2024
Screening of ĂŽntre revoluČ›ii (Vlad Petri, 2023), with post-screening debate; screening of Un volcán habitado (David PantaleĂłn, JosĂ© VĂctor Fuentes, 2023), followed by a Q&A with the director; and screening of La chimera (Alice Rohrwacher, 2023), presented by the group of Joves Programadors Moving Cinema.
DOCMA Screenings at the Cineteca, Madrid 10 October 2024
Screening of Un volcán habitado (David PantaleĂłn, JosĂ© VĂctor Fuentes, 2023), winner of the DOCMA Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official, in collaboration with DOCMA, followed by a Q&A session with JosĂ© VĂctor Fuentes.
Catalan Film Club Week at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona 5 October 2024
Screening of Bjergene (Christian Einshøj, 2023), winner of the Don Quixote International Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official, as part of the Setmana del cineclubisme català .
20th edition of Les Rencontres cinématographiques internationales de Cerbère-Collioure 2–6 October 2024
L’Alternativa was invited to curate a programme for Les Rencontres cinématographiques internationales de Cerbère-Collioure. We presented Zinzindurrunkarratz (Oskar Alegria, 2023), winner of a Special Mention in the Spanish Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official.
Catalan Film Club Week at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona 7 October 2023
Screening of Une vie comme une autre (Faustine Cros, 2022), winner of Special Mentions in the International Feature Film Prize and the Don Quixote International Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official, as part of the Setmana del cineclubisme català .
19th edition of Les Rencontres cinématographiques internationales de Cerbère-Collioure 4–8 October 2023
L’Alternativa was invited to curate a programme for Les Rencontres cinĂ©matographiques internationales de Cerbère-Collioure. We presented La visita y un jardĂn secreto (Irene M. Borrego, 2022), joint winner of the Spanish Film Prize in l’Alternativa Oficial.
DOCMA Screenings at the Cineteca, Madrid 1 September 2023
Screening of A los libros y a las mujeres canto (MarĂa Elorza, 2022), winner of the DOCMA Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official.
Top Films of 2022 at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona May–June 2023
Screening of Geographies of Solitude (Jacquelyn Mills, 2022), winner of the International Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official as part of the Els millors films de l'any 2022season.
L’Alternativa at the Centre CĂvic Pati Llimona, Barcelona 7 March 2023
Screening of Une vie comme une autre (Faustine Cros, 2022), winner of Special Mentions in the International Feature Film Prize and the Don Quixote International Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official, followed by post-screening debate.
Festa BRUTAL (des)comunalment tranquil·la at La Caldera, Barcelona 4 December 2022
Screening of the feature film Geographies of Solitude (Jacqueline Mills, 2022), winner of the International Feature Film Prize in l’Alternativa Official.
Lucrecia Martel Shorts at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona 14 October 2022
Screening of the shorts Terminal norte (2022), Pescados (2010), Nueva Argirópolis (2010) and Leguas (2015), by Lucrecia Martel, organised in collaboration with the CCCB as part of the Barcelona Biennal de Pensament.
Catalan Film Club Week at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona 6 October 2022
Screening of Retour à Reims [Fragments] (Jean-Gabriel Périot, 2021) as part of the Setmana del cineclubisme català .
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La realidad desbordante. Cine independiente español (2015-2020) September 2022 – March 2023
A programme of ten films touring the Kommunale Kinos network of German cinemas in cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Bremen, organised within the framework of the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair. An initiative by AcciĂłn Cultural Española and the Instituto Cervantes programmed by Ana DomĂnguez, RocĂo Cabrera, Javier Miranda and Garbiñe Ortega, as well as Tess Renaudo on behalf of l’Alternativa. Five films in the programme had been were screened at l’Alternativa: El año del descubrimiento (Luis LĂłpez Carrasco, 2020), Oscuro y Lucientes (Samuel AlarcĂłn, 2018), Zumiriki (Oskar Alegria, 2019), Video Blues (Emma Tusell, 2019) and Las letras de Jordi (Maider Fernández Iriarte, 2019).
18th edition of Les Rencontres cinématographiques internationales de Cerbère-Collioure 28 September – 2 October 2022
L’Alternativa was invited to curate a programme for Les Rencontres cinématographiques internationales de Cerbère-Collioure. We presented Telenovela en gris y multicolor (Filip Martinovic, 2021) and Esquirlas (Natalia Garayalde, 2021), accompanied by both filmmakers, who took part in Q&A sessions after the screenings.
