Celebration of European languages and culture in Barcelona in May
Italian organizations to put on ‘Italia Reppublica Creativa’ while Institut Français and Goethe-Institut will hold French and German Language Days
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German and French communities in Catalonia remember armistice
Ceremony in monument, debates, films and concert jointly hosted by institutions from both countries to mark centenary since end of World War I
L’Alternativa independent festival to show films from 45 countries in Barcelona in its 21st edition
21st edition of the independent film festival l’Alternativa will run from 17 to 23 November in Barcelona. It will show 159 independent films from 45 countries, covering topics such as immigration, identity and collective memory. The festival will be divided into the Official section and the Parallel one. The Official section will feature titles from Romania, Chile, Brazil, Germany, France and Spain, with shorts and feature length films of fiction, non-fiction, animation and experimental styles. While l’Alternativa Parallel this year will be subdivided into five sub-sections: Partly Fiction,Panorama, Small Experiments, and those according to directors Djibril Diop Mambéty/Mati Diop and Anne-Marie Miéville. Within the l’Alternativa Hall, viewers will be able to see screenings, of a range of experimental styles, free of charge. There will also be training and debate in filmmaking. The festival will take place in the CCCB, the Filmoteca de Catalunya, and the French Institute in Barcelona.