The Social Cinema International Festival of Catalonia (CLAM) begins its 22nd edition this Friday evening in Manresa. The opening gala, held at the Cinemes Bages Centre from 9 PM, will feature the visit of British filmmaker Stephen Frears, known for films such as Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen, or My Beautiful Laundrette. Frears will receive the festival's Honorary Award.
The opening night will conclude with the screening of the animated film Tangles, by Leah Nelson, which is this year's opening film and part of the competition section. Frears will also participate tomorrow, Saturday, in an open masterclass, led by film journalist Àlex Gorina, taking place at 6 PM at the same Cinemes Bages Centre.
Saturday's program also includes the screening of Fjord, by Christian Mungiu, Cannes Palme d'Or winner, and The Debut, by Jesse Eisenberg. At the Auditori Agustí Soler i Mas in Navarcles, Josephine de Beth, by Beth de Araújo (best American fiction film at Sundance), and Tiempos de ilusión, by the directors of The Intouchables, will be screened.
On Sunday, actress and director María de Medeiros, known for Pulp Fiction and Capitanes de Abril, will give a masterclass at 6:30 PM at Cinemes Bages Centre in Manresa, led by actress and playwright Sílvia Sanfeliu. Afterwards, De Medeiros will receive her Honorary Award before the screening of All Of A Sudden, by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, at 8 PM.
In Navarcles, on Sunday at 12:00 PM, the Auditori Agustí Soler i Mas will host the presentation of the Pere Casaldàlida Award for Solidarity. This year, the award recognizes the work of the Grup de Cooperació Internacional d’Althaia for its health training and support in Senegal. The event will feature journalist Èric Hauck and the Ballet Jove de Navarcles.
