Tickets for the 13th edition of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest have been on sale since Friday the 7th of July on the festival’s website. The film event organised by Filmin will be held from the 24th to the 31st of July 2023 in Palma
The Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest (AMFF) is the annual event that brings together film lovers from all over to enjoy a wide selection of films, open-air screenings, music, talks and meetings with the industry. It is celebrating its 13th edition from the 24th to the 31st of July. AMFF will screen 63 feature films, 9 short films, 15 world premieres and 34 national premieres. There will be 16 concerts and more than 200 guests from the audiovisual industry will gather in the Balearic capital.
The consolidated film festival will open on 24 July with “Quest”. This is the most ambitious Balearic fiction of recent years, Antonina Obrador’s debut feature film. A psychological thriller that offers a beautiful reflection on mourning and masculinity.
For eight days, AMFF will host the best international independent cinema. It will screen exclusive premieres of titles that have triumphed at festivals and will feature visits from their directors. Highlights:
- ‘Creatura’, the eagerly awaited film by Elena Martín that triumphed at the Cannes Film Festival.
- ‘En el Adamant’, Golden Bear at the Berlinale.
- ‘Kokomo City’, Audience Award at Sundance and the Berlinale.
- ‘Reality’, winner at the Berlinale.
- ‘Slow’, Best Director at Sundance.
- ‘Fantastic Machine’, Special Jury Prize at Sundance and Special Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, documentary directed by Axel Danielson, Maximilien van Aertryck and produced by Ruben Östlund.
- or the series ‘The Architect’, awarded Best Series at the last Berlin Film Festival.
AMFF will present the Masters of Cinema Award to a living legend of cinema, the actress Liv Ullmann. Photos: AMFF.
Masters of Cinema Award to Liv Ullmann
On Tuesday the 25th of July, the Misericòrdia will host a special gala at which the Masters of Cinema Award will be presented to a living legend of cinema, the actress Liv Ullmann. She was Ingmar Bergman’s muse, with whom she made 9 films, including ‘Persona’, ‘Secrets of a Marriage’ and ‘Face to Face’, which earned her her second Oscar nomination. In addition to receiving the award, Ullmann will present the documentary ‘Liv Ullmann: the road less travelled’, directed by Dheerai Akolkar.
The Norwegian actress will not be the only special award this year. On 29 and 30 July, the Masters of Cinema will be awarded to the César-winning French actress Irène Jacob for ‘Three Colours: Red’.
AMFF will close its on-site edition on 30 July with the Jury, Critics’ and Audience Awards Gala. The awards will be followed by the screening of ‘Creatura’, winner of the Best European Film Award in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. It is a feature film written and directed by Elena Martín Gimeno and Clara Roquet.
Official Selection and Tribute to Terenci Moix
24 feature films make up the Official Selection, 11 of which belong to the national Official Selection. Among them is the Spanish premiere of ‘Las chicas están bien’ by Itsaso Arana which, after being presented worldwide at the Karlovy Vary festival, will arrive at AMFF before its commercial release in cinemas. Starring Bárbara Lennie, Irene Escolar, Itziar Manero and Helena Izquierdo, its director and part of the artistic team will present the film at the Misericòrdia on Saturday 29 July.
It should be noted that the Jury of the national Official Selection is made up of Sergi Caballero, Susy Gómez and Pep Girbent.
In addition, the 13th edition of AMFF will pay tribute to figures such as Terenci Moix with the world premiere of the documentary series created by Álvaro Augusto and directed by Marta Lallana, which will be attended by Boris Izaguirre.
Once again this year, Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest also wants to focus on the conflicts and problems of the LGTBIQ+ collective with titles such as ‘Drifter’ by Hannes Hirsch, ‘Bones and Names’ by Fabian Stumm, ‘Los niños perdidos’ by Zeno Graton, ‘Alteritats’ by Alba Cros and Nora Haddad, ‘Beautiful Beings’ by Guomundur Arnar Guomundsson and ‘Deja de decir mentiras’ by Olivier Peyon.
Music will liven up the evenings of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest. Queralt Lahoz, Alice Wonder, Belén Aguilera, Putochinomaricón, Rocío Sáiz, Natalia Lacunza, Júlia Colom, Ladilla Rusa, Núria Graham, Shego, Algora, Lorena Álvarez, La niña jacaranda, Jordi Maranges, Evripidis and his tragedies, Socunbohemio will perform at the Misericòrdia or Ses Voltes.
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