FICBUEU was born with the aim of promoting short films, bringing to the local community a cinematic format that had been excluded from movie theaters and distribution circuits. With the introduction of the Retrospective Section in the 2019 festival, this goal was expanded to include the recognition of short films that have played an important role in the history of cinema.
The screening of the films is complemented by the Cadernos FICBUEU project, publications that allow for a deeper exploration of the presented works and the context surrounding them, thus contributing to the historiography of this format.
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CADERNO FICBUEU#5: Jonas Mekas. Cinema as the Art of Memory
Jonas Mekas was a filmmaker, critic, and film theorist born in Lithuania in 1922 and passed away in 2019. He is known for his contributions to experimental cinema and his prominent role in the underground film movement. Mekas was a key figure in the New York artistic and cinematic scene, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s.
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FICBUEU MONOGRAPH#4: LA EXPANSIÓN DEL DOCUMENTAL A TRAVÉS DE LOS CORTOMETRAJES DE JORIS IVENS (1898-1989)
Joris Ivens was a Dutch filmmaker known for his contribution to documentary film, especially in the field of short films. Throughout his career, he contributed to documenting the main historical events of the 20th century, of which he was a direct witness, notably his denunciations of conflicts such as the Vietnam War, the uprisings in Indochina and the protests in Belgium, among others. Ivens, defined as a reporter, poet, communist, traveller and a long etcetera, is the protagonist of the FICBUEU#4 Notebook, delving into his contributions to short films and how he used them as a method of activism.
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FICBUEU MONOGRAPH#3: THE ROLE OF THE IIEC AND EOC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN THE CREATION OF THE NEW SPANISH CINEMA (1947-76)–
The ‘Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas’ (IIEC), reformulated in 1962 as the ‘Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía’ (EOC) was the first center for cinematographic studies founded in Spain, an indisputable reference from its foundation in 1947 until its dissolution in 1976. The Cuaderno FICBUEU#3 aims to delve into the weight that the IIEC and EOC classrooms had, respectively, being the seed of a new generation of filmmakers who reformed cinema in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
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FICBUEU MONOGRAPH#2: THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA AND THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF ITS SHORT FILM (1965-83)
FICBUEU MONOGRAPH#2: The National Film Board of Canada and the “golden age” of its short film (1965-83) will focus on the most prominent films of the Canadian production company, which will make up the Retrospective Section of FICBUEU 2021.
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FICBUEU MONOGRAPH#1: THE Nouvelle Vague THROUGH ITS SHORT FILMS (1956-1965)
FICBUEU MONOGRAPH #1: The Nouvelle Vague through its short films (1956-1965), commemorates the 60th anniversary of the emergence of this movement, reviewing its most outstanding films in short format.
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