Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival

Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival
The Gran Teatro de Huelva
LocationHuelva, Spain
LanguageSpanish, Portuguese
Websitehttp://www.festicinehuelva.com/

The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival (Spanish: Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva) is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema.[1][2] It has been held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain.[2]

During the first editions, it was known as Semana de Cine Iberoamericano (transl. Ibero-American Film Week).[3] The festival was originally organised by a private entity, the Cine-Club Huelva.[4] Upon the creation of the governing Fundación del Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva, and the ensuing constitution of the board of trustees, the festival is primarily funded by the Ayuntamiento de Huelva [es], the Provincial Deputation of Huelva, the Junta of Andalusia and the Spanish Ministry of Culture, as well as a number of private donors.[5]

The festival is chiefly publicly funded.[6] The grand prize is the "Golden Columbus" (Colón de Oro) for best feature. Other awards include best director, best male lead, best female lead, best script, best photography and best short film.[7]

  1. ^ "Huelva: Great exportations". Variety. 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b Lira Hartmann, Alia (13 November 2021). "Celebran el Festival Internacional de cine Iberoamericano de Huelva". La Jornada.
  3. ^ Sugrañés, Eduardo J. (23 November 2013). "Un Festival contado en 30 años de 'Huelva Información'". Diario de Sevilla.
  4. ^ Yáñez Feria 2014, p. 17.
  5. ^ Yáñez Feria, Bárbara (2014). "Breve historia del Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva". El Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. La Sección Cine y Literatura (PDF). Asociación de la Prensa de Huelva. p. 18. ISBN 978-84-695-9619-7.
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