Zinegoak, the GayLesbiTrans International Film and Performing Arts Festival of Bilbao, is 15 years old
GAYLES.TV.- All the of will be the main protagonists of the 15ª edition of Zinegoak, the GayLesbiTrans International Film and Performing Arts Festival of Bilbao, which will be held 19 from February to March 4. Two thirds of the programming will be films directed by women, and Émilie Jouvet, will be awarded the honorary prize. Feminism, the collective LGTB + in the Arab world or the repression suffered during the dictatorship will be protagonsitas of the contest.
20 fiction feature films (16 to competition), 13 documentary feature films (7 to competition), 40 short films, 135 activities and works from 33 countries will be exhibited. Zinegoak wants to focus on those people who do not meet the standard physical, sentimental, sexual or identity patterns for society. The festival poster is a declaration of intentions made by the Biscayan Ane Pikaza to give visibility to lesbian love and all kinds of bodies. «Anyone has the right to feel proud of their body and claim it«, Has declared the artist.
It also deals with bodies «My Body My Rules«, Of the honoree Émilie Jouvet, which is a feminist hymn about the disparity of women's bodies. From the same French filmmaker, «One Night Stand«, The first trans and lesbian porn film shot in France.
«Au-delà de l'ombre"To Nada Mezni Hafaideh Y "Mr Gay Syria»From the Turkish director Ayse Toprak, will give visibility to the collectibo LGTB + in Muslim countries. The documentary "Au-delà de l'ombre»Shows the daily life of Amina Sboui and her friends from the group who are rejected by their families and she welcomes them into her home. This activist of Femen will be present at the festival to present his work. «Mr Gay Syria » is a multi-award-winning documentary that narrates the difficulties of being gay, Arab and refugee.
The analysis of the Francoist repression against the community is carried out by «Bones of contention"To Andrea Weiss, a documentary that starts from the case of Federico Garcia Lorca to explore the historical memory of the collective LGTB +. It also highlights the first film LGTB + in Galician, «Nove de Novembro»By Lázaro Louzao. Another world premiere will be «EnFemme"To Alba Barbé, which tells the reality of crossdressing in Barcelona.
Sources: Zinegoak
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