Irizar e-mobility will provide a batch of four 12-meter Irizar ie bus models in Gijón They’ll be operated by carrier Empresa Municipal de Transportes Urbanos de Gijón (EMTUSA) The city becomes the 26th Spanish city deploying e-buses from the Basque company that has surpassed 1,200 electric buses produced The 1,000th e-bus was delivered […] Irizar e-mobility will provide a batch of four 12-meter Irizar ie bus models in Gijón, northern Spain. They’ll be operated by carrier Empresa Municipal de Transportes Urbanos de Gijón (EMTUSA). The city becomes the 26th Spanish city deploying e-buses from the Basque company, that has surpassed 1,200 electric buses produced. The 1,000th e-bus was delivered in September 2024. Irizar e-mobility, founded in 2016, was expected to achieve positive EBIT last year, according to the group’s CEO Imanol Rego Delivery of the units is expected in 11 months and they will provide service on line 10 (Pumarin – Hospital de Cabueñes) The line crosses the city of Gijón from west to east and transports more than 2,827,137 passengers a year The ie bus model buses have a charging power up to 150 KW and they will be charged using an inverted pantograph or Combo 2 outlet in the depot they incorporate the GSR2 ADAS standard that includes cybersecurity measures to ensure the protection of the vehicle two spaces reserved for wheelchairs or prams and preferential seats for people with reduced mobility © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I The public transport provider EMTUSA from Gijón in northern Spain has ordered four electric buses from Spanish manufacturer Irizar They will join the six electric buses from Polish provider Solaris recently introduced to the fleet EMTUSA (short for Empresa Municipal de Transportes Urbanos de Gijón) has ordered four electric city buses The operator has opted for the Irizar ie model They are expected to be delivered in March 2026 and will run on line 10 The line crosses the city of Gijón from west to east and currently transports over 2.8 million passengers per year The buses have a charging capacity of up to 150 kW and are charged via pantograph or CCS2 connection at the depot Irizar’s electric buses are equipped with the GSR2 ADAS standard which also includes cybersecurity measures to protect the vehicle the vehicles now ordered from Irizar are not the first electric buses for EMTUSA: the transport company only put six new Urbino 12 electric buses from Polish manufacturer Solaris into operation in February These electric buses are part of the 2024-2027 fleet renewal plan which envisages the purchase of a total of 21 electric buses and 16 hybrid articulated buses The depots have been structurally adapted to ensure the operation of the electric buses the first six charging points with a capacity of 150 kW each were installed A total of up to 90 charging points will be created – 74 pantographs and 16 with cables Two new transformer stations with a total output of 5,000 kVA will secure the system’s power supply irizar-emobility.com, revistaviajeros.com (Solaris; in Spanish) I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013. As the industry's leading trade media, we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology. With news, background information, driving reports, interviews, videos and advertising messages. Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Cadiz 2 win(s) Cadiz and Sporting Gijon have not drawn any of their last 5 matches against each other. Have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't kept a clean sheet in 9 matches Rubén Yánez is ranked 3 in saves per match in the competition (3.3) 25 Apr 2025 18:30:00 GMT?Cadiz won 1–0 over Sporting Gijon on Fri 25 Apr 2025 18:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Cadiz and Sporting Gijon have not drawn any of their last 5 matches against each other Cadiz is playing home against Sporting Gijon at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Fri Susana Acle Olivo is head of veterinary and research at Bioparc Acuario de Gijón, an aquarium in Asturias, Spain. As a veterinarian, she is in charge of animal welfare at Bioparc Acuario de Gijón She is also involved in the aquarium’s education department giving talks in schools and universities about the importance of biodiversity Acle Olivo has carried out important studies on the impact of microplastics in the marine environment She has also created the first rescue and rehabilitation centre for marine animals in the region endangered species such as turtles and seals are cared for.  One nominator said: “Thanks to her innovative vision of conservation through outreach Acle Olivo has established herself as one of the most influential figures in the field of zoos and aquariums She is the architect of the region’s first rescue center and a trusted source in the community when it comes to marine-related news “She is a scientist committed to the community and constantly seeks to influence people in a positive way, both inside and outside the aquarium. She is a reference in the local and regional media, standing out for her ability to communicate complex topics in an accessible way. In addition, she is widely recognized by her colleagues in Spain and Europe Acle Olivo has been preparing Bioparc Acuario de Gijón for its admission to the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) “Her involvement in conservation organizations is fundamental and her leadership continues to be a source of inspiration and a driving force for change in marine conservation,” the nominator added Blooloop is taking climate action and is now B Corp Certified the ATP 250 tournament that was planned to be held in Gijón will not take place Logistics explain news that had been expected for a while prompting the ATP to work on finding an alternative the event will be held in the Serbian capital It will share the spotlight that week with the Metz tournament This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Belgrado sustituirá a Gijón como sede de un torneo ATP 250 esta temporada This piece has been updated as part of our Euro 2024 coverage In the final round of group matches today (Wednesday), if Slovakia vs Romania ends in a draw, both will be guaranteed a top-three finish in Group E, where all four sides currently have three points, and progression to the knockout stages both managers have stated their teams will try to win the match in Frankfurt The journey in search of some answers takes us to a quiet piece of suburbia on the edges of Dundee and a row of neatly-kept bungalows with pebble-dashed walls and well-nurtured gardens apologises that a box containing his new lawnmower is blocking the way and invites The Athletic into a front room where there is a signed plate from Pele in a display cabinet of treasured football possessions It is more than 30 years since Valentine called time on his refereeing career but it does not need long in his company to realise the memories from June 25 “It changed football forever,” Valentine says “What happened that day embarrassed the organisers of the World Cup so badly they changed the rules to make sure it could never happen They couldn’t risk putting on another game that was remembered as so notorious.” Every student of World Cup scandal has heard about the game that has gone down in history as The Disgrace Of Gijon It was an orchestrated act of theft involving the national teams West Germany and neighbour Austria and a swindle that still has the capacity to invoke feelings of anger and shame for anyone who ever wanted to believe in the so-called Beautiful Game What is not so well known is that the referee that day was a Scotsman taking charge of his first ever World Cup finals match “We were about 20 minutes in before I started getting a bad feeling,” Valentine ‘There’s not much tackling taking place here stopped with the ball and sent it all the way back to his goalkeeper Instead of putting it into the opposition box That was the moment when I realised something was wrong.” These were the days when the final group-stage matches of football tournaments did not have to be played simultaneously and that meant they knew all the different permutations to qualify The two teams had worked out that a 1-0 win for the Germans would be enough for them both to progress Horst Hrubesch opened the scoring after 11 minutes and there was at least a semblance of competition and drama But it quickly became clear it was all a deception The remainder of the match the action was so pedestrian it became known as the Nichtangriffspakt von Gijon — the non-aggressive pact of Gijon it was obvious it was going to be a no-contest,” says Valentine very odd — but mostly they would just keep the ball for a few passes then the other team had the ball for a little while My entire game was spent around the centre circle “You can see why they were booed off at the final whistle.” It was a sham played out in front of 41,000 spectators who became increasingly irate at the farcical scenes When the television cameras turned on the crowd white handkerchiefs were being waved in protest One Austrian commentator told viewers to turn off their sets and refused to speak for the game’s last 30 minutes Hugh Johns sounded like he had just seen an elderly lady being robbed of her handbag for Stielike… names that roll off my tongue at the moment and leave a nasty “Quality players who should all be put in the book of referee Bob Valentine for bringing the game into disrepute This is one of the most disgraceful international matches I’ve ever seen… “This crowd is disgusted that West Germany could come here and win so gently allowed to by an Austria side who never got into anything approaching second gear Should Valentine have reached for his pocket and started to book the players who had contrived to play at the pace of a seniors’ walking-football match Should the referee have refused to tolerate the snail’s pace of the game Benali Sekkal, then president of the Algerian Soccer Federation, called it “scandalous and immoral”, and said he had lodged a complaint with FIFA about Valentine as well as the two teams the referee should be suspended,’ the whole caboodle But it wasn’t my job to tell the players what to do you two need to punch each other a bit harder’ much to the embarrassment of the organisation “I will be honest with you: my only concern was that the game finished without any major incident and that I got out of there safely There were 8,000 Algeria fans with tickets because they wanted to be there on the night their country qualified for the next round They were holding up bank notes and pushing them through the gaps in the fences They were trying to get over the fences onto the pitch Who could not feel sorry for Algeria? They had won two of their three group matches, including a 2-1 defeat of the Germans that had been the shock of the tournament. Everything was set up for the final fixture. A draw or a win for Austria would have meant West Germany being knocked out and Algeria going through As Peter Seddon wrote in The World Cup’s Strangest Moments: “The conundrum didn’t fool Jupp and Georg German beer and Austrian apfelstrudel went very well together that night.” “You have to feel the coaches were to blame,” says Valentine “They were on the sidelines and it was for them None of the players even looked embarrassed branded the German-Austrian collaborators as “gangsters” the Gijon-published newspaper El Comercio ran its match report in the crime section not on the sports pages the biggest-selling German tabloid newspaper When fans gathered outside the Germans’ hotel to hurl eggs and shout abuse the players responded by throwing water bombs from their balconies their goalkeeper who became infamous later in that same World Cup (we’ll come to that) was asked about it some years later and replied with a heavy dose of sarcasm Two balls came my way; one backpass and one throw-in Run up front and throw myself on the ball?” But if 10,000 ‘sons of the desert’ here in the stadium want to trigger a scandal because of this it just goes to show that they have too few schools is allowed to get a sniff of World Cup air after 300 years and thinks he’s entitled to open his gob.” Charming Valentine restricts himself these days to playing bowls for Fairfield’s seniors in the local Angus championships The home stadiums of Dundee FC and Dundee United are just a few minutes’ walk away and he remembers more innocent times when it was deemed perfectly acceptable for him to referee his area clubs He was even in charge of the 1980 Scottish League Cup final between the two — played at Dens Park then the other team the following week (as they played home games on alternating weekends) if you walk 100 yards up the road (from his house) and you should hear the abuse the referees get There have been instances of players scratching the referees’ cars with keys or letting their tyres down.” Valentine knows there are some who criticise him for The Disgrace Of Gijon, but he says he lets it wash over him. He points out he was appointed to referee a second-group-stage game between Poland and the Soviet Union in Barcelona nine days later organiser of the World Cup and global football’s governing body Then, in West Germany’s semi-final against France Valentine ran the line for a match that will always be remembered for Schumacher nearly taking opponent Patrick Battiston’s head clean off its shoulders and escaping without even a booking (Schumacher would later remark when he found out Battiston had lost two teeth “There’s no compassion amongst professionals … tell him I’ll pay for the crowns”) there will be people who come up to me to ask about the game in Gijon I tell them it was shameful and there was nothing I could do about it Everything that happened on the field was correct (Top photos: Getty Images; design: Sam Richardson) your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt Aitana Sánchez Gijón has received the highest distinction that can be awarded by the Spanish Film Academy, the Goya of Honour 2025. The award will be presented at the gala of the 39th edition of the Goya Awards to be held on 8 February in Granada Sánchez Gijón has expressed her surprise at receiving this award saying that she thought she was still too "young" to be distinguished with such recognition but also stressing that "she was not thinking of rejecting it" The actress has a distinguished career in film, theatre and television. Although she was born in Rome her father is Spanish and she has developed her career in Spain She began working in the 1980s and quickly established herself as one of the most recognised actresses on the Spanish artistic scene She debuted on the big screen with 'Romanza final' but she gained widespread recognition in the 1990s with roles in films such as 'Boca a boca' These works gave her notable visibility both in Spain and abroad One of the most important milestones in her career was her participation in 'A Walk in the Clouds' (1995), a Hollywood production in which he shared the lead role with Keanu Reeves. This part allowed her to break into international cinema and establish herself as a versatile and renowned actress Throughout her career, Aitana has been recognised with multiple awards. In 1998, she was elected president of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the youngest person to hold that position at the time and the first woman She has also been nominated for important awards such as the Goya Awards and has won several national and international honours during her stellar career « Back Sordo Madaleno’s approach focuses on creating a series of semi-open spaces with a welcoming facade that integrates both new and old elements of the building with its cityscape, lending views over Isabel La Católica Park and San Lorenzo Beach. The architecture studio has designed 10 covered open-air circulation ramps that weave around the stadium exterior These create a visually distinct structure that highlights the role that fans—La Mareona—play in defining the stadium’s identity as they move around it The gentle gradient of the ramps ensures independent mobility and that these walkways are comfortable for local joggers to use outside the game season.  the project will encompass approximately 8.8 hectares of public space connected to Gijón The new stadium design retains the position of the original pitch as well as over 28,000 sqm of the original built fabric and the number of seats for Real Sporting fans It also builds on the pre-existing and thriving retail offer at the stadium and introduces an additional 12,600 sqm of space dedicated to a gastronomic corridor and cultural activities. ‘Our close collaboration with Real Sporting de Gijón is about rethinking stadium design in a way that makes for a truly public place for everyone in the city to appreciate It’s about connecting with Asturias and its people through an inclusive approach to architecture and ensuring that El Molinón thrives beyond 2030,‘ says Fernando Sordo Madaleno de Haro An important aspect of how the architects revisit the stadium as an architectural typology is creating a facility that functions beyond game days this is achieved through a mixed-use approach that includes a scenic rooftop space for hospitality and events This dimension will support the region’s cultural profile and establish El Molinón as a year-round public destination accessible to residents and visitors. Formally the opening-up of the stadium design in a way that interacts with the surrounding parkland and invites the public realm as an extension of its architecture is typologically innovative in stadium design because conventionally sports architects favor a more hermetic approach to enclosed buildings in isolation from their context This openness and highly contextual approach adopted by Sordo Madaleno is also celebratory on game days as fans – La Mareona – move along the stadium ramps in a pilgrimage-like homecoming procession a mixed-use approach that includes a scenic rooftop space the stadium will interact with the surrounding parkland seating will be temporarily increased to accommodate 9,000 additional visitors Asturias will be one of the host cities for the FIFA World Cup in 2030 Sordo Madaleno envisions a welcoming facade for the stadium architect: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos | @sordo_madaleno AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Steel Plate Market Analysis: Industry Market Size Copyright © ChemAnalyst - 2020 | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy The current head to head record for the teams are Sporting Gijon 8 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 8 matches Haven't kept a clean sheet in 5 matches Joaquin Panichelli has the most shots on target per match for CD Mirandes (1.2) 18 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?Sporting Gijon won 3–1 over CD Mirandes on Fri 18 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Sporting Gijon is playing home against CD Mirandes at Estadio Municipal El Molinón on Fri The current head to head record for the teams are Cordoba 2 win(s) Nikolay Obolskiy has the most shots on target per match for Cordoba (1.2) Jacobo González has created the most big chances for Cordoba (8) Have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Sporting Gijon have won the previous 2 matches against Cordoba. 15 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT?Cordoba vs Sporting Gijon on Sat 15 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches Sporting Gijon have won the previous 2 matches against Cordoba Cordoba is playing home against Sporting Gijon at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Sporting Gijon 9 win(s) Sporting Gijon haven't lost to Eibar in their last 5 meetings (3W, 2D). Jonathan Dubasin is ranked 3 in big chances created in the competition (13) Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't scored in their last 2 matches 08 Feb 2025 17:30:00 GMT?Sporting Gijon vs Eibar on Sat 08 Feb 2025 17:30:00 GMT ended in a 0–0 tie.InsightsHave scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Sporting Gijon haven't lost to Eibar in their last 5 meetings (3W Sporting Gijon is playing home against Eibar at Estadio Municipal El Molinón on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Real Oviedo 7 win(s) Santi Cazorla has created the most big chances for Real Oviedo (9) Daniel Paraschiv has the most shots on target per match for Real Oviedo (1.3) Jonathan Dubasin is ranked 3 in big chances created in the competition (10) 11 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT?Real Oviedo vs Sporting Gijon on Sat 11 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches Real Oviedo is playing home against Sporting Gijon at Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Sporting Gijon 3 win(s) Have scored 2 goals in their last 5 matches Alex Sancris has the most shots on target per match for Burgos CF (1) 01 Feb 2025 15:15:00 GMT?Sporting Gijon won 2–0 over Burgos CF on Sat 01 Feb 2025 15:15:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Sporting Gijon is playing home against Burgos CF at Estadio Municipal El Molinón on Sat Access all of the club's multimedia content Un estadio referente y reconocido internacionalmente por sus instalaciones modernidad y capacidad para acoger eventos durante los 365 días del año Make your reservation to visit every corner of the amazing RCDE Stadium and discover all the history of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Feel the pre-match excitement with exclusive pitchside access to watch the players’ warm-up up close witness the starting eleven step onto the field from the tunnel And get to meet and greet the stars after the match The squad list for the game against Sporting Gijon is as follows: La lista de convocados es: Joan García Everything about the game on your mobile phone © 2025 Official Website of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona S.A.D Sporting fans cheering on their team.ProfimediaSporting Gijon won a pulsating encounter against their neighbours Real Oviedo on Saturday but it is not only what happened on the pitch that is newsworthy.Sporting achieved their first victory of the 2024/25 season after opening with a defeat against Levante (1-2) and then drawing against Eldense (0-0) and Almeria (1-1) on the most important stage for players and fans due to the rivalry between the two clubs In a first half with up to six yellow cards, Juan Otero opened the scoring from the penalty spot and Cote Valdés extended the gap to put the win on track. In the second half, Ilyas Chaira boosted Real Oviedo's hopes and Víctor Campuzano made it 3-1 thanks to a fantastic individual effort Beyond the goals, part of the spotlight was focused on a home fan who reportedly called Haissem Hassan who used derogatory and racist language as the player came onto the pitch from the bench This episode did not go unnoticed on social networks and LaLiga has shown its 'firm' repulsion "Real Sporting is working to locate the fan who insulted a visiting player Our club does not tolerate any manifestation of racism We are already investigating what happened We applaud and thank the general behaviour of our fans," announced the El Molinon club via its official X account The statistics of the match, on Flashscore This website uses cookies primarily for visitor analytics. Certain pages will ask you to fill in contact details to receive additional information. On these pages you have the option of having the site log your details for future visits. 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To view our full cookie policy, please click here You can also view it at any time by going to our Contact Us page The statement said that an overpressure occurred in the coke oven gas supply circuit to coke oven battery no The overpressure caused the safety valve to burst and an explosion occurred affecting three workers of the contractor company Daorje who were passing the area at the time The workers sustained burns and were taken to the Asturias Central Hospital The fire was brought under control within a few minutes by the plant’s fire brigade ArcelorMittal said the workers affected were in a serious but stable condition Production at the coke-oven batteries was resumed a few hours later at 23:45 and the facility progressively returned to normal operation The ArcelorMittal Gijón plant is located in the Asturias region in north-west Spain in a strategic location with port services close to the factory The Gijón site consists of a steel plant with two oxygen converters secondary metallurgy (including two ladle furnaces and an RH degasser) as well as a wire rod mill and a rail mill The site produces high quality wire rod for the most demanding applications (steelcord a fire at the plant caused production to be halted No one was injured in the incident which happened during maintenance on a blast furnace Print this page | E-mail this page Hazardex Live 2024 event review © 2025 IML Group PLC. All rights reserved. The current head to head record for the teams are Real Zaragoza 11 win(s) Ager Aketxe has created the most big chances for Real Zaragoza (7) Alberto Mari has the most shots on target per match for Real Zaragoza (1.3) Have scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Victor Campuzano has the most shots on target per match for Sporting Gijon (1.4) Jonathan Dubasin has created the most big chances for Sporting Gijon (13) 01 Mar 2025 17:30:00 GMT?Real Zaragoza vs Sporting Gijon on Sat 01 Mar 2025 17:30:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Real Zaragoza is playing home against Sporting Gijon at Estadio de la Romareda on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Granada 5 win(s) Granada and Sporting Gijon have not drawn any of their last 8 matches against each other. Haven't kept a clean sheet in 7 matches 26 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT?Granada won 3–1 over Sporting Gijon on Sun 26 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Granada and Sporting Gijon have not drawn any of their last 8 matches against each other Granada is playing home against Sporting Gijon at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on Sun Haven't kept a clean sheet in 6 matches Jonathan Dubasin is ranked 3 in big chances created in the competition (11) Have scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches Have kept the most clean sheets in the competition (11) Elche have won the previous 2 matches against Sporting Gijon. 18 Jan 2025 17:30:00 GMT?Sporting Gijon vs Elche on Sat 18 Jan 2025 17:30:00 GMT ended in a 1–1 tie.InsightsHave scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Elche have won the previous 2 matches against Sporting Gijon Sporting Gijon is playing home against Elche at Estadio Municipal El Molinón on Sat Volume 8 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1130194 The abandonment of university studies is a problem that affects the balance and correct organization of university systems throughout the world and that has undesirable personal consequences in advanced societies Dropping out of school has a multidimensional explanation the following factors stand out: psychological Studying how all these dimensions act and relate to each other in specific cases of people who drop out of Higher Education helps us to better understand the phenomenon and to develop prevention measures in university institutions This text presents the results of biographical-narrative research carried out among the student population in a situation of abandonment of the universities of Andalusia that has allowed us to recover 22 stories of abandonment carried out by as many ex-students who were enrolled in any of the nine universities Andalusians publish in any of the different university degree studies The biographical texts have been subjected to narrative analysis to achieve personal exemplifications and characterize paradigmatic cases of relationship between the dimensions of the problem using concept mapping to present the outcomes Early dropout affects all areas of knowledge and all higher education institutions Its influence on the survival of university institutions is also high – especially in private institutions – and it occupies the education policy agendas of developed countries and emerging economies the so-called 2030 Agenda has set targets related to the reduction of early school leaving comprising the population aged 18–24 who are not in or have dropped out of tertiary education In terms of university dropouts, the most recent data from the Spanish Ministry of Universities put the dropout rate at between 13 and 11% – for those under 30 years of age – of students at Spanish universities who entered in the 2015/16 academic year. These figures are like those of other OECD countries (Fernández Mellizo, 2022) and represent a strong negative impact on the quality of higher education This study indicates as factors involved in early drop-out (between the first academic performance in the first year of the degree Courses requiring fewer qualifications for entry have higher drop-out rates and the size of the university also seems to be related to drop-out rates (the larger the university although they are sometimes used interchangeably “level of retention” refers to the rate at which students remain at a given institution while “persistence” refers to the completion of a degree and the award of a qualification irrespective of whether they have changed institution or degree Different authors have approached the concept of dropout from different perspectives. For example, González and Uribe (2002) has presented dropouts according to: their duration – temporary dropouts are called partial and permanent dropouts are called total – and according to whether they affect a university or the entire higher education system – institutional dropouts are associated with a single institution and systemic dropouts when they involve leaving higher education for good Tinto (1982) defines dropout as a situation faced by a student who aspires to and fails to complete his or her educational project at university and a dropout as a student who has no academic activity for three consecutive semesters We will use this concept of “desertion,” focusing on university drop-out in the first and second year of a degree programme Figure 1. Dimensions grouping the explanatory models of dropout and authors related to each dimension. From Berlanga (2014) attrition and dessertion has been developed in higher education organized around several factors that each model structures differently grouped into dimensions: (a) Biographical and socio-demographic attributes; (b) Self-perceptions prior to entry; (c) Goals and commitment; (d) Experiences in the institution; (e) and academic and social integration Figure 2. Factors related to early dropout and their dimensions. Source from Berlanga (2014), Lizarte (2020), Barroso et al. (2022), and Lizarte Simón and Gijón Puerta (2022) As an example, we present the Guidance Unit of the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of Granada (Villena et al., 2013) whose most relevant tasks can be grouped into three categories: (a) Care program to the Baccalaureates (reception and attention of Baccalaureate students in the faculty attention to counselors of Secondary Education Schools or participation in lectures at Secondary Education Schools); (b) Program of professional opportunities (general planning of activities on professional opportunities for the different degrees organization of employment preparation workshops -preparation of the curriculum vitae information on jobs-); (c) Assistance program for students with disabilities (list of professors-tutors and students with specific educational support information and awareness needs for the university community regarding university students with disabilities); (d) Support program for the tutorial function (planning and development of courses for teachers collaboration in the design of a Tutorial Plan Biographical interview applied to dropout students The problem of university dropout affects all universities, although it occurs with different intensities –BBVA Foundation Report– (Pérez and Aldás, 2019) According to the U-Ranking – Spanish Universities report the differences in dropout rates by region reach 19 percentage points in the case of bachelor’s degrees and 13 points in the dropout rate of SUE (Spanish University System) The highest dropout rate by the regions is led by the Canary Islands with a value of 38.8% while the lowest dropout rate is in Castilla y León with 19.6% The degree dropout rate by year of dropout and Andalusian university (Cohort 2012–2013) is Almería: 29.2%; Cadiz: 34.8%; Cordoba: 27.2%; Grenada: 27.2%; Huelva: 33%; Jaén: 29.7%; Malaga: 28.8%; Pablo de Olavide: 18.5%; Seville: 27.8% the Pablo de Olavide University presents the lowest dropout rate of the Andalusian universities with 18.5%; while the University of Cádiz presents the highest rate with 34.8% The University of Granada presents a rate of 27.2% Using NVivo® word frequency queries we can list the words that occur most frequently in certain resources in this case the transcripts of the interviews conducted it has been screened by a minimum length of five letters which is considered relevant for the Spanish language This query allows different visualizations: the branching map and the word cloud which indicate – proportionally with the size – the presence of words; and the cluster analysis which groups words according to their similarity of occurrence in the different files The sample consisted of a total of 23 interviews. Sampling was criterion sampling, based on the subject’s “accessibility” and acceptance of the research conditions. The demographic structure of the sample is presented in Figure 4 from careers related to experimental and biomedical sciences The interviews were labeled with a number associated with the university where the dropout occurred AL01 Firstly, the word count consultation carried out has allowed us to establish a “library” of abandonment from the perspective of the research participants. The library, which includes the concepts most used by the students who dropped out and participated in the research, is summarized in Figure 5, highlighting the concepts with the greatest relative weight in Figure 6 in order of frequency: University; Studies; Positive; Teachers; Positive; Teachers; Work; Memories; University Degree; Subjects; dropout and graduation (together with the associated word family) Dropout-related concept library (selection) Representation of the concepts with the highest relative importance that make up the abandonment library Caption (top to bottom-left to right): (A) universidad (University) Word cloud generated from frequency query (Spanish) Caption -big words-: universidad (University) titulación (Grade); recuerdos (Memories) Representation of self-coding based on feelings Caption (top to bottom-left to right): (A) GRANADAE06 (Neutral) From the narrative review of the CAB and CON dimensions of the interview, it has been possible to construct a conceptual map on the most relevant factors for dropout and the advice offered by participants to prospective students and universities (Figure 9) Knowledge model representing the factors associated with dropout and with advice from students who dropped out Although there are factors (causes) associated with dropout that are circumstantial such as a «pandemia mundial que al año siguiente tendría que pagar la misma matrícula y con la incertidumbre de hacer curso online o hacer curso presencial» (JA03) (global pandemic that the following year I would have to pay the same tuition and with the uncertainty of taking an online course or taking a classroom course) those that appear are organized around: (a) the teaching staff; (b) the subjects and the career; (c) factors related to motivation; (d) factors related to integration and commitment; (e) economic resources; (f) and work or family problems there is a certain lack of involvement and renewal of contents and methods: «el profesor de informática que nos explicaban cositas de matemáticas como si fuéramos retrasados» (GR05) (the computer teacher who explained little things about mathematics to us as if we were retarded) and the degrees themselves are the subject of reflections that place them among the causes of dropout there is some talk about the difficulty of the courses JA01 indicates that «abandoné porque después de intentarlo mucho me di cuenta de que no avanzaba en los estudios y cada vez eran más difíciles» (I dropped out because after trying a lot I realized that I was not progressing in my studies and they were getting harder and harder) Also the repetition of content (GR01 states that «estaba un poco desilusionada el temario era muy repetitivo para el primer año vuelves y haces otra vez lo mismo y cuando empiezas el tercero y ves que hacen lo mismo es como que echas aquí cuatro años para aprender absolutamente nada» (I was a little disappointed The syllabus was very repetitive for the first year you come back and do the same thing again and when you start the third and see that they do the same thing it’s like you spend 4 years here to learn absolutely nothing”) and its eminently theoretical character is highlighted by some students who states that «lo que me motivó realmente fueron el poco interés que había en ese grado a la actividad práctica y el tanto que había el marco teórico había acercamiento a la historia desde un punto de vista práctico Simplemente era absorción de conocimiento y luego plasmarlos en un examen» (what really motivated me was the little interest there was in that grade to practical activity and the fact that there was so much theoretical framework there was an approach to history from a practical point of view It was simply a matter of absorbing knowledge and then translating it into an exam) The transparency and transferability of the degrees is questioned in some cases because «se suponía que ibas a convalidar medio curso me voy a Murcia y ya tuve una lesión que luego no pude terminar tampoco los exámenes» (CA01) (you were supposed to validate half a course I went to Murcia and I had an injury and then I could not finish the exams either) it is the degree that is considered a mistake: «aparte de que ni una asignatura ni una carrera que me llenaba» (JA03) (apart from the fact that neither a subject nor the studies that made me happy,” leaving «porque no me gustaba la carrera Me equivoqué cuando me metí No era lo que yo esperaba» (AL01) (because I did not like the courses And this fact is usually associated with «no encontrar significatividad a lo que estaba haciendo y de no encontrar una motivación y una fuente de orientación dentro del sistema universitario» (JA04) (not finding significance to what I was doing and not finding a motivation and a source of orientation within the university system) Motivation appears recurrently in the perceptions of the interviewees: JA06 affirms that he dropped out «porque me faltaba motivación al no obtener los resultados» (because I lacked motivation because I did not get the results); MA02 affirms that «el último año de la universidad pues ya prácticamente como no estaba motivado fue cuando un poco abandoné el tema de los estudios y me enfoqué a vivir la vida» (in the last year of university that was when I abandoned the subject of studies and focused on living life) GR03 presents it clearly when he states that «realmente creo que no llegué a presentarme ningún examen de primero pero que tampoco me puse a preparármelo como tal» (In fact I do not think I took any exams in my first year Integration and commitment also appear frequently in the participants’ accounts the focus is on teachers and peers («escasa atención por parte del profesorado y poca sociabilización entre compañeros» JA10; «era una gente ultra egoísta nada más que queriendo presumir sus logros en vez de intentar aprender o enseñar y tal iban a presumir» GR04) (“little attention from teachers and little socializing among peers” JA10; “they were ultra-selfish people just wanting to show off their achievements instead of trying to learn or teach and so on” GR04) they recognize their own lack of commitment and academic and social integration: JA12 indicates that «no iba a todas las asignaturas al día dedicándole un gran número de horas al día hasta que no se iba (…) de lo que creo que han sido bastante buenos para el esfuerzo que realicé» (I did not go to all the subjects a day dedicating a large number of hours a day until I did not leave (…) so I think they were quite good for the effort I made); GR07 states that «no quiere decir esto que no me haya esforzado pero sí que los resultados considero que sí que marca un periodo importante de tu vida» (this does not mean that I did not make an effort that it marks an important period in your life); and finally GR06 indicates that «no la aproveché lo suficiente sino porque yo a lo mejor lo dejé un poquillo» (I did not make enough of it but because maybe I did not care too much) Another remarkable aspect is the lack of resources as a determinant factor or cause of dropout which is the lack of financial resources or the need to work to get them JA08 states that «no podía persistir porque no aprobé todas y no tenía dinero para la matrícula pero no conseguí sacar las asignaturas» (I could not persist because I did not pass all of them and I did not have the money for tuition fees but I did not manage to pass the subjects) JA10 also stresses the problem of resources when he indicates that «mis motivos fueron escasa ayuda económica» (my reasons were lack of financial support) El hecho de que ganase buen dinero y que hiciera falta fue lo principal para para no seguir» (the true main reason The fact that I earned good money and that I needed it was the main reason for not continuing) who tells us that he left «los estudios para trabajar por falta de recursos económicos» (his studies to work due to lack of economic resources) it is family problems or incompatibility with work that cause drop-out Dropping out is caused by «el hecho de que entre el trabajo diario y luego otras circunstancias de tareas digamos familiares que también tienes» (GR09) (the fact that between the daily work and then other circumstances of duties let us say family duties that you also have) as time becomes the limiting factor: «por falta de tiempo y no por falta de ganas si tuviera tiempo seguiría estudiando» GR06 (due to lack of time and not due to lack of desire The narrative reorganization of the CON dimension allows us to build the hierarchical knowledge model (conceptual map agreed by experts –in this case the research team–) which shows the relationships or connections between the concepts shown two categories or concepts generate a first level – the most inclusive –: students and institutions The concept “students” focuses on study breaking down into “university” and “pre-university studies.” The concept “institutions” unfolds into four less inclusive concepts: teachers; organization; qualification; and guidance which The extensive literature on dropout reveals that several factors recur – with varying degrees of importance – in the different models – of greater or lesser importance and in some cases as the root cause of dropout Our findings are generally consistent with the existence of these same factors as the ultimate cause or determinant of early dropout in the first 2 years of a university degree Returning to the factors presented at the beginning of this document as a result of recent literature reviews (Berlanga, 2014; Lizarte, 2020; Barroso et al., 2022; Lizarte Simón and Gijón Puerta, 2022), we will mark those that appear in our research after analyzing the content of the 23 semi-structured interviews that form it (see Figure 10 in grey the dropout factors that appear in our study) Figure 10. Factors related to early dropout and its dimensions (comparison of our results and those of the literature). Source. From Berlanga (2014), Lizarte (2020), Barroso et al. (2022), and Lizarte Simón and Gijón Puerta (2022) we can say that there are no differences associated with the age or gender of the research participants as well as with anxiety levels or mental health Nor does the academic level of the parents seem to be related to the dropout factors in our case Secondly, economic factors are indeed reflected in several of the individuals interviewed, which seems to justify the concern to increase support for students through new scholarship policies in Spain (Fernández Mellizo, 2022) factors linked to the student’s academic and social integration and academic commitment remain essential factors in explaining the decision to drop out Looking at the results in the various dimensions we can compare with some previous results in other research As for the dimension related to “Biographical and socio-demographic attributes,” it is worth noting that we found no indications regarding the influence of gender on the decision to drop out, unlike other studies, which did find significant differences (Almås et al., 2016; Isphording and Qendrai, 2019) Within the dimension “Self-perceptions prior to entry into university studies” appears in our research the item “Perception of control and academic competence,” which is frequent in research that focuses on technological or natural science-related careers (Respondek et al., 2017, 2020) In the “Goals and commitment” dimension, an interesting variable – especially in the Spanish context, which is frequently reported in the literature – is the “Order of career choice,” since in our country, due to the scholarship policy, it is not very expensive to wait a year studying a degree that is not the first choice (Zumárraga-Espinosa et al., 2018; Contreras, 2021) One issue that can perhaps be associated with the Spanish context is the frequency with which participants recommend attending VET-related courses before going on to university studies the existence of a higher number of university students in Spain than in other EU countries to the detriment of higher vocational training studies may justify part of the drop-out rate in terms of expectations not fulfilled by university education (practical training This may be related to the need for more vocational guidance prior to university entrance the findings of our study do not differ from those of other geographical contexts and are generally in line with the factors or causes of early dropout that have been clearly established in the literature in recent decades It is up to educational policies and higher education institutions to implement the processes of teacher training curricular reorganization and academic and vocational guidance that can help to reduce the risk of early leaving The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version RDI European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014-2020 Biographical-narrative approach to academic dropout in Andalusian universities Multi-causal analysis and prevention proposals.” The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher The determinants of university dropout: a review of the socio-economic literature CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Almås What explains the gender gap in college track dropout Álvarez Causas del abandono y prolongación de los estudios universitarios Google Scholar Dropout factors in higher education: a literature review Bäulke The role of state and trait motivational regulation for procrastinatory behavior in academic contexts: insights from two diary studies Bäulke Student dropout at university: a phase-orientated view on quitting studies and changing majors CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar A conceptual model of nontraditional undergraduate student attrition CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Berlanga, V. 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Kalmar has completed a repair project for a ship-to-shore (STS) crane leg at the Nhava The Port of Rotterdam Authority has introduced Carbonbid, a sustainability initiative that allows companies to Arkas Line has added a second company-owned vessel to the USA Express Service (USX), doubling HD Hyundai and A.P. Moller—Maersk (Maersk) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) Chittagong, the first privately-owned container terminal in Bangladesh, has begun DP World is set to implement OneStop Modal and the OneStop Vehicle Booking System (VBS) Sporting Gijon haven't lost to Tenerife in their last 5 meetings (3W, 2D). Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Alejandro Cantero has the most shots on target per match for Tenerife (1) Luismi Cruz is ranked 3 in big chances created in the competition (16) 05 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMT?Tenerife won 3–1 over Sporting Gijon on Sat 05 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Sporting Gijon haven't lost to Tenerife in their last 5 meetings (3W Sporting Gijon is playing home against Tenerife at Estadio Municipal El Molinón on Sat Alvaro Gonzalez De Zarate (ESP) and the 9-year-old Casa Diva PS (Casallco x Silvio I) took a home win Saturday's CSI4* 1.50m Volvo Trophy – a class counting for the Longines Ranking group B – in Gijón Stopping the clock on 43.54 on the winning round the Spanish duo took the win ahead of Harry Allen (IRL) and Lukaku vd Biscchop (Plot Blue x Utrillo Z) in second in 44.02 while Pello Elorduy Ibarzabal (ESP) and Champenoise de Rampan (Voltigeur de Rampan x Quintal) placed third followed by Laura Renwick (GBR) and Kosmos A (Arezzo VDL x Namelus R) in fourth and Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida (POR) aboard d'Amerique van de Vlasrede Z (Diamant de Semilly x Cormint) in fifth.  Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Alsharbatly and the 15-year-old stallion Ermindo W (Singapore x Carinjo) won the CSI4* 1,55m Trofeo Fundación Caja Rural De Gijón In a field of 38-horse-and rider combinations ten moved on to the jump-off where Alsharbatly was the fastest when clocking a time of 49.53 seconds Billy Twomey (IRL) and the 16-year-old stallion Chat Botte E.D (Casall x Darco) followed in second with a time of 50,74 while Pedro Veniss (BRA) rounded off the podium riding Nimrod de Muze Imperio Egipcio (Nabab de Reve x Tinka's Boy) to 51.79 seconds Two British riders followed in fourth and fifth; Robert Whitaker on Vermento (Argento x Skippy II) and William Fletcher on Iwalinde (VDL Zirocco Blue x Corland) with their respective times of 52.21 and 52.53 © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net the long awaited and genuine filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard champion of the French nouvelle vague that revolutionized all the codes of film language In these workbooks the filmmaker shows a new way of thinking about cinema plastically through an ensemble of images The exhibition was inaugurated this morning in Room Three of the Cultural Center of the Old Institute in the presence of its commissioner a regular collaborator of Godard during the last years of his life but we have not known his era; we have known the work of Goya but we have not known his era; We know the work of Godard and we have lived his era” With these words Farahani has situated the filmmaker at the height of his rightful place in the History of Art making clear the great importance of having this testimony of his work The event was also attended by Aitor martínez president of the Municipal Culture Foundation Education and Popular University of Gijón / Xixón which has been essential to carry out the exhibition director of the International Film Festival of Gijón / Xixón president of the Fundación Municipal de Cultura Educación y Universidad Popular de Gijón/Xixón director of the Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival which has been shaped for the first time throughout the year to be internationally inaugurated during FICX will have a future tour in cities such as París and London the exhibition includes an unpublished video from 1978 in which Godard in his 50s talks about the significance for him of creative liberty and expresses what is at the origin of the exhibition its own creative process shown at the exhibition will be screened in a Special Pass within FICX as well as Exposé du film announce du film Scénario where the filmmaker explains in detail his plans for Scénarios the last cinemagraphic gesture that Godard granted the day before his voluntary death The Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival held its 62nd edition from November 15th to 23rd with which FICX has collaborated continuously since 2017 Films from fifty distinct countries have been screened in Gijón including thirty-four European nationalities belonging to Creative Eurpoe’s MEDIA Program thirty of them belonging to countries of our continent with low audiovisual capacity FICX has beaten its own absolute record in ticket sales and a total of 69,372 people have taken part in the FICX on-site activities during the dates of the festival celebration The public during a screening at the 62nd FICX The audience (on-site + online) of the films selected for the 62nd edition has also increased by 11.5% reaching the highest combined in-person and online figure in the history of FICX the Albar Official Selection has increased its number of spectators in theaters by 38% and the number of accreditations (including full paying passes) managed has increased by 18% The last edition welcomed the return of CMI de Pumarín – Gijón Sur as a venue which became the fourth most attended venue of the festival achieving its historical maximum of attendance the last year in which it had hosted FICX programming FICX maintains its character as a discoverer of the jewels of contemporary cinema thus providing its support to those filmmakers whose works are not guaranteed commercial diffusion in our country as an event where film distributors can discover the most daring and risky films of auteur and independent cinema of the season This is evidenced by the distribution awards presented in Gijón as well as FICX’s support of film industry professionals through the SEMILLERU program (organized by Divertia Gijón S.A.) whose good results can already be appreciated: the short film awarded in the Official Short Film Section Campolivar was present at the 2021 edition of the FICXPro Laboratory participated in the 2023 edition of SEMILLERU Campus has arrived in theatres after passing through the first edition of SEMILLERU Lab in 2022 and triumphing at the 61st FICX winning the FIPRESCI Award for Best Feature Film in the Tierres en Trance Official Competition Section the AMAE Award for Best Editing of a Spanish Film and a Special Mention for the Spanish Film Jury Forty-Five Percent of the films programmed within the different competitions of the Official Selection were (co)directed by women as were more than half of the films programmed in the Enfants Terribles which also carry the mark of female filmmakers two of the three filmmaker spotlights dedicated by FICX this year went to film directors Celia Rico Clavellino and Gala Hernández López This year FICX also recognized three essential figures of national and international cinematography: Rossy de Palma V Isaac del Award to the artistic career; Carla Simón 2024 Comadre de Cine Award; and Athina Rachel Tsangari the 62nd FICX recognized actress Lone Fleming with the Special Mutant Generation Award With regards to the evaluations of the FICX spectators 84% of the films in the different sections of the 62nd edition that competed for the audience award obtained a score equal to or higher than six points (out of ten) and up to 66% of the total obtained seven or more evaluation points 39% of the works exhibited in Gijón exceeded eight points according to the audience’s criteria attending a screening of Enfants Terribles which is approaching its thirteenth edition offering films for children and young people presented a selection of sixteen exceptional titles which made it the section with the highest attendance in theaters in all of FICX added to the fact that the quantity of youth vouchers sold continues to grow and increased by 7% compared to 2023 is a clear sign that the Gijón Film Festival is becoming more and more of a meeting point for young people In its commitment to bring auteur cinema closer to children and teenagers FICX renewed its collaboration with the Integrated Center of Professional Training for Communication whose students have actively participated in its 62nd edition this year FICX hosted the eighth edition of the FICXPro Conference held in co-production with Asturias Paraíso Natural Film Commission whose contents revolved around importance themes concerning the immediate future of the industry such as management of Intellectual Property in the face of the increasing use of AI and the keys to network and co-produce film projects in the north of Spain made up of SEMILLERU Campus and SEMILLERU Lab consolidating FICX’s commitment to new looks and ways of making cinema A total of eleven profiles were selected to participate in SEMILLERU Campus and a dozen projects to be part of the audiovisual laboratory SEMILLERU Lab The positive data surrounding FICX also extends to the activity held during the rest of the year This annual agenda of cinematic offerings is nourished by the Cine CLub 60 series (which celebrated its third edition screening classic cinema in collaboration with the Gijón Cultural Society) Joyas Silentes (a new extension of Cine Club 60 also celebrated in collaboration with the Gijón Cultural Society to recover and exhibit masterpieces of silent cinema) Laboral Cinemateca (with 359 screenings curated by FICX and screened in 26 Asturian municipalities) and Mustra de Cine y Sostenibilidad (celebrated in the open air at the Gijón Botanical Garden) all year FICX collaborates in the screenings of various local and international cinematic programs such as Fantastic Gijón the Ken Loach Cycle of the Ateneo Obrero de Gijón Jornadas contra el racismo y la xenofobia de Gijón Short Film Day of the Conseyu de la Mocedá de Xixón Asturias Lesbian Film Festival and Reading the Cinema Cycle of the Tertulia Feminista les Comadres FICX maintains an ample network of sponsors and synergies while also expanding them its presence in the European Film Festival network thanks to which the Gijón event presented the EFF – Young Europe Award Also its innovative collaboration with CICAE Arthouse Cinema for the promotion of movie theaters through a joint screening the audiovisual content platform tokyvideo was added to the FICX network in 2024 joining other important names like Estrella Galicia fix has added to its rosters the Casino of Asturias (with its transfer of the Centro de Interpretación del Cine de Asturias -CICA- space) the guaranteed brand of agri-food products ALIMENTOS DEL PARAISO and Carné Joven del Principado de Asturias FICX is a film event committed to sustainability and the proof of this is the transversal work that it carries out in this direction like the programming of the aforementioned Gijón/Xixón Film and Sustainability Festival which celebrated its fourth edition in 2024 offering the public a cinematographic approach to some of the key themes to achieve sustainable development as set out by the United Nations; support for the celebration of the first edition of La sostenibilidad en la producción audiovisual conference organized by the Council of Territorial Planning and Citizen Rights of the Principality of Asturias; the sustainability training offered in SEMILLERU Lab to the selected projects as well as in SEMILLERU Campus to the participating students; and the maintenance of collaborative links with other competitions the section in which el Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival and the San Sebastián International Film Festival collaborate with a shared schedule celebrated its seventh anniversary and became one of the most successful aspects of FICX has recently earned a dozen Golden Globe nominations FICX also maintains its collaboration with Zinebi with whom it has shared three Spanish premiers and one world premiere in its last edition including the award-winning short film by Alicia Moncholí and in this collaborative effort with other festivals FICX shared the premiere of two films from the Enfants Terribles section with Mi Primer Festival Summary of data and milestones of the 62nd FICX V Isaac del Rivero Award for her artistic career at the Teatro Jovellanos during the 62nd FICX First TeamTickets for Saturday's match against Sporting de Gijón go on sale Seats can be booked online at tickets.udalmeriasad.com up to two hours before the match kick-off tickets can be purchased at the Stadium ticket offices The 62nd FICX will feature 16 exceptional titles in its Enfants Terribles section especially dedicated to children and young people including the world premiere of one of the most renowned sagas of contemporary animated cinema this section will host a total of 12 Spanish premieres including films such as Akiko: The Flying Monkey This year’s Enfants Terribles selection includes up to 7 first works as well as several feature films that have already had an outstanding run at prestigious international festivals such as Cannes schools will also have at their disposal a didactic guide that invites them to reflect on the films including activities to be carried out both before and after the screening of the films at the Festival written by the writer and film critic Jesús Palacios and will also be available in digital format on the FICX website the Festival will be organising meetings with filmmakers after the screenings and two workshops to explore acting and stop-motion animation in greater depth The Enfants Terribles programme has become an essential activity for a large part of the Asturian educational community as demonstrated by the more than 250,000 students and teachers who have attended the screenings and activities of the section since its beginnings the audience figures for Enfants Terribles in the 60th edition were surpassed by 12% Another sign of the Festival’s potential among young audiences is that the 16 youth ticket vouchers sold in 2019 have grown to 212 in 2023 Enfants Terribles: a necessarily humanist view of the world Two of the Enfants Terribles films that will premiere in Spain during the Festival will also form part of the Albar Official Selection and L’Histoire de Souleymane (The Story of Souleymane) by Boris Lojkine; both had their world premiere in the Un Certain Regard Section at the Cannes Festival is restrained in drama and exceptionally sensitive It confronts a group of young people with the unexpected grief over the death of a friend who was also the boyfriend of two of them L’Histoire de Souleymane (The Story of Souleymane) (France) follows a young Guinean man working illegally as a delivery boy in Paris as he prepares for an interview to apply for political asylum With echoes of the films of the acclaimed Dardenne brothers is notable for its fast-paced script and the impeccable performance of its leading man which won him the Best Actor Award at Cannes where the film also won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize L’Histoire de Souleymane (The Story of Souleymane) by Boris Lojkine will premiere Akiko: The Flying Monkey (Germany) in Spain during FICX An animal fable that was screened at the Locarno Festival it follows the journey of a monkey who manages to escape from the zoo to find his family with the help of other animals With large doses of humour and an aesthetic reminiscent at times of Wes Anderson the latest feature film by Dutch director Margien Rogaar whose state premiere will also take place at FICX follows a young boy with Down’s syndrome who meets his family at his grandfather’s house to prepare for his sister’s wedding The feature film won the Young Jury Award and the Audience Award for Best National Children’s Film at the Cinekid Festival One of the most renowned sagas of new European animation the adaptation of the children’s books by Belgian writer and illustrator Gabrielle Vincent it is Aurélie Raphaël who is directing the sequel the most endearing bear and mouse in animation once again dazzle us with their beautiful friendship In its desire to build bridges of collaboration with other festivals instead of encouraging competition FICX shares this premiere with My First Festival aimed at children aged 2 to 12 and held in Barcelona As part of this collaboration with My First Festival FICX also presents the second feature film by filmmaker Kristina Dufková a successful stop-motion animation that won the Special Jury Prize at the Annecy Festival and was also selected for the Karlovy Vary Festival With this film about a charismatic teenager suffering from obesity the director subtly approaches sensitive issues such as mental health the filmmaking couple Tania Vincent & Ricard Cussó co-directed The Sloth Lane (Australia) In this inventive Australian 3D animated film which also premiered at the Annecy Festival a family of sloth bears who have been running a restaurant for several generations lose everything in a tornado and are forced to emigrate to the neighbouring country to try to start a new life work and family ties underlie this adventure of eccentric characters that is not without fun The Sloth Lane by Tania Vincent & Ricard Cussó FICX’s programme includes several debut films This is the case of Last Swim (United Kingdom) with which the English director of Indian-Iranian descent Sasha Nathwani won the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus Section at the Berlinale It is a film about acceptance and coming-of-age in which a young woman shares a sunny London summer day with her friends while keeping an anguished secret also makes her feature film debut with Skategirls – Get Up (Germany) a luminous film about four friends who train during the summer to compete in a women’s skateboarding competition the union between women and LGTBI representation take on great relevance The Mountain (New Zealand) is the debut of Rachel House a Maori theatre director and actress who is a regular in the films of director Taika Waititi who this time signs on as executive producer the film follows a girl with cancer who escapes from hospital on a mission to climb Taranaki Mountain The Mountain will be screened at FICX after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival is the first film by this group of filmmakers from the Audiovisual Communication Degree at Pompeu Fabra University After receiving several awards in its development phase as a project including the WIP Spain Award at the Malaga Festival L’edat imminent had its world premiere at the Giffoni Film Festival (Italy) with which FICX has been collaborating since 2003 by promoting the exchange of young people to form part of the Youth Jury at both events directed by Clara Serrano & Gerard Simó explores the relationship between a young man and his grandmother by whom he was raised and whom he now has to take care of; and it does so from a place close to him that the filmmakers reveal with the naturalness of what has been lived The film will also form part of the FICX Premiere section which will premiere some of the most outstanding films of the year in the field of international auteur cinema L’edat imminent by Col·lectiu Vigília (Clara Serrano & Gerard Simó) Winner of the Audience Award at the Venice International Critics’ Week French-British director Jethro Massey‘s debut feature Paul & Paulette Take a Bath (UK) comes to Enfants Terribles to offer the Festival’s teenage audience a black and uncomplimentary comedy set in Paris where a naïve American and a French woman with a changeable mood strike up a strange relationship Paul & Paulette Take a Bath by Jethro Massey The 62nd FICX will also feature the state premiere of Bis Repetita (Latin For All) (France) another debut and an amusing comedy in which its director accompanies an unmotivated Latin teacher who travels with her students to Italy to represent her school in an international competition which they will try to win with more than questionable methods Bis Repetita (Latin For All) by Émilie Noblet Ce n’est qu’un au revoir (So Long) (France) the already announced feature film by the renowned director Guillaume Brac which will also premiere in Spain at FICX Premiere will also be present at Enfants Terribles after its screening at Cannes the French filmmaker offers us a delicate portrait of a group of young people living in a boarding school and facing an uncertain future where everything they have known up to now is tinged with the melancholy of a farewell Ce n’est qu’un au revoir by Guillaume Brac After the great recognition obtained with The Life of Zucchini Swiss director Claude Barras presents Savages (Switzerland a hopeful ecological fable in stop-motion animation that reveals the terrible consequences of deforestation A young girl living next to the rainforest in Borneo takes in a baby orangutan after the company that is devastating the jungle has orphaned the animal which will have its Spanish premiere at the Sitges Festival comes to the Enfants Terribles and Esbilla sections at FICX after premiering as a special screening at Cannes and competing in the Official Section of the Annecy Animation Film Festival the premiere of Patricia de Luna‘s third short film Las piedras de la Luna (Spain) deals with the problem of reconciling family and work by focusing on the relationship between a six-year-old girl and her mother a flight attendant who brings back from each of her trips a stone that will also make her daughter travel through her imagination Las piedras de la Luna by Patricia de Luna The 62nd FICX looks into the eyes of independent cinema refers to the unique opportunity offered by FICX to promote the meeting between the public and the filmmakers who are making their mark on the international film scene and highlights the accessible dimension and the close nature of the event and the city of Gijón the humanism inherent in its film proposals and the complicity of a diverse and dedicated audience that will once again fill the cinemas from 15 to 23 November The general image of the 62nd edition of FICX is centred on the faces of a series of heterogeneous characters in which the public and filmmakers acquire equal prominence The graphic designer and illustrator Marco Recuero says he was inspired by ‘the children’s books designed by El Lissitzky based on basic shapes and a minimal colour palette’ As for the colours that make up the design Recuero indicates that he opted for pink ‘in combination with the FICX corporate colour In the case of the Enfants Terribles image the characters in the illustration representing the new generations of spectators enter the cinematographic gaze by enthusiastically walking towards the iconic eye of the FICX Celia Viada Caso invites us to reflect on the gaze in the film piece that will introduce this year’s Festival screenings the Festival has included a short film piece made by Asturian filmmakers as an introduction to its screenings Previous filmmakers such as Ramón Lluís Bande Elisa Cepedal and Diego Llorente have taken part in this initiative In 2024 it is the turn of Celia Viada Caso who is this year’s headliner of the 62nd FICX who in 2020 won no less than seven awards at the Festival with her debut film La calle del agua and who won the Special Mention of the Official Jury with her short film Gregoria at the last edition of FICX; offers with this piece a resounding and accurate analysis of the cinematographic exercise using only a mirror and two seats (those of the Teatro Jovellanos) with the help of the also filmmaker Dani Álvarez literally places in different spaces of the Asturian environment In her own words: ‘The piece arose from thinking about an object in disuse The mirror that appears at the beginning and end of the piece allows us to reflect on the gaze The 62nd edition of the Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival is bringing forward nine of the titles that will have their world premiere in Spain as part of its programme None of them have been assured commercial distribution in our country which confirms the Festival’s commitment to favouring the discovery of contemporary film gems with a view to their possible subsequent distribution (more than 30 titles screened at the FICX in 2023 were subsequently released commercially in Spain) A choice that responds to the commitment to give a voice to works that which will make their screening at the Festival a unique and unrepeatable opportunity to discover them In its dimension conceived on a human scale the FICX is far from aiming for an accumulation of titles and previews; therefore it selects and pampers the imbrication of each film within the different sections that make up its programme established names in international cinema are intermingled with emerging filmmakers who will join the already announced presence of the director Gala Hernández who is one of the focal points of the 62nd FICX The selection we present includes genres as diverse as the heterodox neo-thriller phantasmagorical portraits on the verge of unreality or the most iconoclastic and unbridled auteur science fiction ALBAR: THE RETURN OF THREE FILMMAKERS CONNECTED TO FICX The Festival previews three outstanding titles that will form part of the Albar Official Competition Section which includes some of the most eagerly awaited films of the year: L’Empire by Claire Simon and Eight Postcards from Utopia by Radu Jude & Christian Ferencz-Flatz a cult director at festivals such as Berlinale and Cannes which in 2006 dedicated the first retrospective to his work in Spain pays his own particular tribute to science fiction with L’Empire (France This is one of the most daring films to date by a filmmaker who has moved through genres like few others with which he won the Silver Bear at the recent Berlin International Film Festival is the hilarious Star Wars that only a master who is accountable to no one like Bruno Dumont could direct the extraordinary French director Claire Simon who in 2006 competed in the Official Section of FICX with Ça brûle and in 2018 visited Gijón with Premières Solitudes following its premiere at the Cannes Festival This is a precise analysis of the French education system in which the filmmaker gives us a profoundly humanist film in which in addition to a moving portrait of the student body she pays her own tribute to the teaching staff Awarded in Gijón on several occasions (including the previous edition) and winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin in 2021 another exceptional filmmaker who is once again trusting in FICX to premiere his new work in Spain is Radu Jude The director par excellence of social satire returns with Eight Postcards from Utopia (Romania) a feature film he co-directed with the philosopher Christian Ferencz-Flatz and which was presented at the last Locarno International Film Festival which is constructed on the basis of television advertisements from the post-Ceausescu era generates profound anthropological reflections and is shown as a mirror of the country over the last few years Eight Postcards from Utopia by Radu Jude & Christian Ferencz-Flatz RETUEYOS: TAKING RISKS WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING WRONG The Retueyos Competition of the Official Selection has also announced three titles in its programme: Algo viejo Spain) is the third feature film by Hernán Rosselli Inspired by the true story of a family involved in the clandestine gambling business the Argentinean filmmaker draws on the best of crime cinema to offer a neo-thriller that could well be defined as Argentina’s version of Martin Scorsese’s famous Goodfellas which caused a sensation after its screening at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Marta Mateus‘ debut feature Fogo do vento (Portugal) which won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival is produced by the director together with the master Pedro Costa a regular director at FICX who in 2019 won Best Feature Film and Best Art Direction with Vitalina Varela the first time that Marta Mateus has dared to direct; her short film Farpões baldios was premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2017 Fogo do vento summons the memory of previous generations in the Portuguese region of Alentejo allowing the underlying political and socio-cultural aspects to emerge organically Mother Vera is the portrait of a young orthodox nun in her search for personal self-realisation by the Franco-British documentary filmmaker Cécile Embleton and the renowned British photographer Alys Tomlinson which won the Photographer of the Year award at the Sony World Photography Awards 2018 a Polish film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski that competed at FICX in 2013 and won an Oscar Mother Vera by Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson FICX PREMIERE IS BORN AS A SECTION WITH ITS OWN ENTITY FICX Premiere will be the section that will also host singular works of special value that will have their Spanish premiere at the Festival This is the case of In the Land of Brothers by Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli; Imperial Princess by Virgil Vernier and Ce n’est qu’un au revoir (So Long) After its screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024 FICX will premiere in Spain the latest feature film by Guillaume Brac: Ce n’est qu’un au revoir (So Long) (France) a highly sensitive portrait of the world of adolescence who has also had a long career at major festivals such as Locarno subtle sense of humour and the mastery with which he captures the instant The pair of Iranian filmmakers Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli (Iran make their feature film debut with In the Land of Brothers which won the award for Best Director in the World Cinema Dramatic section of the Sundance Festival and which arrives at FICX after having been screened at festivals such as Jeonju and Uruguay was also selected at Cannes in 2017 with Lunch Time In the Land of Brothers attacks the cliché that places Iran as a second home for Afghans and shows the adversities faced by the three refugees around whom the film is articulated Possessing a unique gaze that translates into an unmistakable visual style French filmmaker Virgil Vernier will premiere Imperial Princess (France) in Spain during FICX a film in which everything is recorded by the protagonist with her mobile phone; a young Russian girl whose parents leave Monaco at the beginning of the war for fear of economic sanctions and whom we accompany in a nocturnal wandering through a city that forms a scene of opulence of which she is not a part Premiered this year in the Cinéma du Réel International Competition continuing a long career at renowned festivals such as Locarno and Cannes after premiering his short film Kindertotenlieder at FICX in 2021 welcoming and friendly space in which cinema will be at the centre of a carefully planned programme that will include meetings with the public exhibitions such as the one dedicated to Jean-Luc Godard (curated by the Iranian filmmaker and painter Mitra Farahani and organised by FICX and Fundación Municipal de Cultura or concerts such as the already announced Spanish Brass dedicated to espionage film soundtracks (organised in collaboration with Sociedad Filarmónica de Gijón and Taller de Músicos de Gijón) This is how the Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival will become an ideal meeting place for audiences and filmmakers in which the city will also take on a leading role FICX will screen 75 Spanish (co-)productions which reinforces its commitment to Spanish cinema In addition to unveiling 6 Spanish productions in its Official Short Film Section the Festival has already announced all the titles that will complete its two main competitive sections: Albar and Retueyos Ado Arrieta and Celia Rico Clavellino will star in the spotlights of the 62nd FICX together with the already announced Gala Hernández López The iconic director and precursor of independent cinema will be the protagonist of one of the FICX Spotlights After developing part of his filmography in Spain the filmmaker and painter from Madrid moved to Paris where he lived through the May ‘68 revolution and met personalities such as Marguerite Duras and Jean Marais (a regular actor with Jean Cocteau a filmmaker of reference in Arrieta’s work) His filmography includes Spanish and French productions all of them marked by a recognisable plastic and poetic beauty and a markedly playful intention Arrieta’s films have been praised by artists such as Duras herself or the always missed Jonas Mekas The Festival will screen six of the director’s most representative works including the short films La imitación del ángel (1966) and Vacanza permanente (2006); the medium-length film Tam Tam (1976); and three feature films: Las intrigas de Sylvia Couski (1975) considered to be the first Parisian underground film; Flammes (1978) and Bella durmiente (2016) a particular adaptation of the classic for which he counts on the brilliant performances of Mathieu Amalric and Niels Schneider Celia Rico Clavellino will also be the protagonist of one of the spotlights at the 62nd FICX who began her career alongside renowned filmmakers such as Pablo Berger and José Luis Guerín made her short film Luisa no está en casa (2012) which was screened in Venice and at the Malaga Festival and won a Gaudí Award He then participated in the screenplay for Quatretondeta a film by Pol Rodríguez that received several nominations for the Goya Awards in 2017 winning a Special Mention at the San Sebastian Festival two nominations for the Feroz Awards and a Goya nomination for Best New Director he once again focuses his narrative on maternal-filial bonds alongside the actresses María Vázquez and Adriana Ozores as well as two other awards at San Sebastian and Toulouse In addition to the spotlights on Ado Arrieta and Celia Rico Clavellino the multidisciplinary artist and researcher from Murcia The Albar Official Selection unveils its fascinating programme in its entirety Six new titles complete the Albar Official Selection alongside the previously announced films: L’Empire by Bruno Dumont; Good One by India Donaldson; Eight Postcards From Utopia by Radu Jude & Christian Ferencz-Flatz; Retaguardia by Ramón Lluís Bande; La prisonnière de Bordeaux by Patricia Mazuy; Vulcanizadora by Joel Potrykus Tú me abrasas by Matías Piñeiro and Dying by Matthias Glasner Le roman de Jim (France) is the latest feature film by brothers Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu it arrives in the Albar Official Selection after its premiere at Cannes Premiere who competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes with Painting or Making Love in 2005 closed the 2021 edition of FICX with their film Tralala Their works have been selected at festivals such as Locarno Le roman de Jim by Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu An expert in portraying the unknowns of human nature the prolific South Korean director Hong Sang-soo already a classic in the Festival programme The double winner of the FICX Official Selection invites us to reflect on creation with his latest work And he does so through an artist and university professor played by Kim Minhee winner of the Leopard for Best Actress at the Locarno Festival Swedish director Gustav Möller presents a disturbing psychological thriller that challenges the sense of justice of a prison warden brilliantly played by the multi-award-winning actress Sidse Babett Knudsen The film arrives at the Festival after its screening in the Berlin Official Selection Ray Yeung offers with Todo va a salir bien (Hong Kong) a different look at the love between two elderly women in an environment where it is important to keep up appearances The LGTBI theme is common in the work of the Hong Kong filmmaker who has been shown at international competitions such as the Berlinale where he won the Teddy Award for his new work Belgium) is a revision of the American Civil War through the prism of Roberto Minervini the Italian director has made a completely fictional feature film with echoes of post-western after having made non-fiction works such as The Other Side (Louisiana) or Stop the Pounding Heart Los Malditos arrives at the FICX Official Selection after receiving the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director at Cannes The best representative of French romantic-dramatic comedy returns to participate in the Albar Official Selection with Trois amies (France) The FICX had his feature film Las cosas que decimos las cosas que hacemos in 2020 and the presence of the filmmaker in the 60th edition with Chronicle of an ephemeral love Mouret tells the story of a woman who has to rebuild her life after losing her husband which premiered in the Official Selection at the Venice Film Festival features magnificent performances by Camille Cottin India Hair and the always impeccable Vincent Macaigne New film talents join the Retueyos Official Selection In addition to January 2 by Zsófia Szilágyi; Flathead by Jaydon Martin; Algo viejo algo prestado by Hernán Rosselli; Peaches Goes Bananas by Marie Losier; Fogo do vento by Marta Mateus; and Mother Vera by Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson seven titles by promising filmmakers make up an unbeatable programme in the Retueyos Official Selection Itoiz udako sesioak (Spain) by Larraitz Zuazo revives the story of the Basque progressive / symphonic rock band Itoiz which after enjoying recognition in the 1980s ended up disbanding at the end of that decade The feature film was part of a special programme within Cannes Doc that was developed in collaboration with FICX and ZINEBI and is presented in Gijón in the form of a joint premiere in collaboration with the Basque festival FICX will feature the world premiere of River Returns (Japan) This is the third feature film by Masakazu Kaneko a director who places the link between man and nature at the heart of his stories and who films with exceptional delicacy The film is reminiscent of the animated universe of the Ghibli Studios in real life The Festival will also host the world premiere of Luna the Asturian director Pablo Casanueva carries out a process of research into the memory of his family who were almost exterminated during the Civil War and Franco’s regime France) is the second feature film by Santiago Lozano Álvarez he goes into the Colombian jungle to accompany an elderly man who lost his son to paramilitary militia in a rite of passage towards death In addition to the beauty of the space and the choice of framing there is the spectacular cinematography by Juan Velásquez The film won the Audience Award in the Panorama Section of the Berlinale Sacha Amaral debuts with El placer es mío (Argentina a debut feature film starring a magnetic and troubled young man who manages to take advantage of whoever crosses his path which won the Grand Prix at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BAFICI) who won the Best Film Award in the Retueyos Section in 2020 with Stray returns to compete in this edition of FICX with Mistress Dispeller (China the filmmaker offers a look at modern-day China through a new profession that has emerged with the rise of the internet: Mistress Dispeller the Festival will screen the medium-length film What Mary Didn’t Know (Greece which had its premiere at the Locarno competition and was directed by Konstantina Kotzamani twice nominated for the European Film Awards for her previous short films and who presented Electric Swan at FICX in 2019 the Greek filmmaker takes us on a cruise around the Mediterranean in a fabulous medley between Las mil y una noches and classical mythology and does so from the perspective of a teenager lost on board this voyage through the sea What Mary Didn’t Know by Konstantina Kotzamani The FICX completes its Official Short Film Section with six Spanish productions Six exceptional titles join the already announced Revolving Rounds by Johann Lurf & Christina Jauernik; Being John Smith by John Smith; Sheep Out by Zofia Klamka; Todos los futuros by Bárbara Cerro; Freeride in C by Edmunds Jansons; Better This Way by Emanuel Pârvu; and Closeout by Agnė Girsaitė in the Official Short Film Section Three of the new proposals arise from the renewed collaboration between FICX and the Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival (ZINEBI) both festivals share the premieres of the short films Errotatiba by Iratxe Fresneda; Horizontal by Alex Reynolds and Campolivar by Alicia Moncholí Artist and filmmaker Alex Reynolds has made Horizontal an atmospheric short film in which a girl takes on the role of an adult Reynolds’ work has been exhibited at prestigious contemporary art museums and festivals such as the BFI London Film Festival The director and researcher from Bilbao Iratxe Fresneda who passed through FICX with Lurralde Hotzak (2018) and Tetuán (2022) presents in Errotatiba a reflection on memory through the images of the disused presses and offices of a former newsroom the Asturian filmmaker Alicia Moncholí presents a courageous analysis of her memories of her father through incandescent family archive material The filmmaker won the New Directors Award of the Principality of Asturias in 2021 also from Asturias and winner of the FICX New Directors Award in 2023 offers in Una lluz a review of historical spaces related to mining in the Asturian Basin director who visited FICX in 2019 with Las letras de Jordi and in 2022 with Fe With a title that pays homage to the film by the also much-missed Agnès Varda la otra no; the filmmaker from San Sebastian shows the day-to-day life of two women who work in the audiovisual sector The FICX will also feature in its Official Short Film Section El mal d’Hèrcules an observational work on the treatment of epilepsy in a Barcelona hospital which emerged as a project of the Master’s Degree in Documentary Film at the Autonomous University of Barcelona-UAB (coordinated by filmmaker Jorge Tur) and signed by Marta Rodríguez Quesada The Night of the Spanish Short Film shines with its own light at the 62nd FICX The Noche del Corto Español (Spanish Short Film Night) has been one of the most appreciated by the Festival’s audience for years four female directors and two male directors have signed the titles that make up its attractive programme Carmen Jiménez approaches the childhood wounds that are carried over into adult life in Lava was present in the official sections of the Malaga and Seville festivals The director is known as co-writer of Adiós by Paco Cabezas and the series La Mesías by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi Catalan filmmaker Cordelia Alegre presents a grandmother and granddaughter who are unable to find their way home due to an episode of disorientation on the part of the former A moving short film built around the director’s questions about care between generations María Abenia has made Las sirenas: a short film about femininity sisterhood and memory in relation to the role of women in rural areas of the Canary Islands The filmmaker returns to FICX after presenting Circe in 2022 and Sísifo in the last edition Judoka is a short film by Ander Iriarte with a script by Estibaliz Urresola (director of 20,000 species of bees) the camera reveals itself as the eyes of a character who lives in a state of constant anxiety and faces problems of social exclusion Ander Iriarte is also co-director with Amaia Merino of Que se sepa (Indarkeriaren oi(h)artzunak) a feature film that will be part of the Esbilla – Equí y n’otru tiempo section of FICX Las chicas by Laura Obradors is a fantastic coming-of-age film starring teenage girls who face together the conflicts of their age among which the question of gender stands out a Japanese actor known for playing female characters relives his past during an interview after its screening at the Sitges Film Festival