Cinema and word

The Cinema and the Word

Watching a film in a movie theater is both an individual and collective experience. When you get to an auditorium you are part of a group of people who attend a movie. When the lights turn off, it's just you and the screen. A gag that makes a theater burst out laughing, it's also a communal experience. In Begiradak, when the film ends, film professionals and spectators engage in a dialogue in which they talk about the productions from an individual, collective and pedagogical perspective. It is the space of The cinema and The word.

Our poster from last year’s edition

"I absolutely loved the short films. The quality was truly impressive. As we always say: with limited resources, you can still tell powerful stories."

(Lorea Intxausti)

Lorea Intxausti, actress

Sessions 3 and 4 with schools, with the sound technician Deiane Olaizola and the actress Lorea Intxausti.

Santi Ugalde, actor

Nuria Casal, filmmaker and producer

Fernando Vera and Nuria Casal, filmmakers, led the sessions on the framework theme, with students from CENTA and ESCIVI and collective cinema with associations from Gipuzkoa.

Deiane Olaizola, sound technician

Sessions 1 and 2 with schools, with the filmmaker Xabi Ortiz and the technical manager of Larrotxene Unai Guerra.

María Fontán, filmmaker

Xabi Ortiz, filmmaker

"Cinema is a metaphorical language—what we see on screen often represents something deeper. That’s the challenge in these sessions: helping children grasp the messages behind each film. And they do."