L’alternativa 2021
By Charlotte Stace
Barcelona’s most avant-garde film festival takes place once more!
This year the Barcelona Independent Film Festival, l'Alternativa, reaches its 28th edition. For nearly three decades they have been offering filmgoers and professionals a unique opportunity to discover and enjoy screenings and activities that value creative freedom, diversity, innovation, commitment and thought-provoking reflection. This year they are putting together a hybrid edition: onsite screenings and activities will take place at the CCCB and a selection of films will be available on Filmin, as well as a series of streamed activities for the public and industry professionals.
Some of this year’s films will include Magaluf Ghost Town, Anxious Body, Fantasia, Close-Up, All Light Everywhere, La Primera Mujer and No Quiero Más, among many others. Alongside the screenings, l'Alternativa Activities includes seminars, masterclasses, debates with creators, panel discussions, a symposium, creative workshops for children and grownups and Film Schools seminars.