CICEMA 2025 Programme

OPENING CEREMONY

Hosted by actress Mireia Pérez. Performance by Claudia Gynther and Jérémy Alla, screening of the short films:

SEBASTIÁN MARTÍ, IN MEMORIAM
PASO DOBLE (France). Dir. Bruno Delbonnel, with Miquel Barceló and Josef Nadj. 41’

Time: 10:00 – 12:30

Screening session of the films selected in the official section.

PROGRAMME 1 / 10:00 – 11:00 

ARTE O ARTESANÍA (Spain). Dir. Margarita Galera Durán. Ceramicists documentary. 18’10”

EXUVIE (Switzerland). Dir. Frédéric Choffat. Experimental 11’

TRAS LAS HUELLAS DEL BARRO ANDALUSÍ (Spain). Dir. Dany Ruz. Historical documentary 28’14”

PROGRAMA 2 / 11:30 – 12:30

MANETES DE FANG (Spain). Dir. Jordi Escofet i Terrones. Educational experience. 14’42

OROPESA Y EL COLLAR DE PERLAS (Chile). Dir. Patricia Saitua. Traditional technique. 24’50”

RHYTHM OF THE HANDS (Norway). Dir. Mona Johanne Hoel. Artists Documentary. 22’

Time: 13:00-14:00

LECTURE

Švankmajer and the Alchemy of Matter: The Link between Ceramics and Animation  by Rubén Soler, animation production supervisor, teacher and audiovisual producer.

Hora: 17:00 – 21:00

Screening session of films in the official section.

PROGRAMA 3 / 17:00 – 18:00 

EL BARRO MÁGICO DE AGOST (Spain). Dir. Enrique Vasalo Martínez. Ceramic city documentary. 23’20”

HURRA! (Germany). Dir. Vero Horak. Animation 12’25

TRANSPORTES DE SUEÑOS (Spain). Dir. Laura Miner. Artist documentary. 10’46”

PROGRAMME 4 / 18:30 – 19:30

AEON (Italy). Dir. Benedikt Hipp. Experimental 12’59”

COREOGRAFÍA DE UN CRECIMIENTO (Spain). Dir. Morela Cañas. Experimental 13’8”

LA NIEBLA (Spain). Dir. Pedro Herrero García. Fiction 27’40”

PROGRAMME 5 / 20:00 – 21:00

AFTER CELADON (People’s Republic of China). Dir. Tan Hangyu. Artists documentary 28’55”

EL JUEGO (DE XAVIER MONSALVATJE) (Spain). Dir. Javi Reaktiu. Artist documentary 17’21”

ECOCIDIO (Argentina). Dir. Aldana Loiseau. Animación 8’12”

Time: 11:00 – 11:15

Screening session of the films selected for the official section.

PROGRAMME 6 / 10:00 – 11:00 

FANG, LA FLOR DE LA TERRA (Spain). Dir. Luis Pérez Cuevas. Ceramic city documentary. 30’

IN-MATERIAL (Spain). Dir. Juan Carlos Guerra. Documentary on art and crafts. 20’

Time: 11:30 – 13:30

Special screening outside competition.

PORCELAIN WAR (USA),Dir.: Brendan Bellomo AND Slava Leontyev. Documentary. 87’.

Nominated to the 2025 Oscars, and winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, this fascinating film shows the hardships and unwavering spirit of three Ukrainian artists within the context of a devastating war.

Time: 17:00 – 17:50

Screening session of films in the official section and the student section.

PROGRAMA 7 / 17:00 – 17:50 

AL COR DEL FANG (Spain). Dir. Jan Madrenas Girbau. Rural documentary. 14’11

STUDENT SECTION

BAJO EL GESTO (España). Dir. María Pardo Rodríguez. Experimental 7’05”

INDYGAMA (India). Dir. Anna-Maria Bakhtiarova. Ceramics experience. 6’00

DIP (India). Dir. Sheha Katiyar. Traditional technique documentary. 7’50”

Time: 18:30

Venue: Auditorio Germanías, Manises.

Awards/closing ceremony.