FILMADRID, Madrid’s international film festival, will bring a selection of international auteur films to the capital from 7 to 16 June, screening more than 60 from all over the world.
The Focos section, devoted to internationally renowned directors whose films are seldom shown in Madrid, will host retrospectives on Raquel Chalfi,the Afro -American films of Khalik Allah and the Italian Tonino de Bernardi. In addition, a total of 41 premieres will be screened in Spain, five of them world premieres. It also highlights "the special place" that the festival devotes to the South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo when he opens and closes the event with two of his films, 'The day after' and 'Claire's Camera'.