{"id":14214,"date":"2026-10-29T20:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escac.com\/?p=14214"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:12:28","slug":"escac-at-the-71st-seminci-in-valladolid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escac.com\/en\/noticias\/escac-at-the-71st-seminci-in-valladolid\/","title":{"rendered":"ESCAC at the 71st Seminci in Valladolid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students, the \u00d3pera Prima Lab and ESCAC Talent: a week of cinema in Valladolid.<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 23 to 31 October, the Valladolid International Film Week celebrates its 71st edition, with more than 200 films in the programme. ESCAC is once again present at one of Europe\u2019s longest-running festivals, which has been held continuously since 1956. This year, a group of more than 25 students of screenwriting, directing and Film Studies travels to Valladolid to experience Seminci from the inside: watching films and short films, attending discussions and pitching sessions, and enjoying parties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 years of \u00d3pera Prima\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema is full of firsts, and this year ESCAC\u2019s \u00d3pera Prima Lab is celebrating some of its own at Seminci. As part of its 20th anniversary, the initiative is taking part in the Valladolid festival for the first time, presenting up to eight projects developed at the school: feature-film debuts, series and new formats, both fiction and documentary. Their creators will have the opportunity to share their proposals in pitching sessions with producers, distributors, platforms and other industry professionals, with the aim of finding partners and opening up new avenues for production. Over these two decades, \u00d3pera Prima has supported the early careers of filmmakers who today shape Spain\u2019s audiovisual landscape, including Mar Coll, Kike Ma\u00edllo and Elena Trap\u00e9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESCAC Talent<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESCAC talent is once again making its mark on the Seminci programme, with a notable presence in various festival sections. The <\/span><b>Spanish Short Film Official Section<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El desencanto<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Marta Mart\u00edn; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u2019enterrament de la sardina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Mariona Mart\u00ednez; and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Pegaso<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Mar\u00eda Martos, all productions of ESCAC Films, as well as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al vespre llegeixo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Carlota Gonz\u00e1lez-Adrio, an ESCAC alumna. They are joined by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aho Beltza<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Alba Lozano, also an ESCAC alumna, in the International Short Film Official Section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The school\u2019s presence also extends to the feature film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salen las lobas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Claudia Estrada Tarsac\u00f3, which is showing in Punto de Encuentro, while <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camionero<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Francisco Marise, is part of Tiempo de Historia. Both projects emerged from the \u00d3pera Prima Lab, which is marking its twentieth anniversary by championing new stories and supporting filmmakers on the journey towards their first films.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A long-standing relationship<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2007, Seminci has dedicated a space to ESCAC short films, and at its 70th edition it awarded us the Honorary Spike. This year, the collaboration has gone beyond the festival: in March, OFF ESCAC and Seminci organised their first intensive Introduction to Film Directing workshop in Valladolid, with Mar Coll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And in 2026, for the second year in a row, the Valladolid Festival is presenting the ESCAC Award for Best New Fiction Director as part of the Punto de Encuentro Official Section. Endowed with 5.000 euros contributed by the school, the award recognises the director of a first or second film, with the aim of supporting and encouraging filmmakers in the early stages of their careers. Established in 2025, the award reaffirms ESCAC\u2019s commitment to new voices in cinema.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students, the \u00d3pera Prima Lab and ESCAC Talent: a week of cinema in Valladolid. &nbsp; From 23 to 31 October, the Valladolid International Film Week celebrates its 71st edition, with more than 200 films in the programme. ESCAC is once again present at one of Europe\u2019s longest-running festivals, which has been held continuously since 1956. 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