Cineversatile Short Film Festival: A cinematic journey through diversity

The International Short Film Festival on Diversity, Cineversatile, is preparing for its 13th edition, which promises to be an enriching and diverse cinematographic experience. This year, the event will focus on the Pink Triangle, a symbol representing the discrimination suffered by gay people during the Holocaust. The programming, selected by the organizers, will combine face-to-face and virtual screenings to reach a global audience. The director of the festival, José Alirio Peña, in an interview with Tėlam underlined the importance of addressing specific themes within cinema and highlighted the fundamental role of the festival in curating films that adhere to this vision. Over an extensive ten-month period, an open call was launched across four free platforms, receiving a wide range of short films for consideration. Through a rigorous selection process, the quality and relevance of the works that will be exhibited during the event was guaranteed. The face-to-face screenings will take place on July 14 and 15 at the microcinema of the Recoleta Cultural Center (CCR) in Buenos Aires. This room, which has a limited capacity, will offer attendees the opportunity to enjoy a selection of short films for free. For those unable to attend in person, the films will also be streamed online on the 16th and 17th via the wahustreaming.com platform. The incorporation of virtual exhibitions was a positive change for the festival, especially in the current context of the pandemic. By opening its doors to a global audience, the festival has managed to attract people interested in the specific topics it addresses. In the previous edition, a total of 10,551 reproductions of the short films were registered, demonstrating the scope and relevance of this event internationally. The Cineversatile, which had its beginnings in Venezuela, ran for seven years and screened a total of 143 short films and 16 feature films, attracting an average audience of 2,000 spectators per edition. Since its arrival in Buenos Aires eight years ago, the festival gained popularity and managed to gather more than 10,500 people in its first six editions.

Original source in Spanish