Docupolis.

The international documentary festival Docupolis is currently running through October 10 at the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona. The event, directed by Hugo Salinas, has its economic troubles, but it's still alive and kicking, offering a kaleidoscopic vision of our reality through a vast array of documentary films from almost everywhere. More than 600 docs from 50 countries compete for seven awards, with José Luis López Linares's Un instant en la vida aliena (A Moment in Somebody Else's Life) as a clear fave for Best Documentary. The festival is rounded off by a group of parallel activities: a retrospective of the work of Santiago Alvarez, a leading figure of Cuban documentary filmmaking; a rediscovery of the films of Armenian Artavazd Pelechian; a discussion with Yves Jeanneau, directing member of Arte and program director for Siete Arte, the French institution for the promotion of documentaries; a complete overview of Catalan documentaries, and other features of singular interest. Vote for Docupolis.

Posted by dwhudson at October 8, 2004 7:15 AM