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A collection of six new and three established films produced primarily by Basque people.

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AnderUmurage
(Country: Spain; Director: Roberto Castón; Writer: Roberto Castón; Cast: Joxean Bengoetxa, Christian Esquivel, Mamen Rivera, Pako Revueltas, Pilar Rodriguez, Eriz Alberdi, Pedro Otaegi, Unax Martín, Leire Ucha)
When a rural farmer injures himself he develops an unlikely friendship with the farmhand he hires to help.

(Country: Spain; Director: Fermín Muguruza, Javier Corcuera)
A diverse group of musicians travel around the villages - and checkpoints - of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

(Country: Spain; Director: Arkaitz Basterra Zalbide; Writer: Arkaitz Basterra Zalbide; Cast: Vojtech Jasny, Rock Demers, Milos Forman, René Böll, Josef Slimácek, Robert Lantz)
The successful Czech filmmaker looks back at his life and the historic events he lived through via a series of conversations with old friends and acquaintances.

(Country: Spain; Director: Aitor Mazo, Patxo Tellería; Writer: Aitor Mazo; Cast: Aitor Mazo, Gracia Olayo, Bingen Elortza, Lander Otaola, Santi Ugalde)
A teenager living in a rough working class area discovers a love of painting.

(Country: US; Director: Andrea Olabarría; Writer: Andrea Olabarría, Doug Klozzner; Cast: Danna Maret, John Lovino, Jessica Brydon, Albert Campillo)
The troubled lives of three teenagers become entangled to devastating effect. ,

Rough WindsThe Sea's Daughter
(Country: Spain; Director: José Martínez)
A young woman researches the story of her refugee father, who was killed when she was an infant.

(Country: Spain; Director: Aitzpea Goenaga; Writer: Aitzpea Goenaga; Cast: Isidoro Fernández, Mikel Losada, Aitziber Garmendia, Roberto Alonso, Lander Otaola)
A group of final year culinary students cause chaos for a stressed head chef intent on discovering the cause of a terrible smell.

(Country: Spain; Director: Gorka Gamarra Gaztañaga)
Survivors and assailants tell their stories in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide.

(Country: Spain; Director: Juan Miguel Gutiérrez)
A documentary about the Basque artist and filmmaker Juanjo Franco Zabalegi.


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Jean-Pierre Améris talks about his comedy Romantics Anonymous.

Michel Hazanavicius, the Dardennes and others on cinematic and fairy tale influences.

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