- His first fiction feature film, “20,000 species of bees”, has been chosen as a candidate to represent Spain at the 2024 Oscars.
- Salima Jirari, a consultant specialized in the diversity of audiovisual projects, will also offer another masterclass open to the public
- The Humans Lab will be held from December 1 to 3 in Valencia, when four short film projects on human rights will be accompanied
The Humans Lab, the audiovisual creation laboratory launched by the Valencia International Film and Human Rights Festival, Humans Fest, organized by Fundación por la Justicia since 2009, celebrates its first edition this week. Specifically, from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 3, when it will also host two master classes open to the public: one given by the director Estíbaliz Urresola and another, by the consultant Salima Jirari.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITH TWO REFERENCES
Urresola released his first fiction feature film this year, 20,000 species of bees, which won the Silver Bear for Best Performance for Sofía Otero, the Audience Award and the German Exhibitors Award at the Berlinale. Patricia López Arnaiz also won the Golden Biznaga for Best Film and the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress at the Malaga Film Festival. Furthermore, it has been chosen as candidate to represent Spain at the Oscars 2024. The director will offer her masterclass on Friday December 1st, at 17 hours, in it La Beneficència Cultural Center.
For its part, Jirari, specialized in diversity of audiovisual projects, has been working for more than ten years in different areas of the film sector, such as distribution or production. He collaborates with various programs, companies and universities, advising projects in development and giving sessions on unconscious biases in the creative process. The consultant will offer her masterclass on Saturday December 2, at 11 hours, Also in the La Beneficència Cultural Center.
Admission will be free in both cases, but you must reserve in advance due to capacity issues. It can be easily managed from the Humans Fest official website.
INTENSIVE MENTORING FOR FOUR FILM PROJECTS
The objective of Humans Lab is to promote the writing of film scripts on human rights, as well as to support authors through training activities. To do this, it is proposed as a mentoring session lasting three days, so that four projects Enjoy personalized advice from professionals in the audiovisual field.
Specifically, among the applications presented, the proposals for Honorato Ruiz, Claudia Estrada, Coke Arijo e Iván Fernández de Córdoba, who, in addition to the master classes, will have two tutored sessions one-to-one with Urresola and Jirari, respectively, as well as a group session of preparation to pitch from the hand of the Valencian director Fran Ruvira and, as a final touch, to make a presentation to different production companies in the Valencian Community.
ABOUT HUMANS FEST AND HUMANS LAB
Humans Fest is one of the main activities promoted by the Foundation for Justice with the aim of defending human rights and denouncing their violations around the world through cinema, a powerful tool and power to raise awareness. It is part of the international Human Rights Film Network.
Its 14th edition (2023), in which the Humans Lab is part of, is celebrated thanks to the collaboration of the Conselleria de Cooperació, Diputació de València, Ajuntament de València, Institut Valencià de Cultura, Caixa Popular and Teika. For its part, the Valencian regional radio and television station À Punt has been the official media of the festival.
In addition, the Humans Lab initiative also has the support of the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) and the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan of the Government of Spain.