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Jun 23, 2026
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GENERAMMA 2026 announces line up

The films of Marta Matute and Ángeles González- Sinde They are the main performers at the opening and closing ceremonies .

GENERAMMA 2026 weaves alliances with key players in the industry audiovisual Spanish , while consolidating those identity markers that grant​ plurality and singularity to programming .


GENERAMMA, the Film Festival by Women organized by the Association Andalusian Women in the Media Audiovisuals (AAMMA), which is held of the September 15-19 in the municipality A native of Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz, has presented this Tomorrow 's program at the Provincial Council of Cádiz will include the participation of the Deputy for Equality , Susana Sánchez -Toro; and the Director General of Innovation and Cultural Promotion of the Regional Government of Andalusia , Pía Falcon ; the Second Deputy Mayor of Chiclana City Council , Mª Ángeles Martínez Rico; the President of AAMMA, Pilar Crespo , and the director of GENERAMMA, Cristina Consuegra .

The programming brings together a selection of films that travel from the creation documentary​ even fiction​ further intimate , with special attention to memory historical Andalusian and to the work of the filmmakers of the land , thus as well as the formation of new audiences.

The entities Collaborators have reiterated their support for this festival, which is celebrating its sixth year. edition . Thus , the Deputy for Equality , Susana Sánchez -Toro, has indicated Some of the key elements that make Generamma a unique festival : “ It gives visibility to female directors and creators , and also promotes other ways of telling stories: more focused on care , memory , territory and experiences female diverse . In addition , their networking with other festivals and their commitment through the formation of new public reinforces a Key idea : equality doesn't depend solely on who appears on screen , but whose has the right to create and decide "What is being said ?" It's because This , in the opinion of the deputy , means that “ Generamma is consolidating itself as a space for meeting , reflection and collaboration for cinema made by women , strengthening their growth and their connection with the public and the industry .”

For its part, the Second Deputy Mayor and Delegate for Women from the Chiclana City Council , Mª Ángeles Martínez Rico stated that “ Generamma is a festival that already this consolidated and that will continue strengthening , changing and adapting to the new times .” He also indicated that “it is a festival made by women , whose programming reflects the diversity of their stories.”

On behalf of the Ministry of Culture, the Director General of Innovation and Cultural Promotion of the Regional Government of Andalusia , Pía Falcon , has wanted emphasize that “ Generamma It was born with the desire to make visible stories that during a lot They've had time less presence on screens and today has become a​ reference within and outside of Andalusia .” Furthermore , he concluded that “the Andalusian Regional Government seeks support projects that in addition to offering a quality cultural programming , they generate conversation , thought critical and opportunities for the professionals of the sector . And Generamma does precisely He does that with rigor , enthusiasm , and a enormous The ability to connect with the public . It is especially valuable that everything this occur from Cádiz and Chiclana , two places that have shown that culture knows no boundaries , but rather passion , quality work , and collaboration . When administrations and associations row in the same management , the projects They bloom and Generamma is a magnificent an example of this .”

The President of AAMMA, Pilar Crespo , has expressed her gratitude for the support of all the entities. sponsors , especially the Provincial Council as main funder and the Chiclana City Council , as well such as the Ministry of Culture. Also to others entities like the SGAE Foundation , which is present From the first edition , all those who, year after year , join the list of collaborators who make This festival is possible and given visibility by organizations such as the Andalusian Film Academy and the Council . Audiovisual de Andalucía , the RTVE Equality Observatory, the Andalucía Film Commission , the Filmoteca de Andalucía , RTVA and RTVE.

In that line of follow In addition , the president of AAMMA has announced the return of the crowdfunding campaign for friends of the festival #AbrazaGeneramma , which will be launched from July 1st , and which will allow those who join to have access advance booking of tickets , invitations and gifts​ special .

The hug , the biggest expression physics of the Be careful , it will be again the leitmotif that will guide us in different ways to become part of GENERAMMA, giving continuation to this This initiative strengthens the relationship with its audiences and with the community it has built over these years . six years of existence.

That increased collaborations and dialogue processes Planking is one of the keys to this new GENERAMMA edition . Its director , Cristina Consuegra , has been in charge of outlining the main themes and titles. further Highlights of this year 's programming .

The sixth GENERAMMA edition seeks to delve deeper into the plurality of programming , continuing the line of work driven because of his previous director , Oliva Acosta, to whom Consuegra has dedicated A few words of thanks , highlighting "their work and the importance of their firmness in promoting a project of this kind." nature ".

 

DIALOGUE WITH FESTIVALS AND INDUSTRY PLAYERS

One of the pillars on which the programming is based presented It resides in dialogue organic with other key festivals and with entities fundamental to the sector audiovisual Andalusian . By Therefore , the opening day includes the screening of Yo no moriré de amor ( I Will Not Die of Love) , by Marta Matute, thanks to the collaboration with the Malaga Festival , which awarded it the Golden Biznaga for Best Movie Spanish . The director of this festival, Juan Antonio Vigar, will participate in the screening of this tape , which puts in the center of the debate political the care of sick and dependent people .

One day Next up is the Seville European Film Festival , whose​ collaboration Take the tape to Chiclana I Believe You , by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys . It will be the one director of the contest , Manuel Cristóbal , who present this movie Belgian , who won the main prizes in the last edition of this festival, including the award granted by AAMMA.

Both festivals will also be part of a meeting that will bring together professionals of the audiovisual European in a day of dialogue on the present and the future of the cinema made by women , thanks to the collaboration with the Andalusia Film Commission .

Herein​ new stage , the festival bets because of the depth conceptual and pivots around three axes : body , territory and future .

Thus , the programming GENERAMMA 2026 official begins his reflection from the most Immediate : the body . A body that works , that loves, that plays , that resists . In Pioneers. They only wanted play , Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz It recovers the feat of those Young people in 1970s Spain who defied Franco's regime to play football , in a session organized together with the RTVE Equality Observatory .

The body also crosses the aforementioned I will not die of love and I believe you and it manifests itself in all its intensity in Iván & Hadoum , by Ian de la Rosa, which transfers the tension to the greenhouse Almerian , where desire and ascent​ labor They come into conflict .

TERRITORY AND MEMORY: CINEMA AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE

The second block of the program It focuses on memory . historical Andalusian and in the creative documentary as tool for inquiry and justice . The festival will dedicate a day special to the work of Concha Barquero , one of the filmmakers fundamentals of the documentary Andalusian , with the screening of Caja de Resistencia , which he signs alongside Alejandro Alvarado. The film imagines the projects unfinished works by Fernando Ruiz Vergara , whose documentary Dew was censored in the early years of democracy , turning the act of imagining into a form of rebellion .

To this The proposal also includes the works of two AAMMA members : Plaza nueva a las diez , by Carmen Tortosa , which portrays a group of people older transforming their lives and a space urban Granada through dance , and Remember Me , by Remedios Malvárez , where the actress Adelfa Calvo films her grandmother , the legendary Girl from Puebla, in an exciting memory exercise​ familiar .

Complete this line the section Pioneers , who this year rescue Night function​ (1981) by Josefina Molina from Córdoba , a classic of the cinema Spanish who continues to challenge power relations in the field Domestic and professional . This projection It has the collaboration of the Filmoteca de Andalucía .

FUTURE AND POLITICAL IMAGINATION: NEW PUBLICS AND NEW NARRATIVES

The third axis of GENERAMMA 2026 is projected with a bet clear through the training and creation of New audiences . The festival will host a workshop on fiction . climate aimed at young people , a invitation to imagine futures possible from the south, and will project Olivia and the invisible earthquake by Irene Iborra , a a film that addresses precariousness from the perspective children 's council​​ Audiovisual of Andalusia .

 

CLOSING OF THE 2026 EDITION

The feature film After Kim , by Ángeles González- Sinde , a filmmaker with a long career who has always stood out by offer a The film will offer a social perspective from everyday life . responsible for closing the 2026 edition of GENERAMMA . movie assumes to close a circle Regarding the inaugural ribbon , since both movies they engage a conversation organic analysis of care in the current social landscape from two perspectives generational different , but convergent.

The closing of the festival too will emphasize talent​​ Andalusian in its format further Brief . A 360º activity about the short film Andalusian , in collaboration with the SGAE Foundation , will precede the screening of the short films done by the members of AAMMA.

 

The presentation of the Generamma 2026 program was also attended by the territorial delegate for Tourism, Culture and Sport , Tania Barcelona; the delegate for Culture of the Chiclana City Council , Susana Rivas; and the Director of Communication . of the Advice Audiovisual of Andalusia , Ana Millán ; and the director of programming of the Culture Department of the Chiclana City Council , Juan José Téllez .

 

GENERAMMA 2026 is a festival organized by the Association Andalusian Women in the Media Audiovisuals (AAMMA), with funding of the Equality Service of the Provincial Council of Cádiz ; grant and equipment from the Chiclana City Council and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Regional Government of Andalusia . This sixth edition account also with the collaboration of others entities and professionals committed to the drive of the cinema made by women .

 

 

PROGRAMMING

I Will Not Die of Love , by Marta Matute. Presented by : Juan Antonio Vigar. In collaboration with the Málaga Film Festival. Opening film .

At 18 years old , Claudia doesn't want be a heroine . Her mother 's illness bursts in as a storm silent that forces a redefinition of roles in a family that carries time Disconnected . Between the duty to care and the desire to live as Like any girl her age , Claudia is looking for a way to live that new reality , which will transform the bonds between the whole family .

Pioneers: Only they wanted Play , by Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz . In collaboration with the RTVE Equality Observatory .

In Spain in the early 1970s , under Franco 's regime still firmly deeply rooted in society , a group of very girls youths decide Playing football in a country that does n't recognize its place in the sport . Along the way find an ally unexpected : such a bold sports promoter as Visionary . Together , and against all odds. The forecast says they will challenge the system and lay the foundation for a struggle that will forever change the history of soccer female in Spain.

I Believe You , by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys . Presented by : Manuel Cristóbal . In collaboration with the Seville European Film Festival .

Alice appears before the judge , knowing that there is no margin for error . It must to speak on behalf of her children and confront their father , since their custody It's at stake . Will he be able to ? do Hear their voice and protect them before it 's too late. too late?

Ivan and Hadoum , by Ian de la Rosa.

Ivan falls in love with Hadoum , a new partner , in the greenhouse in Almería where they both work . However, their longed-for ascent labor will interfere with your relationship , forcing you to decide that type of person wants be .

New square at ten o'clock , by Carmen Tortosa .

Every week , as evening falls , a group of people transforms a space Urban , in the heart of Granada, in a vibrant setting of life and rhythm . Plaza Nueva at ten o'clock captures the passion that drives these dancers , showing how music and movement give them​ a new vitality . Through their stories, we are Witnesses to the joy and connection they find in dance , demonstrating that passion knows no bounds ages . This documentary is a tribute to strength of the human spirit and capacity of the art to bring any space to life place .

Resistance box , Concha Barquero , Alejandro Alvarado.

 

After his death , Fernando Ruiz Vergara let dozens of movie sketches that never​ could The filmmaker​ Andalusian only there was directed a documentary , Rocío , heartbreaking and fascinating, cursed after its judicial censorship in the early years of democracy in Spain. From So , their projects They remained latent in the imagination and in desire . The resistance box is fabricated with those projects dreamed up to bring them to the movies from the present , as a gesture of resistance .

Evening Performance , by Josefina Molina. In collaboration with the Filmoteca de Andalucía

Actors Lola Herrera and Daniel Dicenta star a stark confession about the reasons for his frustrated and stormy Marriage . From the actress 's dressing room , as she prepares to perform ' Five Hours with Mario', they review , without inhibitions or taboos , her past Together . Without respite , with questions and answers that never end Giving prominence to silence , they confront their points of view on events that marked their relationship : children , love , heartbreak , jealousy , sexuality , infidelity , and all the underlying complexes and disappointments that since Children have been shaping their personalities .

Remember me , by Remedios Malvárez

Remember me tells us as a granddaughter She's making a documentary about her grandmother ; she 's the actress. Adelfa Calvo, her grandmother is the legendary flamenco figure La Niña de la Puebla. This is the story of the process creative of a project that Adelfa began when was very young recording him interviews unpublished and now in their maturity personal and professional has decided conclude .

Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake , by Irene Iborra . In collaboration with the Council Audiovisual of Andalusia

Olivia, her brother Little Tim and his mother Ingrid are kicked out of their home and have to start over in another neighborhood . While Ingrid juggles to resolve the situation , Olivia invents a fancy protective of her brother and herself : everything they experience is not real, they are rolling a movie . But this invention will have consequences unexpected . Fortunately , something will form around it. a new and picturesque family with whom they will live outlandish adventures.

After Kim , by Ángeles González Sinde . Closing film .

Juan and Gloria, divorced and estranged from does twenty years , they travel to Spain where their daughter , with whom they have no relationship, lives. contact , has appeared dead . Upon arrival They discover they have a grandson who is missing . unknown . They decide stay until Find it . Do that path together without falling into confrontations of the past It will be their challenge .

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