Barcelona embraces documentary film. Nothing demonstrates this more than DocsBarcelona, the annual gathering of documentary film and filmmakers coming up at the end of January. Celebrating its fifteenth year, this festival includes stunning premieres and a great selection of local and international films, a pitching forum for filmmakers to promote and finance their projects and a special initiative to support Latin American filmmakers.

With directors often present at screenings, the festival offers the opportunity to hear firsthand the inspiration behind and special details about their stories. DocsBarcelona gives a chance to catch a film you never thought you would get to see on the big screen. There is always something of interest here and last year I particularly liked the selections of shorts and the films in the History section. So, keep an eye out for programming and scheduling information and we look forward to seeing you at this meeting point and celebration of global storytellers.

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