Overview
- The edition will open with Manuel Gómez Pereira’s La cena, starring Mario Casas and Alberto San Juan, with Valencian participation through Turanga Films.
- Two competitive sections debut: Finestra for Valencian works and Xaloc replacing the Informative Section to include non-fiction, with both vying for the €10,000 Premi del Públic Ciutat de València and a new Premio Dama for writing and direction.
- La Cabina returns within the Mostra to spotlight mediometrajes, initially focused on Valencian productions, with €5,000 for production and €5,000 for distribution, and the festival will close with Gala Hernández López’s 10k.
- The festival widens its footprint with screenings at ABC Park, the industry forum at Veles e Vents, and the Visuals program at La Mutant, complementing Babel, the Filmoteca and the Palau de la Música.
- The 2025 lineup will feature films that address the “genocide in Palestine” without a dedicated Gaza section, with programming guided by human-rights criteria on entries including Israeli productions.