The new program for the Magic Film Week has been presented. This summer, and every August for the past 28 years, the Magic Film Club La Linterna Mágika has brought us the event. Organized by the La Empedrá Association, the Atalaya Ateneo de la Villa Club, and in collaboration with the Cieza City Council and the University of Murcia, it is bringing together the festivals.
As is also customary around the screenings, a series of exhibitions will take place protesting what is happening in Cieza. This year there will be four exhibitions: 'Fracking in Cieza, a monster comes to see us', 'The carpet of corruption, road to perdition', 'The Maripinar elm grove, apathy under the elms' and 'Charlot, a worker in an esparto factory, modern times'.
This year's program consists of eight screenings, which will run from Tuesday, August 15th to Tuesday, August 22nd.
Tuesday 15th, most romantic night, with Woody Allen's 'Café Society', before which a documentary of the 28 editions of Cine Mágiko will be screened.
Wednesday 16th, most emotional night, 'Manchester by the Sea' by Kenneth Lonergan plus the short film 'The Story of the Elm Tree'.
JThursday 17th, The most enigmatic night, screening of the short film '10 Mysterious Extinctions of Human Species' and the film 'War for the Planet of the Apes'.
Friday 18th, a more realistic night, the short 'Charlot inmigrante' and the film 'I, Daniel Blake' by Ken Loach.
Saturday 19th, most infamous night, screening of 'B de Bárcenas' by director David Ilundain.
Sunday 20th, most magical night, with the film 'In the Milky Way', by Emir Kusturica and the documentary of the '50 years of Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band' by the Beatles.
Monday 21st, the most exciting night, with the screening of 'Tarde para la ira' by Raúl Arévalo, and the documentary 'The fracking bubble in Spain'.
Tuesday 22nd, A most poetic night, with the initial screening of the final kissing scene from Cinema Paradiso in several versions, and the feature film 'Maudi, the colour of life' directed by Aisling Walsh.
All screenings will take place at the Atalaya Ateneo de la Villa Club on Pablo Iglesias Street, starting at 9:45 p.m. Tickets are €4.50, while passes for all eight screenings are €30.