21/06. Friday
12:30 Santa Teresa Convent KMK
Dialogue #2. How has the digital era influenced the reconfiguration of documentary film criticism?
Blanca Martínez, María Guerra, Mariona Borrull, Laura García, Inés Calero
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Blanca Martínez Gómez is an editor, researcher, and educator focused on digital aesthetics and objects. In 2014, she founded VISUAL404, a digital space that serves as a magazine for digital anthropology and image critique with a gender perspective. After enjoying many successes online, ten years later, along with Sofía Machaín, it evolved into Cielo Santo, a contemporary thought publishing house. Currently, she is part of various collectives such as El Bloque Media, which focuses on gamifying audiovisual formats related to music, and the Feminist Ontologies collective, which specializes in virtuality and feminist tools.
María Guerra is the director of the cinema and series podcast "La Script," produced by The StoryLab. It's a program known for its in-depth interviews with key figures in the audiovisual industry. She spent 26 years at Cadena Ser (1993-2018), where she launched "La Script" in 2011 before it moved to Movistar+. Since 1993, she has covered major international festivals like Cannes, Venice, and San Sebastián. She's also hosted ceremonies such as the Oscars, Golden Globes, and Goya Awards for both radio and Movistar+. Additionally, María serves as the President of AICE, the association of film journalists responsible for the Feroz Awards for cinema and series.
Mariona Borrull is a film critic for Fotogramas and a regular contributor to Gara, El Cultural, and Kinótico. On the radio, she speaks on Va de Cine on Ràdio 4, Tot és Comèdia on SER Catalunya, and La Finestra Indiscreta on Catalunya Ràdio. On 3Cat, you'll see her hosting the podcast Replicants and on Nervi, managing the agenda with Andrea Gumes. She also co-hosts the anime podcast Sopa de Miso for Serielizados. She has focused on covering A-list festivals (Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto...), which she combines with university teaching (UPC, UOC) and programming for the Most festival and L’Alternativa. She is a member of ACCEC and the Feroz Committee, and was a Berlinale Talent in 2022.
Laura García Pérez, from Alcoi, studied Journalism and Photography, specializing in Creative Documentary. In 2019, she premiered her first documentary short film, The Possibility of a Volcano, at DocsValència, where she received a special mention from the jury. Soc filla de ma mare (Tarannà Films) is her debut feature film, which has won awards for best documentary feature at festivals like Alcances and L’Alternativa. Her interests focus on autobiographical non-fiction cinema. Alongside Inés Calero, she is the co-creator of the podcast Docs&Talks, where they also conduct workshops on 'the cinema of the self'.
Inés Calero graduated in journalism (UV) with a master’s in documentary (UC3M). She specialized in film curation at EQZE, where she was a research student in the archive of the SSIFF and participated in programming the film series accompanying the exhibition Somewhere from here to heaven at Azkuna Zentroa. She has also programmed at Tabakalera and the Kresala film club in Donostia. She has worked in the industry department of the San Sebastián Festival and in the production team of the Dock of the Bay festival. Additionally, she is a co-founder, with Laura García, of the Docs&Talks podcast, which specializes in non-fiction cinema. She has been involved in various documentary projects, from production and digitalization of archives to script assistance. Her interests revolve around personal filmographies and the hybridization of languages. She is currently independently producing Imago/Vestigium (2023), a multi-channel film by Cris Neira.