Memorimage - Festival Internacional de Cine de Reus (18)

Festival start: 08 November 2023      Festival end: 11 November 2023

Memorimage, International Film Festival of Reus is a Festival targeting films that use archival moving images.

The 18th edition of Memorimage will be celebrated from the 8th to the 11th of November 2023.

Memorimage awards are:

1. REUS CITY AWARD
Award to the Best Film of Official Section. Statuette awarded to the Film Director on behalf of Reus City Council. The Jury designated by the organization will decide this award

* This award is applicable to all films screened at the Official Section.

2. CINEMA RESCAT AWARD
An Award to the Best Research Work. A statuette was given to the Film Researcher on behalf of the Cinema Rescat Association. The Jury configured by Cinema·Rescat will decide this award.

* This award is applicable to all films in the Official Section, MemoriReus and the closing film.

3. MEMORIREUS AWARD
An award to the Best Film of MemoriReus Section. The audiences attending the Festival will decide on the winner of this award by simple majority vote. Sponsored by Rabassa, Arts Grafíques.
*This award is applicable to all films screened at MemoriReus section.

4. MEMORIJOVE AWARD
An award to the Best Film of Memorijove Section. A statuette given to the director. The audience attending at the Memorijove will decide on the winner of this award by simple majority bote. *This award is applicable to all films screened at Memorijove


5. AUDIENCE AWARD
Award to the Best Film of Official Section or MemoriReus Section. The audiences attending the Festival will decide on the winner of this award by simple majority vote
* This award is applicable to all films screened at the Official Section or MemoriReus Section.

None of the awards described in point 6 may be declared void or exequo.

Both the decision of the jury and the films selection are final and will not be submitted to further discussion.

All the films entering the competition must include audiovisual archival images (moving images, static photographs and sound archives). Archival images shall be understood as images from any period that reflect past situations, places, events, people, etc. that could not be shot again. Images that were originally recorded with no intention of being used in any specific film or television programme.

All films selected must be Spanish premieres (with the exception of the Section MemoriReus), and preference will be given to films that have not been screened at any film festivals in Spain.

*Nevertheless, Memorimage reserves the right to schedule films that have been screened in Spain.

Memorimage has entrusted programmers with the selection of the films. The programmers will be elected by the Festival’s organization through an open call of films.