The film Arriba Tutto, starring José Mota, triumphed at the twelfth edition of the Begur Comedy Film Fest in a gala that also recognized Tina Gharavi and Teresita Sánchez.
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Arriba Tutto, starring José Mota, took home the best film award at the Begur Comedy Film Fest, which held the closing ceremony of its twelfth edition this Saturday. The award list also honored Tina Gharavi for the direction of Night and Day, Juste une illusion for best screenplay, and Teresita Sánchez for her performance in Moscas.
José Mota added a second award, best actor, for his role in Arriba Tutto. Meanwhile, Desagradecido won the award for best short film, while The Exterminator Van Pelsing was recognized as best short film in its original Catalan version. The La Mirada Femenina award went to Vinciane Millereau for C’était mieux demain.
This day, together with the events of Sunday and Monday, brings ten days of cinematic programming in Begur to a close, featuring screenings, tributes, and parallel activities combining comedy with other culture- and territory-linked events.
The twelfth edition of the Begur Comedy Film Fest was structured around three official sections: feature films, Female Gaze (Mirada Femenina), and short films. Productions competing for the main awards included C’était mieux demain, Juste une illusion, L’Heureuse Élue, Toujours possible, Arriba Tutto, Moscas, Avignon, and Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day. The program also included screenings from the Mediterràniament section, a selection of classic cinema, and various sessions aimed at local students.
Tributes to film figures
Beyond the official competition, the festival recognized several personalities linked to the audiovisual world. Girona producer Edmon Roch received the second edition of the Costa Brava Award, while Enric Auquer, Macarena Gómez, Adolfo Blanco, and Óscar Aibar were among the professionals honored with honorary awards.
Girona native Zaïra Pérez was recognized with the New Talent Award; journalist Carlos Boyero received the Critics’ Award; and Bruno Privat won the Empordà International Award. Meanwhile, Lucía Tello received the La Mirada Femenina award and Óscar Fernández Orengo the Josep Carreras Award. Actor José Coronado presented the Honorary Award to Enric Auquer.
Cinema, memory, and culture to close the festival
The festival’s final stretch featured events such as the screening of the documentary La vida secreta de Portlligat, directed by David Pujol, at the Cinema Casino de Begur. The session, part of the first collaboration between the festival and the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, explored the painter’s relationship with cinema and his life in Empordà.
The day was rounded out by screenings of Tramuntana by Reginald W. Lathan and El collar de coral by Concep Gual, as part of the Mediterràniament section dedicated to territory-linked productions.
