Mariana Barassi, director of ‘Crónica de una tormenta’

I am infinitely grateful for your invitation to be part of your festival and to be able to show the film to such a wonderful audience, in a wonderful city. It has been an unforgettable experience.

In these pandemic times in which we -women directors- have been very limited to have access to present our films, I find it very valuable to be able to count on your work to give visibility to our projects. In addition, I believe that your city is a very fertile framework to be able to show Ibero-American audiovisual work, mainly because of how central the University is to the city and the very nature of your project, which arises and is managed from the University of Edinburgh. I have always believed that the field of training and education should be closely linked to the audiovisual, to bring and generate thought, to open new and different ways of looking, thinking and representing.

Your work is essential for this link to happen, so I hope you continue for many more years.

Once again, thank you very much for your closeness and professionalism. Thanks also to the professionals involved in the development of the colloquiums, everyone was so involved.”