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The screenings of “100 horas extras” (100 extra hours) at Cronopios Theater begin at 2 p.m., with its well-known, highly appealing program (I.Sat shorts, selected films, B movies, excerpts and a surprise at 8.30). Additionally, the day’s menu of free activities include a series of roundtables at El Aleph: “Talent Campus – Nuevos horizontes del cine para festivales innovadores” (Talent Campus – New horizons of cinema for innovative festivals) at 2.30, “BAL – Nuevas alianzas y planes futuros” (BAL – New alliances and future plans) at 4.30 and “Talent Press – Cómo pensar una crítica para el cine contemporáneo” (Talent Press – How to think criticism in contemporary cinema) at 5.30. Later at 8.30 and in the same auditorium, the Buenos Aires Lab 2013 will host its award ceremony, and as of 10.30, the concert series known as “A Little Night Music” will feature Fede Petro & The Monkeyness and Familia De Ukeleles, with a similar repertoire and versions of songs by the famous Mumford & Sons, stars of the documentary film called Big Easy Express, which is currently being screened at the Festival.

Yesterday, Saturday, on a mild, slightly chilly night a little crowd watched the film Rodencia y el diente de la princesa, the first movie screening of “Little BAFICI” at the Anfiteatro del Parque Centenario. Next Saturday, April 20, at 7.30 p.m., the Uruguayan film Anina, part of the Festival’s International Competition, will be screened with free admission (on a first-come, first-served basis until reaching the venue’s capacity). In the meantime, today, Sunday, the “Little BAFICI” section offers great programming for the entertainment of the little ones on the fourth floor of the Village Recoletta Mall, starting at 1 p.m. The animation workshop titled "¡Jugando con roedores y dibujos!" (Playing with rodents and drawings) will be held first, conducted by the creators of Rodencia.... At 3 p.m., there will be a storytelling workshop conducted by Andrea Martinoli, titled "¡Juguemos en el monte! Homenaje a Gustavo Roldán" (Let’s play on the hill. Homage to Gustavo Roldán). And at 7, good music will be played with Nicolás Melmann’s songs. Everything is offered by courtesy of Little BAFICI, one of the major sections of the Festival.

Just like in 2012, “Planetarium Cinema” – offering excellent programming at a full-dome theater with a 360-degree view – is one of the most popular sections of the Festival. As of today, Sunday, due to sold-out screenings and at the request of the audience, you can purchase tickets for the 24 new screenings of the films programmed in this section (check out days and times here). Tickets can be purchased on this website or in person at the Festival’s venues. The films with additional screenings are Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon, based on the music from Pink Floyd’s famous albums; the shorts The Beautiful+The Sublime, on the convergence of cinema and contemporary dance; El universo de Escher, about the life and work of Dutch artist M.C. Escher), and Kilpisjarvella, which follows two explorers as they search for the aurora borealis in the North Pole.

The tenth edition of the Buenos Aires Lab (BAL) has announced the selected and winning films in the Work in Progress (WIP) section. The jury composed of Agustina Chiarino, Luciano Monteagudo and Marco Müller awarded the project La once (Chile), by Maite Alberdi (Cinecolor Award); Algunas Chicas (Argentina), by Santiago Palavecino (Arte Award and Estudio Ñandú Award); Monte Adentro (Argentina-Colombia), by Nicolás Macario Alonso (Lahaye Award and Tauro Digital Award); and Por las Plumas (Costa Rica), produced and directed by Neto Villalobos (Sinsistema Award). Moreover, CPH:DOX invited Maite Alberdi, director of the film project titled La Once, to participate in the next edition of DOX:LAB, while FIDLab also invited the director of Obra (Gregorio Graziosi) to take part in the next edition of its lab. Congratulations to the winners!

Taller flamenco, directed by Andalusian director Alfonso Camacho (who has worked as a film editor in Argentina), is a documentary that narrates the last months of life of the CSOA (a self-managed social center) in Sevilla, where there used to be an old hat workshop in the San Luis neighborhood. Centered on flamenco workshops and the different activities performed there, this film tries to keep the same relationship with this culture that its characters have with the genre, showing the former without any embellishment and depriving the latter of solemnity. The film will be screened tomorrow, Sunday, at 12.35 p.m. at Village Recoleta and on Tuesday 16 at 7.55 p.m. at CC San Martín. Tickets can be purchased on this website or in person at each venue’s box office.

Today, Saturday, the series of free activities at the Centro Cultural Recoleta include the well-known screenings of “100 horas extras” (100 extra hours), starting at 2 p.m. at Cronopios Theater (with a surprise at 8.30 p.m.), and two roundtables at El Aleph: “Lux vs. Sispackfilm. Titanes en la Vanguardia” (Lux vs. Sispackfilm. Titans in the vanguard) at 3 p.m., with the participation of Gil Leung (distribution manager of Lux) and Brigitta Burger-Utzer (founder and current managing director of Sixpackfilm); and “Mi primera película. Básicos para salir a filmar” (My first movie. Shooting basics) at 6 p.m., with the participation of directors Laura Citarella, Alejandro Fadel, Diego Levy and members of Humus group.

Shepherds’ Journey into the Third Millennium is a documentary that shows the everyday rural work done by shepherds in the irregular Swiss alpine landscape, a habit that hasn’t changed much from the Middle Ages until now. This film, which dates back to 2002, is a specially elaborated piece, part of a trilogy created by Swiss director Erich Langjahr, a major name among a generation of filmmakers representing the “new” Helvetian cinema. There are screenings scheduled for Sunday 14 at 11 a.m. and Thursday 18 at 11.20 a.m. at the Village Recoleta Mall. Tickets can be purchased on this website or in person at the box office of the movie complex, on the ground floor, from noon onwards.

This BAFICI Friday at CC Recoleta looks promising, with free admission to all the activities. The "100 horas extras" (100 extra hours) continue at Sala Cronopios at 2 p.m. And there will be three roundtables at El Aleph. "Las naves" (The ships), a film publication made in collaboration with German magazine Revolver, will be held at 3 p.m., with the participation of Andrés Di Tella, Christoph Hochhausler, Mariano Llinás and Nicolás Prividera. Then, the initiative of digitalizing and providing access to the vast collection of "Sucesos argentinos" newscast will be presented at 5. And at 6, there will be a roundtable about public policies on film exhibition ("Políticas públicas de exhibición cinematográfica"), with authorities and coordinators of the programs offered by the INCAA (National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts). In the evening, at the same auditorium, Garage rock band Los Peyotes (photo) will demonstrate their stage power, the same that is portrayed in the documentary "No tengo nada," currently being screened at the Festival.

The Festival kicks off today, along with a series of special activities scheduled at the Meeting Point, in the beautiful environment of the Centro Cultural Recoleta, always with free admission. Starting at 2 p.m., the screening program at Cronopios Theater will first feature "Cortos I.Sat" (I.Sat shorts), then "Videoclub" (Video store) at 3, "Varieté" (Variety show) at 4, "Pozo negro" (Cesspit) at 6.30, closing with a surprise at 8.30. At El Aleph, in the meantime, there will be a series of roundtables titled "APIMA. De la idea al espectador. Cómo es el proceso de producción y exhibición de un film. El rol del INCAA en cada instancia" (APIMA. From the idea to the audience. What is the process of film production and screening like? The role of the INCAA at each stage.) at 2 p.m. and "Mi primer millón" (Mi first million) at 5 p.m, with the participation of directors Hernán Goldfrid, Juan Taratuto and Pablo Trapero, and producer Axel Kuschevatzky, and moderation by Festival Director Marcelo Panozzo. The day comes to an end with a concert at this auditorium: at 9.30, young local band Mariscal will play versions of the famous soundtrack of The Breakfast Club, including Simple Minds’ 1980s hit "Don't you forget about me."

The Swiss documentary Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, by Sophie Huber, is a fascinating journey through the life and work of the American veteran actor, who filmed over 200 movies throughout his career and turned himself into a legend. In the film, Santon invites the viewer, for a little while, into the intimacy of his home in Los Angeles to share some moments of his life (he is 87 years old), talk with David Lynch himself and sing some songs. “Putting the focus on music rather than his person helped to engage him and capture a part of him that few people have seen. We wanted to create an atmosphere that is true to Harry, moving along with him, in his mind, at his pace, rather than to follow a linear or biographical order,” said the director. In addition to the protagonist’s testimony, the documentary contains excerpts of his most popular films (Alien, Paris, Texas, among others) and interviews with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shpeard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry. It will be first screened today at CC San Martín at 10.15 p.m., and then on Saturday, April 14 at 2.40 p.m. at Cosmos-UBA, Friday 19 at 9.25 p.m. and Saturday 20 at 12.20 p.m. at Village Recoleta. In all cases, tickets can be purchased on this website or in person at each venue’s box office.