The Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani is a film festival held annually in Valencia, Spain.

Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani
LocationValencia, Spain
Founded1980
AwardsGolden Palm

The first edition was held in November 1980.[1] In 2011, Valencia Mayor Rita Barberá suspended the festival as an austerity measure "until the economy recovered".[2] In 2013, while the festival was gone, an association created the alternative festival Mostra Viva del Mediterrani [es].[3] The Mostra was brought back by the municipal corporation led by Joan Ribó in 2018.[3] For its 36th edition (2021), the Mostra was accredited by the FIAPF as a competitive festival with specialisation in cinema from Mediterranean countries.[4] The 39th edition ended prematurely due to the 2024 floods in the Valencia region.[5][6]

References

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  1. Alberich, Ferran; Gubern, Román; Sánchez-Biosca, Vicente (2012). "Film Clubs, Festivals, Archives, and Magazines". In Labanyi, Jo; Pavlović, Tatjana (eds.). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 446. ISBN 9781405194389.
  2. "Rita Barberá suspende la Mostra de Valencia ante la situación económica". El Confidencial. 28 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Ribó diu que la Mostra començarà en 2018 "a poc a poc" i destaca la millora sensible de la cultura a València". 20minutos.es. 5 December 2018.
  4. "Mostra de València consigue la acreditación de la Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Productores de Cine". Valencia Extra. 22 July 2021.
  5. Bouiali, Miriam (30 October 2024). "La Mostra pone punto y final a su 39ª edición por la catástrofe". Levante-EMV.
  6. "La Mostra de València s'inaugura amb la intenció de potenciar les veus del Mediterrani". Diari La Veu del País Valencià. 19 October 2018.