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14-681: The festival is an initiative of the Instituto de la Cultura y las Artes de Sevilla ( transl.  Institute of Culture and Arts of Seville ; ICAS), which depends on the City Council of Seville . It is supported by the ICAA and the sub-programme Europe Creative MEDIA . Since 2013, it collaborates with Filmin . The SEFF's program includes competition sections for feature films, documentaries, shorts and non-fiction along with special events such as retrospectives, screenings and public talks. The event includes

28-662: A senator from 2011 to 2023 with a brief interlude in 2019, and as a member of the Parliament of Andalusia from 2000 to 2012. He was mayor of Tomares from 2007 to 2021, and mayor of Seville since 2023 . Born in Seville , Sanz graduated in Business and Economic Studies from the University of Seville . As of 2021, he has a son and a daughter. Sanz joined the People's Party (PP) in 1990. He

42-467: A government. The two parties did not form a coalition and Sanz became mayor in a minority government, with Vox warning him that he would need their support to pass a budget. In June 2024, disputes over the budget led to a vote of confidence in Sanz, which was approved by the 14 PP members and rejected by the 17 others. The opposition then had a 30-day window to propose a new candidate for mayor. President of

56-658: The Independent Film Market. The festival also serves as a staging ground for the announcement of the nominations to the European Film Academy 's European Film Awards . The event main venues are Teatro Lope de Vega and Teatro Alameda Multicines Nervión Plaza. In 2012, the festival art director Javier Martin Dominguez resigned, he was succeeded by José Luis Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos managed the SEFF until April 2023. His place

70-762: The Seville branch of the PP since 2007, Sanz was elected to the Senate of Spain by the Seville constituency in the 2011 general election . The result was a historic best for his party, which cut its deficit in the PSOE-dominated constituency by a quarter of a million votes and from 27 percentage points to 3.5. He lost his seat by a 2,500-vote margin in the April 2019 general election , winning it back in November . He said that he would not run in

84-481: The democratic system is presented as follows: The Mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election, and has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. If the Mayor leaves office ahead of time a new voting may take place among the plenary members in order to invest a new mayor (meanwhile, another local councillor, conventionally

98-833: The festival inaugurated the Spanish Screenings-Sevilla TV market. Film-opening: Stéphane Brizé 's film A Woman's Life . The 17th edition of the festival was a hybrid one and went partially online. The 18th edition took place on 5-13 November, 2021, and featured 10 world premieres. It also hosted the 40th anniversary of the Paris-based experimental film institution Light Cone. The 20th edition took place on 4-12 November, 2022, and featured 222 screenings, 99 Spanish premieres, 38 world premieres and two international premieres. The program also included more than 120 public talks with cinema professionals. Film-opening: Rebecca Zlotowski ’s Other People’s Children . In August 2023,

112-444: The festival is known as the 'Golden Giraldillo' ( Giraldillo de Oro ). This article about a European film festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City Council of Seville The City Council of Seville ( Spanish : Ayuntamiento de Sevilla ) is the top-tier administrative and governing body ( ayuntamiento ) of the municipality of Seville, Spain . In terms of political structure, it consists of

126-508: The first deputy mayor, may act as acting Mayor). The current mayor, elected on 28 May 2023, is José Luis Sanz of the PP . The city hall is located at the Plaza Nueva , 1, in the city centre. The building, whose construction started in 1521, features a distinctive plateresque style . Jos%C3%A9 Luis Sanz José Luis Sanz Ruiz (born 21 September 1968) is a Spanish politician. He served as

140-524: The invested Mayor of Seville, currently Juan Espadas , the Local Executive Board ( Junta de Gobierno Local ), the deputy mayors, and an elected 31-member deliberative Plenary ( Pleno ) with scrutiny powers. Each district in the municipality has its corresponding executive board ( junta municipal de distrito ). A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of

154-550: The new municipal administration decided to postpone the 20th edition, due to be held in early November 2023, to the Spring of 2024, in order to make room for the celebration of the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards . Such plans were rolled back days later, with the festival returning to a November 2023 date, but later in the month and featuring a shorter format. The 2024 edition is scheduled for 8 to 16 November. The top prize awarded at

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168-557: Was elected mayor of Tomares in the Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla  [ es ] in 2007, serving until he was chosen in 2021 as the PP candidate for mayor of Seville in the 2023 election . Prior to his time in office, Tomares had been dominated by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). His party came first with 14 out of 31 seats, requiring negotiations with the three councillors from Vox to form

182-476: Was given to Tito Rodriguez, but the latter took medical leave, thus just a few days before the opening of the anniversary 20th edition Manuel Cristóbal became the SEFF's new director. In 2023, the festival introduced Sevilla Cinema Lab, an initiative offering high-level training for cinema professionals. The first edition took place on 6–13 November 2004. The second edition took place in November 2005 under director Antonio Grosso. The main competition program jury

196-591: Was presided by Michael Ballhaus . The 7th edition took place on 5-13 November, 2010. It included Eurimages Euro co-production section and the Arte Channel Collection. In 2012, the festival's budget was cut by 30% resulting in the resignation of Javier Martin Dominguez. Taking his place, the new director José Luis Cienfuegos introduced the Greece Focus section. In 2016, the 13th edition lasted from 4 to 12 November and hosted 27 world premieres. That year

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