Festival de Cans
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Festival de Cans is a short film festival held in Galicia. It is held in the village of Cans, in O Porriño, Pontevedra
. It coincides with the Cannes Film Festival
.
The Cans Festival takes over the whole village. Barns and basements change their normal uses to become cinema rooms. Other free activities are open to everybody.
The Festival is organized by the Cultural Association Arela and young people from O Porriño and Mos, and coordinated by the scriptwriter Alfonso Pato. Residents lend the showrooms and Chimpibuses, which are small tractors used as public transport during the Festival. “Chimpibuses” are small tractors used for the event. They move the audience and artists from one showroom to another, driven by the residents of Cans.
Four barns, three cellars, two old empty houses and two warehouses change for one evening to hold screens and projectors.
Pontevedra
Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city...
. It coincides with the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
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The Cans Festival takes over the whole village. Barns and basements change their normal uses to become cinema rooms. Other free activities are open to everybody.
The Festival is organized by the Cultural Association Arela and young people from O Porriño and Mos, and coordinated by the scriptwriter Alfonso Pato. Residents lend the showrooms and Chimpibuses, which are small tractors used as public transport during the Festival. “Chimpibuses” are small tractors used for the event. They move the audience and artists from one showroom to another, driven by the residents of Cans.
Four barns, three cellars, two old empty houses and two warehouses change for one evening to hold screens and projectors.