The film festival is back: tickets for 3.50 euros from May 15 to 18

The Film festival returns to Spanish cinemas today May 15, 16, 17 and 18. Four days, from Monday to Thursday, which viewers could enjoy at a reduced price, set at 3.50 euros, in all movies on posters. In order to take advantage of this discount, yes, they must first obtain their accreditation at www.fiestadelcine.com. A total of 18 Galician cinemas are participating in this promotion, which aims to revitalize the sector. We will tell you what they are and how to get the accreditation.

So far this year, attendance is down 32% compared to the five-year average before the outbreak of Covid-19, according to data from consultancy Comscore. Figures expected to grow with the celebration of the twentieth edition of the Film Festival, a joint initiative of the main federation of exhibitors (FECE) and distributors (Fedicine) with the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA). ), in which 326 cinemas from all over Spain will participate, with a total of 2932 screens.

Which cinemas participate in Galicia?

Galicia has 18 cinemas participating in this edition, two fewer than last October, due to closures such as the Yelmo de Los Rosales cinema in A Coruña. However, there are options to enjoy premieres in the main Galician cities.

• province A Coruña: Cine Yelmo Espacio Coruña, Cantones Cine (A Coruña), Cinesa Marineda (A Coruña), Bergantiños (carballo), Xunqueira Cinemas (EEC), Duplex cinema (ferol), Odeon Multicines (Pomegranate), Barbanza Multicines (ribeira) and Cinesa As Cancelas (Santiago).
• province easy: Cine Yelmos As Termas (Lugo), Cristal Cines (Lugo) and Hollywood Cinemas (monfort from Lemos).
• province Ourense: Ponte Vella cinema (Ourense).
• province Pontevedra: Cinexpo (Pontevedra), Cine Yelmo Vigo, Yelmo Vialia Vigo, Gran Vía Cinemas (Vigo) and Gran Arousa (Villagarcia).

How to get accreditation for the Film Festival?

Spectators who want to enjoy tickets at a price of 3.50 euros must first obtain accreditation, which is free of charge. To do this, all you have to do is go to the website www.fiestadelcine.com and fill in the registration form with your personal information. In addition, there is the possibility of obtaining group accreditation, for a maximum of ten people. People over 60 and under 14 will not need to have accreditation to participate in the event.

Does the price differ for 3D movies? “The surcharge for the use of the material required to view this type of film depends on each company, as well as the specific conditions of each theater for access to this type of screening,” the website says. The same happens with VIP seats or special rooms such as IMAX, 4 DX, VIP rooms or isens.

in board those days there will be big commercial productions like Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3, Movie Super Mario Bros, john wick 4 or Spanish comedies Go on holiday!. But also independent propositions such as thriller actions siege; winner in Berlin 20,000 beesabout ‘trans’ childhood, or the author’s documentary bad familyamong others.

This event to encourage cinema attendance was first held in June 2009, although it became semi-annual in 2011 and was interrupted by the pandemic. The last edition, in October last year, recorded 1.3 million viewers in four days, reports EFE.