The female gaze takes the floor at Cinemes Girona with “Women Direct”, led by Mireia Vicente, Trini Gutiérrez and Cristina Malo
BCN Sports Film Festival held today, Wednesday 25 February, the parallel activity “Women Direct” at Cinemes Girona, a session that champions the talent of women filmmakers and their ability to broaden —and transform— the way we watch sport on screen.
When they look, sport changes
Through the screenings, the session brought together stories that move beyond clichés and focus on nuances often left out: process, context, vulnerability, relationships, and the questions that arise when sport becomes identity, work, pressure or refuge.
Directing, producing and changing the game: a dialogue on how stories are told (and who tells them)
After the screenings, the session continued with the talk “Directing, producing and changing the game: the female gaze in sports audiovisual storytelling”, a space to discuss craft, creation and role models —from how point of view is chosen to the challenges of filming in high-performance environments.
The conversation explored key issues such as access to certain sporting spaces, relationships with protagonists and technical crews, ethical decisions when telling real stories, and the importance of building narratives that don’t only celebrate epic moments, but also show what happens “behind the scenes”: preparation, sacrifice and the everyday life of sport.
Participants
The talk featured:
- Mireia Vicente, director of El mètode Fuentes
- Trini Gutiérrez, director of El Grand Show
- Cristina Malo, director of Playing field
Moderated by: Josep Maria Farràs, Head of Sports Broadcasts and Sports Programming at 3Cat
Cinema that sparks conversation
With initiatives like “Women Direct”, BCN Sports Film Festival strengthens its commitment to activities that go beyond the screening: spaces where cinema becomes a starting point to talk about industry, representation and new perspectives in sports audiovisual storytelling.
Check the programme and book your tickets on the festival website.
