{"id":54389,"date":"2026-02-18T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcnsportsfilm.org\/?p=54389"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:53:34","slug":"presentada-la-16a-edicion-del-bcn-sports-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcnsportsfilm.org\/en\/presentada-la-16a-edicion-del-bcn-sports-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"16th Edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival Presented"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Also\u00a0notable are\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEllas dirigen:\u00a0Directing,\u00a0producing\u00a0and\u00a0changing\u00a0the\u00a0game:\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0gaze\u00a0in\u00a0sports\u00a0audiovisual<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0coordinated\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span>Josep\u00a0Maria\u00a0Farr\u00e0s\u00a0(3Cat)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0with\u00a0directors\u00a0<\/span>Mireia Vicente, Trini Guti\u00e9rrez and Cristina Malo<\/span><\/b>; and\u00a0<\/span>\u201cLaure: Mental\u00a0Health\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0organized\u00a0together\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>Club\u00a0Nataci\u00f3\u00a0Sabadell<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Brain\u00a0Film Festival<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>Dennis Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>Ra\u00fcl\u00a0Romeva<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0moderated\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span>Mar\u00eda Teresa P\u00e9rez<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(Fundaci\u00f3\u00a0Vidal i Barraquer \/\u00a0Brain\u00a0Film Festival \u2013 Pasqual Maragall\u00a0Foundation).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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