2020

Xan 4, 2026

48th Edition

If there was an edition that defined the true character of the festival, it was the 2020 edition. The year began with a statement of intent when it was rebranded as Curtas Festival do Imaxinario, a definitive commitment to the fantasy genre that would soon become an act of cultural resistance. With the pandemic hitting the world, the organisation refused to move the event online, defending the physical, in-theatre experience as an irreplaceable ritual. Thus, Vilagarcía became a safe haven where audiences could escape reality and enter the atmosphere of the Nostromo, thanks to a spectacular exhibition dedicated to the Alien saga that transformed real fear into cinematic fascination.

But that “resistance” also carried a deep emotional weight. The festival had to bid farewell to one of its great references and patron, master artist Juan Giménez, who was honoured with a heartfelt posthumous tribute through the exhibition and book «Eterno Juan Giménez», celebrating the legacy of the creator who had designed the festival’s image years earlier. Despite face masks and strict safety measures, talent did not miss the occasion: figures such as Oscar-nominated director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, filmmaker Paula Cons and illustrator Miguelanxo Prado rallied around the event at its most difficult moment, proving that the imaginary can survive even the most adverse circumstances.

The poster illustration was created by Pasqual Ferry.

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