Festival season is about to start. Maremostra is the event I am particularly drawn to. As the name suggests the film festival features the best international productions linked one way or the other to the sea. Next to the section Mar Balear, there is a collaboration with Swedish cinema this year. From Monday on, you can watch more than 70 movies, meet directors and actors. If you have been following my blog for a while or met me at CineCiutat you already know my motto: Quand on aime la vie on…

If you want to see a film rather than a movie, and yes, you want popcorn for the show, but don’t care for cineplexes – try the CineCiutat. It is my favorite cinema in Palma, and it has its own story to tell: The theater started out as the Renoir, a sophisticated art house cinema, some 15 years ago. Most films were shown in their original version, often but not always subtitled – a truly cineastic experience. Eventually, digitalization changed the making of films, movie goers asked for a…