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What s On Scotland 9-23 Apr: IberoDocs & more
There s just over two weeks left until The Big Reopening but there s plenty to tide us over until then, including documentary film festival IberoDocs, live music by Lizabett Russo, and innovative Scottish digital theatre by Scott Silven and Rachel Chung. Feature by Anahit Behrooz | 09 Apr 2021
Responding to the current vulnerability of the creative sector, this year’s edition of IberoDocs – Scotland’s Ibero-American documentary film festival – explores the vital urgency of art through 20 feature-length and short films that challenge society’s conceptualisation of artists.
Running over two weeks from 19 April - 2 May, the festival opens with the UK premiere of
A SCOTS arts festival is preparing to make its debut to the virtual stage this year to highlight the importance of the cultural sector. IberoDocs, Scotland’s Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival, will run from April 19 to May 2, screening online to the entire UK and beyond. Organisers said the eighth edition will focus on art in all its forms as a “necessary and faithful companion”, even in these dark times. Festival director Mar Felices said: “We have seen how artists are among the most vulnerable communities affected by the pandemic For that reason we felt it was important that this year’s main programme would honour some of the best Ibero-American figures in all seven arts.