International Film Festival Play-Doc
{{Short description|International documentary film festival of Tui}}
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The International Film Festival Play-Doc ({{langx|gl|Festival Internacional de Documentais Play-Doc}}) is a festival held annually in Tui, Galicia, dedicated to nonfiction cinema with a focus on local filmmaking.
Profile
Play-Doc was established in 2005 by Sara García Villanueva and Ángel Sánchez.{{cite web
| url =https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2012/03/21/sara-garcia-villanueva/
| title =Sara Garcia Villanueva
| last =Cohn
| first =Pamela
| date =2012-03-21
| publisher = Bomb Magazine
| access-date =2024-05-01}}{{cite web
| url =https://www.accioncultural.es/en/play-doc-2019-international-documentary-film-festival-tui
| title =Play-Doc 2019, International Documentary Film Festival Tui
| publisher =
| access-date =2024-05-01}} The festival is managed by the cultural association Enfoques and supported by Acción Cultural Española,{{cite web
| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/439614/#cm
| title =The Ventura platform for independent filmmakers reaches its final stage
| last =Rivera
| first =Alfonso
| date =2023-03-07
| publisher = Cineuropa
| access-date =2024-05-01}} it takes place annually in late April/early May in the Galician town of Tui. Apart from the main Galicia Competition, dedicated to contemporary cinema,{{cite web
| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/461657/
| title =Play-Doc reinforces its commitment to experimental cinema on its 20th anniversary
| last =Rivera
| first =Alfonso
| date =2024-04-30
| publisher = Cineuropa
| access-date =2024-05-01}} the festival offers many retrospective selections and has an intimate, genial atmosphere where the audience and filmmakers can interact freely.{{cite web
| url =https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2023/festival-reports/direct-cinephilia-play-doc-2023/
| title =Direct Cinephilia: Play-Doc 2023
| last =Tot
| first =Fedor
| date =2023-08-05
| publisher = Senses of Cinema
|archive-date=2023-08-10
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231636/https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2023/festival-reports/direct-cinephilia-play-doc-2023/
| access-date =2024-05-01}} The Resonancias section is managed by an independent group of ctitics and experts. Every edition of Play-Doc features special seminars, notably a Film Criticism Seminar, led by Ricardo Vieira Lisboa, as well as music events.{{cite web
| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/370399/#cm
| title =Play-Doc turns 15 in style
| last =Rivera
| first =Alfonso
| date =2019-04-02
| publisher =Cineuropa
| access-date =2024-05-01}}{{cite web
| url =https://www.laguiago.com/eventos/play-doc-festival-cine-tui/
| title =Play-Doc, new edition of the Tui International Film Festival
| publisher = La Guía GO
| access-date =2024-05-01}}
In 2005, Play-Doc collaborated with the Documania channel and established a special section Doc`amateur.{{cite web
| url =https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/tui/2005/02/09/documania-colabora-festival-play-doc-celebrara-tui-marzo/0003_3447521.htm
| title =Documania collaborates with the Play-Doc festival, to be held in Tui in March
| date =2005-02-09
| publisher =La Voz de Galicia
| access-date =2024-05-01}}
In 2014, Play-Doc was selected one of the 10 most important events in the world of documentary film by New York Best Fest Film Series association.{{cite web
| url =https://www.tabakalera.eus/en/play-doc-documentary-film-festival-arrives-tabakalera/
| title =The Play-Doc documentary film festival arrives at Tabakalera
| publisher = Tabakalera
| access-date =2024-05-01}}{{cite web
| url =http://thetownhall.org/featured/best-fest-film-series
| title =Best Fest Film Series
| publisher = Best Fest Film Series
| access-date =2024-05-01}}{{cite web
| url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/290091/
| title =Play-Doc: Documentaries on the borderline
| last = González
| first =David
| date =2015-04-22
| publisher = Cineuropa
| access-date =2024-05-01}}
In 2024, Play-Doc inaugurated the Shadows section, dedicated to recovering the works of classic Galician filmmakers little known internationally.{{cite web
| url =https://cadenaser.com/galicia/2024/04/26/el-festival-play-doc-cumple-20-anos-y-lo-celebra-este-mes-de-mayo-con-lois-patino-numerosas-obras-gallegas-y-cineastas-olvidados-radio-vigo/
| title =The Play-Doc festival turns 20 and celebrates this May with Lois Patiño, numerous Galician works and forgotten filmmakers
| date =2024-04-26
| publisher = cadenaser.com
| access-date =2024-05-01}}