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The 2017 edition of the Poitiers Film Festival that took place in December in France presented a varied sample of Colombian short and feature films and received delegations from the National University of Colombia, Universidad del Valle, Universidad de Magdalena, and the National Film School of Colombia (ENACC), which have provided training to important filmmakers that have gone on to produce works that are high points in Colombian film.
 
This year the French competition reached its fortieth edition and, as every year, presented a selection of international productions from the best film schools in the world. The Colombian film scene, which in recent years has seen constant growth, was chosen to be the focus of this edition, given the increase in the number of feature films produced in the country since 2000 and the growing number of Colombian institutions that provide high-quality training.
 
Focus Colombie included the screening of the films Land and Shade (La tierra y la sombra) by César Acevedo, Epifanía and Los hongos by Oscar Ruiz Navia, Los nadie by Juan Sebastián Mesa, Jericó, el infinito vuelo de los días by Catalina Mesa, La sirga by William Vega, X500 by Juan Andrés Arango, Fat, Bald, Short Man (Gordo, calvo y bajito) by Carlos Osuna, Oscuro animal by Felipe Guerrero, Gente de bien by Franco Lolli, and The Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) by Ciro Guerra.
 
Short films La puecca by David Aguilera Cogollo, Nadie nada nunca by Angélica Hoyos, Liberazione by María Alejandra Álvarez, Ambrosia by Sebastián Pulido, Los silencios by David Moreno-Galeano, El destornillador by Juan David Páez, 7 días de garantía by Tania Infante, Camino a la Soledad by John Agudelo, Trip by Mariana Mosquera, Wuejia nyi (El camino del viento) by Diana Torres, El Papi by Andrea Méndez, and Julia by Jaime Avendaño were projected as well.
 
Among the special guests at the festival were Oscar Ruiz Navia, director and founder of Contravia Films; Franco Lolli, director, writer, and producer at Evidencia Films; Catalina Mesa, director and founder of Miravus; Juan Sebastián Mesa, director, photographer, and co-founder of Monociclo Cine; and César Acevedo, director and screenwriter.
 
Poitiers Film Festival is an international meeting of schools from different countries. It aims to be a space where young audiences can be at the epicenter of film production, being a productive festival for new filmmakers and professionals from around the world looking to discover new promise in the industry, as well as primary and university schools with audiovisual programs.