• The event will be held from 8 to 17 July in this municipality of Alicante.

The Mayor of L'Alfàs del Pi, Vicente Arques, and the General Manager of Gas Natural Cegas, Celestina López, have signed an agreement under which the company will sponsor the 28th L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival. The event will be held from 8 to 17 July in this municipality of Alicante.

This Festival aims to promote cinema made in Spain, and especially Spanish short films. Additionally, each year the organisation awards its 'Faro de Plata' (Silver Lighthouse) to renowned figures in Spanish cinema. Recipients of this award in the last 27 editions include names such as Pedro Almodóvar, Imanol Arias and Bigas Luna. This year, the festival will pay tribute to the actress, Carmen Machi, and the director, scriptwriter and producer, Gracia Querejeta.

A total of 820 short films were submitted for this year's event, of which 17 will compete in the Official Section. This is one of the national short film events that awards the most prizes in its competition section. One of the new features this year is that the event winner will be able to enter the Goya Awards, because the festival has been chosen by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences for pre-selecting the nominees.

A commitment to cinema and culture

Gas Natural Cegas, GAS NATURAL FENOSA's distributor in the Region of Valencia, has a commitment to collaborating with society that goes beyond its business activities and which focuses on extensive sponsorship of initiatives in the areas it serves, through several lines of action in the social, environmental and cultural spheres.

GAS NATURAL FENOSA has a special commitment to the world of cinema, through its support for the leading festivals and film venues in the country. Furthermore, it entered the world of cinema production in 2014 through its Cinergía Project, which is aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of energy saving and efficiency through film.

Valencia, 7 July 2016.

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