The Galician Freaky Film Festival (GFFF) is not just a showcase of fantastic and horror cinema. It is also a professional platform that drives the Galician audiovisual sector and builds bridges between creators, production companies, institutions, and cultural professionals.
A professional meeting space
Our GFFF Industry section has become, year after year, a fundamental convergence point for the Galician audiovisual industry. It develops a comprehensive program of specialized activities ranging from the presentation of projects in development to panel discussions on financing and strategic collaborations between festivals.
Specialized activities
Work in progress: “What are you up to, freak?”
One of our flagship activities is the space dedicated to projects in the development phase. This initiative enables creators to showcase their projects to industry professionals, foster synergies between production companies, directors, and other industry stakeholders, and bring a specialized audience closer to what’s to come in Galician audiovisual.
Round tables and professional debates
We organize specialized meetings that address the most relevant topics for the sector:
- Creative processes: Engaging in discussions with key sector representatives, such as Alberto Vázquez, to analyze the processes of creation, production, and distribution in depth.
- Public financing: Training sessions on how to access the main available funding lines (AGADIC, ICAA, Creative Europe MEDIA) and how to structure viable audiovisual projects.
Festival network: “Brotherhoods of the North”
In collaboration with Vigo Film Office, we promote meetings between genre festivals from different regions (Euskadi, Navarra, Catalunya, and Galicia). These sessions enable the sharing of experiences, analysis of the health of genre cinema in Spain, and the establishment of collaborations between programming teams.
Institutional support
Our industry activities receive the support of specialized institutions, such as the Vigo Film Office, which offers facilities to production companies that choose Galicia as a filming location, as well as resources for the local development of the audiovisual sector.
Commitment to local talent
GFFF Industry has as a priority objective:
- Making audiovisual talent visible in all its development phases
- Facilitating access to financing resources and specialized training
- Creating networking spaces between sector professionals
- Establishing collaboration bridges with other festivals and cultural entities
- Promoting Galician audiovisual production within the framework of fantastic and genre cinema
Through this professional section, GFFF establishes itself not only as a reference festival in the field of fantastic cinema but also as an active platform for the growth and professionalization of the Galician audiovisual sector.
GFFF Industry 2025 Schedule
Thursday, September 25th
11:00 – What are you up to, freak?
Apo’strophe.Arte Room – Plaza Elíptica
Work in progress with the presentation of the following Galician projects:
- Teatro de sombras by David Salgado Marcote (Dama Negra Films)
- Inesiña by Gutier Rolán (inspired by Emilia Pardo Bazán)
- Nargual Review – La Película by Nico “Nargual” González
- Whisperwoods by Carlos Almón
- Cheo de ruído e de furia by Fernando Tato (Kraken Media)
- A xusta ira by Fernando Tato (Kraken Media)
13:00 – Panel: Public Financing
Apo’strophe.Arte Room – Plaza Elíptica
With Agustina Pereira (SiSubvenciones). Analysis of the main available funding lines (AGADIC, ICAA, Creative Europe MEDIA) and keys to converting creative ideas into viable and fundable audiovisual projects.
Friday, September 26th
11:00 – Vigo Film Office Panel: II Festival Meeting – Brotherhoods of the North
Apo’strophe.Arte Room – Plaza Elíptica
Meeting between representatives of genre festivals from Euskadi, Navarra, Catalunya, and Galicia:
- Josemi Beltrán (San Sebastián Fantasy and Horror Film Week)
- Roger Sàbat and Agustí Lloberas (Terror Molins – Catalunya)
- Jacint Espuny (FangoFest – Catalunya)
- Miguel Suárez del Cerro (Navarra International Fantasy and Horror Film Festival)
- Anabel Soto (Lóstrego – A Coruña Fantasy Cinema Festival)
- Luis M. Rosales (Curtas – Vilagarcía Festival of the Imaginary)
Saturday, September 27th
11:00 – Decorado, creative process of the feature film with Alberto Vázquez
Apo’strophe.Arte Room – Plaza Elíptica
The acclaimed Galician animation director presents the creative process of his new film “Decorado”, which will premiere in cinemas on October 24th. Analysis of the complex processes of animation, art, and production of an animated feature film.