International Aging Festival
International Aging Film Festival (FICE)
On November 23, 24, 25, and 26, the 2nd International Aging Film Festival (FICE) "Perspectives through Time" arrives in Uruguay, Mexico, Chile and Germany. This Festival invites us to reflect on aging, old age, and the passage of time as integral aspects of our vital and socio-historical context. The objective of FICE is to encourage the presentation of short films from different parts of the world that contribute to portraying, diversifying, problematizing, understanding, and deepening aspects of aging and old age. The aim is to broaden and diversify our perspective to construct non-stigmatized representations of our own aging, the ways in which we relate to older people, and the importance of intergenerational connections.
The inaugural FICE took place in 2021 in Uruguay, organized by the Interdisciplinary Aging Center (CIEn) of the University of the Republic of Uruguay. The initiative emerged to create a space for visibility and reflection on how society perceives aging and old age. This led to the idea of inviting audiovisual creators, both professionals and amateurs, to participate with short films contributing to this goal across different categories: documentary, fiction, animation, and experimental.
In this second edition, the festival aims for a broader regional and international impact, reaching more audiences and expanding viewership through collaboration between various universities and cultural spaces addressing these themes. This collaborative effort seeks to enhance spaces for reflection for the university community and the general public. The event is organized by the Interdisciplinary Aging Center (CIEn) of the University of the Republic of Uruguay, the Interdisciplinary University Seminar on Aging and Old Age (SUIEV) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the UNAM Film Archive, the Center for Critical Studies in Contemporary Culture (CECRITICC) of the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, the Romanic Seminar, and the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and the Käte Hamburger International Centre for Apocalyptic and Postapocalyptic Studies (CAPAS). CAPAS selects and discusses shorts which provide new approaches to experiences of the ends of worlds and times related to aging, which are complementary to canonic narratives of apocalyptic and postapocalyptic and postapocalyptic scenarios.