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NiceOne BarcelonaNiceOne Barcelona (N1B) celebrates its 4th edition from November 28 to December 1. The videogame room organized by Fira de Barcelona, ​​aims to become the largest digital entertainment festival in Spain and one of the reference events within the international scene. It is a professional fair, open to the general public, that acts as a platform to boost the industry and talent with the organization of several initiatives to foster relations between national and international professionals. The contest will feature a program of meetings with developers, investors and distributors, mentoring sessions for new creators, as well as a scenario where universities will present their training offer around the world of videogames.

Soundie Music Video AwardsSoundie Music Video Awards is an international video clip festival in Barcelona with networking space, courses, workshops and musical live performances. The 4th edition of Soundie Music Video Awards will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mondosonoro. The musical touch will be carried out by The New Ramon, Ferran Palau, Lildami and Porto Bello who, apart from carrying their live music, will present their latest music videos. The event closes by reviewing the best of the annual production of video clips at an awards ceremony.

Open doors at the Palau de la Música CatalanaDuring 5 hours visitors can move freely through the different areas of the Palau de la Música Catalana: concert hall (stalls and second floor); the Lluís Millet room and the balcony that overlooks the garden of the columns; Petit Palau, where audiovisuals will be broadcast; the CEDOC (Center for Documentation of l'Orfeó Català), located on the fifth floor of the Palau and which protects documentary funds dating back to the twelfth century (commented visits will be organized for small groups); and the Plaça del Palau, in which the Maria Canals International Music Contest will install a piano so that everyone can play it.

Monet: The Immersive Experience at IDEAL Centre d'Arts DigitalsThe best works of Claude Monet, one of the creators of Impressionism, projected in high definition. This immersive experience will allow you to know the most important periods of Monet's life with the impressive virtual reality. A great opportunity to immerse yourself in the work of one of the great masters of art history in the old Ideal cinema (1917), today IDEAL Center d'Arts Digitals.

SUNCINE (International Environment Film Festival)The International Festival of Environmental Cinema (FICMA), which in this edition changes its name to be called SUNCINE, was born with the intention of being a pioneer festival and world reference in environmental cinema. And they have achieved it, there are already 26 editions through which thousands of films and documentaries have passed from many countries. The 2019 program -which arrives with great world, European and Spanish premieres, and with the participation of Leonardo DiCaprio, Javier Bardem and Dan Aykryod, among others- includes 100 projects where environmental activism is the protagonist.

Manga BarcelonaIn this year of celebration of the 25th anniversary, the Manga Salon in Barcelona is renamed Manga Barcelona and will feature special activities: the Manga Barcelona Quest, an exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary; OTAQUIZ, a second mini stage dedicated to the Japanese tradition, in which every day they will propose a Challenge. Among the most prominent guests, in the 2019 edition of the fair we have two high-level mangakas: Atsushi Ohkubo (Fire Force) and Mizuho Kusanagi (Yona Princess of Dawn). In the musical section, on stage we will see The 5,6,7,8s, the Japanese rock band formed in 1986 in Tokyo that became world famous thanks to its interpretation in the movie Kill Bill Volume 1 by Quentin Tarantino.

Asian Film Festival Barcelona - AFFBCNSeventh edition of the festival specialized in Asian cinema organized by Casa Asia. The AFFBCN wants to become a reference event bringing the best filmography of the Asian continent, and facilitate the meeting between professionals of the sector and the film industry. As a novelty this year, the organization has prepared an OFF-festival in which you can see some of the films that will be screened during the festival. This year, more than one hundred films will be screened in four venues: Cinemes Girona, Filmoteca de Catalunya, CaixaForum and B the travel brand Xperience Barcelona.

Touching color. The renewal of pastelThe pastel in front of the venerable oil painting. Why some artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries opted for the pastel and claimed it? This exhibition is not intended to be exhaustive but it does try to answer the question posed from an international perspective. Organized in 10 sections, it focuses on the key moments of the pastel revival and the most important painters. "Touching color. The renewal of pastel" consists of 98 works by 68 artists and has been possible thanks to the support of more than seventy providers, both institutions and private collectors.

Salón Náutico Internacional de BarcelonaThe Salón Náutico Internacional de Barcelona (Barcelona International Boat Show), organized by Fira de Barcelona with the collaboration of the National Association of Nautical Companies (ANEN), exhibits the largest and most varied commercial offer in Spain in nautical sports and recreation. This show is the best commercial showcase of Spanish nautical with the presence of the main national and international brands, and is consolidated as the largest professional platform in the sector. In addition to the exhibition of boats and professional meetings, the general public will find activities for all ages such as those held in the Village of Moll d'Espanya (fashion, gastronomy, children's workshops, live music ...), the V Paddle Surf meeting to practice the SUP (Stand Up Paddle), the Paddle Race (competition in open sea in canoe) or the Nit de la Nautica (nautical night) with music, performances, tastings and exclusive activities.

Flashdance at the Teatre Tívoli in BarcelonaThe English production company Selladoor Worldwide has been in charge of bringing back to Barcelona this musical in which 25 artists participate, live musicians and an industrial scenography that evokes the Pittsburgh of the 80s. The musical of FlashDance is a plea for self-improvement and It explains how important it is to keep dreams alive and make them come true. Like Alex Owens did ... that poor 18-year-old girl, when she entered the prestigious dance school at Shipley Dance Academy.