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There is glamour and beauty on the red carpet in Cannes as famous actors, actresses, and directors parade before their films are exhibited to public and jurors. Everyone jostles behind the barriers, trying to catch a glimpse of their favorite star. The people eyes are centered on are a world apart, untouchable. But, in the world of agroglamour , the stars mix freely with film goers and they discuss different points of view of the film world. Because the film festival of Cans is down-to-earth. And how! Cans is a small parish and village of the same name in the township of Porriño, in the south of Pontevedra, near the Portuguese border. Back in 2004 someone who realized both Cans and Cannes are pronounced similarly in Spanish, decided as a joke, to have a parallel film festival. But, if the festival in Cannes takes place in five-star hotels and historical movie houses, the one in Cans takes place in swept out barns, abandoned houses, wine cellars, and temporarily evacuated chicken coop...