ICELAND’S RÚNAR RÚNARSSON, SPAIN’S JAVIER PRIETO DE PAULA AND DIEGO HERRERO, AND MOLDOVA’S OLGA LUCOVNICOVA TAKE HOME THE DANZANTE AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL, IBERO-AMERICAN, AND DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS, RESPECTIVELY—EACH RECEIVING €5,000 AND AN OSCAR PRE-SELECTION ARGENTINA’S UNA MONEDITA, BY MANU VÁZQUEZ SANTANA, WINS THE AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DEBUT FILMS INCLUDE FRENCH SHORT MORT D’UN ACTEUR AND…
LA CIUDAD DE LOS DIOSES IS A SHORT FILM ABOUT THE INITATION RITUALS OF YOUNG CHILEANS SEEKING TO JOIN CRIMINAL GANGS. The project La ciudad de los dioses by Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Salazar Claro has won the first edition of the “Work in Progress” call at the Huesca International Film Festival—a platform designed to promote,…
THE ACTRESS, RECIPEINT OF A GOYA AWARD AND THE GOLD MEDAL OF MERIT IN THE FINE ARTS, STATED THAT ADDING THIS DISTINCTION TO HER CAREER CLOSES A CYCLE AND MAKES HER FEEL DEEPLY GRATEFUL. IN A PUBLIC GATHERING, SHE REFELECTED ON A CAREER DURING WHICH SHE HAS WORKED WITH RENOWNED DIRECTORS SUCH AS GONZALO SUÁREZ,…
THE LEGENDARY MUSICIAN FROM ‘THE POLICE’, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST DRUMMERS OF ALL TIME, PRESENTS COPELAND AT THE 53rd HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THE DOCUMENTARY, DIRECTED BY ARAGONESE FILMMAKER PABLO ARAGÜÉS, REVIEWS THE MUSICAL LIFE ADVENTURE OF THIS TALENTED ARTIST THROUGH FIVE DECADES OF CAREER The renowned drummer of the iconic band The Police,…
THE SPANISH ACTRESS RECEIVES THE CIUDAD DE HUESCA CARLOS SAURA AWARD AT THE 53RD HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THE GOYA-WINNING PERFORMER EXPRESSES OPTIMISM ABOUT THE SPACES WOMEN ARE GRADUALLY OCCUPYING IN THE AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY, WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT SIGNIFICANT INEQUALITIES STILL EXIST Madrid-born actress Irene Escolar, known for one of the most solid and internationally promising…
THIS YEAR’S HONOREES INCLUDE LA MOSTRA DEL CINEMA FROM THE VENICE BIENNALE (PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD), IRENE ESCOLAR (CARLOS SAURA CITY OF HUESCA AWARD), AND CHARO LÓPEZ (LUIS BUÑUEL AWARD) HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY COPELAND, WITH LEGENDARY DRUMMER STEWART COPELAND WHO WILL ATTEND, AND THE TRAILER PRESENTATION OF PARECIDO A UN ASESINATO,…
THE GOYA AWARD WINNER, ALSO HONORED AT THE SAN SEBASTIÁN FILM FESTIVAL, HAS A FILMOGRAPHY OF NEARLY FIFTY TITLES A SOLID AND EVER-GROWING CAREER IN FILM, THEATER, AND TELEVISION THAT BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CARLOS SAURA IN THE SEVENTH DAY THE 53RD EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL WILL OPEN ON JUNE 6 WITH THIS AWARD…
GOYA WINNER AND GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENT FOR MERIT IN THE FINE ARTS, SHE BOASTS A FILMOGRAPHY OF OVER ONE HUNDRED TITLES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FILMMAKERS SUCH AS GONZALO SUÁREZ, MONTXO ARMENDÁRIZ, IMANOL URIBE, AND MARIO CAMUS THE TRIBUTE WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 10, AND WILL INCLUDE A PUBLIC MEETING, A GALA, AND…
SPAIN, FRANCE, BELGIUM, ARGENTINA, AND MEXICO ARE THE MOST REPRESENTED COUNTRIES IN THE OFFICIAL SECTION AWARDING THE DANZANTE PRIZES, QUALIFIERS FOR THE HOLLYWOOD OSCARS THE NUMBER OF DEBUT FILMS RISES TO 37, NEARLY HALF OF THE TOTAL, WITH A NOTABLE INCREASE IN FEMALE DIRECTORS, ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIONS …
THE VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ORGANIZED BY ‘LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA’, IS THE WORLD’S OLDEST FILM EVENT AND ONE OF ITS GREATEST GLOBAL REPRESENTATIVES THE ALTOARAGONESE FESTIVAL RECOGNIZES ITS WORK IN PROMOTING CINEMA AND CULTURAL DIALOGUE, BLENDING ENTERTAINMENT, GLAMOUR, AND INDUSTRY; IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS ITS SPECIAL DEDICATION TO PRESERVING AND HONORING CINEMA HISTORY THE AWARD…
THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES REACHES AN ALL-TIME HIGH, WHILE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS EARNS THE “SILVER” POSITION IN THE HISTORICAL SERIES WITH A TOTAL OF 2,085 ENTRIES. THE TERRITORIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS ARE SPAIN, FRANCE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, GERMANY, COLOMBIA, AND BRAZIL. OVER 553 HOURS OF FOOTAGE WILL BE REVIEWED TO…
THE PRESELECTION PROCESS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 13 The Huesca International Film Festival kicks off the first phase of its 53rd edition with the opening of short film submissions. The registration process will remain open until February 13. This announcement comes with the confirmation of The Academy’s endorsement of the festival as one of…