76 SHORT FILMS FROM 34 COUNTRIES TO COMPETE FOR OSCAR PRE-SELECTION AT THE 53RD HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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        …

‘LA MOSTRA DEL CINEMA’ OF ‘LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA’ TO BE HONORED WITH THE PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD AT THE 53RD HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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 53RD HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BREAKS RECORD FOR NUMBER OF REPRESENTED COUNTRIES IN PRE-SELECTION WITH 101 TERRITORIES SUBMITTING OVER 2,000 SHORT FILMS

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 FESTIVAL OPENS FOR SHORT FILM SUBMISSIONS, REVALIDATES ITS THREE OSCAR PRESELECTIONS, AND NAMES THE SCREENPLAY AWARD AFTER JULIO ALEJANDRO

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…

CALF, LA CASCADA, AND A MOVE WIN THE DANZANTE AWARD AT THE 52ND HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SHORT FILMS BY IRISH JAMIE O’ROURKE, MEXICAN PABLO DELGADO, AND IRANIAN ELAHE ESMAILI ENTER THE OSCAR PRESELECTION AFTER WINNING THE INTERNATIONAL, IBERO-AMERICAN, AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIONS RESPECTIVELY PEQUEÑO WINS THE AUDIENCE AWARD THE BEST DEBUT FILMS ARE THE SPANISH LAS PLANTAS NO DUERMEN, THE SWEDISH-DANISH COPRODUCTION TORN, AND THE VEILED CITY FROM THE UK The Irish…

ISAKI LACUESTA HONORED AT THE 52ND HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: “CARLOS SAURA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A REFERENCE FOR ME AND FOR ALL OF MY GENERATION”

SPANISH FILMMAKER ISAKI LACUESTA, WINNER OF TWO GOLDEN SHELLS AND A GOYA AWARD, RECEIVED THE 52ND HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S CIUDAD DE HUESCA CARLOS SAURA AWARD. ERIC ROUX RECEIVED THE PEPE ESCRICHE AWARD FROM THE FESTIVAL ON BEHALF OF THE CLERMONT-FERRAND FESTIVAL. Spanish filmmaker Isaki Lacuesta, winner of two Golden Shells and a Goya Award…