Madrid -- The 12th Malaga Spanish Film Festival will stay true to its roots as the premiere showcase for the Spanish film industry, offering a bevy of directorial debuts, when it runs April 17-25, organizers said Tuesday.
But as new festival director Carmelo Romero takes the reins from Solomon Castiel for the first preview of this year’s Spanish film production stressing continuity, he also has added some ingredients to spice things up.
Native son Antonio Banderas will attend the festival for the first time to present the Malaga Award to Juan Diego, whom he directed in his Spanish-language, Malaga-based film “Summer Rain.” The festival will offer a “making of” section dedicated to Banderas’ “Rain.”
Cult director Alex de la Iglesia will preside over the official jury, comprising director Sergio Cabrera; actors Jose Manuel Cervino, Ruben Ochandiano and Emma Suarez; as well as writers Lucia Etxebarria and Juan Madrid.
But the meat of the festival,...
But as new festival director Carmelo Romero takes the reins from Solomon Castiel for the first preview of this year’s Spanish film production stressing continuity, he also has added some ingredients to spice things up.
Native son Antonio Banderas will attend the festival for the first time to present the Malaga Award to Juan Diego, whom he directed in his Spanish-language, Malaga-based film “Summer Rain.” The festival will offer a “making of” section dedicated to Banderas’ “Rain.”
Cult director Alex de la Iglesia will preside over the official jury, comprising director Sergio Cabrera; actors Jose Manuel Cervino, Ruben Ochandiano and Emma Suarez; as well as writers Lucia Etxebarria and Juan Madrid.
But the meat of the festival,...
- 4/1/2009
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage (receiving its U.S release on December 28th) and Emilio Martinez Lazaro’s 13 Roses have been nominated for a whopping 14 nominations apiece for the 2007 'Spanish Oscars' also known as the Goyas. Here the complete rundown of the categories. The 22nd Goya Awards will take place on the first weekend in February. And The Nominees Are... Picture"The Orphanage""Solitary Fragments""13 Roses""Seven Billiards Tables"ACTRESSBlanca Portillo, "Seven Billiards Tables"Belen Rueda, "The Orphanage"Emma Suarez, "Under the Stars"Maribel Verdu, "Seven Billiards Tables"ACTORAlfredo Landa, "Sunday Light"Alvaro de Luna, "El prado de las estrellas"Alberto San Juan, "Under the Stars"Tristan Ulloa, "Mataharis"Supporting ACTRESSAmparo Baro, "Seven Billiards Tables"Geraldine Chaplin, "The Orphanage"Nuria Gonzalez, "Mataharis"Maria Vazquez, “Mataharis”Supporting ACTORRaul Arevalo, "Seven Billiards Tables"Jose Manuel Cervino, "13 Roses"Julian Villagran, "Under the Stars"Emilio Gutierrez Cava, " Suso's Tower"Carlos Larranaga, "Sunday Light"Breakthrough Performance,
- 12/17/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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