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15th Gaudí Awards
The 15th Gaudí Awards ceremony, organised by the Catalan Film Academy, were held on 22 January 2023 at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya's Oval Room. It was hosted by . Background The awards added three new categories, namely that of Best New Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and a non-gendered acting award for the Best New Performance. The nominations were read by and Roger Casamajor on 14 December 2022 from Auditorium of Casa Milà, La Pedrera. In the wake of Agustí Villaronga's death, Catalan Film Academy president Judith Colell announced changes in the gala in order to pay homage to the filmmaker, who helmed signature Catalan pictures such as ''Black Bread'' or ''Uncertain Glory (2017 film), Uncertain Glory''. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Honorary Gaudí Award * Public Choice's Special Award * ''Alcarràs (film), Alcarràs'' References External links Official website {{Gaudí Awards Gaudí Awards 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museu Nacional D'Art De Catalunya
The (; ), abbreviated as MNAC (), is a museum of Catalonia, Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Situated on Montjuïc hill at the end of Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, near Plaça d'Espanya, Barcelona, Pl Espanya, the museum is especially notable for its outstanding collection of Romanesque art, Romanesque church paintings, and for Art of Catalonia, Catalan art and design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including modernisme and noucentisme. The museum is housed in the , a huge, Italian-style building dating to 1929. The Palau Nacional, which has housed the Museu d'Art de Catalunya since 1934, was declared a national museum in 1990 under the Museums Law passed by the Catalan Government. That same year, a thorough renovation process was launched to refurbish the site, based on plans drawn up by the architects Gae Aulenti and Enric Steegmann, who were later joined in the undertaking by Josep Benedito. The Oval Hall was reopened for the 1992 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaki Lacuesta
Isaki Lacuesta (born 28 November 1975) is a Spanish film director from Catalonia. His work includes documentary film, narrative film and video art. Lacuesta was born into a family of Basque origin. He studied audiovisual communication at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and obtained his Master's Degree in documentary film making at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, where he now works as a lecturer in documentary film making. He also teaches at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, the Centre d'estudis cinematogràfics de Catalunya, and the University of Girona. He is a longtime collaborator and domestic partner of Isa Campo, after whom he rebranded his first name as Isaki (he is actually named Iñaki). Prizes and awards * 2011: Golden Shell for Best Film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for ''Los pasos dobles'' * 2011: Caracola a la trayectoria at the Alcances Festival in Cádiz * 2011: Eloy de la Iglesia Award at the Má ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Serra
Albert Serra Juanola (; born 9 October 1975) is a Spanish independent filmmaker and manager of the production company Andergraun Films, set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serra's films. He is best known for his films '' Story of My Death'' (2013), '' The Death of Louis XIV'' (2016) (starring Jean-Pierre Léaud), '' Pacifiction'' (2022), and his documentary film '' Afternoons of Solitude'' (2024). Selected filmography Feature films Short films Film installations Accolades Other awards: * '' Honor of the Knights'' (2006) ** 2006 Viennale Directors' Fortnight – FIPRESCI Prize ** Best Feature Film, also ''Holden Award for Best Script – Special Mention'', at the 2006 Torino Film Festival ** Grand Prize at the 2006 Entrevues Belfort film festival ** Best Emerging Director and Best Film in Catalan Language awards, 2006 Barcelona Cinema Awards ** Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 best films of 2007. * ''Birdsong'' (2008) ** 2008 Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacifiction
''Pacifiction'' () is a 2022 thriller drama film written and directed by Albert Serra, and starring Benoît Magimel. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. The film title is a portmanteau of the words ''Pacific'' and ''fiction.'' Plot "On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high-end 'establishment' as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. A persistent rumour also has been going around: The sighting of a submarine with a ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing." Cast Release The film screened at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on 26 May 2022. Distributed by Elastica, it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 September 2022. It was released by Les Films du Losange in France on 9 November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork (film)
''Cork'' () is a 2022 Spanish rural drama film directed by Mikel Gurrea which stars Vicky Luengo and Pol López alongside Ilyass El Ouahdani. It is shot in Catalan. Plot Set in rural Catalonia, the plot follows a couple (Elena and Iván) who moves from the city to the countryside to run an inherited cork plantation, involving as outsiders in the escalating tension between local and immigrant cork workers. Cast * Vicky Luengo as Elena * Pol López as Iván * Ilyass El Ouahdani as Karim Production Gurrea's debut feature, the project was developed at the San Sebastián's Ikusmira Berriak 2016 Residency, Sources2 and the Sam Spiegel Film Lab. The screenplay was penned by Gurrea alongside Francisco Kosterlitz. Laia Costa was originally a cast choice for one of the leads, but eventually Vicky Luengo was cast as the protagonist. The film was produced by Lastor Media alongside Malmo Pictures and Irusoin, with the participation of TV3, EiTB, and funding from ICAA, , and supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Ripoll
Maria Ripoll Julià (born 1963) is a Spanish film director from Barcelona, with an international background and eight feature films to her credit. The success of her film '' It's Now or Never'' placed her as the highest-grossing Spanish female film director to that date. Early life and career beginnings Born in Barcelona, Ripoll studied screenwriting in Los Angeles at the American Film Institute (AFI), where she shot the short film ''Kill Me Later''. Directing career Her first feature-length film, '' The Man with Rain in His Shoes'' starring Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall and Penélope Cruz won Best Screenplay at the Montreal World Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Sitges Film Festival, the Seattle Women’s Film Festival. It led to Ripoll being nominated for a Goya Award for Best New Director. She then directed '' Tortilla Soup'' in Los Angeles starring Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Raquel Welch and Elizabeth Peña. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Won't Kill Each Other With Guns
''We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns'' (; ) is a 2022 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Maria Ripoll which stars Lorena López, Carlos Troya, Elena Martín, Joe Manjón, and Ingrid García-Jonsson. Plot Upon initiative from Blanca, a group of five friends in their 30s (completed by Miguel, Sigfrido, Elena, and Marina) meet again in town after years of not seeing each other. Cast Production Penned by Víctor Sánchez and Antonio Escámez, the screenplay adapts Sánchez's play ''Nosotros no nos mataremos con pistolas''. The film is a Turanga Films (Lina Badenes) and Un Capricho de Producciones (Belén Sánchez) production, with support from , , TVC, and IB3, and in association with AMC and Pasarela. It features dialogue in Catalan and Spanish. It was shot in Sagunto and other locations in Camp de Morvedre, including Quartell, , and . Release The film made its world premiere at the 25th Málaga Film Festival on 24 March 2022. It also screened at the 6th BCN Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Cold (film)
''The Burning Cold'' () is a 2022 Spanish-Andorran historical drama film directed by Santi Trullenque from a screenplay by Agustí Franch and Trullenque which stars Greta Fernández and Roger Casamajor. Plot Set in 1943 in Andorra against the backdrop of World War II, the plot follows a local couple (Sara and Antoni) facing a moral dilemma upon hiding Jews fleeing from the Nazis. Cast Production ''The Burning Cold'' was produced by Films de l'Orient, Red Nose and Arlong Productions, and it had the participation of TVC and backing from ICEC and the Government of Andorra. It was shot in Andorra and in the Pyrenees of the province of Lleida. Release The film was presented at the BCN Film Fest on 26 April 2022. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 20 January 2023. Reception Àlex Montoya of ''Fotogramas'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting "the visceral tone and mise-en-scène, the powerful use of landscapes and the leading duo" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Simón
Carla Simón Pipó (born 22 December 1986) is a Spanish film director. Most known for her films '' Summer 1993'' (2017) and '' Alcarràs'' (2022), for the latter she received the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Biography Simón was born 22 December 1986 in Barcelona and spent her youth in the Catalan village of Les Planes d'Hostoles. By the age of six, her parents died of AIDS so she had to live with her uncle and his family in Garrotxa in northern Catalonia. In 2009, Simón graduated from studying film science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her father was Galician. In 2010, she studied television work at Televisió de Catalunya and later at the London Film School. During her time in London she directed the documentary film ''Born Positive'' and the short film ''Lipstick.'' Her feature first film, '' Summer 1993'' (2017), follows her own youth experience. The plot revolves around a young girl and her reaction to and ways of handling h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcarràs (film)
''Alcarràs'' is a 2022 Spanish-Italian drama film directed by Carla Simón. It is set and shot in Alcarràs, Catalonia, featuring a non-professional cast of Catalan-speaking actors. The plot is a family drama about the disappearance of traditional peach-harvesting activities. The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2022, where it won the Golden Bear, the festival's top prize, becoming the first Catalan-language film to do so. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Set in the Catalan town of Alcarràs, the plot is a rural family drama concerning the disappearance of agricultural activities, revolving around the intention to install solar panels in an agricultural plot hitherto occupied by a peach orchard, bringing the members of the Solé family to a stand-off. Cast Production The screenplay was written by directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3/24
3/24 (, ''tres vint-i-quatre'') is a Catalan free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Televisió de Catalunya (TVC). It's the TVC's all-news network, launched on 11 September 2003. History 3/24 was launched on 11 September 2003 as an initiative of the Catalan public television to develop digital terrestrial television in Catalonia. In April 2015, the channel stopped broadcasting in the Balearic Islands, along with channels El 33 and Super3 (which run under the same frequency) as a result of the reorganisation of the regional radio space, returning in December of that same year. During the COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020, the channel began sharing its broadcasts with TV3. On 16 January 2024, 3/24 switched its 576i SD feed to 1080i HD, as did all the other TVC channels. Contents 3/24 devotes exclusively to live news and information, including news, traffic (morning), sports and stock markets from Borsa de Barcelona. Most of the day, under the title ''Notíc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Periódico De Catalunya
EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in the Superman dynasty * E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film '' Road Trip'' Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él ''(Lucerito album), a 1982 album by Lucerito * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from the album '' Caminando'' * "Él" (Lucía song), the Spanish entry performed by Lucía in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Other media * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (film), a 1953 film by Luis Buñuel based on the 1926 novel * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 1991 Japanese adult visual novel * EL TV, an Azerbaijani regional television channel Companies and organizations * Estée Lauder Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
