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22nd Goya Awards
The 22nd ceremony of the annual Goya Awards, took place at the Palacio de Congresos of the Campo de las Naciones in Madrid, Spain on February 3, 2008, presented by José Corbacho. On December 17, 2007, Juan Diego Botto and Ivana Baquero were responsible for reading the nominations on behalf of the Academy. The surprise winner of the night was ''Solitary Fragments'' by Jaime Rosales who won the Goya for best film and best direction. ''Las 13 rosas'' started with 14 nominations and won four, while '' El Orfanato'', which began as a favorite won 7 Goyas but not a major one. Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Alfredo Landa Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 19339 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to wo ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 22 2007 film awards 2007 in Spanish cinema 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFEMA Palacio Municipal
The IFEMA Palacio Municipal, formerly known as Palacio Municipal de Congresos, is a convention centre in Madrid, Spain. It is located near the IFEMA's main fairground complex in the Campo de las Naciones area. It is operated by IFEMA since 2019. History It is located in the Corralejos neighborhood, Barajas district. Designed by Ricardo Bofill, building works lasted from March 1991 to May 1993. The building was inaugurated on 19 October 1993. Since 1995, when the Goya Awards moved from the similarly named Palacio de Congresos in the Paseo de la Castellana, the venue has hosted several editions of the awards' ceremonies. On 15 December 1995, the venue hosted the EU summit that ratified the creation of the "euro" currency. It has also hosted other international events such as IMF and World Bank meetings as well as NATO and UN summits. The facility closed down on 8 November 2012 to undergo building works to improve on its security. It re-opened on 24 April 2013. In 2018, the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Orfanato
''The Orphanage'' ( es, link=no, El orfanato) is a 2007 Spanish-Mexican gothic supernatural horror film and the debut feature of Spanish filmmaker J. A. Bayona. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an orphanage. Laura plans to turn the house into a home for disabled children, but after an argument with Simón, he goes missing. The film's script was written by Sergio G. Sánchez in 1996 and brought to the attention of Bayona in 2004. Bayona asked his long-time friend, director Guillermo del Toro, to help produce the film and to double its budget and filming time. The Orphanage is an international co-production between Spain and Mexico. Bayona wanted the film to capture the feel of 1970s Spanish cinema; he cast Geraldine Chaplin and Belén Rueda, who were later praised for their roles in the film. The film opened at the Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Light
''Sunday Light'' ('' es, Luz de domingo'') is a 2007 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Álex González, Paula Echevarría and Alfredo Landa. The plot, set in rural Asturias in the early 20th-century, is based on a novel by Ramón Pérez de Ayala. Plot In early 20th-century Spain, Urbano, an idealistic liberal young man arrives in Cenciella, a small village, to be a secretary at the town hall. Urbano falls in love with Estrella, the daughter of a local landowner Joaco. Politically, the town is split in two, with the forces of evil repped by mayor Atila. Urbano tries to remain neutral but his intentions would be brutally punished. The Sunday prior to his wedding to Estrella, while the couple are in the forest enjoying an idyllic moment, everything changes with the presence of the chief, who comes to take revenge. He comes accompanied by his trusty servant, Longinus, and his three sons, who assault the couple. Urbano is tied up to a tree and beaten, while Estrel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Landa
Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 19339 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater. After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué's ''Atraco a las tres'' in 1962. When Francisco Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. This led to a growth of erotic comedies on Spanish cinema. Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga. He even created his own trend, that some people called ''landismo''. Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in ''El Bosque animado''. Landa, along with Francisco Rabal, won Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Actor
The Goya Award for Best Actor (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación masculina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Actors that won or were nominated for this category have had a significant presence in several film festivals both Spanish and international, Imanol Arias ('' Lute: Run for Your Life''), Fernando Rey (''Winter Diary''), Juan Echanove (''Madregilda''), Luis Tosar (''Take My Eyes''), Juan José Ballesta ('' 7 Virgins''), Juan Diego ('Go Away from Me''), José Sacristán (''The Dead Man and Being Happy''), Javier Gutiérrez (''Marshland''), Ricardo Darín ('' Truman'') and Eduard Fernández ('' Smoke & Mirrors'') received the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Juan Luis Galiardo (''Goodbye from the Heart''), Javier Cámara (''Torremolinos 73'', ''Chef's Special'') and Alberto San Juan ('' Under the Stars'') received the Best Actor award at the Málaga Film Festival, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gracia Querejeta
Gracia Querejeta Marín (; born 13 August 1962) is a Spanish filmmaker. Biography Born in Madrid in 1962, daughter to film producer Elías Querejeta and costume designer María del Carmen Marín. She studied Ancient History in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She worked as an actress before developing her director career. Her debut as director began in 1988 with short films as ''Tres en la marca.'' Her first feature film was ''Una estación de paso'' (1992). Films Short films * ''Tres en la marca'' (1988), chapter 7 Serie ''7 Huellas'' * ''El viaje del agua'' (1990) *''La adolescencia'' (1992) *''El trabajo de rodar'' (1993) *''Alfredo di Stefano'' (1997) *''Primarias'' (1998) Documentary with Fernando León de Aranoa and Azucena Rodríguez. *''Felices 140'' (2015) Feature films *'' Robert Rylands' Last Journey'' (''El último viaje de Robert Rylands'') (1994) *'' By My Side Again'' (''Cuando vuelvas a mi lado'') (1999) *''Héctor'' (2004) *''Seven Billiard Tables' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Martínez Lázaro
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Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (other) * Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a variant of the given names Emil, Emilio and Emílio, and may refer to: *Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor *Aimilios Papathanasiou, Greek sailor *Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist *Emilios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataharis
''Mataharis'' is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín. It stars Najwa Nimri, Tristán Ulloa, María Vázquez and Nuria González. The plot follows the lives of three female detectives who investigate the secrets of others, but end up uncovering their own families' lies and truths they would prefer to ignore. Plot Inés, Eva and Carmen, three women of different generations, work as private detectives for an investigation agency run by Valbuena, their male chauvinist boss. Inés, the youngest and most ambitious of the three is assigned to work undercover as an employee in a factory to spy on the activities of its union leaders. However, her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional and ethical decision. Initially, she hoped to move through the ranks by working on this case, but her plans go awry when she begins to empathize with and develop feelings for Manuel, one of the key union members she is investigating. This ethical dilemma coupled wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icíar Bollaín
Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born 12 June 1967) is a Spanish filmmaker and actress. Early life and education Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez was born in Madrid on 12 June 1967. She was one of twin girls to a father who was an aeronautical engineer and a mother who was a music teacher. She grew up in a liberal household in which each member was allowed to follow their own inclination. Icíar and her twin sister Marina showed an early interest in the arts; Icíar towards filmmaking while her sister studied to become an operatic singer. At the age of sixteen, Icíar was cast in Víctor Erice's ''El Sur'' (1983). Career Since then Icíar Bollaín has acted in fourteen films. At age 18, with her twin sister Marina, she was cast by their uncle Juan Sebastián Bollaín in two films: ''Las dos orillas'' (1987); several years later the twins appeared in ''Dime una mentira'' (1992). Icíar Bollaín also took roles in films directed by Felipe Vega, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Director
The Goya Award for Best Director (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor dirección'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category has been presented ever since the first edition of the Goya Awards. Fernando Fernán Gómez was the first winner of this award for his film ''Voyage to Nowhere''. Pedro Almodóvar holds the record of most wins and nominations for this category, with three wins out of eleven nominations, winning for ''All About My Mother'' (1999), ''Volver'' (2006) and ''Pain and Glory'' (2019). Fernando León de Aranoa shares the record of most wins, having won three times out of four nominations, winning for ''Barrio'' (1998), ''Mondays in the Sun'' (2002) and ''The Good Boss'' (2021). Directors Fernando Trueba, Alejandro Amenábar, Isabel Coixet, and Juan Antonio Bayona have received this award twice. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Winners and nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Film
The Goya Award for Best Picture ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor película) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category was first awarded in 1986 to Fernando Fernán Gómez's drama film ''Voyage to Nowhere''. Several films that won or were nominated for this category also were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film representing Spain, ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', '' Secrets of the Heart'', '' The Grandfather'' and ''Pain and Glory'' were nominated while ''Belle Époque'', ''All About My Mother'' and ''The Sea Inside'' won. Argentine-Spanish productions ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' and '' Wild Tales'' also received a nomination in the category but representing Argentina, with the former winning. Mexican-Spanish film ''Pan's Labyrinth'' was nominated representing Mexico. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europapress
Hanza Media (until July 1, 2016: Europapress Holding, or EPH) is the leading media company in Croatia and Southeast Europe, with 5 daily newspapers, more than 20 magazines, and 20 digital editions. Hanza Media's consumer magazines are aimed at the public and range from general-interest titles, which appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, to highly specialist titles covering particular hobbies, leisure pursuits or other interest. Hanza Media also has strong national and international operations and is involved in printed media distribution, media production and tourism. At the end of the first decade of the century the EPH did not timely nor successfully adapt to market and financial crisis that hit the newspaper industry after 2008, primarily dramatically reducing resources from advertising and marketing. The decline of newspapers has been debated, as the industry has faced slumping ad sales, the loss of much classified advertising and precipitous drops in circulation. Faced wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
