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Cesc Gay
Francesc Gay Puig (born 1967), better known as Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director. Biography Francesc Gay Puig was born in Barcelona in 1967. His 2015 film '' Truman'' won Goya Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Ricardo Darín), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Cámara) and Best Original Screenplay (Cesc Gay and Tomás Aragay Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish (also in the archaic forms ''Thomaz'', ''Thomás'' and '' Tomaz'') given name equivalent of ''Thomas''. It may refer to: * Tomás de Anchorena (1783–1847), ...). Filmography Film Television Theatre *"Los Vecinos de Arriba" (2015) (Author and director) References External links * 1967 births Living people Spanish male screenwriters Film directors from Catalonia Writers from Catalonia People from Barcelona 21st-century Spanish screenwriters {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaudí Awards
The Gaudí Awards ( ca, Premis Gaudí) are the main film awards of Catalonia, celebrated annually in Barcelona. The awards were established in 2009 by the Catalan Film Academy as a continuation and expansion of the Barcelona Cinema Awards (''Premis Barcelona de Cinema''), originally established in 2002. The trophy was designed by Montse Ribé and is inspired by the chimneys of Antoni Gaudí's Casa Milà Casa Milà (, ), popularly known as ''La Pedrera'' (, ; "the stone quarry") in reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a '' Modernista'' building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by arc .... Award categories * Gaudí Honorary Award: since 2009; now called Miquel Porter Gaudí Honorary Award * Gaudí Award for Best Film in Catalan Language: since 2009 * Gaudí Award for Best Non-Catalan Language Film: since 2009 * Gaudí Award for Best Director: since 2009 * Gaudí Award for Best Documentary: since 2009 * Gaudí Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ficció
''Fiction'' ( ca, Ficció, links=no; es, Ficción, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Cesc Gay. The film follows a couple in their thirties who fall in love during a brief encounter, while vacationing on the Pyrenees. It features dialogue in Catalan and Spanish. Plot Àlex, a shy and reserved filmmaker suffering from screenwriter's block, goes on holiday to a village in the Pyrenees to stay with his old friend Santi, who has a cabin there. Together the two friends go to have dinner with Santi's lesbian neighbor, Judith, who in turn is receiving the visit of a Monica, a violinist. At Judith's house an attraction between Alex and Monica starts almost imperceptibly over the dinner table when Monica identifies with the character that Àlex describes at the protagonist of his next film project. The friendship between Monica and Àlex develops further when they go horseback riding. During an excursion to the nearby lakes Àlex and Monica become separated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Catalonia
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Film Directors From Catalonia
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Spanish Male Screenwriters
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Living People
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix (TV Series
Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain * St. Felix, Prince Edward Island, a rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. * Felix, Ontario, an unincorporated place and railway point in Northeastern Ontario, Canada * St. Felix, South Tyrol, a village in South Tyrol, in northern Italy. * Felix, California, an unincorporated community in Calaveras County Music * Felix (band), a British band * Felix (musician), British DJ * Félix Award, a Quebec music award named after Félix Leclerc Business * Felix (pet food), a brand of cat food sold in most European countries * AB Felix, a Swedish food company * Felix Bus Services of Derbyshire, England * Felix Airways, an airline based in Yemen Science and technology * Apache Felix, an open source OSGi framewo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stories Not To Be Told
''Stories Not To Be Told'' ( es, Historias para no contar, links=no) is a 2022 Spanish comedy film directed by Cesc Gay. Consisting of 5 stories, the film features an ensemble cast with Anna Castillo, Quim Gutiérrez, Verónica Echegui, Brays Efe, Alex Brendemühl, Javier Rey, Antonio de la Torre, José Coronado, Maribel Verdú, María León, Chino Darín, Alexandra Jiménez, and Nora Navas, among others. Plot Reportedly displaying an "acerbic, yet tongue-in-cheek tone" according to Gay, the plot tracks five different stories concerning the characters' personal relationships. Cast Production The screenplay of ''Historias para no contar'' (Cesc Gay's ninth feature film) was penned by Gay along recurring co-scribe . Produced by Impossible Films alongside Nocontarfilm and with the participation of RTVE, Movistar+ and TVC, and funding from ICAA, , Triodos Bank and ICO, the film reportedly has a budget over €3.5 million. Shooting had already begun in Barcelona by March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotogramas
''Fotogramas'' is Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó and María Fernanda Gañán. On 5 February 1951, the magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jesús Tordesillas for his performance in 1950 film ''Pequeñeces''. In the 1970s the magazine was part of the Nadal Group. New categories were added over time to the award which were renamed Fotogramas de Plata and in 2012 they absorbed the TP de Oro awards. In 2011, the magazine was acquired by Hearst Communications. In 2018, Hearst closed the editorial office in Barcelona in order to centralize editing efforts in Madrid. See also * List of magazines in Spain Magazines in Spain are varied and numerous, but they have small circulation. In terms of frequency, the Spanish magazines are mostly weekly and monthly. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Upstairs
''The People Upstairs'' ( es, Sentimental, links=no) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Cesc Gay, starring Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Belén Cuesta, and Alberto San Juan. The film was nominated for five Goya Awards and four Feroz Awards. It is an adaptation of Cesc Gay's stage play ''Els veins de dalt'' / ''Los vecinos de arriba''. Plot Julio (Javier Cámara) and Ana (Griselda Siciliani) are a couple who spend most of their time arguing. One night, Ana decides to invite their upstairs neighbours, Salva (Alberto San Juan) y Laura (Belén Cuesta), for dinner, despite the fact that Julio is not their biggest fan, not least because of the noise they make while having sex. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light. Cast * Belén Cuesta as Laura * Javier Cámara as Julio * Alberto San Juan as Salva * Griselda Siciliani as Ana Reception ''The People Upstairs'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gun In Each Hand
''A Gun in Each Hand'' ( es, Una pistola en cada mano, links=no) is a 2012 Spanish comedy film directed by Cesc Gay. Cast Production ''A Gun in Each Hand'' is an Impossible Films production, with the participation of TVE, TVC, Canal+ and support from ICAA, and ICEC. The screenplay was penned by Gay alongside recurring co-scribe Tomas Aragay. Marta Esteban took over production duties whereas Andreu Rebés worked as cinematographer. Release The film was selected for screening as the closing film of the 7th Rome Film Festival on 17 November 2012. Distributed by Filmax, it was theatrically released on 5 December 2012. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' deemed the film to be a "a witty, perceptive dissection of midlife masculine insecurities that’s all about dialogue and what some fine thesps can do with it". Accolades , - , align = "center" rowspan = "9" , 2013 , rowspan = "6" , 5th Gaudí Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Non-Catalan language Film , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
