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Michel Gaztambide
Michel Gaztambide (born 1959) is a French-born screenwriter based in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. He is a recurring collaborator of Enrique Urbizu. Biography Born in 1959 in Apt, Vaucluse, Apt, Vaucluse, France, he was raised in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He later relocated to San Sebastián. Early writing credits include ' and ''Chatarra''. His work in Julio Medem's 1992 film ''Vacas'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay. After a period working in television for EiTB, ETB, he returned to cinema in 2002 with the writing credits of ''Box 507'', marking the beginning of a recurring partnership with Basque filmmaker Enrique Urbizu. The collaboration included films such as ''Life Marks'' (2003), and ''No Rest for the Wicked (film), No Rest for the Wicked'' (2011; for which he won the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay) as well as television series such as ''Gigantes (TV series), Gigantes'' and ''Libertad (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Marks
''Life Marks'' ( es, La vida mancha, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Enrique Urbizu, written by Urbizu and Michel Gaztambide and starring José Coronado, Juan Sanz and Zay Nuba. Plot Fito and his wife Juana live in the suburbs of Madrid. He drives a truck for a living and has a gambling problem. Daily, he loses money playing poker. One day, his older brother, Pedro who had spent his last years living in London comes back to his homeland and visits Fito's family. This visit will change the life of every single member of the family. Cast Production The film was produced by Tornasol Films and Iberrota Films with the participation of TVE, and EITB. Footage was shot in Madrid, specifically in the districts of Fuencarral-El Pardo and Barajas. Release Distributed by Alta Films, the film was theatrically released on 9 May 2003. Reception Reviewing for ''Fotogramas'', Fernando Méndez-Leite rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, considering it a "strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerrar Los Ojos
''Close Your Eyes'' ( es, Cerrar los ojos, links=no) is a 2023 Spanish-Argentine drama film directed by Víctor Erice from a screenplay by Erice and Michel Gaztambide which stars Manolo Solo, José Coronado, and Ana Torrent. It had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2023. Plot In 2012, about twenty years after the mysterious disappearance near the sea of actor Julio Arenas while shooting a film titled ''The Farewell Gaze'' in the 1990s, a sensationalist television show revives the case, coming to involve film director and Arenas' close friend Miguel Garay, who talks to Julio's daughter Ana, movie's editor and archivist Max, and mutual friend and lover Lola. Cast Production The project (marking Erice's first full-length picture since the 1992 docudrama '' The Quince Tree Sun'') was revealed upon the disclosure of the allocation of public funding to film productions by Andalusian regional broadcaster Canal Sur in mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice Aras (; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and '' El Sur'' (1983). Early life Erice was born in Karrantza, Biscay. He studied law, political science, and economics at the University of Madrid. He also attended the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia in 1963 to study film direction. Career He wrote film criticism and reviews for the Spanish film journal ''Nuestro Cine'', and made a series of short films before making his first feature film, ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), a critical portrait of 1940s rural Spain. Erice was among other filmmakers, such as Luis Buñuel, who lived in “such restricted societies as Franco’s Spain,” to take aim at the authoritarian rule in power. At the time his first film was released in 1973, Francisco Franco was still in power. One of the things ''The Spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vault (2021 Film)
''The Vault'', titled ''Way Down'' in various regions, is a 2021 Spanish action thriller film directed by Jaume Balagueró. The film stars Freddie Highmore, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Riley, Liam Cunningham, Luis Tosar, Axel Stein, José Coronado and Famke Janssen. The story bears a passing resemblance to that of the Black Swan Project, recovered in 2007 by Odyssey Marine Exploration, a private marine salvage firm, but later turned over to Spain after 5 years of legal wrangling. Plot Thom is a gifted engineering student at Cambridge University who is being courted by recruiters from several major oil companies, all promising him increasingly richer salaries and job perks if he agrees to work for them. Thom dismisses the offers, later explaining to his oil executive father over dinner that he does not want the life a career in the oil industry would bring him. During this conversation, he receives an anonymous text message from somebody observing him in the restaurant who tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinemanía
''Cinemanía'' is a Spanish language monthly film magazine based in Madrid, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... It has been in circulation since 1995. History and profile ''Cinemanía'' was first published in October 1995. The magazine is headquartered in Madrid. It was part of Prisa Revistas, a subsidiary of PRISA company. It was published by Promotora General de Revistas, S.A and comes out monthly. In 2018, the magazine was acquired by Grupo Henneo. It covers both Spanish movies and international ones. It also features interviews, reports and reviews. ''Cinemanía'' was redesigned in May 2002 and in October 2005. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cinemania 1995 establishments in Spain Film magazines published in Spain Magazines establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Influence (2019 Film)
''The Influence'' ( es, La influencia) is a 2019 Spanish horror film directed by Denis Rovira van Boekholt in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Manuela Vellés, Alain Hernández, Maggie Civantos and Claudia Placer. The film is based on the adaptation from a novel with the same title ''The Influence written by popular English novelist Ramsey Campbell in 1988. The film was streamed via Netflix on 11 October 2019 and opened to mixed reviews from critics. Synopsis Alicia (Manuela Vellés) has returned to the family home which she fled as a child. Along with her husband, Mikel (Alain Hernández) and her nine-year-old daughter, Nora (Claudia Placer), Alicia seeks to rebuild her life while being forced to confront a past she believed forgotten and a body that refuses to die: that of Victoria (Emma Suárez), the possessive family matriarch who has fallen into a deep coma and barely survives on life support. Cast * Manuela Vellés as Alicia * Alain Hernández as Mikel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HuffPost
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feroz Award For Best Screenplay
The Feroz Award for Best Screenplay (Spanish: ''Premio Feroz al mejor guion'') is one of the annual awards given at the Feroz Awards, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España. It was first presented in 2014 and includes both original and adapted screenplays. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s See also * Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay * Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Spanish ''Premio Goya al mejor guión adaptado'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. For the first two editions of the Goya Awards, only one award for screenplays was pre ... References External links Official website {{Authority control Feroz Awards 2014 establishments in Spain Awards established in 2014 Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra (film)
''Petra'' is a 2018 Spanish tragedy film directed by Jaime Rosales. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.- Cast * Bárbara Lennie as Petra * Àlex Brendemühl as Lucas * Joan Botey as Jaume * Marisa Paredes as Marisa * Petra Martínez Petra Martínez Pérez (born 24 June 1944) is a Spanish actress who has a long career on stage, film and television. She was in the cast of the 1967 stage play ''Twelfth Night'', by William Shakespeare. In 1968, she married her eventual longtim ... as Julia * Carme Plà as Teresa * Oriol Pla as Pau * Chema del Barco as Juanjo * Natalie Madueño as Martha References External links * 2018 films 2018 drama films Spanish drama films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Catalan-language films Danish drama films French drama films 2018 multilingual films Danish multilingual films French multilingual films Spanish multilingual films 2010s Spanish films 2010s French films {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertad (TV Series)
''Libertad'' () is a Spanish historical drama limited television series set in 19th-century Spain featuring both Western and survival thriller elements, produced by Movistar+ and LaZona, directed by Enrique Urbizu and starring Bebe, Isak Férriz, Xabier Deive, Jorge Suquet, Sofía Oria and Jason Fernández. It was released on 26 March 2021, both the five-part series and a theatrical feature film cut. Premise Set in 1807 Spain, the fiction tracks the struggle of a woman, La Llanera (Bebe), in her search for freedom. After serving a 17-year prison sentence, La Llanera is pardoned and leaves with her son Juan (Jason Fernández), born in prison, son of Lagartijo (Xabier Deive), but they are chased by parties of bandits and hit men on behalf of the Governor (Luis Callejo). Cast Production and release Produced by LaZona and Movistar+, the series is directed by Enrique Urbizu, whereas the screenplay is authored by Michel Gaztambide and Miguel Barros, who had already worked wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
