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Paco Plaza
Francisco Plaza Trinidad (born 8 February 1973), simply known as Paco Plaza, is a Spanish filmmaker known for his works in the horror genre. He is the co-creator of the ''REC'' zombie film franchise. Career Francisco Plaza Trinidad was born on 8 February 1973 in Valencia. Plaza has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from CEU Cardinal Herrera University and a diploma in Film Direction from the ECAM. He speaks Spanish, English and French. Although he is best known as a director, he is also a screenwriter, producer, editor and even was a costume designer on one occasion for ''Tropismos'' (1995), his first short film and with which he made his debut as a director. Paco is known in Spanish cinema and abroad for the creation of the trilogy ''REC'' (2007). A year after the release of the first film, American director John Erick Dowdle made an adaptation of the Paco Plaza film, under the name of ''Quarantine'' (2008). The trilogy ''REC REC or Rec is a shortening of Recording, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Venice International Film Festival
The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess. The opening film of the festival was '' Baarìa'' by Giuseppe Tornatore and the closing film was '' Chengdu, I Love You'' by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian. The international competition jury, chaired by Ang Lee, awarded the Golden Lion to ''Lebanon'' by Samuel Maoz. Juries The international juries of the 66th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main competition (Venezia 66) * Ang Lee, Taiwanese director, screenwriter and producer (Jury President) * Sergei Bodrov, Russian director, screenwriter and producer * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress, director and screenwriter * Liliana Cavani, Italian director and screenwriter * Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor * Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor * Luciano Ligabue, Italian director, writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
REC 2
''Rec 2'' (stylized as '' ��REC�'') is a 2009 Spanish found footage horror film sequel to 2007's ''Rec'' and the second installment of the ''Rec'' film series. The film was written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, both of whom returned from the previous film. The story takes place immediately after the events of the first film and follows a team of soldiers assigned to protect a scientist supposedly sent to investigate the cause of the outbreak, but who may already know more about it than he claims. Several actors from the first film reprise their roles, mostly briefly appearing as infected versions of their characters. The film was followed by '' Rec 3: Genesis''. Plot Dr. Owen (Jonathan Mellor), an official from the Ministry of Health, and a heavily armed GEO team of four (Fernandez, Martos, Rosso and Larra) equipped with video cameras are sent into a quarantined apartment building to find out what happened to its inhabitants, who have been rendered infect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (born 24 June 1970) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He has worked on more than twenty films since 1995. Filmography Film Short film Television References External links * 1970 births Living people Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters 21st-century Spanish screenwriters {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocalypse
An apocalypse ( ''apokálypsis'', from and , literally meaning "from cover") is a disclosure or revelation of great knowledge. In religious concepts an apocalypse usually discloses something very important that was hidden or provides a "vision of heavenly secrets that can make sense of earthly realities". Historically, the term has a heavy religious connotation as commonly seen in the prophetic revelations of eschatology obtained through dreams or spiritual visions. It is believed by many Christians that the biblical Book of Revelation depicts an "apocalypse", the complete destruction of the world, preceding the establishment of a new world and heaven. However, there is also another interpretation of the Book of Revelation in which the events predicted are said to refer to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 by the Roman armies of Titus. This second view is known as the Preterist view of eschatology. In all contexts, the revealed events usually entail some form of an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honeymoon Suite
The Cape Race are an English five-piece British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in September 2009. Member history and formation The members of The Cape Race came together from being part of different bands in the Manchester scene. David and Jonny were respectively singing and drumming in a band called No Standards when they played a show with a band called Grayson's Hour. Playing in Grayson's Hour at the time was Scott Perkins, as well as Joe Lennox and Adam Morris, who between the five of them formed a new band called The Honeymoon Suite in 2006. The Honeymoon Suite self-released ''The Matrimony EP'' later that year, and quickly made quite a name for themselves by winning an Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands competition to open the Taste of Chaos tour with Taking Back Sunday, Anti-Flag, Underoath, Alexisonfire, Senses Fail, Saosin and Cancer Bats. Adam Morris left the band in 2008 and was replaced initially by Thom Greensill, who was then ultimately replaced by Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Movie
''Spanish Movie'' is a 2009 Spanish parody film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and written by Paco Cabezas. The film was conceived as a Spanish version of the spoof films that were appearing at the time, continuing the trend begun by the Scary Movie franchise. The production parodies several successful Spanish horror/drama films including: '' The Others'', '' The Orphanage'', '' Alatriste'', '' Open Your Eyes'', ''Mondays in the Sun'', ''Volver'', ''The Sea Inside'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'' and ''REC''. It features a cameo by Leslie Nielsen (in the last film of his to be released during his lifetime). Production started on 23 February 2009 in Barcelona and the film was released in cinemas on 4 December of that year. Plot Ramira ('' Alexandra Jiménez'') works as maid and nanny to Laura (''Silvia Abril'') and her children: Simeón and Ofendia (''Óscar Lara'' and ''Laia Alda''). Unfortunately, Ramira kills the boy, who suffers from photodermatitis, within minutes of meeting him, when ... [...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] |
Sister Death
''Sister Death'' ( es, Hermana Muerte, links=no) is a 2023 Spanish supernatural horror film directed by Paco Plaza and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Plaza which stars Aria Bedmar. A prequel to the 2017 film '' Verónica'', the plot follows the paranormal experiences of a novice (Bedmar) enrolled as a teacher in a convent operating as a girls school in 1940s Spain. The film world premiered as the opener of the 56th Sitges Film Festival on 5 October 2023 and was subsequently released on Netflix on 27 October 2023. Plot In 1939 Spain, a young girl is revered by the townsfolk for her seemingly holy visions. Ten years later, novitiate Narcisa arrives at a convent that has been reformed into a school for girls following the war. Narcisa is greeted by Sister Julia and the Mother Superior; the latter of whom is enthused to have the “holy girl” from the news who inspired the community among their ranks. The Mother Superior explains to Narcisa that she will take over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Abuela (2021 Film)
''The Grandmother'' ( es, La abuela, links=no) is a 2021 horror film directed by Paco Plaza from a screenplay by Carlos Vermut which stars Almudena Amor and Vera Valdez. It is a Spanish-French co-production. Tracking a fashion model (Amor) returning home to look after her ailing grandmother (Valdez), the plot tackles the horror of ageing and the need for elderly care, with a supernatural side taking over progressively. The film had its world premiere at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 22 September 2021, and was released in Spain and France, respectively on 28 January and 6 April 2022. Plot The movie opens with an elderly woman entering an apartment, where she finds another older woman lying dead on the floor, and a half-eaten birthday cake on a table. She is then greeted by a young, blond naked woman. The old woman seems happy to see her and kneels down on the floor and kisses her. The film then focuses on Susana, a fashion model working in Paris; she ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye For An Eye (2019 Film)
''Eye for an Eye'' ( es, Quien a hierro mata, links=no; ); ''Who lives by the sword, dies by the sword'') is a 2019 drama-thriller film directed by Paco Plaza, written by Juan Galiñanes and Jorge Guerricaechevarría and starring Luis Tosar, Xan Cejudo, Ismael Martínez, Enric Auquer and María Vázquez. Plot The film opens with Kike (Enric Auquer) on a fishing platform. We see a man with his hands chained together thrown in a large underwater cage. In prison, semi-retired drug lord Antonio Padín (Xan Cejudo) is given a series of tests, showing that his mobility is limited, and decreasing due to an unnamed condition. Padín is released from prison due to his medical state, and picked up by one of his children, Toño (Ismael Martínez) who says he is here to take him home. Kike calls to ask Padín to do with the man they've captured and are torturing. Padín tells him to break his legs before informing Toño that he doesn't want to come home and is instead going to a nursing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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