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Sultana's Dream (film)
''Sultana's Dream'' ( es, El sueño de la sultana) is a 2023 animated film directed by Isabel Herguera based in part on the 1905 short story of the same name by Rokeya Hossain. Premise Inés, a Spanish artist living in India, travels throughout the country learning about the life of author Rokeya Hossain and the utopian Ladyland she described in her 1905 short story ''Sultana's Dream''. Cast * Mary Beard * Miren Arrieta * Mireia Gabilondo * Maurizio Faraoni * Manu Khurana * Arunima Bhattacharya * Ranjitha Rajeevan * Paul B. Preciado Production In 2012, Herguera launched a crowdfunded workshop series in India focused on ''Sultana's Dream'' by Rokeya Hossain. The director later received a screenwriting grant from the Basque government to develop a film based on Hossain's work. Each of the film's three parts was created using a different animation technique. Portions of the narrative centered on Inés are animated with ink and watercolor, shadow puppets tell the sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Herguera
Isabel Herguera is an artist, filmmaker, cultural manager, professor, and critic. She has won more than 50 awards at various international film festivals. She graduated from UPV-Bilbao, continued her studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in 1988, and obtained a master's degree at CalArts. In her 1989 movies ''Safari'' and ''Song of the Round Trip'' animation, sculpture and video were merged and together created a special work of art. In 1994, she founded an animation studio in Los Angeles. In 2003, she returned to Spain from Los Angeles. In 2003–2011, she was the director of Animac, the International Festival of Animated film of Catalonia in Lleida. She also coordinated the motion picture laboratory of the Arteleku art centre in Donostia-San Sebastian. Over the years, she has served as chair and jury member of various international film festivals. In 2005 she started as a teacher at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India. As a guest animation professor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Forqué Awards
The 29th Forqué Awards, organised by , were presented on 16 December 2023 at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal in Madrid. Background Organised by EGEDA, the ceremony has the participation of Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the Madrid regional administration and RTVE, and the collaboration of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport and FIPCA. In October 2023, producer Eduardo Campoy was announced as the recipient of the EGEDA Gold Medal. The organisers also announced creation of a new award category, the Forqué Award for Best Animation Film. The nominations were disclosed on 7 November 2023. Later in November, Macarena Gómez and Pablo Chiapella were revealed as the gala hosts. The gala featured musical performances by Ana Guerra Ana Alicia Guerra Morales (born 18 February 1994), better known as Ana Guerra, is a Spanish singer. She rose to prominence when she took part in series nine of the reality television talent competition ''Operación Triunfo'', where she finishe ..., Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Multilingual Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Animated Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Films
2023 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films : Events Scheduled award ceremonies Film festivals 2023 films By country/region * List of American films of 2023 * List of British films of 2023 * List of French films of 2023 * List of German films of 2023 * List of Indian films of 2023 * List of Hong Kong films of 2023 * List of Japanese films of 2023 * List of South Korean films of 2023 * List of Spanish films of 2023 By genre/medium * List of action films of 2023 * List of animated feature films of 2023 * List of avant-garde films of 2023 * List of crime films of 2023 * List of comedy films of 2023 * List of drama films of 2023 * List of horror films of 2023 * List of science fiction films of 2023 * List of thriller films of 2023 Deaths References {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 in film 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival took place from 9 to 15 June 2024, in Annecy, France. Michel Hazanavicius drama film '' The Most Precious of Cargoes'', adapted from the novel of the same name by Jean-Claude Grumberg, served as the opening film. Australian film '' Memoir of a Snail'', directed by Adam Elliot, won the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film while Spanish film ''Sultana's Dream'', directed by Isabel Herguera, won the Contrechamp Grand Prix. Background The complete lineup was announced on 25 April 2024, also announcing the special presentations of several upcoming big studio films such as '' Inside Out 2'', '' Moana 2'' and '' Despicable Me 4'', as well as previews and/or early looks for films including '' Transformers One'', '' The Wild Robot'', Zack Snyder's ''Twilight of the Gods'', and '' Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl''. A new non-competitive section was revealed titled Annecy Presents, with the intention of screening "never-before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quirino Awards
The Quirino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Quirino de la Animación Iberoamericana ("Quinino Awards for Ibero-American animation") are an annual awards ceremony dedicated to reward achievements in Ibero-American animated productions. Its categories recognize feature films, short films and television productions. The awards were established in 2017, with the first awards ceremony taking place on 7 April 2018 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Since then, the ceremony has usually taken place in May of each year during several days in some location within Tenerife. The awards' name is in honour of Italian-Argentinian animation director Quirino Cristiani, known for being responsible of the 1917 film ''El Apóstol'', considered the world's first animated feature film. Categories Ceremonies The following is a listing of all Quirino Awards ceremonies since 2018. Winners and nominees The winners are listed first and in bold, followed by the nominees. 2018 2019 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platino Award For Best Animated Film
The Platino Award for Best Animated Picture ( Spanish: ''Premio Platino a la mejor película de animación'') is one of the Platino Awards, Ibero-America's film awards, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA). It was first presented in 2014, with Argentine-Spanish production ''Underdogs'' being the first recipient of the award. Spain holds the record of most wins in the category with seven wins. 2015 winner ''Boy and the World'' and 2020 nominee ''Klaus'' also received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Additionally, ''Boy and the World'' won the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent while ''Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles'' was also nominated for said award. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Awards and nominations 2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Platino Awards
The 11th Platino Awards, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA), will take place at Gran Tlachco Theater in Riviera Maya, Mexico, to recognize excellence in Ibero-American film and television of 2023. The ceremony will be hosted by Mexican actress Esmeralda Pimentel and Colombian actress Majida Issa. It will be broadcast on TNT (American TV network)#Latin America, TNT and Max (streaming service), Max for Latin America and RTVE Play and La 2 (Spanish TV channel), La 2 for Spain. Background In October 2023, the Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya was announced as the venue for the 2024 edition of the awards, to be celebrated on 20 April 2024. It is the third time the ceremony took place in said venue as well as the first time in three years that the ceremony is not held in Spain. The pre-selection of candidates was disclosed in January 2024 at Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platino Awards
The Platino Awards, known in Spanish as Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano ("Platinum Prizes of Ibero-American Cinema"), are Ibero-America's annual film awards. The awards were established in 2013, and the first awards ceremony took place on 5 April 2014 at the Teatro Anayasi, Panama City. The ceremony continues to take place annually between April and July, and awards are given to films produced during the previous year. The award itself is a platinum figure with the shape of a woman offering the world with Latin America's map on the center, it was created by designer Javier Mariscal. History To reward the best Ibero-American films of each year, the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) along with the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA) decided to create the Platino Awards. The inaugural ceremony took place on 5 April 2014 at the Anayasi theatre in Panama City. The Awards were created as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Animated Film
The Goya Award for Best Animated Film (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor película animada'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with the film ''Town Musicians of Bremen'' being the first winner of the award. The category was not presented from 1990 to 1993 and 1995 to 1996. Significance The films ''Chico and Rita'' (2010) and ''Klaus'' (2019) were also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with the latter winning the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. At the Annie Awards, ''Chico and Rita'' (2010) and ''Klaus'' (2019) were nominated for Best Animated Feature with the latter winning the category while '' Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles'' (2019) was nominated for Best Animated Feature – Independent. At the European Film Awards, ''Planet 51'' (2009), ''Wrinkles'' (2011), '' Birdboy: The Forgotten Children'' (2016) and ''Klaus'' (2019) have rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Goya Awards
The 38th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, took place at the premises in Valladolid, Castile and León on 10 February 2024. The ceremony was broadcast on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 and RTVE Play. J. A. Bayona's ''Society of the Snow'' received the most awards during the ceremony with twelve wins, including Best Film. Background In March 2023, Valladolid was revealed as the host city for the 38th edition, together with the 2025 host city, Granada. On 29 June 2023, the specific date of 10 February was disclosed by the academy president Fernando Méndez-Leite and the Mayor of Valladolid Jesús Julio Carnero. The mixed selection process was modified so 3 nominations be chosen by academy members belonging to the respective specialisation with the other two being elected by the entire body of academy members. The shortlist system for the short film and documentary award categories was also discarded. In October 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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