Lluís Galter (born 1983, in
Figueres
Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museu ...
,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
) is a Catalan
film director, and
screenwriter.
Biography
After earning his B.S. in Audiovisual Communications from
Pompeu Fabra University
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in Barcelona (2006), Lluís Galter has written and directed several short films, two of them during his stay at the
(FAMU). Many of his works have been broadcast and selected for exhibition in a number of European museums. He is currently developing a documentary that will be part of a collective work with other young directors. ''Caracremada'' is his first feature film, about Catalan anarchist and anti-
Franco
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* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
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* Franco, a prefix used when ref ...
fighter
Ramón Vila Capdevila. The film premiered at the Orizzonti competitive section of the 67th
Venice International Film Festival in September 2010. It was also screened at the 12th Jeonju International Film Festival (South Korea) in May 2011, and will be screened in the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival(Spain) in September 2011.
"58th San Sebastian International Film Festival"
''58th San Sebastian International Film Festival'', retrieved July 16, 2010
Films
* 2007 ''Ejemplo de la garza''(Heron's example): Short film based on the fable by Ramon Llull “The wonder book” included in the DVD ''Cinéma de notre temps – Shohei Imamura(Vol. 1)'', released by Intermedio. Screened at the Truffaut Cinema in Girona (Spain).
* 2005 ''Berlin. Nueva sinfonía en 326 postales'': Short documentary film that attempts to explain a four-day trip to Berlin with five seconds shots and no editing. Screened at the Vrije Academie in The Hague (Holland) inside the programme TRANSART 5 and at the Contemporary Art Museum in Tallinn (Estonia).
* 2005 ''KAPR'': Short documentary film about the slaughter of carps on the streets of Prague over Christmas days. Screened at the Vrije Academie in The Hague (Holland) and at the Contemporary Art Museum in Tallinn (Estonia).
* 2004 ''Aventuras y desventuras del acordeón que dijo basta''(''Adventures and misadventures of the accordion that said that's enough''). Short documentary film about a trip to China from the point of view of a Cossack accordion and its legend. Screened at the itinerant exhibition TRANSART 5 at the Museu de l’Empordà in Figueres (Spain).
* 2003 ''Homenaje a Calders'' (''Homage to Calders''). Short film about two school friends who meet in the park and talk about their lives until they find out that one of them is 15 years older than the other.
References
External links
Pàgina de Caracremada
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1983 births
Living people
People from Figueres
Film directors from Catalonia