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12th Gaudí Awards
The 12th Gaudí Awards, organised by the Catalan Film Academy, were presented on 19 January 2020 at in Barcelona. Directed by Jordi Prat and produced by Dagoll Dagom, the gala was hosted by . The nominations were read by Anna Castillo and Oriol Pla on 5 December 2019 at Casa Milà, La Pedrera's auditorium. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Public's Choice Special Award * ' ** ''The Platform (film), The Platform'' ** ' ** ''The Days to Come'' ** ' ** ''Liberté (2019 film), Liberté'' ** ''The Innocence (film), The Innocence'' ** ''A Thief's Daughter'' Honorary Award Filmmaker Francesc Betriu was the recipient of the Gaudí honorary award. References {{authority control Gaudí Awards 2020 in Catalonia 2020 film awards 21st century in Barcelona January 2020 in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberté (2019 Film)
''Liberté'' (lit. Freedom) is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Albert Serra. Set in the 18th century, it tells the story of a group of libertines that spend a night of sexual debauchery in the forest. An international coproduction, the film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019. It was the final film appearance of Helmut Berger before his death in May 2023. Plot In the 18th century, libertines spend a night of sexual debauchery in the forest. Cast Production The film was preceded by an installation at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and a theater play. For the film, Albert Serra got inspiration from the French painters such as Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard and François Boucher. The cast consists of a mix of professional and non-professional actors. Initially the scene in which the men pour milk and semen on the totally naked body of Mademoiselle de Jensling, played by Iliana Zabeth, was supposed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergi López (actor)
Sergi López i Ayats (born 22 December 1965) is a Spanish actor mostly known for his work on '' Dirty Pretty Things'', ''Solo mía'', and ''Pan's Labyrinth''. He has developed a substantial career in both Spanish films and French films. Early life Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical nativity plays called ''Els Pastorets'', in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French and English. Career In 1991, he auditioned for French director Manuel Poirier. López made his film debut that year in Poirier's ''La Petite amie d'Antonio'' (1992). López did eight more films with Poirier, including his first international success, ''Western'' (1997).The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize., and was nominated for an Oscar; López himself was nominated for the César Award. In 2000, he won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández Serrano (born 25 August 1964) is a Spanish screen and stage actor from Catalonia. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Goya Awards. Life and career Eduard Fernández was born in Barcelona on 25 August 1964. He trained as a mime artist at the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre, and did street performances as such. He had a 25-year relationship with writer , with whom he had one daughter, Greta, who is also an actress. Following a theatre (he was a member of ) and television career, he made his feature film debut at age 30, in 1994 film ''Souvenir''. His breakthrough film role in 1999 thriller '' Washington Wolves'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor. His portrayal of Santos Vella, a contemporary Mephistopheles, in '' Fausto 5.0'' (2001) earned him the Goya Award for Best Actor. Fernández starred in Alberto Rodríguez's political thriller '' Smoke & Mirrors'' (2016) as corrupt spy/fixer Francisco Paesa, clinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Verdaguer
David Verdaguer Ruiz (born 28 September 1983) is a Spanish actor and comedian. His career include works both in Spanish and Catalan such as ''10,000 km'' (2014), ''Summer 1993'' (2017), for which he received the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor and '' One for All'' (2020). He won the Goya Award for Best Leading Actor for his portrayal of comedian Eugenio in '' Jokes & Cigarettes'' (2023). Career He began his career in minor roles in different programs from the Catalan public television channel TV3 such as '' Plats Bruts'' (2001), '' El Cor de la Ciutat'' (2002–2003) and '' Ventdelplà'' (2005). In 2006, he became a part of the comedy show '' Alguna Pregunta Més?'' as a reporter. In 2008, he got his first main role as Santi in the television series ''Zoo'', about the lives of the workers at the Barcelona Zoo. He made his acting debut in a feature film in Mar Coll's '' Three Days With the Family'' (2009). Between 2013 and 2014, he participated in the comedy programmes '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While At War
''While at War'' () is a 2019 Spanish-Argentine historical drama war film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. Set in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, the plot tracks the plight of philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno (performed by Karra Elejalde) in Salamanca, a city controlled by the Rebel faction. Plot During the Spanish coup of July 1936, Nationalist troops occupy Salamanca. In the process, the city's Socialist mayor is arrested. Revered author Miguel de Unamuno ( Karra Elejalde) convenes with two colleagues, Protestant priest Atilano Coco Martin and leftist Salvador Vila Hernández; they discuss the coup briefly, after which Unamuno leaves for an interview to publicly support the coup. During the interview, the mayor's wife interrupts to ask him to intervene regarding her husband's imprisonment; Unamuno offers monetary assistance instead, which she rejects. Meanwhile, in Spanish Morocco, a German delegation meets with General Francisco Franco to pressure the formation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karra Elejalde
Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker. Biography Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on independent stage plays. After making his feature film debut with a role in the 1987 film ''A los cuatro vientos'', Elejalde's collaborations with Basque cinema auteurs such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Álex de la Iglesia or Julio Medem launched his acting career in the 1990s. He made his feature film directorial debut by shooting the 2000 film '' Año Mariano'' in tandem with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, later making his solo debut with the 2004 film ''Torapia''. In 2014 he replaced Benito Pocino as Mortadelo in '' Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo'' (2014). He played Koldo in ''Ocho apellidos vascos''. He reprised the same role in '' Ocho apellidos catalanes'' (2015). After the success of both films, he affirmed he won't play the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Fernández
Greta Fernández Berbel (born 4 February 1995) is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in ''Elisa & Marcela'' and '' A Thief's Daughter''. Early life Greta Fernández Berbel was born in Barcelona on 4 February 1995. She is the daughter of actor Eduard Fernández and writer . When she was 10 years old, she featured in 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 The Goya Awards () are Spain's m ...'s film '' Ficció'' (also starring her father), making her feature film debut. Filmography Film Television Accolades References External links * 1995 births Living people Actresses from Barcelona Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Long stubs with short prose {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Arrufat
Carmen Arrufat Blasco (born 11 October 2002) is a Spanish film and television actress. Her performance in ''The Innocence (film), The Innocence'' earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress. She became known to a television audience for her villainess role in the television series ''HIT (TV series), HIT''. Biography Early Life Born on 11 October 2002 in Castellón de la Plana, Arrufat took acting courses since she was 11 year old, and she trained at Aula Cine y TV, a drama school operated by Víctor Antolí. Career Arrufat debuted as a leading actress in a feature film in the 2019 drama ''The Innocence (film), The Innocence'' (she lied about her age being 16 while she was still 15 in order to get the role). Her performance earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress. She moved to Madrid and she was cast for the role of the manipulative and narcissist Lena Vallejo in the television series HIT (TV series), ''HIT''. Shooting of the serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aina Clotet
Aina Clotet Fresquet (born 23 September 1982) is a Spanish actress and director known mainly for her participation in numerous series of the Catalan channel TV3 among which ''Estació d'enllaç'' and ''Infidels'' stand out. In 2015 she made her directorial debut with her first short film ''Tiger'', which was nominated for a Gaudí award. Biography Aina Clotet is a Spanish actress in film, theater and television, in this medium mainly in productions of the Catalan television channel TV3. She has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Pompeu Fabra University and began a degree in Art History, but did not finish it. She also studied acting at the Nancy Tuñón School in Barcelona. She made her debut on the small screen in 1994, when she was only eleven years old, in the TV3 fiction Estació d'enllaç. Later she participated in other productions of the Catalan autonomous channel such as ''Temps de silenci'', Mirall Trencat or Des del balcó. In 2005 she participated in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Rodríguez Soto
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines * María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost *''Being Maria'', 2024 French film released as ''Maria'' in France * ''Maria'' (2024 film), American film * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Roquet
Clara Roquet (born 1988) is a Spanish filmmaker from Catalonia. Biography Roquet was born in 1988. Reported birthplaces include Malla, Vic, and Barcelona. She studied at the Pompeu Fabra University and Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc .... She made her writing debut in the feature film ''10,000 km'', which she co-wrote with Carlos Marqués-Marcet. She has since written and co-written films such as ''Petra (film), Petra'' (2018), ''The Days to Come'' (2019), ''Costa Brava, Lebanon'' (2021), ''Creatura'' (2023), ''Something Is About to Happen'' (2023), and ''The Red Virgin'' (2024). She made her directorial debut in a feature film with the 2021 drama ''Libertad (2021 film), Libertad''. In 2023 she completed the direction of her adaption of Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
