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16th Gaudà Awards
The 16th Gaudà Awards ceremony, presented by the Catalan Film Academy, took place on 4 February 2024 at the complex in Barcelona. Background A record number of 81 productions were presented as candidates to the awards, of which a 40% had Catalan as the original language, with 13 candidates to the best fiction feature film in the Catalan language. Journalist-comedian and screenwriter-comedian Ana Polo (co-creators of the popular Catalan podcast ''Oye Polo'') were announced as the gala hosts in October 2023. In November 2023, filmmaker Rosa Vergés was announced as the recipient of the Gaudà Honorary Award. The nominations were read by actors Vicky Luengo and Pol López from the auditorium of Casa Milà , La Pedrera on 12 December 2023. Elena MartÃn Gimeno's ''Creatura'' led the nominations with fifteen, followed by David Trueba's ''Jokes & Cigarettes'' with thirteen. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Films with multiple nomination ... [...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 EstadÃstica. (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] |
La Vanguardia
' (; , ) is a Spanish daily newspaper founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan. It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper. Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ' is Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid-based ones – ', ' and '' ABC'' – all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country. The newspaper's editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, but Francoist Spain, it followed Francoist ideology. It retains Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family. History and profile Beginnings On 1 February 1881 in Barcelona, two businessmen from Igualada, Carlos and Bartolomé Godó, first published the paper. It was defined as a ''Diario polÃtico de avisos y notÃcias'' (Political Newspaper of Announcements and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérie Delpierre
Valérie Delpierre is a Monaco-born film producer whose career has been in and around Spain . She produces films from her company Inicia Films. One of the films she produced took three Gaudà Awards for Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language, best novel Director and best Cinematography for 20,000 Species of Bees in 2024. Life Delpierre was born in Monaco. She studied in Nice and at the Sorbonne and at the Complutense University of Madrid with an Erasmus scholarship (in International Relations). She started working in Spain teaching French before she was offered a job in the film industry. In 2006 she founded her own company, Inicia Films., which has created a range of films in terms of fact or fiction and language. She produced a first film, B, by David Ilundain which won a 2016 Feroz Especial Award. Another debut film was Summer 1993. This was directed by Carla Simón and released in 2017. The film had been conceived by Simon while she was at the London Film School. She contacted D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20,000 Species Of Bees
''20,000 Species of Bees'' () is a 2023 Spanish Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren in her debut feature. It stars SofÃa Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, and Itziar Lazkano. The film narrates the story of LucÃa, an eight-year-old transgender girl, who is on a quest for identity. During a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family, who at the same time reflect on their own. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 February 2023. Nine-year old SofÃa Otero won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for the role of LucÃa. The film was also nominated for Best Feature Film Teddy Award. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, the first feature director was nominated for GWFF Best First Feature Award in the festival. In March 2023, the film won Golden Biznaga for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Permanent Picture
''The Permanent Picture'' () is a 2023 Spanish-French drama film directed by Laura Ferrés in her feature debut, from a screenplay written by Ferrés with the collaboration of Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra. It stars newcomers MarÃa Luengo and Rosario Ortega. The film competed for the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. It won the Golden Spike at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival. It is the first film in Catalan to receive the distinction. Cast * MarÃa Luengo as Carmen * Rosario Ortega as Antonia * Saraida Llamas * Claudia Fimia * Mila Collado * Dolores MartÃnez Production The film was written by Ferrés with the collaboration of Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra. It was produced by Fasten Films, in co-production with Permanent Picture AIE, Le Bureau (France) and Materia Cinema. The film was shot primarily in Prat de Llobregat. Release ''The Permanent Picture'' was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted (film)
''The Enchanted'' () is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by which stars Laia Costa alongside Dani Pérez Prada and Ainara Elejalde Bel. Plot Upon separating for the first time from her 4-year-old daughter, Irene moves to a family cottage located in a small village of the Catalan Pyrenees, meeting with the likes of grandfather AgustÃ, young neighbor Gina, and Ingrid, otherwise inviting cosmopolitan friend Erik to the place. Cast Production The film is a Coming Soon Films, A Contracorriente Films, and Encantats Films AIE production, with participation of RTVE and TVC and backing from ICAA and ICEC. It was shot in (Vall Fosca), in the Pallars Jussà comarca of Catalonia. Release The film was presented at the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 12 March 2023. It later screened at the 7th BCN Film Fest. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 June 2023. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''ScreenDaily'' deemed the film to be a "a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadèmia Del Cinema CatalÃ
The Catalan Film Academy (''Acadèmia del Cinema Català '', in Catalan language, Catalan) is a non-profit organization located in Barcelona created to recognize Catalan cinema, Catalan film productions and professionals, with the objective of being a voice of the Catalan film industry. The Academy joins both creative and productive branches of filmmaking, artistically and scientifically, in the same way as the other film academies. It is a member of the European Film Academy's network of national film academies. It annually holds the Gaudà Awards. Presidents * Joel Joan (2008–2013) * Isona Passola (2013–2021) * Judith Colell (since 2021) References Cinema of Catalonia Film organisations in Spain Gaudà Awards {{film-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Coixet - La LibrerÃa (cropped)
Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of Isabella of Angoulême to the king of England. Today it is sometimes abbreviated to Isa. Etymology This set of names is a Spanish variant of the Hebrew name Elisheba through Latin and Greek represented in English and other European languages as Elisabeth.Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 337a.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38 These names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name based on both etymological and contextual evidence (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of the mother of John th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Àlex Brendemühl, XIII Premis Gaudà (2021)
Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Cook (other), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (other), multiple people *Alexander Gardner (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people *Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people * Alex Lee (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Freeland (born 2001), American baseball player *Alex Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
