When faced with an overwhelmingly unexpected situation where the law and order of the state are involved, we are psychologically conditioned to do one of two things. Either confront it head-on or let it decide the course of our lives. Whichever option we choose will define us as the kind of humans we aspire to be. In Spanish filmmaker Elías León Siminiani’s The Asunta Case, another true crime thriller streaming on Netflix, a middle-aged couple is accused of murdering their adopted child. This upended their world instantly, and they had to suffer the wrath of the legal system. At the moment, they choose to fight to prove their innocence. The six-episode web series is based on a real-life incident that created a stir in Spain in 2013. It can be christened an intriguing miniseries, and the style and the pacing are engineered to heighten our curiosity. But beyond the pale of integrity and intentions,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Dipankar Sarkar
- Talking Films
The investigative thriller The Asunta Case(El Caso Asunta), starring Candela Peña and Tristán Ulloa, tells the story of one of the most shocking true crimes in Spanish history. In 2001, a baby from China named Asunta Fong Yang was adopted by Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra, a well-to-do couple living in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Thirteen years later, she was found dead. Her parents, who’d reported her disappearance, were later arrested for her murder. As the news rippled across the country, the question on everyone’s mind: Why?
Directed by Carlos Sedes and Jacobo Martínez, the series was created by Ramón Campos (Gran Hotel), Gema R. Neira (High Seas), Jon de la Cuesta (Estoy Vivo), and David Orea (Jaguar). Campos directed the 2017 documentary about the case, El caso Asunta: Operación Nenúfar, originally titled Lo que la Verdad Esconde: El Caso Asunta.
Stream it April 26.
Check it out at the...
Directed by Carlos Sedes and Jacobo Martínez, the series was created by Ramón Campos (Gran Hotel), Gema R. Neira (High Seas), Jon de la Cuesta (Estoy Vivo), and David Orea (Jaguar). Campos directed the 2017 documentary about the case, El caso Asunta: Operación Nenúfar, originally titled Lo que la Verdad Esconde: El Caso Asunta.
Stream it April 26.
Check it out at the...
- 5/2/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Candela Peña (Hierro) and Tristán Ulloa (Berlin) lead the cast of Netflix's gripping mini-series, The Asunta Case.
The Asunta Case (aka El Caso Asunta) chronicles one of the shocking true crimes that transpired in Spain, tackling a set of parents who murdered an adopted 12-year-old girl.
The Asunta Case premiered on Netflix on April 26.
Read full article on The Direct.
The Asunta Case (aka El Caso Asunta) chronicles one of the shocking true crimes that transpired in Spain, tackling a set of parents who murdered an adopted 12-year-old girl.
The Asunta Case premiered on Netflix on April 26.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 4/29/2024
- by Aeron Mer Eclarinal
- The Direct
The Asunta Case, the brand-new Netflix Spanish Original, is based on the real-life murder of thirteen-year-old teenager Asunta Yong Fang Basterra Porto. The case went on for several years until the adoptive parents of the young kid were convicted by the jury trial and were sentenced to life in prison. The series chronicles the entire investigation and the back and forth between the prosecution and the defense as they fought tooth and nail to win the case. There are several characters in the show that get to the skin of the real-life people who were at the forefront, facing the police, lawyers, and the media.
Mild Spoilers Ahead
Alfonso Basterra
Alfonso Basterra is the father figure in the show, portrayed by Tristán Ulloa, who was last seen in “Berlin,” the spin-off of yet another cult classic Netflix Original Money Heist. Unlike in Berlin, Tristan in this show de-glamourizes himself and...
Mild Spoilers Ahead
Alfonso Basterra
Alfonso Basterra is the father figure in the show, portrayed by Tristán Ulloa, who was last seen in “Berlin,” the spin-off of yet another cult classic Netflix Original Money Heist. Unlike in Berlin, Tristan in this show de-glamourizes himself and...
- 4/28/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Conoce todos los detalles de la miniserie basada en un crimen real que conmocionó a España. © Netflix
Netflix ha desvelado el impactante tráiler y póster de “El Caso Asunta”, la miniserie de ficción que aborda un crimen real que conmocionó a España.
El 21 de septiembre de 2013, Rosario Porto y Alfonso Basterra denuncian la desaparición de su hija Asunta, cuyo cuerpo aparece horas después junto a una carretera en las afueras de Santiago de Compostela. La investigación policial pronto desvela pistas que señalan a Rosario y Alfonso como posibles autores del crimen. La noticia conmociona a toda la ciudad e incluso al país. ¿Qué puede llevar a unos padres a acabar con la vida de su hija? ¿Qué se esconde tras la fachada de una familia perfecta?
La miniserie de 6 episodios está dirigida por Carlos Sedes (“Fariña”) y Jacobo Martínez, producida por Bambú Producciones y protagonizada por Candela Peña (“Todo sobre mi Madre...
Netflix ha desvelado el impactante tráiler y póster de “El Caso Asunta”, la miniserie de ficción que aborda un crimen real que conmocionó a España.
El 21 de septiembre de 2013, Rosario Porto y Alfonso Basterra denuncian la desaparición de su hija Asunta, cuyo cuerpo aparece horas después junto a una carretera en las afueras de Santiago de Compostela. La investigación policial pronto desvela pistas que señalan a Rosario y Alfonso como posibles autores del crimen. La noticia conmociona a toda la ciudad e incluso al país. ¿Qué puede llevar a unos padres a acabar con la vida de su hija? ¿Qué se esconde tras la fachada de una familia perfecta?
La miniserie de 6 episodios está dirigida por Carlos Sedes (“Fariña”) y Jacobo Martínez, producida por Bambú Producciones y protagonizada por Candela Peña (“Todo sobre mi Madre...
- 4/1/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
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The countdown to Mother’s Day has begun! If you’re looking for movies to binge this weekend (or whenever you have the time), we collected a list of films that honor the complexities of motherhood. From dark comedies and feel-good dramas to thrillers and cult classics, these movies will pull at your heart strings, and in some cases, tickle your funny bone.
The selection of films below are streaming now on Amazon Prime, Hulu, or HBO Max. If you’re not signed up to any of those platforms, here’s a short breakdown of what they offer: Amazon Prime costs $12.99 a month which unlocks a massive digital store that has just about anything you might need,...
The countdown to Mother’s Day has begun! If you’re looking for movies to binge this weekend (or whenever you have the time), we collected a list of films that honor the complexities of motherhood. From dark comedies and feel-good dramas to thrillers and cult classics, these movies will pull at your heart strings, and in some cases, tickle your funny bone.
The selection of films below are streaming now on Amazon Prime, Hulu, or HBO Max. If you’re not signed up to any of those platforms, here’s a short breakdown of what they offer: Amazon Prime costs $12.99 a month which unlocks a massive digital store that has just about anything you might need,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
What do brides look forward to most about their wedding days? Ask around and you'll get a variety of answers. The dress figures prominently; then the ceremony, the reception, the presents, the cutting of the cake, all these things contributing to the sense of it being a special day all about them. The people they're actually marrying come quite low down the list. Perhaps that's why, around 2014, a sudden craze developed in Japan for getting married solo, enjoying all the good bits of a wedding without having to commit to spending one's whole life with somebody.
What happens in Tokyo, however, takes a long time to filter through to Valencia, where traditional expectations of women's lives still hold sway. Amongst those traditions is the notion that an unmarried woman should be at the service of her family. 44-year-old Rosa (Candela Peña) has spent her whole life catering to the needs.
What happens in Tokyo, however, takes a long time to filter through to Valencia, where traditional expectations of women's lives still hold sway. Amongst those traditions is the notion that an unmarried woman should be at the service of her family. 44-year-old Rosa (Candela Peña) has spent her whole life catering to the needs.
- 3/5/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The mighty Candela Peña rules the roost again in the second season of this series set on the titular Canary Island, as she plays a judge with ironclad principles. Catalan thesp Candela Peña plays Judge Candela in the second season of Hierro, just as she did two years ago in the first series, which scooped the Feroz Awards for Best Drama Series and Best Actress. Set on the titular small island nestled in the Canaries, this second instalment, revolving around the obstacles and difficulties that this woman must grapple with in order to bring justice to a such a closed-minded place, does what it sets out to achieve: keep up the audience’s interest and entertain them. Its two secret weapons for doing so are the sheer beauty of the natural surroundings it unfolds in and the presence of an actress who is able to make the impossible possible (we only.
Salvador Calvo’s “Adú” leads the way at Spain’s annual Goya Awards nominations with 14 nods, including for best film and best director.
“Las niñas” and “Akelarre” followed with nine nominations each, while “Rosa’s Wedding” has eight.
In the running for the best film Goya are “Adú,” a Netflix acquisition; “Ane” by David Perez Sanudo; “La boda de Rosa” by Iciar Bollain; “Las niñas” by Pilar Palomero; and “Sentimental” by Cesc Gay.
Competing for the best direction Goya will be Salvador Calvo for “Adú”; Juanma Bajo Ulloa for “Baby”; Iciar Bollain for “La boda de Rosa”; and Isabel Coixet for “Nieva en Benidorm.”
In the running for best European film are Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi”; Florian Zeller’s “The Father”; Viggo Mortensen’s “Falling”; and Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy.”
Mortensen was the big draw at the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival where “Falling” played, and where he received the Donostia Award.
“Las niñas” and “Akelarre” followed with nine nominations each, while “Rosa’s Wedding” has eight.
In the running for the best film Goya are “Adú,” a Netflix acquisition; “Ane” by David Perez Sanudo; “La boda de Rosa” by Iciar Bollain; “Las niñas” by Pilar Palomero; and “Sentimental” by Cesc Gay.
Competing for the best direction Goya will be Salvador Calvo for “Adú”; Juanma Bajo Ulloa for “Baby”; Iciar Bollain for “La boda de Rosa”; and Isabel Coixet for “Nieva en Benidorm.”
In the running for best European film are Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi”; Florian Zeller’s “The Father”; Viggo Mortensen’s “Falling”; and Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy.”
Mortensen was the big draw at the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival where “Falling” played, and where he received the Donostia Award.
- 1/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
"If you don't do it today, you never will." The Match Factory has released a promo sales trailer for an indie Spanish comedy-drama titled Rosa's Wedding in English, originally known as La boda de Rosa. This already opened in Spain after premiering at the Málaga Film Festival, but doesn't have any US release set just yet. Directed by Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín, and starring Candela Peña as Rosa, the film is about a woman from Valencia named Rosa who is about to turn 45. When Rosa decides to take charge of her own life, she will realize that her plans collide with the interests of her entire family. Getting married, even with herself, is going to be the hardest thing she's ever done. Especially when her family gets involved. The film also stars Sergi López, Nathalie Poza, Ramón Barea, Paula Usero, and Xavo Giménez. Looks like a good balance between the...
- 11/8/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Iciar Bollaín's La boda de Rosa will inaugurate Friday 21 August the film festival that should have been held in spring this year but was postponed as a consequence of the health crisis. The 23rd edition of the Málaga Film Festival will run from August 21 to August 30, will have special security measures put in place and fewer organised activities. This is the long-sought-after first reunion of Spanish cinema after the stagnation caused by the recent pandemic. As the director of the festival, Juan Antonio Vigar, told us a few weeks ago (you can read more here), “we can largely keep the films we had planned to show, and this is tribute to the affection with which the sector supports the Malaga Festival. The new format will advocate for one of our pillars, the exhibition, leaving the crowds aside”. Along these lines, Icíar Bollaín and Candela Peña will inaugurate...
Pedro Almodóvar’s challenging films shouldn’t be only for his dedicated fans: nobody mixes genuine human compassion with world-class filmmaking as well as he … while maintaining a marvelous sense of humor, of human proportion. This 1999 effort is perhaps Pedro’s strongest drama, and yet another heartfelt endorsement of womankind. For the life-beleaguered Manuela, tragedy and melodramatic setbacks only bring out a primal determination to heal all wounds.
All About My Mother
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1012
1999 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 101 min. / Todo sobre mi madre / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 28, 2020 / 39.95
Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa María Sardá, Toni Cantó, Eloy Azorín, Carlos Lozano.
Cinematography: Affonso Beato
Film Editor: José Salcedo
Original Music: Alberto Iglesias
Produced by Augustín Almodóvar
Written and Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
My descriptions of this movie can’t convey what a warm, moving, and even funny experience it is.
All About My Mother
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1012
1999 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 101 min. / Todo sobre mi madre / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 28, 2020 / 39.95
Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa María Sardá, Toni Cantó, Eloy Azorín, Carlos Lozano.
Cinematography: Affonso Beato
Film Editor: José Salcedo
Original Music: Alberto Iglesias
Produced by Augustín Almodóvar
Written and Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
My descriptions of this movie can’t convey what a warm, moving, and even funny experience it is.
- 2/1/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Three years ago, Spain’s independent TV production sector was heading toward a crisis with ever lower profit margins. Cut to 2019, and Spain is enjoying a golden age of drama series production, while consolidating as a global production center.
One major factor in the turnaround has been Movistar Plus, the pay TV unit of Telefonica. It has made the biggest push into high-end original production of any telecom in Europe — just as U.S. and European telcos scramble to compete for content with media companies.
The first results, at home and abroad, of Telefonica’s content drive are now in.
One is a turnaround. In the fourth quarter of 2016, Movistar Plus lost 54,000 pay-tv subscribers. After its first three original series had been released, Movistar Plus added 80,700 in Q4 2017. Since July 2017, releasing 22 original or returning series through September, Movistar Plus has posted eight consecutive quarters of steady pay TV household growth,...
One major factor in the turnaround has been Movistar Plus, the pay TV unit of Telefonica. It has made the biggest push into high-end original production of any telecom in Europe — just as U.S. and European telcos scramble to compete for content with media companies.
The first results, at home and abroad, of Telefonica’s content drive are now in.
One is a turnaround. In the fourth quarter of 2016, Movistar Plus lost 54,000 pay-tv subscribers. After its first three original series had been released, Movistar Plus added 80,700 in Q4 2017. Since July 2017, releasing 22 original or returning series through September, Movistar Plus has posted eight consecutive quarters of steady pay TV household growth,...
- 9/13/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Madrilenian filmmaker is shooting her new film in Valencia; it stars Candela Peña and boasts a script written by Bollaín and Alicia Luna, who worked together on Take My Eyes. During the months of August and September, Icíar Bollaín has been filming her new feature, entitled La boda de Rosa (lit. “Rosa’s Wedding”), in different locations in and around Valencia. The title character is played by Candela Peña, who is placing herself in the capable hands of the Madrilenian director once again after doing so in her feature debut, Hola, ¿estás sola?, back in 1995, and in Take My Eyes. Also returning is her co-writer, Alicia Luna; together they penned the storyline of Take My Eyes, a drama revolving around abuse that won seven Goya Awards in 2003 (including Best Screenplay), was seen by one million viewers and grossed €5 million. According to the synopsis, the film’s main character...
In this week’s International TV Newswire, “Hierro” breaks records in Spain, Sky readies fora diabolic Mipcom, Nent realigns, reflecting new market realities, Buena Vista drills down on gender crime, Drg, All3Media and EndemolShine strike production or sales deals.
Renewed, “Hierro” Triumphs in Spain
Movistar+, the pay TV unit of Telefonica, Europe’s third biggest telecom, has a hit on its hands. It says much, moreover, about Europe’s still building drama series scene.
This week, “Hierro,” a crime drama first seen at Seriesmania, was renewed for Season 2, and confirmed by Spain’s Movistar as its most-viewed of its first Original Series releases to date, judged over its first 80 days.
The result is a triumph for the series’ creators, Portocabo producer Alfonso Blanco and screenwriter Pepe Coira, plus director Jorge Coira. It also vindicates Movistar+ entry into international co-production, here with upscale French network Arte, Galicia-based Portocabo and the Lagardère Group’s Atlantique Productions,...
Renewed, “Hierro” Triumphs in Spain
Movistar+, the pay TV unit of Telefonica, Europe’s third biggest telecom, has a hit on its hands. It says much, moreover, about Europe’s still building drama series scene.
This week, “Hierro,” a crime drama first seen at Seriesmania, was renewed for Season 2, and confirmed by Spain’s Movistar as its most-viewed of its first Original Series releases to date, judged over its first 80 days.
The result is a triumph for the series’ creators, Portocabo producer Alfonso Blanco and screenwriter Pepe Coira, plus director Jorge Coira. It also vindicates Movistar+ entry into international co-production, here with upscale French network Arte, Galicia-based Portocabo and the Lagardère Group’s Atlantique Productions,...
- 9/6/2019
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Marking its eighth quarter of consecutive growth in pay TV clients, Movistar Plus, the pay TV/Svod division of Telefonica, Europe’s third-biggest telecom, punched 11,300 net additions in customers from April to June.
The figure is 49% up year-on-year in terms of net adds, and takes Movistar’s total pay TV sub count in Spain to 4,106,100, extending its domination as Spain’s biggest pay TV player.
“These are very good results coming despite the recent launch of multiple new video Ott players in Spain and the end of the soccer season,” said Maria Aguete Rua, Ihs Markit executive director, technology, media & telecom.
“This proves that it’s not only sports that drives pay TV growth in Spain, but also content, movies and series,” she added, noting that eight of the top 10 shows on Movistar Plus’ platform are original series.
Movistar clients in Spain may have got into a habit of...
The figure is 49% up year-on-year in terms of net adds, and takes Movistar’s total pay TV sub count in Spain to 4,106,100, extending its domination as Spain’s biggest pay TV player.
“These are very good results coming despite the recent launch of multiple new video Ott players in Spain and the end of the soccer season,” said Maria Aguete Rua, Ihs Markit executive director, technology, media & telecom.
“This proves that it’s not only sports that drives pay TV growth in Spain, but also content, movies and series,” she added, noting that eight of the top 10 shows on Movistar Plus’ platform are original series.
Movistar clients in Spain may have got into a habit of...
- 7/26/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Until recently, when a Spanish TV operator put up 100% finance, it retained nearly 100% of rights. Now, no one size fits all. Variety analyzes two projects that break the mold in Spain.
“La Sala”
Police TV thriller “La Sala” (The Room) shows three production companies greenlighting a TV project without TV network support — unthinkable until recently. Madrid-based Isla Audiovisual, creator of the CW’s “Star Crossed,” and Canary Islands’ CanCan and Funwood Media teamed to develop the series with their own creative and executive resources.
Producers pitched the script to TF1’s Newen, who put up financing against the series’ future international distribution. They pre-sold Spanish Svod to HBO España, and free-to-air TV rights to the regional pubcasters association Forta.
Directed by César Arriero and Manuel Sanabria, “La Sala” shot entirely in Gran Canaria, tapping into Canary Islands’ 45% tax credits for private investment in Spanish productions.
That helped cut the episodes...
“La Sala”
Police TV thriller “La Sala” (The Room) shows three production companies greenlighting a TV project without TV network support — unthinkable until recently. Madrid-based Isla Audiovisual, creator of the CW’s “Star Crossed,” and Canary Islands’ CanCan and Funwood Media teamed to develop the series with their own creative and executive resources.
Producers pitched the script to TF1’s Newen, who put up financing against the series’ future international distribution. They pre-sold Spanish Svod to HBO España, and free-to-air TV rights to the regional pubcasters association Forta.
Directed by César Arriero and Manuel Sanabria, “La Sala” shot entirely in Gran Canaria, tapping into Canary Islands’ 45% tax credits for private investment in Spanish productions.
That helped cut the episodes...
- 4/9/2019
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay Rights has taken international distribution rights to Movistar+ original Spanish crime drama “Hierro,” the company announced Thursday. The eight-part series marks the first Spanish-language drama acquired by Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of Banijay Group.
Currently in production in the Canary Islands, “Hierro” is a Spanish-French-German co-production, produced by Portocabo, Atlantique Productions and Arte France for Movistar+, which will air the show in the first half of 2019. Created by Pepe Coira and directed by Jorge Coira it stars Spanish actress Candela Peña and Argentine actor Darío Grandinetti (pictured).
“Hierro” was named the best co-production TV series project presented at the European Film Market’s Berlinale Co-Production Market in February 2015. Set on the remote island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands it sees the discovery of the corpse of a young islander, found floating in the sea following an earthquake, mark the starting point for a tense political drama...
Currently in production in the Canary Islands, “Hierro” is a Spanish-French-German co-production, produced by Portocabo, Atlantique Productions and Arte France for Movistar+, which will air the show in the first half of 2019. Created by Pepe Coira and directed by Jorge Coira it stars Spanish actress Candela Peña and Argentine actor Darío Grandinetti (pictured).
“Hierro” was named the best co-production TV series project presented at the European Film Market’s Berlinale Co-Production Market in February 2015. Set on the remote island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands it sees the discovery of the corpse of a young islander, found floating in the sea following an earthquake, mark the starting point for a tense political drama...
- 8/30/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish drama is going through a renaissance in recent years, helped by a multi-million dollar drive by pay-tv operator Movistar+. Banijay Rights is now getting in on the action, picking up the rights to crime thriller Hierro.
The distributor will sell the eight-part drama internationally, marking the company’s first Spanish-language drama acquisition. It takes all rights outside of Spain, France and Latin America.
The series is produced by Portocabo and Atlantique Productions for Movistar+ and Arte France. Created by Pepe Coira and directed by Jorge Coira, it takes place on a secluded island in the Canary Islands archipelago and stars Spanish actress Candela Peña (Princesas) and Argentinean actor Darío Grandinetti (Wild Tales). Hierro will launch in the first half of 2019.
Caroline Torrance, Head of Scripted, Banijay Rights, said, “From the first time we saw Hierro, we immediately knew we wanted to be a part of it. With electric storytelling and premium production values,...
The distributor will sell the eight-part drama internationally, marking the company’s first Spanish-language drama acquisition. It takes all rights outside of Spain, France and Latin America.
The series is produced by Portocabo and Atlantique Productions for Movistar+ and Arte France. Created by Pepe Coira and directed by Jorge Coira, it takes place on a secluded island in the Canary Islands archipelago and stars Spanish actress Candela Peña (Princesas) and Argentinean actor Darío Grandinetti (Wild Tales). Hierro will launch in the first half of 2019.
Caroline Torrance, Head of Scripted, Banijay Rights, said, “From the first time we saw Hierro, we immediately knew we wanted to be a part of it. With electric storytelling and premium production values,...
- 8/30/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Berlin’s Panorama lineup also includes new films from Us, China and Brazil.
Berlin’s Panorama strand is now complete following the addition of 24 additional titles.
A total of 51 works from 43 countries have been chosen for screening in the section, including 21 in Panorama Dokumente and 29 feature films in the main programme and Panorama Special. 36 of these films will be getting their world premieres at the Berlinale.
The German production Tiger Girl by Jakob Lass will open this year’s edition of Panorama Special at Berlin’s Zoo Palast cinema, along with the previously announced Brazilian production Vazante.
Among newly confirmed films are UK Sundance title God’s Own Country, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome, feminist fairy tale The Misandrists by Berlinale regular Bruce Labruce, Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice and Belgian-French-Lebanese co-production Insyriated which stars Hiam Abbass as a woman trapped in an apartment during war.[p...
Berlin’s Panorama strand is now complete following the addition of 24 additional titles.
A total of 51 works from 43 countries have been chosen for screening in the section, including 21 in Panorama Dokumente and 29 feature films in the main programme and Panorama Special. 36 of these films will be getting their world premieres at the Berlinale.
The German production Tiger Girl by Jakob Lass will open this year’s edition of Panorama Special at Berlin’s Zoo Palast cinema, along with the previously announced Brazilian production Vazante.
Among newly confirmed films are UK Sundance title God’s Own Country, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome, feminist fairy tale The Misandrists by Berlinale regular Bruce Labruce, Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice and Belgian-French-Lebanese co-production Insyriated which stars Hiam Abbass as a woman trapped in an apartment during war.[p...
- 1/25/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts of Spain (Icaa) alongsie the American Cinematheque and Egeda, announced the 21st edition of Recent Spanish Cinema series, a showcase of the most outstanding recent Spanish films at the Egyptian Theatre. The film screenings will take place October 15-18, 2015. This year the producers of this annual film series will collaborate with Spanish Filmmaker, journalist, writer and producer Guillermo Fesser, who has created the poster and the promo spot with theme “Let your Spanish side out” bringing his sense of humor and unique Spanish style to the marketing campaign.
Read More: MiamiFF Review: 'Marshland' is a Provocative Thriller with Unique Political Undertones
The full schedule will be announced October 1st , but several of the films to screen as part of this exciting program have already been revealed. Take a look at some of the highlights below including "Marshland," which our writer Carlos Aguilar described as "a technically immaculate production that feels like a major motion picture while retaining its art house appeal."
- "Off Course" (Perdiendo el Norte) , 2015, 102 min. Dir. Nacho G Velilla.International Distribution: DeAPlaneta International.Hugo (Yon González) and Braulio (Julián López) both have university degrees but no jobs, and think they can escape the economic doldrums by leaving Spain for Germany. But what looked like a land of opportunity on TV presents more challenges to the two friends than they expected in this sparkling comedy. In Castillan and German with English subtitles. One of the biggest Box office hits in 2015 .
- "Happy 140" (Felices 140), 2015, 98 min. Dir. Gracia Querejeta. International Sales: Latido Films. Elia (Maribel Verdu) has just hit the jackpot – literally. One of the things she spends her 140 million euro lottery prize on is a 40th birthday bash in the Canary Islands, to which she invites a motley group of family and friends, including the ex she still pines for. But proximity to wealth can warp even the closest relationships, and the reunion soon takes a shocking turn.
-"Shrew's Nest" (Musarañas), 2014, 95 min. International Sales: Film Factory. First-time feature directors Juan Fernando Andres and Esteban Roel (and producer Alex De La Iglesia) lead viewers through a terrifying psychological maze in 1950s Spain. At its center is the apartment of Montse (Macarena Gómez, in one of the wildest performances you’ll see all year), who has raised her younger sister to the brink of adulthood. But agoraphobia and religious ritual have taken their toll on Montse, and when an injured young man (Hugo Silva) turns up at the door, help is the last thing she gives him. With Luis Tosar as the spectral father figure. In Spanish with English subtitles.
-"Magical Girl," 2014, 127 min. Dir. Carlos Vermut. International Sales: Films Distribution. Luis (Luis Bermejo) has a 12-year-old daughter with a terminal illness and a last wish – to have a dress just like the main character of her favorite Japanese anime series. The unemployed professor doesn’t have the money to purchase the dress, but thinks he can get it with a little help from a former teacher (José Sacristán) and an unbalanced young woman (Goya and Feroz winner Bárbara Lennie). Vermut’s sure directorial hand weaves multiple storylines together in this haunting (and occasionally intense) drama. In Spanish with English subtitles.
"Sidetracked" (Las Overjas No Pierden El Tren), 2014, 103 min. Dir. Alvaro Fernandez Armero. International Sales: Film Factory. The mid-life crises of three Spanish couples provide the laughs in this gleeful ensemble comedy. Luisa (Inma Cuesta of Three Many Weddings) and Alberto (Raúl Arévalo) move to the countryside, thinking it a better place to raise kids, though the change puts a damper on their sex life. Luisa’s sister (Candela Peña) and Alberto’s brother (Alberto San Juan) have their own relationship challenges - her obsessive pursuit scares men away, while his much-younger girlfriend is a little on the impulsive side.
"Requirements to Be a Normal Person (Requisitos Para Ser Una Persona Norma), 2015, 90 min.Everybody tries to fit in, but few people go about it as methodically as Maria de la Montana (writer-director Leticia Dolera), who hopes to reach normality through a 7-item checklist. Her mentally challenged younger brother (Jordi Llodra) and overweight friend (Manuel Burque) seem to have most of the bases covered, and the success of Maria’s quest may boil down to just being herself. Brightly colored and boasting a jangly folk score from Luthea Salom, this romantic comedy is, as one might hope from its title, charmingly eccentric. Winner of the Best New Screenwriter, Cinematography and Editing Awards at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival.
"Marshland" (La Isla Minima), 2014, 105 min. Dir. Alberto Rodriguez. Us Distribution: Outsider Pictures. Spain’s democracy was still on wobbly legs in 1980, particularly in the backwater of Andalucia where this tense crime drama is set. City cops Juan (Javier Gutiérrez) and Pedro (Raúl Arévalo) are dispatched to the depressed rural area to investigate the disappearance of two sisters; their differing backgrounds – one a ruthless veteran and the other an idealistic rookie – lead to increasingly unsettling discoveries. Winner of 10 Goya Awards, including Best Film, Director, Lead Actor (Gutiérrez) and Cinematography (Alex Catalán’s aerial shots are truly dazzling).
Read More: MiamiFF Review: 'Marshland' is a Provocative Thriller with Unique Political Undertones
The full schedule will be announced October 1st , but several of the films to screen as part of this exciting program have already been revealed. Take a look at some of the highlights below including "Marshland," which our writer Carlos Aguilar described as "a technically immaculate production that feels like a major motion picture while retaining its art house appeal."
- "Off Course" (Perdiendo el Norte) , 2015, 102 min. Dir. Nacho G Velilla.International Distribution: DeAPlaneta International.Hugo (Yon González) and Braulio (Julián López) both have university degrees but no jobs, and think they can escape the economic doldrums by leaving Spain for Germany. But what looked like a land of opportunity on TV presents more challenges to the two friends than they expected in this sparkling comedy. In Castillan and German with English subtitles. One of the biggest Box office hits in 2015 .
- "Happy 140" (Felices 140), 2015, 98 min. Dir. Gracia Querejeta. International Sales: Latido Films. Elia (Maribel Verdu) has just hit the jackpot – literally. One of the things she spends her 140 million euro lottery prize on is a 40th birthday bash in the Canary Islands, to which she invites a motley group of family and friends, including the ex she still pines for. But proximity to wealth can warp even the closest relationships, and the reunion soon takes a shocking turn.
-"Shrew's Nest" (Musarañas), 2014, 95 min. International Sales: Film Factory. First-time feature directors Juan Fernando Andres and Esteban Roel (and producer Alex De La Iglesia) lead viewers through a terrifying psychological maze in 1950s Spain. At its center is the apartment of Montse (Macarena Gómez, in one of the wildest performances you’ll see all year), who has raised her younger sister to the brink of adulthood. But agoraphobia and religious ritual have taken their toll on Montse, and when an injured young man (Hugo Silva) turns up at the door, help is the last thing she gives him. With Luis Tosar as the spectral father figure. In Spanish with English subtitles.
-"Magical Girl," 2014, 127 min. Dir. Carlos Vermut. International Sales: Films Distribution. Luis (Luis Bermejo) has a 12-year-old daughter with a terminal illness and a last wish – to have a dress just like the main character of her favorite Japanese anime series. The unemployed professor doesn’t have the money to purchase the dress, but thinks he can get it with a little help from a former teacher (José Sacristán) and an unbalanced young woman (Goya and Feroz winner Bárbara Lennie). Vermut’s sure directorial hand weaves multiple storylines together in this haunting (and occasionally intense) drama. In Spanish with English subtitles.
"Sidetracked" (Las Overjas No Pierden El Tren), 2014, 103 min. Dir. Alvaro Fernandez Armero. International Sales: Film Factory. The mid-life crises of three Spanish couples provide the laughs in this gleeful ensemble comedy. Luisa (Inma Cuesta of Three Many Weddings) and Alberto (Raúl Arévalo) move to the countryside, thinking it a better place to raise kids, though the change puts a damper on their sex life. Luisa’s sister (Candela Peña) and Alberto’s brother (Alberto San Juan) have their own relationship challenges - her obsessive pursuit scares men away, while his much-younger girlfriend is a little on the impulsive side.
"Requirements to Be a Normal Person (Requisitos Para Ser Una Persona Norma), 2015, 90 min.Everybody tries to fit in, but few people go about it as methodically as Maria de la Montana (writer-director Leticia Dolera), who hopes to reach normality through a 7-item checklist. Her mentally challenged younger brother (Jordi Llodra) and overweight friend (Manuel Burque) seem to have most of the bases covered, and the success of Maria’s quest may boil down to just being herself. Brightly colored and boasting a jangly folk score from Luthea Salom, this romantic comedy is, as one might hope from its title, charmingly eccentric. Winner of the Best New Screenwriter, Cinematography and Editing Awards at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival.
"Marshland" (La Isla Minima), 2014, 105 min. Dir. Alberto Rodriguez. Us Distribution: Outsider Pictures. Spain’s democracy was still on wobbly legs in 1980, particularly in the backwater of Andalucia where this tense crime drama is set. City cops Juan (Javier Gutiérrez) and Pedro (Raúl Arévalo) are dispatched to the depressed rural area to investigate the disappearance of two sisters; their differing backgrounds – one a ruthless veteran and the other an idealistic rookie – lead to increasingly unsettling discoveries. Winner of 10 Goya Awards, including Best Film, Director, Lead Actor (Gutiérrez) and Cinematography (Alex Catalán’s aerial shots are truly dazzling).
- 9/7/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
'Yesterday' movie: Leleti Khumalo and Lihle Mvelase. 'Yesterday' movie review: Fantastic central performance in South African AIDS drama To date, nowhere has the AIDS pandemic been felt more strongly than in Sub-Saharan Africa, home to approximately 10 percent of the world's population and two-thirds of the planet's 30-35 million AIDS cases. In the past thirty years, it is estimated that more than 20 million Sub-Saharan Africans have died from complications of the disease.* Even today, drug cocktails that are relatively accessible in other parts of the globe are still beyond the means of the vast majority of Africans. Writer-director Darrell Roodt's South African drama Yesterday is set in this catastrophic scenario. The film depicts the effects of AIDS in the life of a young Zulu woman who contracts HIV from her husband. Although Roodt's narrative maintains its focus on the plight of one particular individual, the (for non-Zulus) quirkily named Yesterday represents millions of other women,...
- 6/1/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Title: Latin Lover Director: Cristina Comencini Starring: Virna Lisi, Maria Paredes, Angela Finocchiaro, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Candela Peña, Pihla Viitala, Nadeah Miranda, Francesco Scianna, Neri Marcorè, Claudio Gioè, Lluís Homar, Toni Bertorelli, Jordi Mollà. Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Toganzzi, Vittorio Gassman, Gian Maria Volonté – the Italian screen-womanisers of the golden age of Italian cinema – are all united in the character of Saverio Crispo, interpreted by the actor who has become known to the wide audience for playing in Giuseppe Tornatore’s ‘Baaria’: Francesco Scianna. The story begins with Saverio Crispo who has been dead for ten years and all his women are gathered to celebrate the anniversary of his death [ Read More ]
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- 3/23/2015
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
At the Awards Night at Olympia Theater at Gusman Center Miami-born writer, producer, director Phil Lord summed up the atmosphere by quoting the following food for thought found on the Knight Foundation’s website: “We seek to bestir the people into an awareness of their own condition, provide inspiration for their thoughts, and rouse them to pursue their true interests,” as Jack Knight once described as the bedrock purpose of his newspaper.
The elegant Awards Ceremony was followed by the International Premiere of Álvaro Fernández Armero’s contemporary Spanish comedy "Sidetracked" (Las ovejas no pierden el tren), starring Inma Cuesta, Raúl Arévalo , and Candela Peña - Isa: Film Factory Entertainment.
Miami Dade College's Miami International Film Festival Winners
Knight Competition
Knight Grand Jury Prize: "The Obscure Spring" (Las oscuras primaveras) (Mexico), produced by Luis Albores, Erika Avila, Carlos Mesa and Armon O’Farrill - Production Company: Agencia Sha. The prize includes $30,000 Usd that will be split between the lead production company and the U.S. distributor of the film. If no U.S. distributor is secured before 30 days after the close of the Festival, then the full award will be made to the lead production company. Clock is ticking for a U.S. distributor to buy "The Obscure Spring" and receive $15K from the Festival.
Grand Jury Award Best Performance: Cecilia Suarez, Jose Maria Yazpik and the entire cast of "The Obscure Spring" (Las oscuras primaveras) (Mexico)
Grand Jury Award Best Director: Abner Benaim for "Invasion" (Invasión) (Panama / Argentina) - Panama's First Official Submission for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Category -Isa: Cinephil.
Knight Documentary Achievement Award: (selected by the Festival audience)
"Tea Time" (La once) (Chile / USA), directed by Maite Alberdi - Isa: Cat & Docs
Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Competition
"In the Grayscale" (En las gamas de gris) (Chile), directed by Claudio Marcone - Isa: Outplay
Jordan Alexander Ressler Screenwriting Award
"Theeb" (Jordan / Qatar / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom), written by Naji Abu Nowar and Bassel Ghandour - Isa: Fortissimo Films - UK: New Wave Films - Switzerland: Trigon-Film
Park Grove Shorts Competition
Best Short Film: “Young Lions of Gypsy” (“A Ciambra”) (Italy/France), directed by Jonas Carpignano
Honorable Mentions: “A Tree In The Sea” (United Arab Emirates), directed by Shahir Zag; and Alba Baptista for her performance in Simão Cayatte's “Miami” (Portugal)
Miami Encuentros presented by Knight Foundation
"The Apostate" (El apóstata) (Spain / France / Uruguay), produced by Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles, Fernando Franco, and Federico Veiroj; directed by Federico Veir - Isa: FIGa Films
Lexus Audience Award
Favorite Feature Film: "Kamikaze" (Spain), directed by Álex Pina - Production Company: Cangrejo Films
Favorite Short Film: “Young Lions of Gypsy” (“A ciambra”) (Italy), directed by Jonas Carpignano
The announcements were made by the Festival's executive director Jaie Laplante and Lexus' vehicle operations manager, Marcus Williams, at the Patrón Xo Café Igloo Awards Night Party, presented at the Historic Alfred I. Dupont Building, courtesy of Tilia Companies.
The elegant Awards Ceremony was followed by the International Premiere of Álvaro Fernández Armero’s contemporary Spanish comedy "Sidetracked" (Las ovejas no pierden el tren), starring Inma Cuesta, Raúl Arévalo , and Candela Peña - Isa: Film Factory Entertainment.
Miami Dade College's Miami International Film Festival Winners
Knight Competition
Knight Grand Jury Prize: "The Obscure Spring" (Las oscuras primaveras) (Mexico), produced by Luis Albores, Erika Avila, Carlos Mesa and Armon O’Farrill - Production Company: Agencia Sha. The prize includes $30,000 Usd that will be split between the lead production company and the U.S. distributor of the film. If no U.S. distributor is secured before 30 days after the close of the Festival, then the full award will be made to the lead production company. Clock is ticking for a U.S. distributor to buy "The Obscure Spring" and receive $15K from the Festival.
Grand Jury Award Best Performance: Cecilia Suarez, Jose Maria Yazpik and the entire cast of "The Obscure Spring" (Las oscuras primaveras) (Mexico)
Grand Jury Award Best Director: Abner Benaim for "Invasion" (Invasión) (Panama / Argentina) - Panama's First Official Submission for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Category -Isa: Cinephil.
Knight Documentary Achievement Award: (selected by the Festival audience)
"Tea Time" (La once) (Chile / USA), directed by Maite Alberdi - Isa: Cat & Docs
Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Competition
"In the Grayscale" (En las gamas de gris) (Chile), directed by Claudio Marcone - Isa: Outplay
Jordan Alexander Ressler Screenwriting Award
"Theeb" (Jordan / Qatar / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom), written by Naji Abu Nowar and Bassel Ghandour - Isa: Fortissimo Films - UK: New Wave Films - Switzerland: Trigon-Film
Park Grove Shorts Competition
Best Short Film: “Young Lions of Gypsy” (“A Ciambra”) (Italy/France), directed by Jonas Carpignano
Honorable Mentions: “A Tree In The Sea” (United Arab Emirates), directed by Shahir Zag; and Alba Baptista for her performance in Simão Cayatte's “Miami” (Portugal)
Miami Encuentros presented by Knight Foundation
"The Apostate" (El apóstata) (Spain / France / Uruguay), produced by Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles, Fernando Franco, and Federico Veiroj; directed by Federico Veir - Isa: FIGa Films
Lexus Audience Award
Favorite Feature Film: "Kamikaze" (Spain), directed by Álex Pina - Production Company: Cangrejo Films
Favorite Short Film: “Young Lions of Gypsy” (“A ciambra”) (Italy), directed by Jonas Carpignano
The announcements were made by the Festival's executive director Jaie Laplante and Lexus' vehicle operations manager, Marcus Williams, at the Patrón Xo Café Igloo Awards Night Party, presented at the Historic Alfred I. Dupont Building, courtesy of Tilia Companies.
- 3/19/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The 71st Venice Film Festival announced its lineup this morning, highlighted by films from American directors, including David Gordon Green, Barry Levinson, Peter Bogdanovich, Lisa Cholodenko, Andrew Niccol, and James Franco. As had been previously announced, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, starring Michael Keaton and many others, will be the opening film when the festival begins on Aug. 27.
Click below for the entire list of 55 films playing in Venice.
Competition
The Cut, directed by Fatih Akin
Starring Tahar Rahim, Akin Gazi, Simon Abkarian, George Georgiou
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Roy Andersson
Starring Holger Andersson,...
Click below for the entire list of 55 films playing in Venice.
Competition
The Cut, directed by Fatih Akin
Starring Tahar Rahim, Akin Gazi, Simon Abkarian, George Georgiou
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Roy Andersson
Starring Holger Andersson,...
- 7/24/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
A work of art or a double shot of depression. Prepare yourself if you take in this study of love and loss. Screened at the 39th Seattle International Film Festival, Spanish director Isabel Coixet.s atmospheric dialog of love and loss is, for better or for worse, textbook film school. At 108 minutes, this film will be about 30 minutes too long for the majority of American audiences. However, for those who are able to adjust their own time clocks to the pace of the heart rending story, the result will be worth it. The movie is a dialog between Javier Cámara (named .J.. in the screenplay) and Candela Peña (named .C..). This minimalist convention tells the whole story about the...
- 6/7/2013
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
Oscars 2013 will no longer be '85th Annual Academy Awards' as prizegiving ceremony ditches 'musty' numbering in favour of informal name – for this year at least
Eighty-five years into its history, the Oscars ceremony appears to be gently dropping the term "Academy Awards" ahead of this Sunday's annual film prizegiving ceremony.
Organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars have been officially known by the grander, annually numbered title since their inception. An Oscar is the golden statuette handed to winners of the main prizes, though the ceremony itself has become known by the informal title.
Official publicity began to use the informal term around three weeks ago, in part of a deliberate move to freshen up the famous event. "We're rebranding it," Oscars show co-producer Neil Meron told TheWrap. "We're not calling it 'the 85th annual Academy Awards', which keeps it mired somewhat in a musty way.
Eighty-five years into its history, the Oscars ceremony appears to be gently dropping the term "Academy Awards" ahead of this Sunday's annual film prizegiving ceremony.
Organised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars have been officially known by the grander, annually numbered title since their inception. An Oscar is the golden statuette handed to winners of the main prizes, though the ceremony itself has become known by the informal title.
Official publicity began to use the informal term around three weeks ago, in part of a deliberate move to freshen up the famous event. "We're rebranding it," Oscars show co-producer Neil Meron told TheWrap. "We're not calling it 'the 85th annual Academy Awards', which keeps it mired somewhat in a musty way.
- 2/20/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Pedro Almodovar wasn't invited to Karlovy Vary this year, but in many ways the Spanish master filmmaker's influence among fellow Spanish filmmakers is evident in Dunia Ayaso & Felix Sabroso's "La isla interior" (The Island Inside). Apart from the subject of sexuality, this film has Almodovar's fingerprints all over it: beginning with the colorful design of the frames, the score which comes awfully close to Alberto Iglesias' work and the female cast which uses former Pedro film thesps in Geraldine Chaplin, who appeared in "Talk to Her" and Candela Peña who had a small part in "All About my Mother" and a third actress, who is the spitting image of a 1980's Carmen Maura. - Pedro Almodovar wasn't invited to Karlovy Vary this year, but in many ways the Spanish master filmmaker's influence among fellow Spanish filmmakers is evident in Dunia Ayaso & Felix Sabroso's "La isla interior" (The Island Inside...
- 7/8/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Pedro Almodovar wasn't invited to Karlovy Vary this year, but in many ways the Spanish master filmmaker's influence among fellow Spanish filmmakers is evident in Dunia Ayaso & Felix Sabroso's "La isla interior" (The Island Inside). Apart from the subject of sexuality, this film has Almodovar's fingerprints all over it: beginning with the colorful design of the frames, the score which comes awfully close to Alberto Iglesias' work and the female cast which uses former Pedro film thesps in Geraldine Chaplin, who appeared in "Talk to Her" and Candela Peña who had a small part in "All About my Mother" and a third actress, who is the spitting image of a 1980's Carmen Maura. This tells the story of a family, where the patriarch is ill with schizophrenia, and the children are all afraid they'll inherit the disease. Trying to navigate through life is never easy, and when the...
- 7/7/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
MADRID -- Pedro Almodovar's production label El Deseo said Monday that it will co-produce Belen Macias' feature debut El Patio de mi Carcel with Warner Bros. Entertainment Spain.
The 3 million ($4.3 million) production will start shooting Monday for eight weeks in Madrid and the Guadalajara Prison. Warner Bros. will handle distribution for the film in Spain, with Pathe taking on international sales duties.
Starring Candela Pena (Princesses) and Veronica Echegui (Yo Soy La Juani), Macias' debut focuses on women's lives behind bars and the prison guard who gives them hope.
Macias' 2000 short film The Puzzle reaped accolades abroad and earned a nomination for the Spanish film academy's Goya Award.
The 3 million ($4.3 million) production will start shooting Monday for eight weeks in Madrid and the Guadalajara Prison. Warner Bros. will handle distribution for the film in Spain, with Pathe taking on international sales duties.
Starring Candela Pena (Princesses) and Veronica Echegui (Yo Soy La Juani), Macias' debut focuses on women's lives behind bars and the prison guard who gives them hope.
Macias' 2000 short film The Puzzle reaped accolades abroad and earned a nomination for the Spanish film academy's Goya Award.
- 10/2/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MADRID -- Take My Eyes, Iciar Bollain's drama about domestic violence, cleaned up at the 18th Goya Awards, earning seven of the 29 honors in an evening that highlighted the growing prevalence of women in the Spanish film industry. Bollain's heart-wrenching tale won not only the best film award for Bollain and Santiago Garcia de Leoniz's production company La Iguana Films, along with Alta Produccion, but all the top honors including those for director (Bollain), actress (Laia Marull), actor (Luis Tosar), supporting actress (Candela Pena) and script (Bollain and Alicia Luna). For the first time, women made a powerful presence at the Goyas by winning not only the director and script nods, but those for new director (Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde for Sleeping Luck) and adapted script (Isabel Coixet for My Life Without Me). Boxoffice success Mortadelo and Filemon: The Great Adventure finished second with five nods, among them production design and editing.
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