By Ron Gilbert I must applaud Christopher Columbus who was commissioned by the Spanish Crown of Queen Isabella and discovered America in 1492. .Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo officially set foot in California is 1542 and for over 400 years we have had the pleasure of the influence of Spain. In the current film program of Recent Spanish Cinema XVI at the historic Egyptian Theatre Hollywood which is the home of the American Cinematheque we are again exploring the filmmaker talent from SpainWe are traveli...
A New discovery of Recent Spanish Cinema XVI in Hollywood
By Ron Gilbert
I must applaud Christopher Columbus who was commissioned by the Spanish
Crown of Queen Isabella and discovered America
in 1492. .Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo officially set foot in California
is 1542 and for over 400 years we have had the pleasure of the influence of Spain.
In the current film program of Recent Spanish Cinema XVI at the historic
Egyptian Theatre Hollywood which is the home of the American Cinematheque we...
Le Festival du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer est désormais le rendez-vous incontournable des fans du fantastique. Sa quinzième édition-anniversaire se déroulera du 23 au 27 janvier 2008. Depuis 15 ans, Avoriaz nous précédant, le Festival du Film Fantastique s’attache à restituer à un moment donné, la réalité du cinéma de ce genre en Janvier ou Février à Gérardmer.Aussi avons-nous souhaité à travers notre thématique des métamorphoses de la réalité et son corolaire colloque...
Close to 200,000 film-goers took part in the various screenings and activities at the 55th edition of the San Sebasti?n International Film Festival, which came to a close on September 29th. Ticket sales were up 8% this year, with a total of 100,576 tickets sold compared with 93,253 in 2006. Added to this figure are the 60,300 entrances by Festival accredited participants and the 18,000 children who enjoyed the morning screenings at the Velodrome, in addition to the peop...
The international jury for the 55th San Sebastian Film Festival is chaired by Paul Auster (Chairman );other jury members includePERNILLA AUGUST NICOLETTA BRASCHI BAHMAN GHOBADI EDUARDO NORIEGA SUSÚ PECORARO PETER WEBBER PAUL AUSTER (Chairman) Paul Auster is the author of Travels in the Scriptorium (2007), The Brooklyn Follies (2006), Oracle Night (2003), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Red Notebook (2002), Timbuktu (1999), Mr. Vertigo (1994), Leviathan (1992), The Music of Chance (1990), Moo...
Twenty-five of the best and brightest young actors and actresses from across Europe have today been chosen by European Film Promotion (EFP) as the tenth generation of SHOOTING STARS. In a very special weekend of events commemorating the first highly successful decade of SHOOTING STARS, the up-and-coming talent will be presented to the public together for the first time during the Berlin International Film Festival, 10-12 February 2007. SHOOTING STARS is mainly supported by the MEDIA Programme of...
London Spanish Film Festival: 23-29 September 2005 at Ciné Lumière This is the only film festival in London dedicated exclusively to cinema from Spain, the festival is a selection of recent Spanish films and this first edition will include several UK premieres and encounters with directors, iconic actress Victoria Abril and one of the most important young actors in Spanish cinema, Eduardo Noriega.The festival will showcase films from well-established directors such as Carlos Saura’s El sépt...
