Seville residents, visitors to the city and those in Spanish schools Seville will be preparing for what is one of the most important weeks for the city: The Film Festival. With a selection of guests of honour and a celebrated prize giving ceremony, it’s sure to be an exciting time and a great opportunity to find out what’s hot in the world of cinema!
The Andalucian city of Seville is getting ready for the 6 November when, until the 14th November, film lovers from all over the world will flood the city hoping to see some of the most cutting edge Spanish and international film.
As well as the Prize of Honour going to Mr Fernando Trueba, there will be a competition of 15 films. Of this film selection, 9 have female directors – a sign of the times that it’s not just Spanish cinema which is breaking news but that women are becoming predominant characters in the industry too.
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The country invited to the competition this year is the United Kingdom. It will be represented by London productor Jeremy Thomas who’ll make homage to British cinema with a selection of films directed by Nicolas Roeg. Also featured will be a select montage of films from new British talent.
Returning to what’s hot from Spain, the 7th of November will see one of the climax points of the festival. It is on this day when the nominations of the European cinema prizes will be announced. Between the 48 films up for the awards, there are three Spanish films: Los abrazos rotos, de Pedro Almodóvar; Camino, de Javier Fesser, y Retorno a Hansala, de Chus Gutiérrez.
Seville really does have pulling power regarding big names: those attending the festival will be lucky enough to be able to see Sören Staermose, the productor of the hit film Millennium. Staermose will open the industry forum, which will include, amongst other attractions, seminars about distribution, digital cinema and co-production between Spain and the United Kingdom.
A great example of this fusion of production is a film which will be featured in the Official Section: Triage, a co-production of Spain, Ireland and France, directed by Danis Tanovic. The film, which will open the festival, counts Paz Vega and Colin Farrell in its cast and is sure to be a hit amongst the crowd!
Seville really is a great place to choose to hold a film festival – the University’s Faculty of communication is thriving and well represented by a group of students making a mini-online series, Malviviendo. It’s also a great place for the international guests to experience Spain – with a great temperature, stunning architecture and a warm and friendly atmosphere, it is often inspiration for studying Spanish.
Whether you visit the city itself or watch the festival from the comfort of your home, it’s sure to be an exciting 9 days!
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