From the 6th to the 14th Novemeber, both the residents and visitors to Seville will have the chance to enjoy the Sevilla film festival set to be one of the highlights of the entire film season. The festival will celebrate new talent and industry veterans, all whilst offering the spectators with the best in Spanish modern film – it’s not to be missed!
As Autumn approaches film lovers everywhere can look forward to one of the highlights of the European cinema season – the Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla.
Seville Film Festival
From the 6th to the 14th of November, Seville will convert in the European centre for the most cutting edge and innovative film. A person who will be especially looking forward to the festival is Fernando Trueba, a Spanish director who will be receiving a prize to honour the contribution he has made to film during his whole career. He will also be showing his new production – “El Baile de Victoria”, a film set in Chile which looks to be a sure-fire hit. Don’t forget that Mr Trueba is also responsible for introducing Spain to Hollywood – thanks to his 1995 film “Two Much” with Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith. With anticipation building already, and the incomparable stunning background of Seville, the festival looks set to be a success.
Seville is in fact an ideal place for such a ceremony; the city boasts one of the most advanced Faculties of Communication in Europe, offering courses in all types of media from traditional video to photo-journalism. It is also gaining fame thanks to two online mini-series being produced by a group of its students. The main series, “Malviviendo”, has gained fame over the Internet thanks to its unique style of comedy, and that fact that it is written, directed, film, produced and acted in all by the same small group of students, who are not in fact being paid to produce the work, despite its incredibly professional quality. They are also responsible for producing the mini-series, “El viaje de Peter Mcdowell”,
which tells the story of an English man who arrives in Andalucia, looking for his roots. Completely original and gaining a success which is admirable for even if they did have a large budget (which they certainly don’t!), we expect that in Seville’s next film festival they will be very much present! The series, which can be seen over the group’s website, really is a great – and fun! – way for students to learn Spanish. Another popular choice is Manolito Gafotas – books aimed at teaching Spanish in a fun way to foreign students.
When looking to learn Spanish, hearing Spanish spoken by Spanish people really is the best way to learn – and even better if you can come to understand the Andalucian accent of the “Malviviendo” and “El Viaje de Peter Mcdowell” series! By supporting individual groups of writers, directors and actors like this, not only will you support and help contribute to the the growth of Spain’s film industry, something with an incredible amount of potential, but you’ll also be helping yourself on the path to speaking Spanish – something which will stay with you your whole life!
