NEW YORK WELCOMES THE WORKS OF SPANISH WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA

Five new features and shorts honor the achievements of Spanish women working today in the areas of film directing, screenwriting, editing and other behind-the-camera forms of artistic expressions. This series allows viewers to explore the diverse themes women are confronted with today, upending traditional notions of women’s issues. HIghlights include recently Goya awarded She Lies and nominated The Classroom. Most of the films are NY premieres.

WHERE?: KING  JUAN CARLOS I OF SPAIN CENTER at NYU

WHEN?: Tuesdays February 3-March 3, 2009 at 7:00 PM

FILMMAKER JUDITH COLELL IN ATTENDANCE DURING THE OPENING NIGHT FEBRUARY 3 AT 7:00 PM

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SPANISH FILMS

Our Spanish film festival tour has created enthusiasm among critics and audiences alike.  In the tradition of the national survey of critics, iW  Critics Poll draws attention to the year’s best films produced during 2008 and best undistributed films.  Remarkably, two of the films named were featured in our FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA.  

The film IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA has been mentioned by 20 critics, including Village Voice’s J. Hoberman and Variety ‘s Robert Koehler; and BIRDSONG was heralded as Best Undistributed Film by 15 critics including Variety, Newsday, Washington Post’s John Anderson, Time Out’s Ben Kenigsberg and Cineaste’s Richard Porton. As Robert Koehler has claimed, "There is no European filmmaker (Albert Serra) to have emerged in the past five years (at least) to make the distinct impression that their art is absolute, inviolate, a discipline, a calling, a quest--certainly something that can’t and probably won’t be tamed." Congrats!