HOUSTON WELCOMES
FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA
Our first Spanish film tour makes its premiere this month in Houston January 22, 2009. The screenings include surprises, a very special guest, and much more. For anyone who loves Spanish cinema, this selection of recent award-winning films offers a diverse, up to the minute look at the great talents at work today.
WHERE?: RICE CINEMA 6100 Main St. MS 549 Houston, TX 77005
WHEN?: January 22-25, 2009
OPENING NIGHT PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION JAN 22 AT 7.30 P.M. courtesy of Freixenet.
Carles Bosch, director and Academy® Award Nominee for BALSEROS, will be in attendance.
NOTE: Septembers, the centerpiece of the NEW SPANISH CINEMA FESTIVAL, will be presented Jan 23 by the director Carles Bosch at 7:00 PM at Rice Cinema, followed by a Q & A with the public. Join us before the film at 5:00 p.m. in Razor Hall 106 to hear a lecture by Director Carles Bosch. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Festival General admission $6 | Seniors, Students and Rice Faculty/Staff $5 | Rice Students FREE
FOR MORE INFO/TO WATCH PREVIEWS: http://www.pragda.com/rice-cinema-houston-festival.php
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: The selections include Jaime Rosales’ SOLITARY FRAGMENTS, winner of Goya Awards for Best Film and Best Director; this year’s Spanish Oscar submission, Gracia Querejeta’s SEVEN BILLIARD TABLES; Rafa Cortés’ ME, winner of the Critic’s prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival; Icíar (Take My Eyes) Bollaín’s MATAHARIS, winner of numerous international screenplay awards; Albert Serra’s Cannes Film Festival celebrated Nativity extravaganza BIRDSONG; José Luis (En Construcción) Guerín Venice Film Festival hit IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA; Félix Viscarret’s UNDER THE STARS, Goya winner for Best Screenplay; Carles (Balseros) Bosch’s moving documentary SEPTEMBERS; and SHORTMETRAJE— a collection of daring short films.
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