Festival of New Spanish Cinema
Festival Of New Spanish Cinema Portland 2008Nov 21–Dec 11
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.
The selections include Jaime Rosales’ Solitary Fragments, winner of Goya Awards for Best Film and Best Director; this year’s Spanish Oscar submission, Gracia Querejet’s Seven Billiard Tables; Rafa Cortes’ Me, winer of the Critic’s prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival; Iciar Bollain’s (Take My Eyes) Mataharis, winner of numerous international screenplay awards; Albert Serra’s Cannes Film Festival celebrated Nativity extravaganza Birdsong; José Luis Guerin’s (En Construccion) Venice Film Festival hit IiIn Sylvia’s city; Félix Viscarret’s Under the stars, Goya winner for Best Screenplay; Carles Bosch’s (Balseros) moving documentary Spetembers; and Shortmetraje—a collection of daring short films.
In a first-rate ensemble of vibrant, polemical, artful and ecclectic films, Pragda is happy to offer for the first time to American audiences a variety of styles that range from drama to comedy and experimentation. Enjoy!
Curated by Marta Sánchez. Support for the exhibition comes from Dirección General de Política e Industrias Culturales and Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Tourist Office of Spain, Embassy of Spain, Washington, DC., and Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas, Filmoteca, AECI, of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Support for the opening reception provided by Freixenet and Tapeña.
Special Events – Opening night appearance and reception!
Opening night with an appearance from Felix Viscarret and his Goya winner UNDER THE STARS. Reception courtesy of Freixenet and Tapeña.
Where
Northwest Film Center
1219 Southwest Park Avenue, Portland
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Schedule
Mataharis, Mon, Nov 17, 7:00 p.m., Lawrence 115
Under the Stars, Tues, Nov 18, 6:45 p.m., Lawrence 115
Filmmaker in attendance and prescreening reception
Septembers, Wed, Nov 19, 7:00 p.m., Lawrence 115
Birdsong, Thurs, Nov 20, 7:00 p.m., Lillis 175
Solitary Fragments, Fri, Nov 21, 7:00 p.m., Lawrence 115
In Sylvia’s city, Sat, Nov 22, Noon, Matinée Bijou Arts Cinema
Seven Billiard Tables, Sat, Nov 22, 7:00 p.m., Lawrence 115
Me, Sun, Nov 23, Noon, Matinée Bijou Arts Cinema