KING-FM

Sep 20 2011

Interview with Angie Cepeda and Marta Sanchez

Steve Reeder interviews Angie Cepeda and Marta Sanchez in the ocassion of the 2011 Festival of New Spanish Cinema.

The Getaway

Sep 07 2011

Controversy and Comedy in the World of Spanish Film

As the director of the Festival of New Spanish Cinema, Marta Sanchez has been busy preparing to launch the third annual celebration of Spanish films for the past several months, but that doesn’t mean the country that has given birth to the art she promotes is slowing down. Over the phone from her office in the centre of Barcelona, Sanchez is suddenly interrupted mid-conversation by music coming through her windows from the streets.

Miami Art Guide

Sep 01 2011

Festival of New Spanish Cinema arrives to Miami

Pragda, Spain’s leading promoter of Spanish Film to the world presents the 4th annual Festival of New Spanish Cinema. This edition will take place from September 30th through October 4th at the Miami Beach Cinemateque. There will also be a special presentation at the Coral Gables Art Cinema from September 23rd through October 6th. The festival will present six feature films that reflect the best of auteur theory cinema in Spain (…)

Ottawa Citizen

Aug 31 2011

Ottawa Gets Spanish Filmfest first, the U.S. can wait

The Festival of New Spanish Cinema will travel to 10 cities throughout the United States, but it begins Thursday, Sept. 1 in Ottawa.

Cine por la Red

Jun 22 2011

Arranca la iniciativa Window to Spain, que llevará el cine español al corazón de Manhattan hasta fin de año

Este próximo fin de semana se pone en marcha Window to Spain, el primer cine de verano dedicado al audiovisual español en Nueva York. La programación, al aire libre y gratuita, se extenderá de junio a diciembre de 2011, y las proyecciones tendrán lugar en la Big Screen Plaza, situada en el barrio de Chelsea. Este proyecto está coproducido por la empresa Pragda y la revista digital Telegraph21, en colaboración con Big Screen Project y con el apoyo del Consulado de España en Nueva York. (…)

ABC

May 11 2011

Jonás Trueba inaugura festival de cine español con su ópera prima

La ópera prima de Jonás Trueba, Todas Las Canciones Hablan De Mí, inaugura hoy el Festival of New Spanish Cinema en el que se mostrarán una decena de películas y se prolongará durante todo el mes de noviembre en Washington. Para Trueba, de 30 años y que hasta ahora había trabajado como guionista, el salto a la dirección es un “proceso natural” y fruto de la “evolución” (…)

Noi Donne

Apr 04 2011

RIFF Marta Sánchez Interview by Elisabetta Colla

International net Women Make Movies at RIFF 10th edition screening Pink Saris

El País

Dec 04 2010

El Foro de Madrid pide más audacia y unidad para la cultura en español by Jesús Ruíz Mantilla

Es cuestión de fe. De más fe. Y de medios. Pero también de una decidida estrategia conjunta -publicada y privada- capaz de conquistar con más audacia y más ambición el mercado de habla hispana en Estados Unidos. los expertos, directivos, ejecutivos y cargos públicos reunidos (…)

Hawaii Magazine

Nov 17 2010

Women on Films

Marta Sánchez is a multi faced filmmaker, film festival director, and feminist activist. She’s the kind of woman other women admire-not only for her Spanish beauty, European accent and elegant demeanor but also because of her ability to imagine creative and political projects and then make them happen (…)

DC Film Review

Nov 15 2010

5 Questions with Marta Sanchez

DC Film: Congratulations on presenting your Festival of New Spanish Cinema to Washington, DC and AFI’s Silver Theatre. You’ve opened in many cities; How easy/difficult was it to add DC to your list?

Sanchez: The festival was born 3 years ago and we went to five cities. We have been growing, and this year we felt ready to premiere the films in DC. We wanted to be strong and we wanted to make sure we were offering the best of us to DC audiences. Washington audiences have a tradition of enjoying and valuing films (…)