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Toulouse Cinespaña
The Toulouse Spanish Film Festival (; ), also known as Cinespaña, is an annual film festival held in Toulouse, France, which specialises in Spanish cinema. The festival awards the Golden Violet (; ), for the best full-length film from Spain previously unreleased in France. The festival is usually held in October. The festival was established in 1996, as the successor to the film festival. The 1996 festival was focussed on the Spanish Civil War, with later festivals showcasing Spanish cinema in general. The festival is supported by the Spanish government bodies (ICAA) and . Since 1997, the festival's main competition has presented full-length films from Spain previously unreleased in France, which compete for the Golden Violet award. There are also awards for best director, actress, actor, screenplay, score, and cinematography. Golden Violet winning films References Film festivals in France Cinema of Spain Toulouse October Culture of Occitania (administrative regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Paris. It is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, fourth-largest city in France after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, with 511,684 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries (2022); its Functional area (France), metropolitan area has a population of 1,513,396 inhabitants (2022). Toulouse is the central city of one of the 22 Métropole, metropolitan councils of France. Between the 2014 and 2020 censuses, its metropolitan area was the third fastest growing among metropolitan areas larger than 500,000 inhabitants in France. Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus, the SPOT (satellites), SPOT satellite system, ATR ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (born 2 January 1940) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film '' Habla, mudita'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for '' Camada negra'' at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film '' El corazón del bosque'' was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film '' Maravillas'' was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1982 film '' Demons in the Garden'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. In 1991 he was a member of the jury at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1995 his film '' King of the River'' was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Gutiérrez Aragón was elected to Seat ''F'' of the Real Academia Española The Royal Spanish Academy (, ; ) is Spain's official royal inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faro De Vigo
''Faro de Vigo'' is a daily newspaper from the town of Vigo, in Galicia, Spain. It is the oldest Spanish newspaper in circulation. The word "faro" means lighthouse. History and profile ''Faro de Vigo'' was published for the first time on November 3, 1853 on a small printing house by its founder, Angel de Lema y Marina, at the rúa Olivo in Vigo, "with the idea of defending the general interests of Galicia (Spain), Galicia and, especially, of his hometown". It was initially published twice a week, becoming three times a week from 1 June 1875 and daily from 7 July 1879. Its headquarters are located in Chapela, Redondela, Galicia, Spain. Since 1986 it has belonged to Prensa Ibérica, a communication group that consists of 14 journalistic mastheads. The publisher of the paper is Faro de Vigo S.A. In 2002, its average daily circulation reached 42,245 copies, certified by the Office of Circulation Certification (OJD). The numbers, as released by the General Study of Media (EGM, first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo Zeta
Grupo Zeta was a Spanish media conglomerate which owned several newspapers and magazines. Founded by Antonio Asensio in 1976, it launched the magazines ''Interviú'' and Tiempo (magazine), ''Tiempo'' before its most successful title, the daily newspaper ''El Periódico de Catalunya''. From 1986 to 2017, it owned the publishing house Ediciones B. In 2008, debts of €140 million led to the company making large redundancies and taking a €245 million loan. Grupo Zeta was acquired by Prensa Ibérica in 2019, a year after shutting down the physical copies of its first two magazines. Its assets at the time were eight newspapers and twelve magazines. Foundation and growth Antonio Asensio took over his family's phototypesetting business at the age of 18 in 1965, due to the death of his father. He four friends set up Grupo Zeta in March 1976 during the Spanish transition to democracy, starting with a capital of 500,000 Spanish pesetas. Their first title was the weekly magazine ''Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córdoba (newspaper)
''Córdoba'', sometimes called ''Diario Córdoba'', is a Spanish language newspaper from the city of Córdoba and is the major source of news from the province. It has been published continuously since 25 July 1941. History Founded on 25 July 1941, they were the successor of the Falangista newspaper ''Azul'', the official organ of Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS in the province of Córdoba. For this reason, the newspaper belonged to the during Francoist Spain. For almost forty years, it was the only newspaper that existed in the capital of Córdoba, having a modest circulation of about 5,000 copies during the 1940s and 1950s. At the beginning of the 1970s, circulation had increased to 9,000 copies. Following the death of Franco, ''Córdoba'' began a period of dependence on the public body, Medios de Comunicación Social del Estado. On February 1, 1984, the State put the newspaper on sale, where it was acquired by a private company with links to Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Y Lola
''Carmen & Lola'' () is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Arantxa Echevarría which stars Zaira Romero and Rosy Rodríguez alongside Moreno Borja, Rafaela León and Carolina Yuste. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Carmen lives in a Romani community in the suburbs of Madrid. Like every other woman she has ever met, she is destined to live a life that is repeated generation after generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon Romani woman who dreams about going to university and draws bird graffiti. Carmen quickly develops an understanding with Lola who's shy, independent and likes girls. They discover a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families. Cast Production The film was produced by TVTEC Servicios Audiovisuales with the support of Orange España, the Madrid regional administration and ICAA. Release Selected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vanguardia
' (; , ) is a Spanish daily newspaper founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan. It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper. Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ' is Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid-based ones – ', ' and '' ABC'' – all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country. The newspaper's editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, but Francoist Spain, it followed Francoist ideology. It retains Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family. History and profile Beginnings On 1 February 1881 in Barcelona, two businessmen from Igualada, Carlos and Bartolomé Godó, first published the paper. It was defined as a ''Diario político de avisos y notícias'' (Political Newspaper of Announcements and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reconquista
''The Reconquest'' () is a 2016 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Jonás Trueba which stars Francesco Carril, Itsaso Arana, Candela Recio, Pablo Hoyos and Aura Garrido. Plot It is set in Madrid. Manuela and Olmo meet again 15 years after their first love. Cast * Francesco Carril as Olmo * Itsaso Arana as Manuela * Aura Garrido as Clara * Candela Recio as Manuela (teenager) * Pablo Hoyos as Olmo (teenager) Production Produced by Los Ilusos Films, the film had the participation of TVE and Movistar+. It was shot on location in Madrid. Santiago Racaj worked as cinematographer, whereas Javier Lafuente took over production duties. Release The film was presented on 22 September 2016, screened in the 64th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection. Distributed by Cine Binario, it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 September 2016. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' underscored the film to be "self-indulgent but sharp-eye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cambio De Nada
''Nothing in Return'' () is a 2015 Spanish drama film directed by Daniel Guzmán. Cast * Miguel Herrán - Darío * Antonio Bachiller - Luismi * Antonia Guzmán - Antonia * Felipe García Vélez - Justo Caralimpia * Luis Tosar - Padre Darío * María Miguel - Madre Darío * Miguel Rellán - Profesor Acting debut Miguel Herrán's chance encounter with actor and director Daniel Guzmán in the streets of Madrid led to Herrán auditioning for the role of Darío in Nothing in Return, which would earn him the Goya Award for Best New Actor. See also * List of Spanish films of 2015 A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in 2015 in Spain. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish feature films in 2015, by domestic bo ... References External links * 2015 drama films 2015 films Spanish drama films 2010s Spanish films 2010s Spanish-language films Warner Bros. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut Français
The Institut Français (; French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as well as local cultures around the world, in 2011 it replaced the CulturesFrance project as the umbrella for all French cultural outreach projects, with an expanded scope of work and increased resources (Decree No. 2010-1695 of 30 December 2010, in response to the law relating to the external scope of the State adopted on 12 July 2010). Chaired by interim by its general director Erol Ok, who is assisted by Clément Bodeur-Cremieux, Secretary General, the French Institute works closely with the French cultural network abroad consisting of more than 150 branches and nearly 1000 branches of the Alliance française around the world. The process of incorporating the cultural networks of a dozen diplomatic missions has been conducted from Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Man And Being Happy
''The Dead Man and Being Happy'' () is a 2012 road movie directed by and written by , Rebollo, and Salvador Roselli which stars José Sacristán and Roxana Blanco. It is a Spanish-French-Argentine co-production. Plot The plot follows Santos, a terminally-ill Spanish hitman living in Argentina who starts a travel to the north of the country for a last job. Cast Production The film is a Spanish-Argentine-French co-production by Eddie Saeta, Icónica, Lolita Films, Noodles Productions and Utópica and it had the participation of TVC and backing from ICEC, INCAA, and SOFICA. Release The film was presented at the 60th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 23 September 2012. Distributed by Catalan outfit Splendor Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 11 January 2013. Reception Neil Young of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote that Rebollo "just about manages to keep the right side of the line dividing the engagingly offbeat from the self-regardingly cleve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galician Language
Galician ( , ), also known as Galego (), is a Iberian Romance languages, Western Ibero-Romance language. Around 2.4 million people have at least some degree of competence in the language, mainly in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it has official status along with Spanish language, Spanish. The language is also spoken in some border zones of the neighbouring Spanish regions of Asturias and Castile and León, as well as by Galician migrant communities in the rest of Spain; in Latin America, including Argentina and Uruguay; and in Puerto Rico, the United States, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe. Modern Galician is classified as part of the West Iberian languages, West Iberian language group, a family of Romance languages. Galician evolved locally from Vulgar Latin and developed from what modern scholars have called Galician-Portuguese. The earliest document written integrally in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
