FILMADRID lights the flame of independent cinema in the Spanish capital, and concludes its first edition with filled theatres
● From the 5th to the 13th of June FILMADRID has swamped the Spanish capital with cinema screening more than 80 films from 24 countries, 25 of which have been premiering in Spain
● Movie theatres have been filled by an audience with a great appetite for cinema. Around 3.000 persons have seen the films, participated in the Q&As and sessions with directors, and have attended the performances of Vanguardias Live
● The Italian BELLUSCONE, UNA STORIA SICILIANA by Franco Maresco took away the first prize in the Sección Oficial. RESISTFILM, by Pablo Marín gained the award in the Sección Vanguardias
● The audience have shared moments with the directors in 14 Q&A sessions following the respective screenings, and in six academic master classes with directors
● Visita ou Memórias e Confissões, the posthumous film by the recently deceased Manoel de Oliveira, premiering in Spain, closed the festival in the presence of the director’s grandson and the director of the Portuguese cinemateca
● For the first time in Madrid, the 3D version of Adiós al lenguaje, by Jean Luc-Godard was screened ● The section Vanguardias Live brought cinema to the streets of neighbourhoods Malasaña and La Latina with the performances by Salomé Lamas, Lois Patiño and Juan Barrero
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Madrid, June 18th 2015 – FILMADRID has kept the flame of independent filmmaking burning throughout nine days. From the 5th of June the film lovers of the Spanish capital have filled movie theatres day after day to see films that had never before been shown in the theatres of Madrid, including those of renowned filmmakers such as J. L. Godard and Manoel de Oliveira, but also to discover the work of new names in cinema from all over the planet.
Some 3.000 persons have been responding to the call of FILMADRID, to watch the films in the different sections; participating in master classes with directors; or attending the performances of Vanguardias Live.
Screenings have taken place in five of the city’s mythical venues: Filmoteca Española Cine Doré, Museo Reina Sofía, La Casa Encendida, Cine Paz and Cine Conde Duque Santa Engracia. More than 80 films have been watched in theatres crowed by an audience eager for cinema, in most cases draining the box offices of tickets.
In total, it has been more than 66 hours of cinema arriving from 24 countries like Portugal, Italy, Croatia, The Philippines, China, Argentina, South Korea, Canada, Palestine, Rwanda, Jordan, Brazil, United States, Morocco and Germany. Out of these, 25 have been premiering in Spain.
The audience has, in addition, been enjoying chatting with the directors in the 14 Q&As taking place following the respective screenings, moment in which the creators have answered to all the questions from the audience.
And furthermore, in the mornings from Saturday to Friday, eight of the directors presenting at the festival have offered master classes at the Escuela TAI and in the Artistic Metropol. Meetings with Pedro Costa, Jan Soldat, Juan Rodrigáñez, Juan Daniel F. Molero, Salomé Lamas, Lois Patiño, Juan Barrero and Zvonimir Juric allowing for film students and the public in general to go into depth with the works, the motivations and the concerns of these creators.
During three days of the festival, and whenever the rain permitted it, FILMADRID has taken the cinema to the streets with the Vanguardias Live section. A sections consisting of performances designed exclusively for the festival by young directors, such as the Portuguese Salomé Lamas who brought along the Lisboan guitarist Felizardo providing live accompany for the screening she had prepared. The remaining days it was Juan Barrero and Lois Patiño who demonstrated their creations. First mentioned with a performance in which he worked throughout the entire day with a group of persons, and which he projected at the end of the day in the streets of Malasaña. Meanwhile Patiño contributed with a double projection in the Campo de la Cebada with live-music by Ann Deveria.
FILMADRID has brought along unforgettable moments for the Madrid audience including, the possibility to watch the latest film by J. L. Godard, Adieu au langage in 3D, and to enjoy the posthumous film by the Portuguese Manoel de Oliveira, the autobiographic Visita ou Memórias e Confissões.
“We are very satisfied with the response from the Madrid audience which has filled the movie theatres during the entire festival”, declared Nuria Cubas and Fernando Vílchez, directors of FILMADRID. “What started as a project has converted into a reality that will continue in the following year with the realization of the second edition of FILMADRID. We are going to keep working with all of the momentum and energy from the great results of this first edition.”
On his account, Javier H. Estrada, director of the program at FILMADRID has noted: “Hundreds of persons have responded to the call from FILMADRID, enjoyed the multifaceted program, divers and of high quality, that has arrived to compliment the offers for film lovers in the capital. They have left the theatres satisfied and waiting for the coming edition of the festival”.
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AWARD WINNERS FILMADRID
COMPETICIÓN INTERNACIONAL: BELLUSCONE, UNA STORIA SICILIANA by Franco Maresco. Special mentioning: CAVALO DINHEIRO, by Pedro Costa.
COMPETICIÓN VANGUARDIAS: RESISTFILM, by Pablo Marín Special mentioning: THE LAST MANGO BEFORE THE MONSOON, by Payal Kapadia
JURADO CAMIRA: THE REAPER, by Zvonimir Juric
JURADO JOVEN: THINGS OF THE AIMLESS WANDERER, by Kivu Ruhorahoza
● Competición Internacional The Official Jury of the Competición Internacional at FILMADRID decided to grant two awards: The prize for the Best Film in the Competición Internacional went to BELLUSCONE, UNA STORIA SICILIANA by Franco Maresco, while the jury decided on also awarding a Premio Especial I Edición FILMADRID to CAVALO DINHEIRO, by Pedro Costa, for being “emblematic in the spirit of rigor and ambition guiding the festival”, according to the statement from the jury
● Competición Vanguardias The Jury in the section Vanguardias at the first edition of FILMADRID decided to give the award for Best Film in the Competición Vanguardias to RESISTFILM, by Pablo Marín, “a manual film, patient and formally rigorous. A praise for small film but filled with aspirations, made without financial support”. The jury also wished to give a Special Mentioning to THE LAST MANGO BEFORE THE MONSOON, by Payal Kapadia, “for its subtle narrative and its symbolic imaginations when combining its elements”.
● Jurado Camira The award of the Jurado Camira of this first Edition of FILMADRID went to THE REAPER, by Zvonimir Juric for his ability to divert what appears to be a thriller towards a complete and human view on questions such as apology and the redemption that is watching over the history of an entire country. Juric was present Saturday evening at Cine Doré receiving the award in person, and thankfully praised both the jury and the organisers of the festival
● Jurado Joven Finally, the Jurado Joven awarded their prize to the film THINGS OF THE AIMLESS WANDERER, directed by Kivu Ruhorahoza for its “hypnotic work with the echoing landscape, its formal experiments using the montage in hypnosis and remixing genres, and for its non-western narrative about the role of women and the political situation in contemporary Rwanda”.
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Sponsors and partners This first edition of FILMADRID has been made possible thanks to the voluntary work of a vast group organized by the Asociación Pasajes de Cine, and the support from numerous partners. Sponsors: Intermedio, Exit, El Sur Cine, Fonofox, Good Company, Recco, Cálamo & Cran, The Spanish Embassy in The Philippines, The Swiz Embassy in Spain, Respiro. Venues: Cine Paz, Cine Doré - Filmoteca Española, La Casa Encendida, Cine Conde Duque Santa Engracia, Museo Reina Sofía, Escuela TAI, Artistic Metropol Media partners: Días de Cine, Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, Sala1, NumeroCero, Otros Cines Europa
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About FILMADRID: FILMADRID, International Film Festival initiated by Pasajes de Cine, was born with the goal of converting Madrid into an international reference point for independent cinema. It aims at bringing the cinematic culture to the public in the Spanish capital while also nurturing the love of cinema already there. It is an annual festival that takes place every year in the first two weeks of June.