San Sebastian — She isn’t done yet. The battling character of Josefina Molina, winner of Spain’s 2019 National Cinematography Prize, was glimpsed in her acceptance speech at the San Sebastian Festival on Saturday.
She used part to thank those who had given crucial help, such as, among women, editors Nieves Martin and Carmen Frías (1993’s “La Lola se va a los puertos), and dedicated the prize to Spain’s Association of Women Cineasts and a very early version of herself: “a young girl from Cordoba born during the Civil War who did everything possible through thick and thin to break with the inertia which destined women to become housewives.”
But, having remembered Carmen Alborch and her “intellectual lucidity” and thanked Spanish Vice-president Carmen Calvo for her support of female filmmakers, the brunt of her speech – applauded by Spain’s cultural establishment which packed out the Tabakalera’s main hall – was...
She used part to thank those who had given crucial help, such as, among women, editors Nieves Martin and Carmen Frías (1993’s “La Lola se va a los puertos), and dedicated the prize to Spain’s Association of Women Cineasts and a very early version of herself: “a young girl from Cordoba born during the Civil War who did everything possible through thick and thin to break with the inertia which destined women to become housewives.”
But, having remembered Carmen Alborch and her “intellectual lucidity” and thanked Spanish Vice-president Carmen Calvo for her support of female filmmakers, the brunt of her speech – applauded by Spain’s cultural establishment which packed out the Tabakalera’s main hall – was...
- 9/22/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The festival’s communications head Ruth Pérez de Anucita will join the committee in 2019.
The San Sebastian International Film Festival is adding its head of communications, Ruth Pérez de Anucita, to its selection committee to ensure it is comprised of an equal number of women and men from next year.
The addition will take the committee to 10 members, five women and five men. The other members are Maialen Beloki, Quim Casas, Roberto Cueto, Joxean Fernández, José Ángel Herrero-Velarde, Victor Iriarte, Lucía Olaciregui, Ana Esperanza Redondo, and Amaia Serrulla.
The decision was announced on the same day San Sebastian became the...
The San Sebastian International Film Festival is adding its head of communications, Ruth Pérez de Anucita, to its selection committee to ensure it is comprised of an equal number of women and men from next year.
The addition will take the committee to 10 members, five women and five men. The other members are Maialen Beloki, Quim Casas, Roberto Cueto, Joxean Fernández, José Ángel Herrero-Velarde, Victor Iriarte, Lucía Olaciregui, Ana Esperanza Redondo, and Amaia Serrulla.
The decision was announced on the same day San Sebastian became the...
- 9/24/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
San Sebastian — Spain’s San Sebastian Festival signed a pledge on gender parity Sunday, following in the footsteps of other major festivals in Europe such as Cannes, Locarno, Sarajevo and Venice.
San Sebastian Festival director José Luis Rebordinos made the commitment in the presence of Spanish deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo; the minister of culture and sport, José Guirao; the president of the festival’s board of directors and mayor of San Sebastian, Eneko Goi; and the president of Spain’s Assn. of Women Cineastes (Cima).
Speaking at a press conference, Rebordinos pointed out that in some executive areas, women’s presence is higher than men’s. The fest permanent staff is made up 82% of women; four of its seven board members are female, he noted.
In a recent statement, the fest announced that next year its film selection committee, currently five men and four women, will have a fifth female member,...
San Sebastian Festival director José Luis Rebordinos made the commitment in the presence of Spanish deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo; the minister of culture and sport, José Guirao; the president of the festival’s board of directors and mayor of San Sebastian, Eneko Goi; and the president of Spain’s Assn. of Women Cineastes (Cima).
Speaking at a press conference, Rebordinos pointed out that in some executive areas, women’s presence is higher than men’s. The fest permanent staff is made up 82% of women; four of its seven board members are female, he noted.
In a recent statement, the fest announced that next year its film selection committee, currently five men and four women, will have a fifth female member,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Venice, Cannes, Locarno and Sarajevo have already signed document.
The San Sebastian International Film Festival will join Venice, Cannes, Locarno, Idfa and Sarajevo in signing a document committing to gender parity.
Festival director José Luis Rebordinos will sign the pledge alongside deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo; minister of culture and sport José Guirao; mayor of San Sebastian Eneko Goia and Cima president Cristina Andreu at a press conference on Sunday September 23.
The document, initiated by French organisation 5050x2020 and signed by Cannes’ chiefs in May, will see the festival pledge to:
Compile statistics broken down by gender, regarding both the...
The San Sebastian International Film Festival will join Venice, Cannes, Locarno, Idfa and Sarajevo in signing a document committing to gender parity.
Festival director José Luis Rebordinos will sign the pledge alongside deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo; minister of culture and sport José Guirao; mayor of San Sebastian Eneko Goia and Cima president Cristina Andreu at a press conference on Sunday September 23.
The document, initiated by French organisation 5050x2020 and signed by Cannes’ chiefs in May, will see the festival pledge to:
Compile statistics broken down by gender, regarding both the...
- 9/18/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
MADRID -- Spanish literary luminary Cesar Antonio Molina will replace Carmen Calvo as the nation's culture minister as part of the socialist government's restructuring a year ahead of general elections, authorities said Friday.
Molina is credited with the international growth and increased prominence of the Cervantes Institute, a state-owned agency dedicated to encouraging the use of Spanish abroad and advancing Spanish and Hispanic cultures in non-Spanish-speaking countries.
Before that, Molina headed Spain's Fine Arts School, where he revamped the facilities into one of the country's main cultural references during his eight-year stint.
"I am going to do what I have always done, all my life and in all the posts of responsibility I have held," Molina told journalists in front of the Madrid headquarters of the Cervantes Institute. "And that is to work nonstop, in an imaginative way, with tremendous enthusiasm and collaborating with everyone in the culture world."
Spain's film industry reacted immediately to the news, with producers lobby FAPAE congratulating Molina, whom it called "an expert and lover not only of the Spanish audiovisual industry, but of all the culture of our country."
"He (Molina) has shown again and again his capacity for management in the cultural industries as the head of the Cervantes Institute, especially with respect to promoting culture abroad," FAPAE president Pedro Perez said in a statement.
Molina is credited with the international growth and increased prominence of the Cervantes Institute, a state-owned agency dedicated to encouraging the use of Spanish abroad and advancing Spanish and Hispanic cultures in non-Spanish-speaking countries.
Before that, Molina headed Spain's Fine Arts School, where he revamped the facilities into one of the country's main cultural references during his eight-year stint.
"I am going to do what I have always done, all my life and in all the posts of responsibility I have held," Molina told journalists in front of the Madrid headquarters of the Cervantes Institute. "And that is to work nonstop, in an imaginative way, with tremendous enthusiasm and collaborating with everyone in the culture world."
Spain's film industry reacted immediately to the news, with producers lobby FAPAE congratulating Molina, whom it called "an expert and lover not only of the Spanish audiovisual industry, but of all the culture of our country."
"He (Molina) has shown again and again his capacity for management in the cultural industries as the head of the Cervantes Institute, especially with respect to promoting culture abroad," FAPAE president Pedro Perez said in a statement.
MADRID -- Spain's proposed Film Law, which has ruffled many feathers in the industry, gained fresh momentum Thursday when Spain's culture minister said that the most controversial parts have been eliminated to facilitate the bill's approval.
Spanish broadcasters protested vehemently this year when it appeared that the proposed legislation would raise their obligatory investment in Spanish cinema while simultaneously redefining their role in the production sector and limiting their access to production subsidies.
The law, in its previous iteration, threatened to raise broadcasters' obligatory contribution to Spanish cinema to 6% of overall revenue -- from the current 5% -- while also codifying what had heretofore been a self-regulated contribution.
Later, the government said it had changed the proposal to merely reinforce the existing 5% law, though the new legislation has removed the language entirely, according to Culture Minister Carmen Calvo.
"The government wanted to include that point in the new law, but the broadcasters didn't share the same opinion so we decided to drop it," Calvo told the Spanish news agency EFE.
Spanish broadcasters protested vehemently this year when it appeared that the proposed legislation would raise their obligatory investment in Spanish cinema while simultaneously redefining their role in the production sector and limiting their access to production subsidies.
The law, in its previous iteration, threatened to raise broadcasters' obligatory contribution to Spanish cinema to 6% of overall revenue -- from the current 5% -- while also codifying what had heretofore been a self-regulated contribution.
Later, the government said it had changed the proposal to merely reinforce the existing 5% law, though the new legislation has removed the language entirely, according to Culture Minister Carmen Calvo.
"The government wanted to include that point in the new law, but the broadcasters didn't share the same opinion so we decided to drop it," Calvo told the Spanish news agency EFE.
MADRID -- Spain's proposed new film law, a pet project of the government, has stirred such ire in the industry that the Spanish vice president has decided to personally meet with the various sectors of the film industry to ease tensions.
Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega will meet next week with the involved parties seeking "the maximum consensus with respect to the law," her office said Wednesday.
The legislation, sponsored by Culture Minister Carmen Calvo, has ruffled feathers, with broadcasters rejecting the increase in their required investment in domestic film production from 5% of revenues to 6%.
Exhibitors, meanwhile, are bucking the draft's continued support of a screen quota that calls for theaters to screen Spanish films as 25% of their product.
Distributors said the bill interferes with free competition and called on the ministry to rewrite the legislation so as to not disrupt the "delicate balance between sectors."
Spain's producers have largely stayed out of the debate, though many have voiced their disappointment that more clear tax incentives were not established to attract private investment.
Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega will meet next week with the involved parties seeking "the maximum consensus with respect to the law," her office said Wednesday.
The legislation, sponsored by Culture Minister Carmen Calvo, has ruffled feathers, with broadcasters rejecting the increase in their required investment in domestic film production from 5% of revenues to 6%.
Exhibitors, meanwhile, are bucking the draft's continued support of a screen quota that calls for theaters to screen Spanish films as 25% of their product.
Distributors said the bill interferes with free competition and called on the ministry to rewrite the legislation so as to not disrupt the "delicate balance between sectors."
Spain's producers have largely stayed out of the debate, though many have voiced their disappointment that more clear tax incentives were not established to attract private investment.
- 3/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MADRID -- Spain's leading opposition party called for the immediate suspension of legislative procedure of the proposed film law, saying the culture minister had stymied the law's passage irresponsibly and favored the film sector over the television sector.
Beatriz Rodriguez, culture spokeswoman for the center-right Popular Party, accused culture minister Carmen Calvo of turning a project that "should be characterized by consensus" into a "conflict between the two pillars of the law, television and film, due to her demonstrated partiality."
"Culture has turned this bill into a weapon against ... the broadcasters, by not admitting any of their proposals," Rodriguez said.
Speaking to journalists, Rodriguez said the bill should be handled by the vice president rather than the culture minister, and that a period of reflection and debate should be opened.
The proposed film law is a pet project of the present administration and was discussed in closed-door sessions with the concerned parties last year. The culture ministry gave the parties until the second half of January to present proposals.
Beatriz Rodriguez, culture spokeswoman for the center-right Popular Party, accused culture minister Carmen Calvo of turning a project that "should be characterized by consensus" into a "conflict between the two pillars of the law, television and film, due to her demonstrated partiality."
"Culture has turned this bill into a weapon against ... the broadcasters, by not admitting any of their proposals," Rodriguez said.
Speaking to journalists, Rodriguez said the bill should be handled by the vice president rather than the culture minister, and that a period of reflection and debate should be opened.
The proposed film law is a pet project of the present administration and was discussed in closed-door sessions with the concerned parties last year. The culture ministry gave the parties until the second half of January to present proposals.
- 2/24/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MADRID -- Spanish Culture Minister Carmen Calvo on Thursday handed over the keys to an historic mansion in the heart of Madrid to Spanish Film Academy president Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde. The building will be used as the entity's new headquarters.
The new headquarters, a goal of the Academy's for the past decade, will house all of the academy's future activities -- except the Goya Awards ceremony -- and offers a screening room, conference hall and other facilities for events.
The new headquarters, a goal of the Academy's for the past decade, will house all of the academy's future activities -- except the Goya Awards ceremony -- and offers a screening room, conference hall and other facilities for events.
- 1/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MADRID -- Spanish moviegoers gave a thumb's up to local productions in the first six months of this year but abandoned foreign films in droves, according to figures announced Wednesday by Spanish Culture Minister Carmen Calvo. In an appearance before the Spanish senate, Calvo said 6.5 million tickets to Spanish-produced films were sold between January and June, compared with 5.6 million during the same period in 2004. But foreign productions attracted only 39.5 million spectators, a big drop from the 59.2 million viewers registered in the first six months of last year, she said. "This shows that there is a change taking place in the movie sector, just as in the United States, where more people are choosing to watch films at home," the minister told lawmakers.
- 6/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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