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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today announced the schedule of the First International Film Festival and Heritage, with the director of the Regional Film "Francisco Rabal 'and responsible for the event, Joaquín Cánovas.
The festival will be held in Murcia in the Archaeological Museum, the Centro Cultural de Caja Mediterráneo, Rex Cinema, the outdoor patio of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Auditorium of the University of Murcia from 31 May to 6 June, and born the intention of creating "a regional film festival that was unique and that allows us to have a place in the competitive and repetitive film festival map, not only international but also Spanish, and believed that the estate was a very interesting and well exploited when wedge us into the fabric so thick and inflationary, "said Cruz.
Thus, this new cultural event is the only festival in the national recovery dedicated to film heritage.
The inaugural session of the festival will feature a concert by the composer Roque Baños Jumillano, winner of a Goya for best soundtrack for 'The Oxford Murders', and the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia, and will open the exhibition the costume designer for film, winning an Oscar for the costumes for "Nicolas and Alexandra" and four Goyas, Yvonne Blake, in the Auditorium and Congress Center 'Victor Villegas'.
In the official competition section, a jury will be chaired by actress Asuncion Balaguer, there have been over one hundred films from both Spain and France, Italy, Switzerland, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, United States and Britain.
In total we have selected 14 films and 8 short films, which include those of Juan Manuel Chumilla Murcia, which has the long "water of life ', Gonzalo Ballester, with the short' The Last Landscape ', and Ginés Navarro, with 'The landless knight. "
In addition, there will be a jury made up of one hundred members.
Anyone interested in being part of it may join www.filmotecamurcia.com or by filling out the form to find programs that are delivered to the entrance of the projections in cinemas Centrofama Monday.
Prizes will be awarded for Best Feature Film, endowed with 6,000 euros, the Special Jury Prize (with 5,000), Best Short Film (3,000), the Best Documentary Special Shows or Events (2,000), the Best Special Creative Documentary Arts Contemporary (2,000), and the Popular Jury trophy for best film of the festival, worth 1,000 euros.
Other sections of the Festival
Film Heritage section devoted a monograph to the director and producer Perojo Benito (1894-1974), with a review of his stage moves and the projection of feature films directed in the twenties as "Malvaloca '(1926),' The black man who had White Soul '(1927) and' La Bodega '(1930).
All films will be screened at the Cultural Center of Murcia CAM accompanied by live music.
This section includes a section dedicated to the restoration of heritage film by film libraries.
Have included work by Spanish Film Archive restored, Basque Film Library, Film de la Generalitat de Catalunya, IVAC-Film of Valencia, do Centro Galego da Imaxe Arts, Film in Andalucia, Albacete Film Institute and Film of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Highlighted by the debut in first for the restoration of 'Rosario The country houses', a film directed in 1923 by José Buchs, father of the Spanish film based on the famous operetta with music by Ruperto Chapi teacher, which this year marks its centenary.
In addition, this section includes tributes to Juan José Mendi and Iskra Laboratories, in charge of recovering 'The joy of the garden' (1940), as well as Luciano Berriatúa, restorer of 'Rosario's country houses. "
The section 'Film and music under the stars' will of the courtyard of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Murcia an outdoor cinema which will screen films like' Iron Horse '(John Ford, 1921) and' The Birth of a nation '(DW Griffith, 1915) with music by American folk group Krooked Tree.
The Panorama section includes the cycles' Documentary art of yesterday and today ',' Salamanca.
Heritage 'and' Special screenings. "
Addition, the festival will present the volume 'Almodóvar or drift of bodies, "the French historian Jean Claude Seguin, and the DVD' Paco, my father, 'Benito Rabal.
In addition, as part of the festival will present the Annual Awards of the Spanish Association of Film Historians the best research, as well as prominent personalities from the film.
This year the Medals of Honor have been awarded to the actress Margarita Lozano and Murcia, producer, editor and writer Antonio Isasi Isasmendi.
It also held a series of meetings and symposia in the Archaeological Museum of Murcia on issues of film.
All activities are free until all seats, except the projections of the Rex Cinema, which cost 2.5 euros.
More information http://www.filmotecamurcia.com/cineypatrimonio.
Source: CARM
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