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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today the First International Film Festival and Heritage to be held from May 31 to June 6 in Murcia, in headquarters and the Archeological Museum, the Rex cinema, the auditorium of the University of Murcia (UMU), the cultural center of Caja Mediterráneo, auditorium and conference center 'Victor Villegas' and the Museum of Fine Arts.

The ceremony was also attended by the director of the festival, Joaquín Cánovas, the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, and the Vice Chancellor of University Extension of the University of Murcia, Francisco Guillermo Díaz Baños.

Thus, for a week will be screened at five venues of the festival a total 86 films (37 long and 49 short), some silent film with live musical accompaniment.

Also participate in the contest about 60 guests, including Margarita Lozano, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Sancho Gracia, Neus Asensi, Ginés García Millán, Cristina Marcos, or the costume designer Yvonne Blake, who won an Oscar, four Goya awards a Bafta and responsible for the clothing of the characters in 'Superman', 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'Fahrenheit 451', among others, who will present 40 of his works and more than 50 figurines.

The soundtrack composer Roque Baños (won two Goya awards) will open the festival with a concert of his works with the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia.

They will also be conservators and Luciano Juan José Mendy Berriatúa, historian Juan Pérez Perucha, the designer Lorenzo Caprile and representatives of the Spanish film libraries, Basque, Catalonia, Andalusia, Valencia, Albacete and the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marino, and the Centro Galego de Artes da Imaxe, besides the directors of the films competing in the official section.

Also, be granted the award for the best work of film heritage restoration of the Murnau Foundation, one of the largest in the world in the preservation, restoration and reconstruction of the heritage film and responsible for the restoration of titles like 'Metropolis',' Nosferatu ',' The Nibelungen 'and' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. "

Anke Wilkening, restorer of the Foundation, will attend the festival to pick up the award of this prestigious foundation that has had the merit and honor to restore tapes so important in the history of cinema, which also will involve a large projection this festival, "said Cruz.

In the closing session will screen the film "Koolhaas Houselife ', a documentary that shows one of the architectural landmarks of the twentieth century, the House of Bordeaux, conducted by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas," one of the architects of international predicament in recent decades, "said Cruz.

In addition, a world premiere screening of the restored copy of 'Rosario, the country houses', shot by José Buchs in 1923, with live musical accompaniment by The Silent Band, a group of twelve musicians and singers led by the specialist Javier Perez de Azpeitia, on the first anniversary of the death of Ruperto Chapi, composer of the music.

With a budget of 300,000 euros, of which 19,000 are for the awards of titles, all screenings and events are free except the official selection, with a popular price of 2.5 euros per pass and a bonus of 15 euros for the 17 films that will be spent in the cinema Rex.

The feature film jury will be chaired by actress and complete Asuncion Balaguer Francisco Javier de la Plaza, Paco Salinas, Jean-Claude Seguin and Fernando G.

Martin, while the short is formed by Jesús Martínez, Enrique Escudero and Maria del Carmen Sanchez Rojas.

As for the jury, Cruz explained, "have been so many requests were received within a short period of time, which has had to expand from 100 to 125."

Source: CARM