Presented for the first time in Canada, the FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA will kick off its 2nd annual North American tour in Ottawa, from Sept. 5 – 11.
Three of Spain’s brightest film stars, Veronica Forqué, Silvia Abascal, Concha Velasco.), are represented with Juan Luis Iborra’s uproarious DESPERATE WOMEN. Other festival highlights include the multi Goya Award-winning CAMINO by Javier Fesser (The Miracle of P. Tinto, Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure), a powerful drama that questions Catholic fundamentalism; AMATEURS, a delicate story about two individuals who are lost in a lonesome world, by Gabriel Velázquez; and several remarkably assured debuts, including David Planell’s THE SHAME, Santiago Zannou’s ONE-ARMED TRICK, Albert Arizza ‘s RAMIREZ and A FIANCE FOR YASMINA, a fresh comedy about immigration in the South of Spain, which earned director Irene Cardona the top awards at the Malaga Film Festival.
This will be the Canadian premiere for many of these films. Following the Ottawa screenings, the Festival will go on to stops in Seattle, Chicago, Portland, Miami, Puerto Rico and San Francisco.
WHERE?:AUDITORIUM, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, Ottawa
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4
WHEN?:September 5-11, 2009
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
This year’s festival promises more than just great cinema. We’ll host an online short film festival starting September 1 at 7:00 PM EST. All the film bites to be watched HERE
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As a new offering this year, we present Teaserland, an entertaining online festival which features fake movie trailers by well known directors such as Isabel Coixet (Elegy, The Secret Life of Words), Jaume Balaguero (Rec), J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage), alongside up-and-coming filmmakers.
Tickets are free of charge. For more information on the films, and schedule visit www.pragda.com or call (613) 747 2252 x232.
