The season of Spanish films from Festival de Málaga and San Sebastian Festival returns to Montevideo and Buenos Aires
Produced by OrcaFilms, MASS will screen 'Karmele', 'Los tigres', 'La cena', 'Sorda', 'La buena letra' and 'Una quinta portuguesa' from 24 to 30 November
From 24 to 30 November,
Montevideo and
Buenos Aires will host the second edition of
MASS, a cycle of six Spanish-produced films that participated in the
Festival de Málaga (event organised by
Málaga City Council) and the
San Sebastian Festival. Produced by
OrcaFilms, the initiative is supported by the
Spanish Ministry of Culture through the
Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) and
Spanish Cultural Action (AC/E) through its strategic line for the internationalisation of culture. In Montevideo, MASS has the support of the
Uruguayan Film and Audiovisual Agency (ACAU), the
Cinemateca and the
Uruguayan Film School (ECU), while in Buenos Aires it is supported by the
Government of the City of Buenos Aires with collaboration from
Argentina Airports and the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina.
MASS, the Malaga & San Sebastian Festival Week, will offer six feature films included in the most recent editions of both festivals. From 24 to 26 November they will be screened free of charge at the Cinemateca de Uruguay, and repeated from 28 to 30 November at the Lugones Hall of San Martín Theatre in Buenos Aires.
Juan Antonio Vigar and
José Luis Rebordinos, the respective directors of Malaga and San Sebastian, will chair the Spanish delegation, which will also include several representatives from the teams of the selected films.
The
Festival de Málaga screenings will be
Sorda, winner of the Biznaga de Oro for Best Film and the Biznaga de Plata for the Audience Award, which will be presented in both cities by its director
Eva Libertad and producer
Miriam Porte;
La buena letra, one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, accompanied by its director
Celia Rico and leading actress
Loreto Mauleón; and
Una quinta portuguesa, a hit with the audience on its premiere in commercial cinemas and which will be attended by filmmaker
Avelina Prat and producer
Miriam Porté.
The
San Sebastian Festival programme will present the film
Karmele, one of the Special Screenings in the Official Selection and accompanied by its director,
Asier Altuna;
Los tigres, winner of the Jury Prize for Best Cinematography, which will be presented by producers
Koldo Zuazua and Juan Moreno, and
La cena, which was scheduled at the RTVE Galas and will be represented by its director
Manuel Gómez Pereira and by one of its stars, actor
Asier Etxeandia.
PROGRAMME
Montevideo
24 November
Screenings at the Cinemateca de Uruguay
- 18.00 - La buena letra + Q&A
- 21.00 - Los tigres + Q&A
25 November
Screenings at the Cinemateca de Uruguay
- 18.00 - La cena + Q&A
- 21.00 - Sorda + Q&A
26 November
Screenings at the Cinemateca de Uruguay
- 18.00 – Una quinta portuguesa + Q&A
- 21.00 - Karmele + Q&A
Buenos Aires
28 November
Screenings at the Leopoldo Lugones Hall of San Martín Theatre
- 18.00 - Los tigres + Q&A
- 21.00 - La buena letra + Q&A
29 November
Screenings at the Leopoldo Lugones Hall of San Martín Theatre
- 18.00 - Sorda + Q&A
- 21.00 - La cena + Q&A
30 November
Screenings at the Leopoldo Lugones Hall of San Martín Theatre
- 18.00 - Karmele + Q&A
- 21.00 - Una quinta portuguesa + Q&A
