Preview of The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 2009 handpicked events

Tuesday, March 03 (7:00 pm)
Film Series: Women behind the camera, curated by Marta Sanchez, Pragda

LIBRA Carlota Coronado | Spain | 4 min. | 2006
Two weeks. That’s what the main character of this short film asks for. Coronado creates a tremendous impact as she powerfully documents everyday issues.

PRETEXTS Pretextos | Silvia Munt | Spain | 88 min. | 2008
Silvia Munt, one of Spain’s finest actresses, makes an impressive directorial debut with a film she describes as being “written by and for women” and for which she was named Best Director at this year’s Malaga Film Festival. The screenplay, written by Munt with Eva Baeza, offers intricate parallels and emotions as it examines the complex and contradictory lives of theater director Viena (Munt) and her husband Daniel (Ramon Madaula), a doctor in a geriatric clinic.

All films have English subtitles


Sunday, April 19 (3:00 p.m.)
10th Havana Film Festival in New York 2009:
Celebrating Latin American Cinema

- 3:00 pm.: THE CINEMA OF SANTIAGO ALVAREZ. A tribute to the bold and unexpected films made by this Cuban master. Santiago Alvarez began making movies in his forties and until his death in 1998, he directed more than 700 films.

- 5:00 p.m.: STRANGER THAN FICTION: A TRIBUTE TO LUIS OSPINA Agarrando Pueblo (The Vampires of Poverty)- A 1979 documentary about filming a documentary. This satire by Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo pokes fun at the practice of exploiting the poor that is predominant in Colombian documentary filmmaking. A conversation with Luis Ospina will follow.


Tuesday, April 21 (6:00 p.m.)
Topic: Film Festival Event Status: As Scheduled
Location: KJC Center Press Release: Unavailable
10th Havana Film Festival in New York 2009: Celebrating Latin American Cinema

EICTV’S NEW VIEWS (Nuevas Miradas). Tanya Valente, Director of the International School of Film and TV in San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba, will present the most recent films from the graduate students. Reception to follow. Simultaneous translation provided by LART.


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