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Festival of New Spanish Cinema 2008

Travels To –

Jan. 22-25, 2009 –
Houston
Rice Cinema

Dec. 5-29, 2008 –
Chicago
Gene Siskel Film Center

Nov. 21-Dec. 11, 2008 –
Portland
Northwest Film Center

Nov. 17-23, 2008 –
Eugene
University of Oregon

Nov. 14-Dec. 20, 2008 –
Seattle
Northwest Film Center

Nov. 5-9, 2008 –
Miami
MDC's Tower Theatre

FESTIVAL BY YEAR –

FNSC Houston, January 22 –25, 2009

For anyone who loves Spanish cinema, this selection of recent award-winning films offers a diverse, up to the minute look at the great talents at work today. 

The selections include Jaime Rosales’ Solitary Fragments, winner of Goya Awards for Best Film and Best Director; this year’s Spanish Oscar submission, Gracia Querejeta’s Seven Billiard Tables; Rafa Cortés’ Me, winner of the Critic’s prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival; Icíar (Take My Eyes) Bollaín’s Mataharis, winner of numerous international screenplay awards; Albert Serra’s Cannes Film Festival celebrated Nativity extravaganza Birdsong; José Luis (En Construcción) Guerín Venice Film Festival hit iIn Sylvia's city; Félix Viscarret’s Under the Stars, Goya winner for Best Screenplay; Carles (Balseros) Bosch’s moving documentary Septembers; and Shortmetraje— a collection of daring short films.  All films with English subtitles.

Curated by Marta Sánchez. Support for the exhibition comes from Dirección General de Política e Industrias Culturales and Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) both of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Tourist Office of Spain, Embassy of Spain, Washington, DC., and Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas, Filmoteca, AECI, of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Special support from Consulate of Spain, Houston, Rice University and Institut Ramon Llull. Reception courtesy of Freixenet and Tapeña.

 

Venues

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Rice Cinema
6100 Main MS-549
Houston

Schedule