Born in Madrid in 1976, he holds a BA in Journalism and Advanced Studies Degree in Film History from UAM. Journalist specialized in cultural contents has developed his work for different media such as the newspaper “Federación” (CC.OO), the magazine “Muy interesante”, “Onda 6 TV”, the Mexican magazine “Cine Premiere” Correspondent in Spain between 2004 And 2014) or, currently, the supplement “Metropolis” of the newspaper “El Mundo” and the newspaper “Gara”. Member of the editorial staff of the San Sebastián International Festival newspaper, he is also coordinator of the San Sebastián de los Reyes Film and Human Rights Program since 2013.
Alba Ferrara (Actress)
Catalan actress settled in Madrid, studied in the schools La Casona, Nancy Tuñón and Eolia.
In television, we have seen her in numerous series such as “Arrayán”, “El cor de la ciutat”, “La dársena de Poniente”, “Hospital Central”, “Diarios del miedo” …
She has also participated in several films such as “Crossing the Border”, “Pixel Theory”, “Train station”, “Everything ends at the end of the day”, “Viral”, …
In the theater scene, she has performed in works such as “The house of Bernarda Alba”, “The red road of Sabaiba”, “The last I pay yo”, …
Soon we will be able to see her in the television series “I would like”, of Divinity, and in the film “The necklace of salt”, of the director Vicente Pérez Herrero.
More info on http://www.albaferrara.com
Hotel Salvation (Shubhashish Bhutiani) at Imagineindia Barcelona
HOTEL SALVATION, Dir. Shubhashish Bhutiani | India | 2016 | 102’ An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted to people who want to die there. But as the days go by, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, and not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.
SHUBHASHISH BHUTIANI
He is a writer and director. Known for Kush (2013), Hotel Salvation (2016), and The Star (2012).
Kush is a short film set in the year 1984 around the anti-Sikh riots after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The film revolves around a school picnic where a teacher is trying to protect Kush, the only Sikh child in the group from the violence around him.
Directed by debutante Shubhashish Bhutiani, Kush has won several awards at prestigious film festivals including the Best Short Film Award at the Venice Film Festival and the National Award in 2013. The same way Hotel Salvation has been at Venice.
I am Bonnie (Sourabh Kanti Dutta, Farha Khatun, Satrupa Santra) India
I AM BONNIE, Dirs. Sourabh Kanti Dutta, Farha Khatun, Satrupa Santra| India | 2016 | 45’
Bonnie(33) is again on the run. He has been on the run from his family and sports fraternity since failing ‘sex test’ before the Bangkok Asian Games, 1998. A born hermaphrodite, raised by poor, illiterate and confused parents as a girl named ‘Bandana’, s/he became one of the finest strikers of Indian Woman’s football team in her/his short career. A Sex Reassignment surgery later transformed her/him to a man but left him without home or career. He left home, took up idol-making for a living.He met Swati(24) then, married soon and moved once again fearing social backlash. His fight to establish his identity, struggle for existence met by a sarcastic society yet to learn to take ‘other genders’ seriously.
Continue reading I am Bonnie (Sourabh Kanti Dutta, Farha Khatun, Satrupa Santra) IndiaGudh (Saurav Rai) a film from SRFTI in Barcelona
GUDH, Dir. Saurav Rai | India | 2016 | 27’
Gudh reminisces those childhood memories, which perhaps everyone went through in life. Those obscure moments etched into our memories, which we find hard to correlate as grown-ups. It’s about Ajay, his childhood, his love for his mother, his village, its ongoing revolution and the changes it brings forth. Continue reading Gudh (Saurav Rai) a film from SRFTI in Barcelona
Nerea Garmendia (Actress)
Born in the Guipuzcoan town of Beasain, at age 10, she moved to San Sebastián where she lived until she went to Madrid to study at the Cristina Rota Drama School and Alicia Hermida’s La Barraca.
Nerea began to become famous among the Basque public with the program of ETB2 Vaya Semanita where she was one of the protagonists. The sitcom was presented by Óscar Terol and had such fame that TVE1 decided to launch them statewide with Made In China.
Moh Maya Money (Munish Bhardwaj)
Moh Maya Money (English: In Greed We Trust) is a Hindi Feature film directed by Munish Bhardwaj and starring Ranvir Shorey and Neha Dhupia. The film’s journey began at the NFDC Film Bazaar in 2015 where it was a Film Bazaar Recommends project. The film premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival, and has also played at the London Indian Film Festival, Silk Screen Festival at Pittsburgh and the Chicago South Asian Film Festival where it was selected in competition and as the Centerpiece film. Continue reading Moh Maya Money (Munish Bhardwaj)
SANSARE DADAYAKKARA, a film of Prasanna Jayakody (Srilanka) in Barcelona
SANSARE DADAYAKKARA, Dir. Prasanna Jayakody | Sri Lanka | 2015 |75’
Leopard Do Not Bite (Sinhalese: Dadayakkaraya) is a Sri Lankan drama directed by Prasanna Jayakody, starring Sanjeewa Upendra, Hemasiri Liyanage, and Christina Britto. It depicts a conflict between a monk and a hunter, giving a ground to a philosophical exploration of death’s place in life. The story was inspired by Simon Navagattegama’s novel Dadayakkaraya’s story. It was screened at 20th Busan International Film Festival 2015. Continue reading SANSARE DADAYAKKARA, a film of Prasanna Jayakody (Srilanka) in Barcelona
Imagineindia 2018 AWARDS
BEST FILM : Newton (India) Amit Masurkar Producers : Manish Mundra, Shiladitya Bora.
BEST DIRECTOR : Veronica Kedar (Israel) for Family
BEST ACTOR : Tzahi Grad (Israel) for The Cousin
BEST ACTRESS : Angellie Nicolle Sanoy (Phillipines) for Bomba
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY : Airat Iamilov (Russia) for Sofichka
BEST MUSIC : Daphne Keenan (Israel) for Family
SPECIAL MENTION IN MUSIC : Highway 318 (Yunxing Nie) China
BEST SHORT FILM : ADN of Wild Beasts (Delphine Montaigne) France
SPECIAL MENTION for short films :
Shmama (Miki Polonski) Israel
Nada (Adel Ahmed Yehia) Egypt
July rain (M.Khutsiev) a prophetic work at Imagineindia Navarra
Fimoteque of Navarra Paseo Antonio Pérez Goyena 3 Pamplona Tf : 848 424 795 http://www.filmotecanavarra.com
Wednesday 21 december 20.00 h
Marlen Khutsiev’s “July Rain” has lost none of its radical modernity. Often described as the Soviet version of an Antonioni film, pic follows 28-year-old Lena (Evgeniya Uralova, who bears a vague resemblance to Monica Vitti) through a kind of existential crisis, as she realizes her relationship with perfect boyfriend Volodya (Aleksandr Belyavsky) is empty and their friends are superficial fools. Continue reading July rain (M.Khutsiev) a prophetic work at Imagineindia Navarra
