EGEDA announces the nominees for the Forqué Awards

'1898.The Last of the Philippines', 'The Man of a Thousand Faces', 'Julieta', 'May God Forgive Us', 'Late for Anger' and 'A Monster Comes to See Me' are up for the Forqué award for best fiction feature film.

The Last of the Philippines, The Man with a Thousand Faces, Juliet, May God Forgive Us, Late for Wrath y A monster comes to see me are the titles that will compete for the award for Best Fiction Feature Film at the 22nd edition of the José María Forqué Film Award.

Juliet, the latest work by Pedro Almodóvar, chosen by the Academy to represent Spain at the Oscars, wins the highest number of nominations with a total of three; The aforementioned is joined by two of its main performers: Adriana Ugarte and Emma Suarez, who will compete for the best actress award for the same character. EmmaSuárez could get her second award after the one achieved in 2011 for The mosquito net.

A total of six films that confirm the critical and public support that Spanish cinema currently enjoys. A clear example of this is the latest work by J.A. Bayonne (A monster comes to see me), with an exceptional international cast, which has become the highest grossing film in Spain in 2016 and will be released in the United States on December 23 with an eye toward the awards season on the other side of the Atlantic.

Among the selected films are two debut directors in the seventh art: Salvador Calvo (1898. The last of the Filipinoss) that goes from the small screen to the big screen with this epic adaptation of a part of our country's history; and the also actor Raúl Arévalo (Late for anger), which with its debut feature was selected and one of its actresses, Ruth Diaz, received an award at the last Venice Festival.

The list is completed by the latest works of Alberto Rodríguez (The man of a thousand faces) and Rodrigo Sorogoyen (May God forgive us); two titles that at the last San Sebastián Film Festival, in addition to the favor of the specialized press, won the awards for best actor (Eduard Fernández) and best script, respectively.

In the Best Female Performance section, in addition to the two leading actresses in Almodóvar's film, Carmen Machi was voted for her role in The Open Door, Bárbara Lennie for María (And the others) - which could also obtain its second trophy after the one achieved in 2015 for Magical Girl-, Inma Cuesta The Bride and Anna Castillo for The Olive Tree.

Eduard Fernández opts for the Best Male Performance award, who already won this same award in 2014 for all women and who now aspires to repeat the honor for his performance as Paesa in the feature film by Alberto Rodríguez; next to him: Roberto Álamo for May God forgive us, Antonio de la Torre by Late for anger, which with this one has already accumulated three nominations for the Forqué Awards, Álex Monner for The next skin and Óscar Martínez for The illustrious citizen.

Latin American films

Regarding the Best Latin American Film, the finalists are: Neruda, by Pablo Larraín who could revalidate the award obtained last year with The club; The companion, by Pavel Giroud; The illustrious citizen, by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn (who has two nominations in this edition); nothing has happened here, by Alejandro Fernández Almendras and Without deaths there is no carnival, by Sebastian Cordero.

These films will also compete, along with the rest of the works produced in the 23 countries of Ibero-America, in the next edition of the Platino Ibero-American Cinema Awards to be held in Madrid next summer.

The Best Documentary Award has a total of six finalists: 2016. Born in Syria by Hernán Zin; Miguel Picazo, an extramural filmmaker by Enrique Iznaola; The story the Jan by Bernardo Moll; Omega by Gervasio Iglesias and José Sánchez-Montes; Hieronymus Bosch. The garden of dreams by José Luis López-Linares; Jota de Saura by Carlos Saura. Works that present a thematic amalgam that ranges from the most rabid current news to art in all its facets, combining internationally renowned names, such as the Aragonese director Carlos Saura, with debutants such as Bernardo Moll.

There are three titles that aspire to achieve the Film and Education in Values ​​Award: The olive tree, 100 meters y A monster comes to see me. A shortlist that highlights family relationships, personal improvement and bullying and that has been selected for its ability to serve as an educational resource to work on values ​​in children and adolescents. The winning feature film will be included in the Cinema and Education in Values ​​2.0 program that the Foundation for Aid against Drug Addiction (FAD), the entity that grants this recognition, coordinates with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality, EGEDA and various City Councils.

Short films

Finally, the Best Short Film Award is consolidated and in this edition there will be three works that will compete for the award: Timecode by Juanjo Giménez; Graffiti of Louis Quilez; y Blah Blah Blah by Alexis Morante. It should be noted that the first two are among the ten finalists for this year's Oscars; In addition, Giménez's work won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Festival. For his part, Alexis Morante continues his collection of recognitions that has taken him to more than 70 festivals, with more than 20 awards in total.

The actors Ingrid García Jonsson, Álvaro Cervantes and Javier Gutiérrez have been in charge of revealing, at the Lonja del Barranco Market in Seville, the names that will compete for these prestigious awards that will celebrate their 22nd edition on January 14 at the Maestranza Theater in Seville, a gala that will mark the inauguration of the film awards season in Spain.