Catalan cinema arrives in Madrid with a series dedicated to the Gaudí Awards

Del 20 al 27 de enero en la Sala Berlanga, SGAE y la Acadèmia del Cinema Català ofrecen una selección de las películas nominadas en la IX edición de los galardones.

The SGAE Foundation and the Catalan Cinema Academy have organized the 2017 Gaudí Awards cycle, which will take place at the Sala Berlanga in Madrid from this Friday, January 20, until January 27. The exhibition, which is in its second edition, offers a wide selection of the finalist titles in the IX edition of the Catalan Cinema Academy awards that recognize the best Catalan film productions of the year.

The series aims to bring to the public a selection of the latest audiovisual works by a Catalan firm that are candidates for the IX edition of the Gaudí Awards, whose ceremony will be held on January 29 at the Auditori del Fòrum – CCIB in Barcelona, ​​presented by the actor and musician Bruno Oro and directed by the filmmaker, set designer and theater director Lluís Danés.

Specifically, Gaudí Awards 2017 will offer: Agata's friends (Agata's friends) by Alba Cros, Laia Alabart, Laura Rius and Marta Verheyen; The next skin (The next skin) by Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta; The borni king (The one-eyed king) by Marc Crehuet; Ozzy by Alberto Rodríguez and Nacho La Casa; The death of Louis XIV (The death of Louis XIV) de Albert Serra; 100 metros de Marcel Barrena; The Chosen (The chosen one) de Antonio Chavarrías; Tots els camins de Déu (All the ways of God) de Gemma Ferraté; A Monster Calls (A monster comes to see me) de Juan Antonio Bayona; Alcaldessa (Alcaldesa) de Pau Faus; Bigas x Bigas de Bigas Luna (montaje de Santiago Garrido) y Priorat de David Fernández de Castro. Algunas de ellas se proyectarán en versión original subtituladas al castellano.

La muestra cuenta con largometrajes en competición de cineastas veteranos que han alcanzado el éxito en taquilla como Juan Antonio Bayona (A Monster Calls – Un monstruo viene a verme) and at the same time offers space for lesser-known titles such as the debut feature by Alba Cros, Laia Alabart, Laura Rius and Marta Verheyen (Les amigues de l’Agata – Ágata’s friends). Documentary cinema is once again present in this cycle with a very attractive offer: Pau Faus (Mayoress - Mayoress) investigates access to power; Santiago Garrido (Bigas x Bigas) builds a biopic about the missing filmmaker Bigas Luna, and David Fernández de Castro (Priorat), which tells the wine culture as a landscape with a millennium of tradition.

The cycle also includes a space for drama and reflection with the story by Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta (La propera pell – The next skin) about the mystery of identity, with Marc Crehuet's tragic exploration of personal relationships (El rei borni – The one-eyed king) and with the conflict of the resignation offered by Gemma Ferraté (All the ways of God - Todos los caminos de Dios). For his part, Marcel Barrena (100 metros) offers a comedy about a sick man with a sporting challenge to transcend his physical decline and the historical thriller is manifested with the narration of Antonio Chavarrías (The Chosen – The chosen one). Finally, the most personal cinema finds its expression in the piece by Albert Serra (La mort de Louis XIV – The death of Louis XIV) while Alberto Rodríguez and Nacho La Casa (Ozzy) contribute their vision of the animation genre.

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