'Dolor y gloria', 'Mientras dure la guerra' y 'Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas', preseleccionadas para representar a España en los Oscar

The film selected by Spanish academics, which will be announced on September 5, will have to overcome two other cuts.

The Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain has announced this morning the three titles that will choose to represent Spain in the next edition of the Oscar, the number 92, in the category of Best International Film.

The shortlishes are Pain and glory, by Pedro Almodóvar; While the war lasts, by Alejandro Amenabar; and Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, by Salvador Simó Busom.

Jesús Vidal, recognized with the Goya for Best Revelation Actor in the last edition by Champions, and Greta Fernández, protagonist of Elisa and Marcela They have been in charge of announcing the preselected ones.

The film selected by Spanish academics, which will be announced on September 5, will have to overcome two other cuts until it is included in the films of films that will opt for best international film in the 92nd edition of the Oscar.

After passing through the Cannes, pain and glory festival (Pedro Almodóvar's number 21) aspires to travel to Hollywood. The Manchego filmmaker has represented Spain in the best non -English -speaking film section of the Oscar on six times, the last with its previous feature film, JulietaIn 2017. Almodóvar already has a statuette in this category for all about my mother in 2000, the third Spanish film to achieve the distinction.

Nor is Oscar Alejandro Amenábar, the last Spanish director to achieve the award for the best non -English speech film with Inward sea In 2005. with its seventh feature film, While the war lastsAmenábar will compete for the Golden Concha in the next edition of the San Sebastián Festival and will be present at the Toronto Festival, before reaching theaters on September 27.

Finally, The labyrinth of the turtles, An animated tribute to teacher Luis Buñuel, could be the first Spanish animated feature film that would win an Oscar. The tape portrays the beginnings of Calanda's filmmaker and his endearing friendship with Ramón Acín.