SPANISH FF 2010( Aus)
March 6th 2010 19:41
13th Spanish Film Festival confirms 2 Oscar nominees for 2010 programme
2010 Academy Award® Nominee for Best Foreign Language film THE MILK OF SORROW and Best Animated Short nominee THE LADY AND THE REAPER have been confirmed to screen as part of the 13th Spanish Film Festival in Australia in May. The first ever Spanish-Peruvian co-production to be nominated for an Academy Award, The Milk of Sorrow premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2009 where it won the festival¹s major prize, The Golden Bear for best film.
With a hint of magical realism and infused with the beauty of song, The Milk of Sorrow (La teta asustada) tells the story of Fausta, who suffers from "the milk of sorrow", an illness transmitted through mother's milk by women who have been violated or mistreated during the war of terrorism in Peru. Fausta confronts her fear and inserts a potato into her vagina to serve as a protective shield that repels intruders. Set in a mountainous village and the slums of Peru and carefully observing the daily life of each, The Milk of Sorrow is the story of a search for re-awakening, a journey from fear to freedom.
The Milk of Sorrow is directed by Claudia Llosa (Madeinusa) who Variety calls Œone of the most interesting female directors working in the Americas today¹ and will be screening in the special All About Women programming section of this 13th edition of the festival. A programming first for any Spanish Film Festival, the special All About Women section will screen a selection of films directed by Spanish and Latin American women who have had a significant impact on Spanish cinema AND will look at the various and diverse portrayals of women in Spanish cinema from the 50¹s to the present, expanding upon the iconic image of the strong, determined and sexy Spanish woman.
Spanish short animation The Lady and The Reaper (La Dama Y La Muerta) is the story of a sweet, lonely old lady who is awaiting death as a chance to see her late husband again only to have things interrupted by an arrogant doctor. The Lady and the Reaper also won the 2010 Goya for Best Animated short film at the ceremony in February.
Honoured by the Spanish Government in 2009 as the most important Spanish cultural event in Australia, The Spanish Film Festival is back for its 13th year with a programme that will show you why! Over 50 films of the best in contemporary Spanish language films from Spain and Latin America will be winging their way to Australia to work their Spanish storytelling magic for a wide variety of audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide in the form of features, shorts and documentaries.
The 13th Spanish Film Festival produced with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs in Spain, The Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), the Spanish Consulate in Sydney and Melbourne, The Spanish Embassy, the Argentinean Government through INCAA (Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Argentina), The Embassies and Consulates of Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, The Australian National University and many prestigious Spanish and Australian companies.
Festival Information will be available late March from:
www.spanishfilmfestival.com
Sydney: Wed 5 - Sun 16 May
Palace Norton Street and Academy Twin Cinemas & The Chauvel
Melbourne: Wed 12 - Sun 23 May at Palace Cinema Como & Kino Cinemas
Brisbane: Thu 20 - Sun 30 May at Palace Centro Cinemas
Adelaide: Thu 13 - Sun 16 May at Palace Nova Eastend
Canberra: Thu 6 Sun 16 May at GU Manuka
2010 Academy Award® Nominee for Best Foreign Language film THE MILK OF SORROW and Best Animated Short nominee THE LADY AND THE REAPER have been confirmed to screen as part of the 13th Spanish Film Festival in Australia in May. The first ever Spanish-Peruvian co-production to be nominated for an Academy Award, The Milk of Sorrow premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2009 where it won the festival¹s major prize, The Golden Bear for best film.
With a hint of magical realism and infused with the beauty of song, The Milk of Sorrow (La teta asustada) tells the story of Fausta, who suffers from "the milk of sorrow", an illness transmitted through mother's milk by women who have been violated or mistreated during the war of terrorism in Peru. Fausta confronts her fear and inserts a potato into her vagina to serve as a protective shield that repels intruders. Set in a mountainous village and the slums of Peru and carefully observing the daily life of each, The Milk of Sorrow is the story of a search for re-awakening, a journey from fear to freedom.
Director: Claudia Llosa
The Milk of Sorrow is directed by Claudia Llosa (Madeinusa) who Variety calls Œone of the most interesting female directors working in the Americas today¹ and will be screening in the special All About Women programming section of this 13th edition of the festival. A programming first for any Spanish Film Festival, the special All About Women section will screen a selection of films directed by Spanish and Latin American women who have had a significant impact on Spanish cinema AND will look at the various and diverse portrayals of women in Spanish cinema from the 50¹s to the present, expanding upon the iconic image of the strong, determined and sexy Spanish woman.
Spanish short animation The Lady and The Reaper (La Dama Y La Muerta) is the story of a sweet, lonely old lady who is awaiting death as a chance to see her late husband again only to have things interrupted by an arrogant doctor. The Lady and the Reaper also won the 2010 Goya for Best Animated short film at the ceremony in February.
Honoured by the Spanish Government in 2009 as the most important Spanish cultural event in Australia, The Spanish Film Festival is back for its 13th year with a programme that will show you why! Over 50 films of the best in contemporary Spanish language films from Spain and Latin America will be winging their way to Australia to work their Spanish storytelling magic for a wide variety of audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide in the form of features, shorts and documentaries.
The 13th Spanish Film Festival produced with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs in Spain, The Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), the Spanish Consulate in Sydney and Melbourne, The Spanish Embassy, the Argentinean Government through INCAA (Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Argentina), The Embassies and Consulates of Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, The Australian National University and many prestigious Spanish and Australian companies.
Festival Information will be available late March from:
www.spanishfilmfestival.com
Sydney: Wed 5 - Sun 16 May
Palace Norton Street and Academy Twin Cinemas & The Chauvel
Melbourne: Wed 12 - Sun 23 May at Palace Cinema Como & Kino Cinemas
Brisbane: Thu 20 - Sun 30 May at Palace Centro Cinemas
Adelaide: Thu 13 - Sun 16 May at Palace Nova Eastend
Canberra: Thu 6 Sun 16 May at GU Manuka
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