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Big winner of the Cinespaña festival, the musical feature film “La Estrella azul” won five prizes including the Golden Violet for best film. A screening takes place this Sunday at Pathé Wilson in Toulouse.
Chaired by the Franco-Portuguese actress and director Maria de Medeiros, the jury of the Cinespaña festival voted for “La Estrella azul” (“The Blue Star”) by Javier Macipe. This road movie takes you on a journey to Spain and Argentina in a moving quest for musical inspiration in the land of Atahualpa Yupanqui and Mercedes Sosa who also magnificently sang this “Estrella azul”. This professional choice joins that of the spectators who awarded him the Audience Award.
“Estamos no ar”, a funny and offbeat Portuguese film, won three awards including the New Filmmaker Prize for Diogo Costa Amarante. The two films will be screened on Sunday October 13, the closing day of the 29e edition of Cinespaña which welcomed prestigious guests including actress Ana Torrent and director Isabel Coixet. The musical and festive evening of Saturday October 5, in the Ensav courtyard, allowed us to console ourselves for the absence of the village, due to the closure of the Cinémathèque courtyard for long works.
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“In this particular context, we are delighted that the public came in such large numbers,” rejoices Françoise Palmerio-Vielmas, president of Cinespaña. “We will make sure to have a village and rediscover the atmosphere of aperitif-concerts, next year, for the 30e edition”.
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Prize list and projections
Golden Violet for Best Film: “The Blue Star” by Javier Macipe. Screened Sunday, October 13, at 8 p.m., at the Pathé Wilson cinema.
Audience Award: “The Blue Star” by Javier Macipe.
Best Female Performance: Elena Martin Gimeno in “Creature”. Screened Sunday October 13, at 5 p.m., at the ABC cinema.
Best Male Performance: Pepe Lorente in “The Blue Star”.
Best Director: Javier Macipe for “The Blue Star”.
Best Photography: Sabine Lancelin for “We are not ar”. Screened Sunday, October 13, at 6 p.m., at the Pathé Wilson cinema.
Best Music: Alicia Morote and Peteco Carabajal for “The Blue Star”.
Best Screenplay: Diogo Costa Amarante for “We are not ar”.
Diogo Costa Amarante New Filmmaker Award for “We are not ar”.
New Filmmaker Student Prize: Celia Rico for “The Little Loves.” Screened Sunday, October 13, at 4 p.m., at the Pathé Wilson cinema.
Special Mention from the Student Jury New Filmmaker: Elena Martin Gimeno in “Creature”.
José-María Berzosa Prize for Best Documentary: “Previous Night” by Alberto Martin Menacho. Screened Saturday October 12, at 6:45 p.m., at ENSAV.
