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CAGATIÓ 2011

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Obert a tothom

Dissabte 17 de Desembre d’11 a 1

ROGER SMITH HOTEL
501 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 

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DONACIÓ SUGGERIDA: $10 /nen; $5/adult

PROGRAMACIÓ: 

11:00-12:00- brunch, tallers i comtes de Nadal
12:00-01:00- cantem nadales i fem cagar el Tió

Catalan Cinema in New York this December

THE INSTITUT RAMON LLULL PRESENTS: CATALAN CINEMA IN NEW YORK

SPANISH CINEMA NOW FESTIVAL

During the upcoming week, several Catalan movies will be screened as part of the SPANISH CINEMA NOW FESTIVAL at the Lincoln Center (December 9-22).

Among others, New York audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy the Catalan film PA NEGRE (BLACK BREAD), by Agustí Villaronga, which is the official Spanish candidate to the Oscars, or the documentary BARCELONA, ABANS QUE EL TEMPS HO ESBORRI (BARCELONA BEFORE), by Mireia Ros. Also featured is LOS PASOS DOBLES (DOUBLE STEPS) by Isaki Lacuesta, winner of the Golden Conch, the top prize at the San Sebastián Film Festival 2011.

BARCELONA, ABANS QUE EL TEMPS HO ESBORRI (BARCELONA BEFORE)

posterMireia Ros, 2011

Sunday Dec 11, 4:45 pm
Saturday Dec 17, 2:45 pm
Q&A with director Mireia Ros after the December 11 show
Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center

PA NEGRE (BLACK BREAD)

Agustí Villaronga, 2010

Friday, Dec 16, 6:45pm

Q&A with actress Nora Navas and producer Isona Passola after the December 16 show
Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center

LOS PASOS DOBLES (DOUBLE STEPS)

Isaki Lacuesta, 2011

Thursday, Dec 15, 7:00pm
Tuesday Dec 20, 2:00pm

Director Isaki Lacuesta, screenwriter Isa Campo, and producer Luisa Matienzo in attendance at December 15 screening

Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center

The above Q&A’s were made possible thanks to the support of the Institut Ramon Llull.

For more information visit:
www.filmlinc.com/films/series/spanish-cinema-now, and see documents in attachment.

(S)MOVIES

At the same time, (S)MOVIES, an international conference on Contemporary Spanish and Catalan Cinema, is also taking place in New York from December 12-17. Organized by the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Consulate General of Spain in New York, it has
received support from the Institut Ramon Llull, and is part of the Catalan Days series.

The program includes lectures, roundtables, presentations, screenings and a short movie series. Among others, producer Isona Passola and actress Nora Navas will be debating the topic Pa Negre and the Devastation that War Causes in Society. The debate will be moderated by Nekane E. Zubiaur.

Other roundtables, debates and screenings will feature Isaki Lacuesta, José Luis Guerín, Jordi Balló, Josep M. Català, among others.

For more information visit: www.creatingconvergence.com/smovies/.

THE FORGOTTEN SPANISH NON-FICTION CINEMA AND ITS RENEWAL

Finally, from December 8-14, the New York Film Archives, with the support of the Consulate General of Spain in New York and the Institut Ramon Llull, will be presenting THE FORGOTTEN SPANISH NON-FICTION CINEMA AND ITS RENEWAL.

Filmmakers José Luis Guerin and Isaki Lacuesta will be present to discuss their films in person.  Lacuesta will be there for the screenings of his work on Sunday and Monday, December 11 & 12. Guerin will be there on Tuesday, December 13 for a Q&A following WORK IN PROGRESS and will introduce the screening of CORRESPONDENCE.

For more information visit:
http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/38308.