XXIII Sant Joan d’Alacant Film Festival, Honorary Golden Ficus To the director of Alicante Sunday Rhodes. Competition to be held Between 29 April – 6 Mayhas already received one of the most anticipated awards each year, highlighting the work of people connected with the world of cinema. In this case, the filmmaker, who is recognized by the festival as “a key figure in the Alicante industry”, will receive this recognition for his more than forty-year multi-format career during the curtains of the twenty-third edition.
Domingo Rodes began his career as a co-director in 1980. documentary competition marksIt is his first film that won him the first award of his career at the Cultural Heritage Film and Video Biennial organized by the Ministry of Culture. It would premiere in its genre in 1982. fiction with short film bottom right, another co-directing that earned him a Special Jury Mention at the Alcalá de Henares Festival. In the same year, he would start working at the company as a director. Alicante City Council Image DepartmentIt is a job that he has combined with his personal projects to date.
Made a breakthrough in 1996 fictional feature film with possibly his best known work: Tabarkafilmed on the island of the same name and starring the actors Ginés García Millán and Neus Asensi. It is a film that has participated in international festivals such as Montreal, Havana or San Diego and also Special Mention from the Jury at the Festival de Cine del Mar (Cartagena) and the Carles Mira Award at the Peñíscola Festival. He would later make an ambitious documentary series. castles in time, distributed internationally. next fiction movie, CompetitionFeature film for Radiotelevisió Valenciana and TV3 Tirant Awards in the TV movie category.
wide orbit
Its orbit includes: More than 100 works reflecting the culture and landscape of the province. His work for the Alicante County Council deserves special attention, where he has justified various famous people and made known the most unknown corners of the region. His monographs stand out Gabriel Miró, poet of light (1990), half an hour (1991, also selected for the Montreal International Festival), Paco Torreblanca, temporary art (2010) Wise Spaniard Jorge Juan (2013), Chapí, the essence of zarzuela (2014), Alcoy, Moors and Christians: origin (2019) – received Sant Jordi Award – And Salt kingdom. 7000 years of Hallstatt history (2013) received the Jury Mention Award at the TAC International Film Festival (USA) and the Best Archaeological Film award at the Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archeology Film Festival (USA).
Outside of the shooting set, Rodes contributed to the development of the industry and Valencian Association of Film Directors From 2004 to 2006 and served as jury Until 2011 of the Sant Joan d’Alacant Film Festival.