“I’m so excited to receive a tribute in my country and at a festival I’ve been affiliated with for years.” That’s how excited he was today.‘Hort del Xocolater Valencian actor and director Priest of Rosanna after the organization Elche International Independent Film Festival I will honor him by awarding him the highest rank of Palmera de Plata at the closing ceremony of the 45th tomorrow, because “there is no gold,” Luis Boyer, president of the Mediterranean Foundation, said with a humorous twist. organizer of the competition.
For Pastor, the Elche Film Festival is “one of the major national festivals” and highlighted the evolution of this festival and the importance of its winner’s participation in the Goya Awards. The honoree also expressed his appreciation for its screening on 16 July. Documentary “Francisco Brines: The signs are revealed” Dedicated to the Valencian poet Cervantes Prize 2020.
At the closing ceremony, awards will be given to the best productions. The mayor of culture, Marga Antón, said: “Elche has great wealth and festivals like this make it shine even more. It has assets that show the municipality’s passion for cinema or theatre. Mystery, Palm Grove or Puçol’s educational project”. Also, the councilor said, “The council’s commitment is to always program everything that is necessary for everyone to find in cinema, dance, theater, depending on their tastes … All the different disciplines and I can proudly speak of Elche as a cultural city.”
However, Luis Boyer noted that “for Fundación Mediterráneo, he is very proud to commemorate Rosana Pastor, one of the best films in the world, at our Elche Film Festival.” more complete and polyhedral figures Spanish culture and cinema”. “The Pastor is a figure who embodies FICIE’s values: excellence as an actor, a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement as a director, commitment to cultural institutions and the audiovisual industry,” Boyer said.
Rosana Pastor says, “I’ve always tried to make decisions about who I am and who I want to be; decisions not with the head, but also with the heart so that we can live with dignity and be greeted with love”. In his transition from acting to directing, the actor says he did so in a “logical” way. “Although jumping to the other side of the camera comes so naturally, I’m very happy to be an actor, a job I’ve prepared myself for.”
Held 45 times, the Elche Film Festival paid homage to important artists such as Fernando Fernán Gómez, Sara Montiel, José Luis Garci, Sancho Gracia, Juan Diego, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Vicente Molina Foix or last year Mariano. barroso.
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The Closing Gala of the 45th Elche Film Festival will be held on Friday, July 22 at 21:30 at l’Hort del Xocolater. All the competing awards in the different categories will be presented at the ceremony, including the Fundación Mediterráneo Award for best short film, the Ciutat d’Elx Award for best short film, or the FesCurt Award for best production. Made in the Community of Valencia. In addition, this year, for the first time in the history of the festival, the Best Feature Film Award will be given among eight feature films screened in the official section.
Organized and sponsored by the Fundación Mediterráneo, the Elche International Independent Film Festival has a collaboration between the Elche City Council and the Elche Luis Buñuel Cinema Club. All programming and news can be found on the website http://ficie.fundacionmediterraneo.es and the social networks of Fundación Mediterráneo.