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The Spanish Film Academy has delivered its annual awards tonight at the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions in Seville. The Galician rural thriller “As bestas”, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Madrid, 1981), has been the main winner of the night with nine awards, including those for best film, best director and best original screenplay, but the Basque cinema has managed to make its rumors heard amid the howls of wild beasts.
The Barakaldean filmmaker Alauda Ruiz de Azua has won the award for best new director thanks to her debut film, in which EITB participates, for which Laia Costa (best actress) and Susi Sánchez (best supporting actress) have also received awards ). Three awards in total, for this social film that portrays different evils of our time such as precariousness and instability.
For his part, the actor from Zumaia, Telmo Irureta, won the award for best newcomer for his role as David in the film “The Rite of Spring.” The award was presented to him by his aunt, also an actress Elena Irureta, and in an emotional and moving speech, Telmo claimed on behalf of people with functional diversity that “we also exist and fuck”, since the subject is addressed in the film of sexual assistance for people with reduced mobility. “Let’s toast today to a more inclusive cinema and with bodies of all kinds,” he finished his speech.
Animated cinema has reserved a large space for the Basque representation in the list of nominees, and finally the Bilbao production company Uniko has won the two Goya awards: best animated film for “Unicorn Wars” and best animated short film for ” Loop”. “The Longest Night Dawns” fell by the wayside in the short films section, and “Black Is Beltza 2: Ainhoa” and “Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow” in the feature films section.
Ivan Miñambres (Uniko), with both awards. Photo: Efe.
Amaia Remirez and Raúl de la Fuente, the duo behind the production company Kanaki Films, have won their third Goya award after those awarded to “Minerita” and “Otro día más vida”. “Maldita: A love song to Sarajevo”, a fascinating letter of love and gratitude to the difference that unites the Bosnian capital and Barcelona, has been awarded the Goya for best documentary short film.
Raul de la Fuente (left) and Amaia Remirez
For his part, Aitor Berenguer (“As bestas”) also took home the Goya in the sound section and Gaizka Urresti in the category of best documentary for “Labordeta, a man without more”, co-directed with Paula Labordeta.
The most awarded film of a night marked by the death of Carlos Saura, awarded with the Goya de Honor of this edition, has been “As bestas”, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. It has accumulated nine awards, and has forced the fantastic legend “Irati” (Paul Urkijo’s film opted for five awards) and “Alcarrás”, a film that gave Carla Simón the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, to leave empty-handed.
Source: Eitb
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