Documenta Madrid 09
Apr 24th, 2009 by apartmentblogger
Madrid has become an important capital of cinema. Proof of this is the great cast of stars, movies and Spanish festivals of international recognition such as Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz and the Goya Awards to name but a few. From 1st May to 10th May the eleventh edition of the International Documentary Festival of Madrid will take place which is organized by the Madrid Town hall.
`Documenta Madrid´ is a festival dedicated exclusively to documentary cinema that aims to disseminate and promote the genre. Michael Nyman will open the festival, which promises strong emotions because it is the festival with the largest spectators’ attendance in the city. The pianist will play some of his most famous works for the occasion. `Documenta Madrid´ will bring together the best professionals of an industry that seems to be living a golden era in recent years.
This year 1078 tapes from 86 different countries are presented (185 Spanish titles) –that supposes a record participation. In addition, and as the main innovation of the Festival, all the projected movies are unpublished in Spain up till now.
Documenta 09 has an overall budget of € 73,000 in prizes to be shared amongst the four competing categories: ‘Filmotech.com’, `Documentary Creation´, ` National Contest´ and `Documentary Competition´. In addition, there’s a new prize in the Festival: ‘The Documentary of the Month’, which the documentary that receives the Audience Award will win. Finally, AVID will give a special prize: the Best National Short Film Editing Award.
Documenta Madrid 09 seeks to become the most important international showcase of documentary film. The movies reflect the different social, economic and cultural realities of the present. Together with the projections, there will be conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and publications etc.
Documenta Madrid has become one of the most international Spanish festivals and the one with most public impact. Don’t miss it! Rent Apartments in Madrid and enjoy the best in documentary cinema.
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