The installation of an elevator is an obligation

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

According to a publication by citobox.com, the installation of an elevator in buildings that do not have one is one of the most common debates in neighborhood councils. Rather, it was one of the most common debates. As of December 4, 2017, the installation of elevators in residential buildings will become mandatory. With this measure, contained in Royal Decree 1/2013, of November 29, it is intended to achieve universal accessibility in neighboring communities.

According to the latest data from the INE, in Spain there are 10.7 million homes in residential buildings with three or more floors and 4 million do not have an elevator. This means that there are millions of elderly and disabled people who encounter architectural barriers in their own homes.

Undoubtedly, this is a problem that must be eradicated in order to achieve universal accessibility and social inclusion for all tenants. Therefore, the decision to install an elevator no longer depends on the vote of the majority of the neighbors. It is the law that says that it is an obligation.

What the horizontal property law says

As stated in Article 10.1.b of the Horizontal Property Law (LPH): “They shall be mandatory and shall not require prior agreement of the Board of Owners, whether or not they imply modification of the Constitutive Title or of the Statutes, requested at the request of the owners, the following actions: B / The works and actions that may be necessary to guarantee reasonable adjustments in terms of universal accessibility and, in any case, those required at the request of the owners in whose home or premises they live, work or provide volunteer services, people with disabilities, or those over seventy years of age, in order to assure an adequate use of common elements for their needs, as well as the installation of ramps, elevators or other mechanical and electronic devices that favor orientation or their communication with the outside ”.

In summary, the installation of an elevator or any other mechanism that facilitates accessibility in residential buildings becomes mandatory. It is no longer necessary to vote on this decision at the owners' meeting. All that is required is the request of an owner over the age of 70 or any person residing in the same dwelling or taking care of it.

Now, that the installation of the elevator is not voted on by the neighborhood council does not mean that it does not provoke a debate in the building. On the one hand, there are the neighbors who accept without conditions and on the other, those who refuse the installation due to the high cost involved.

Who pays for the elevator installation?

Taking into account that the adaptation of the buildings is mandatory, there are public aids to facilitate financing for neighboring communities. However, in any case, it will be the owners who will have to bear the costs of installation and maintenance.

According to the LPH, the amount that each owner will have to face (after discounting the subsidies) must not exceed the equivalent of twelve monthly payments of the usual community fees.

What if the installation exceeds twelve monthly installments?

In the event that the cost of the elevator installation, once the public aid has been discounted, exceeds twelve monthly installments, it must be exposed at the neighborhood meeting and a vote must be taken. To be approved, you need to obtain a simple majority.

If the majority of the votes are against, the compulsory nature of the installation will not be eliminated. If the neighbors refuse, but the owner who has requested it assumes the remaining amount, the installation will take place. In this case, the rest of the neighbors must assume their part, which will not exceed in any case the equivalent of 12 monthly payments.

What if there is no space to install an elevator in the neighborhood community?

The vast majority of buildings that do not have an elevator are because they are old and at the time the option of installing it was not considered. In these cases, it is more than likely that they do not have enough space to do it. There are different alternatives to solve space problems and thus be able to comply with universal accessibility requirements:

Inner courtyard: it is the easiest solution because in any case this space belongs to the neighborhood community.

Redistribution of the stairs: in this case it would be necessary to reduce the size of the stairs in order to make room for the elevator. It is not always possible since ladders are necessary as an escape route in case of fire and must meet certain requirements.

Expropriation of a small part of the houses or commercial premises. Without a doubt this is one of the most problematic alternatives.

Installation on the exterior façade: in case it is not possible to install it inside the building, it will be necessary to request a permit from the city council to be able to do it on the façade.

Muestra ibérica de Artes Escénicas Extremadura 2019

Monday, November 18, 2019

MAE is a sample of performing arts that is held annually in the town of Cáceres in the month of November. It was born in 2016, its purpose being to promote professional theater of national and international origin, paying special attention to companies from Extremadura and Portugal.

During the next days 19, 20 and 21 November 2019 the fourth edition of “Extremadura Scene will take place. Iberian Exhibition of Performing Arts ”.

“Extremadura Scene ”is a professional meeting where national and international programmers, cultural agents, networks, companies, companies and, of course, the public will be able to attend the performances that will take place at the Gran Teatro de Cáceres and in other alternative spaces and theatricals of the city.

To contribute to the revitalization of the sector, there will also be spaces for debate and reflection in order to facilitate commercial activity between companies and programmers.

Extremadura Scene. Iberian Exhibition of Performing Arts is organized by the Center for the Performing Arts and Music (CEMART), the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Junta de Extremadura, and the Association of Cultural Managers of Extremadura (AGCEX).

Objetives

• Promote professional companies of national and international origin, paying special attention to companies in Extremadura and Portugal.
• Create a platform for exhibition of shows and reflection and debate of concepts related to the performing arts sector.
• Offer quality shows, new contemporary stage languages and original productions, both small and large.
• Enhance the quality and stability of the programs in the representation spaces, promoting cooperation and collaboration between them.
• Promote cultural relations with Portugal, and reactivate the economy of this sector in particular and the Extremaduran cultural industry in general.
• Create a professional / commercial meeting point. On the one hand, for creators it is the opportunity for many programmers to see their show and, on the other hand, for programmers it is the place where they can see the shows that will later be part of their programming.
• Promote actions that contribute to the internationalization of the Extremaduran performing arts.
• Motivate the creation of new audiences.
• Promote recycling and training of professionals in the sector through conferences and professional meetings.
• Contribute to the tourist development of Extremadura.

XXI ENCUENTROS TE VEO 2019 - Festival de Artes Escénicas para la infancia y la juventud

Monday, November 4, 2019

FROM 5 TO 10 NOVEMBER IN VALLADOLID. XXI Encounters TE VEO: "A few fairytale encounters"

This new edition of the XXI ENCUENTROS TE VEO wants:

• Being the start of a program as extensive and of quality as a city as theatrical as Valladolid deserves. There will be representations of important national and foreign companies from November 5 to 10:
  • In a school campaign from November 5 to 8: Edu Caixa, Ultramarinos de Lucas, Miriñaque, El Callejón del Gato, Adrián Conde, Barataria Theater, La Estrella Puppet Theater
  • Open to the public and professionals from November 8 to 10: Lapso Producciones, La Machina theater, Adrián Conde, Bolina Títeres, Compañía Chapitó, Escenoteca Teatro and Da.Te Danza.


• To be the first Meetings that start with a commitment between the University and the association TE VEO, the beginning of a whole joint journey that leads to an essential collaboration between the theatrical profession and the educational field, with the aim that teachers who are already practicing or In their initial training, become aware of the educational potential of the performing arts and demand competent and precise training in dramatic tools and strategies for their application in the classroom.


• To be a point of inflection and reflection on fundamental themes of the sector: creative residences for young people, studies on the public, theater-school link, creating networks between the different national and international associations ...


• Publicize all the associative and collaborative work of the association throughout the year with other associations close to the sector: ASSITEJ; TTP; UNIMA; ALTERNATIVE THEATER NETWORK, TE VEO CHILE ...


• And since they are “Fairytale Encounters”, it is necessary to reflect on the value of stories on the stage and the different views of the artists on them. There will be workshops on how to tell stories in the loft of the Calderón Theater by Escenoteca Teatro and Da.Te Danza, the latter will teach how to count with the body.

"Reserve from November 5 to 10 and build together with us some true fairytale encounters", the Association TE VEO.

Here you can see and download the program of TE-VEO 2019

34 edition of the Iberoamerican Theater Festival of Cádiz 2019

2019 October 17, Thursday

The Cádiz Theater Festival (FIT) reaches its 34th edition this year. Within this framework, the XXIII Meeting of Ibero-American Women in the Performing Arts will take place within the parallel activities of the event.

The highlight of the conference will be the representations of twenty theater groups from nine countries that will meet at the different venues where it is held.

This year the venues will once again be the Gran Teatro Falla, the Sala Lechera Central, the Puppet Theater of La Tía Norica, in addition to the squares of the city.

This edition will be held between October 18 and 26.

Here you can see and download the FIT 2019 program

Second edition of Fiesta del Cine 2019

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

The Fiesta del Cine is already here: all the details of the new appointment with movies at 2.90 euros
The Fiesta del Cine is already here (again). It has become one of the film events of the year. Since movie theaters had the idea (in the midst of a crisis due to the emergence of payment platforms), to offer movies at a reduced price, there has not been a year in which this party was not celebrated. And the offer is more than attractive.

This year the party will be held on October 28, 29 and 30. To access the rooms the mechanism is very simple. You just have to accredit yourself on the official website of this contest. You can accredit yourself individually or in a group with a maximum of 10 people.

In this link you can also see the rooms that are attached to the promotion (it is free so there are cinemas that have given up this possibility).

Some of the recommended films for this edition are:

“Abominable”, Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel, Agents of SHIELD) is one more teenager until, one day, a young yeti is found on the roof of her building. Along with his resourceful friends Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), Yi decides to baptize him "Everest" and the four embark on an epic adventure to reunite the mythical creature with his family on the highest peak in the world .
During the trip, the three friends will have to face Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a rich guy determined to capture the yeti, and Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson), an evil zoologist, to help Everest get home safe and sound.

“Abuelos: Nunca es Tarde para emprender”, Isidro Hernández (Carlos Iglesias) is a 59-year-old unemployed man who was expelled from the labor market by the crisis. After two years without receiving job offers, he concludes that the only way to return to work and feel useful is to start his own business. But what can someone of his age, whom society simply relegates to the care of his grandchildren, undertake? The answer is clear: with the help of Arturo (Roberto Álvarez), a successful writer of romantic novels, and Desiderio (Ramón Barea), a retiree with the desire to be a grandfather, they will embark on the ambitious project of trying to set up a kindergarten. To develop it, the three friends will enter a ‘coworking 'full of young people, where they will have to take out the entrepreneur they have inside.

“Ad Astra”, astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the far reaches of the solar system to try to find his missing father and find out why his mission failed. On his mission he will discover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence, our place in the cosmos and that will endanger the survival of the planet.

“Cegado por la luz”, “Blinded by the light” comes to the screens, from the screenwriter, director and producer Gurinder Chadha ("I want to be like Beckham"). This is an inspiring drama set against the backdrop of the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's timeless songs. “Blinded by the light” tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra), a British teenager of Pakistani descent, who lives in the English city of Luton in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the At the time, Javed wrote poetry as a means of escaping the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of a traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of "The Boss," Javed sees parallels between his working-class boy life and Springsteen's powerful lyrics. This is how Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his repressed dreams and builds the courage to start expressing himself. Based on "Greetings from Bury Park", the memoirs of the journalist Sarfraz Manzoor, "Blinded by the light" is a fun story about the value, love, hope, family and ability of music to inspire the human spirit. Chadha directs and produces the film, which is written by Manzoor, Chadha, and Paul Mayeda Berges. The story is supported by the music and poetic lyrics of Springsteen, who gave Chadha her approval from the beginning of the film.

“Comportarse como adultos”, a human tragedy is at stake. It is a universal theme: a story of people caught in an inhuman network of power. The merciless succession of meetings of the Eurogroup, which impose on Greece the dictatorship of austerity and which ignore any sign of humanity and compassion. A claustrophobic trap with no way out that exerts brutal pressure on the protagonists who end up dividing themselves. A tragedy in the sense of ancient Greece, where the characters are neither good nor bad, but are drawn by the consequences of their concept of what they should do. A topical tragedy.

“Día de Lluvia en Nueva York”, two young lovers spend a very special weekend in New York. The city will witness the embarrassing troubles in which they are involved.

“Downton Abbey”, the worldwide phenomenon of DOWNTON ABBEY returns to conquer the big screen in a long-awaited date with the unforgettable Crawley family and their charismatic servitude who, this time, prepare for the most crucial moment of their lives. A visit by the King and Queen of England will unleash a situation of scandal, romance and intrigue that will endanger Downton's future. The film, starring the original cast of the series, has its own writer Julian Fellowes, its creator.

“El Asesino de los Caprichos”, several crimes in a high-class neighborhood have one thing in common: their victims collect Goya prints. Inspectors Carmen Cobos and Eva González will initiate the investigation in an elitist environment in which the traffic of works of art is common. They will have to discover an assassin who reproduces with his victims the scenes of Goya's Caprices.

“El Silencio de la Ciudad Blanca”, Vitoria, 2019. The corpses of a twenty-year-old boy and girl appear naked in the crypt of the Old Cathedral. Unai López de Ayala, an expert inspector with criminal profiles, must hunt down the ritual murderer who has been terrorizing the city for two decades. The unstoppable succession of crimes and an increasingly personal police investigation will push Unai to the limit, pitting him against a ruthless, chameleon-like assassin who might be closer than he thought.

“El Viaje de Marta (Staff Only)”, Marta, a 17-year-old girl, goes on vacation to a resort in Africa with her father and little brother. Marta is bored and prefers to spend more time with the young people who work at the hotel than with her own family. These new friendships will strain the relationship with her father and force the family to speak and try to understand each other. The trip will become for everyone a much richer experience than they could imagine.

“Fahim”, forced to flee his native Bangladesh, young Fahim and his father have to leave the rest of their family to move to Paris. Since their arrival they face a real obstacle course to obtain political asylum, under the threat of being expelled at any time.
Thanks to his chess talent, Fahim meets Sylvain, one of the best chess coaches in France. Between suspicion and attraction, they will learn to know each other and make friends.
At the start of the French chess championship, the threat of expulsion hangs over them and Fahim has only one chance left to succeed: to become champion of France.

“Géminis”, is an innovative action-suspense thriller starring Will Smith in the role of Henry Brogan, an elite assassin who is suddenly singled out and pursued by a mysterious young agent who seems to be able to predict every last move. The film has been directed by Academy Award® winner Ang Lee © and has been produced by famous producers Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. The other stars in the cast are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong.

“IT Capítulo II”, Evil reappears in Derry when director Andy Muschietti gathers the Losers Club, young and old, to return to where it all started with "IT CHAPTER 2." The film is the continuation of "IT" the Muschietti film that swept over grossing more than $ 700 million worldwide at the box office worldwide in 2017. "IT" redefined and transcended the genre and became a cult film as well as the highest grossing horror film in history. Evil returns to the town of Derry (Maine) every 27 years. A compelling reason for "IT: CHAPTER 2" to reunite long-separated characters. Now, almost three decades after the events of the first movie, they have become adults.

“Joker”, The original and self-contained story of director Todd Phillips explores the world of Arthur Fleck from his personal point of view. Arthur, masterfully played by Joaquin Phoenix, is a man who faces cruelty and contempt for society. He lives ignored by a system that allows him to go from vulnerability to immorality. He is a clown who works by hours by day and by night tries to become a monologist ... but the truth is that they always end up making fun of him. He doesn't fit in with the people around him, as evidenced by his uncontrollable and out-of-place laugh that hurts him even more when he tries to control her. All this exposes him to a very dangerous ridicule bordering on violence. Arthur, who is dedicated to caring for his frail mother, tirelessly searches for that father figure he never had, be it wealthy businessman Thomas Wayne or TV presenter Murray Franklin. He is trapped in an existence reeling from the precipice of reality and madness, and a bad decision is going to trigger a series of tragic events.

“La Familia Addams”, Get ready! THE ADDAMS FAMILY returns to the big screen with the first animated comedy about this chilling and eccentric clan. If you think your family is rare, get ready to meet this bizarre and absolutely unforgettable family that will make you change your mind.

“Malefica 2: Maestra del mal”, the new sequel to "Maleficent", Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning are again Maleficent and Princess Aurora, respectively, two characters from the classic animated study of "Sleeping Beauty", whose untold story came to life in 2014 with "Maleficent." Played by Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville.

"Maléfica: maestra del mal" is a fantasy adventure that takes place several years after "Maleficent". In that film, the audience finally learned about the events that hardened the heart of Disney's most famous villain and led her to curse the newborn Princess Aurora. Now this film continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon-to-be-crowned Queen, how they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their fight to protect the lands and the magical creatures that reside on them.

“Mientras Dure la guerra”, Spain. Summer 1936. The famous writer Miguel de Unamuno decides to publicly support the military rebellion that promises to bring order to the troubled situation in the country. He is immediately removed by the republican government as rector of the University of Salamanca. Meanwhile, General Franco manages to add his troops to the revolted front and begins a successful campaign with the secret hope of taking sole command of the war. The bloody drift of the conflict and the imprisonment of some of his companions make Unamuno begin to question his initial position and weigh his principles. When Franco moves his headquarters to Salamanca and is appointed Head of State of the national zone, Unamuno will go to his Palace, determined to make a petition for clemency.

“Noche de Bodas”, (READY OR NOT) tells the story of a young fiancee (Samara Weaving) who has to participate in the wealthy and eccentric family (Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) of her new husband (Mark O'Brien) an ancient tradition, which ends up turning into a lethal game in which all fight for their survival.

“Pequeñas mentiras para estar juntos”, Anguished and on the verge of depression, Max decides to spend just a long weekend at his home on the coast. But his old friends Eric, Marie, Vincent, Isabelle, Antoine and the children have planned to visit him to give him a surprise birthday party. It is an opportunity to catch up after a long time apart and to see what remains of their friendship.

“Secretos de Estado”, 2003. As politicians in Britain and the United States search for an excuse to invade Iraq, GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) translator Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley) leaks a confidential email urging members of the Council to spy on UN security to force the passage of the resolution to go to war. Accused of violating the Official Secrets Act and with the possibility of ending up in prison, Katharine and her team of lawyers intend to defend their actions. With your life, your freedom and your marriage in danger, you must defend what you believe in ...

“Tan Cerca, tan Lejos”, Rémy and Mélanie are thirty years old and live in the same district of Paris. She attends multiple failed social media dates while he struggles to find a connection to someone. Both are victims of the loneliness of the big cities, in a hyperconnected era, where meeting should be easier ... Two people with two paths, who unknowingly take a route that will lead them in the same direction ... that of a history of love?

“ZOMBIELAND: Mata y Remata”, Ten years after 'Welcome to Zombieland' became a huge hit and a cult classic, the main cast (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone) rejoined director Ruben Fleischer (Venom) and original screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool) for 'Zombieland: Kill and Finish'. In the sequel, written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Dave Callaham, through amusing and insane chaos that runs from the White House to the heart of the country, these four hunters must fight off new types of zombies that have evolved from the first movie, as well as new human survivors. But above all, they will have to face the problems of their wild and improvised family.

67 Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián 2019

2019 September 17, Tuesday

The San Sebastian Festival 2019 will open on Friday September 20 with the screening of 'Blackbird' directed by Roger Michell, the American remake of the film 'Silent Heart', which will also fight for the Golden Shell. This is the 67th edition of the San Sebastian contest, ninth under the direction of José Luis Rebordinos, and will take place until September 28. A festival that will feature its usual display of fixed sections such as Perlas, Horizontes Latinos, Zabaltegui and New Directors, as well as others such as Culinary Zinema that meets nine editions, as well as the section of productions whose authorship is of Spanish origin in Made in Spain and a retrospective dedicated to Roberto Gavaldón, which will include twenty feature films by the Mexican director.

A selection of 204 titles (between feature films and short films) that will deal mainly with drama in its different aspects, family, social, adolescent or old age. Room for thriller and criminal intrigue, period drama, genre and author movies, social documentary. Comedies, few, and some with black humor. A film appointment committed to Spanish cinema, since in this edition there will be four, three less than in the previous edition, the films in the official section and three of those titles will fight to win the festival. Alejandro Amenábar (‘While the war lasts‘), Belén Funes (‘The daughter of a thief‘) and Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga (‘La trenche infinita‘) will have the honor of trying. Sánchez Seventeen ’by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo will be screened out of competition.

In this 67th edition of the San Sebastián Film Festival, 17 films will fight to win the Concha de Oro, the highest award at the San Sebastian festival. A statuette that has awarded such disparate films in its last three editions, such as the Chinese 'I am not Madame Bovary' (2016 edition), the American 'The Disaster Artist' (2017 edition) and the Spanish 'Between two waters' in 2018.

The jury of the Official Section of the San Sebastian Festival 2019 will be chaired by the Irish film director Neil Jordan, author of 'Game of Tears', Oscar for the best original screenplay, and will accompany him in the deliberations to award the Golden Shell the actresses Bárbara Lennie and Mercedes Morán, producers Pablo Cruz and Katriel Schori, director of photography Lisabi Fridell and a last member to be confirmed.

We begin the review of the most interesting of the San Sebastian Festival 2019. Titles scheduled both in the official section and in Perlas, Horizontes Latinos and Zabaltegi. Movies that in some of the cases will have their exclusive premiere in Donostia. An official section without established filmmakers who risks hosting some first operas such as the Portuguese ‘Patrick‘ or the Mexican ‘Manpower‘. In feature film competition we will see ‘Zeroville‘, the return of James Franco to the San Sebastian competition, a literary adaptation, in this case of the eponymous novel by Steve Erickson. The winner of the Golden Shell in 2017 directs and stars in this fiction set in the changing Hollywood of the late 60s, which has in its cast Megan Fox and Seth Rogen.

In the same transgressive spirit that he showed in his film 'The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq' (2014), director Guillaume Nicloux puts the famous French writer back on camera, who in 'Thalasso' plays himself with Gérard Depardieu as artistic cast mate. And from Chile José Luis Torres Leiva will present ‘Death will come and have your eyes‘, which relates the love relationship of two women in the final moments of the life of one of them. And very attentive to the new works of the Spanish filmmakers in competition, especially ‘While the war lasts‘ and ‘The infinite trench in.

Kazakhstan-born filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov will compete in San Sebastian with ‘A Dark-Dark Man‘, a film focused on a police officer and a journalist investigating the death of a child in a Kazakh village. And we will be wide-eyed to see the works of film directors, such as ‘The other lamb‘ by the Polish Malgorzata Szumowska, which focuses on a teenager, a devoted follower of an alternative religion. Also in France's Alice Winocour, winner of the César for the best original screenplay for ‘Mustang‘ (2015), in Matt Proxima dirige she directs Matt Dillon and Eva Green, who plays an astronaut who lives alone with her seven-year-old daughter.

The Latin Horizons section will offer a selection of fifteen Latin American productions, including award-winning films at Cannes and Sundance, and selected in Berlin and Venice. The documentary section ‘The Mountain Range of Dreams‘ by Patricio Guzmán, a historical investigation and an intimate and collective introspection about Chile opens the section. You can also see the Guatemalan ‘Temblores‘, an LGTBI-themed cinema that tells the story of a 40-year-old evangelical Christian practitioner who falls in love with a man. The Uruguayan ‘This is how the money changer spoke quinto, Federico Veiroj's fifth feature film focuses on a clandestine currency trader deposited by Argentines and Brazilians who works in Montevideo.

And a promising title is the Colombian drama ‘Monos‘, a production that will fight for the non-English speaking Oscar nomination. This is the third film by Alejandro Landes that could be seen this year in Sundance and Berlin. It is a contemporary reinterpretation of The Lord of the Flies, starring a group of guerrilla children and an American hostage. Also from Sundance and having won the 'Films in Progress 34' section at the Zinemaldia in 2018, Lucía Garibaldi's debut feature, 'Los tiburones', will be seen, a story about the awakening of a teenager's desire in the context of a spa altered by the suspicion that there are sharks.

Mexican film actor, director and producer Gael García Bernal, whose career the festival has closely followed since making his international acting debut with 'Amores Perros', will present his second feature film as a director, 'Chicuarotes', which starred in one of the special screenings of the last Cannes Festival and tells the story of two teenagers trying to escape the poverty and violence of their country.

From Zabaltegi, the most eclectic competitive section of the San Sebastian Festival 2019, a total of 19 titles will be seen in competition, including the latest works by filmmakers such as Bertrand Bonello, Mati Diop, Takashi Miike and Diao Yinan, among others. Among those that stand out, rand Zombi Child ‘by Bertrand Bonello that started in 1962 in Haiti and continued in the French capital 55 years later. For his part, Takashi Miike will participate with 'Hatsukoi' (First Love) a story in which a boxer, a prostitute, a corrupt police officer and a yakuza, among other recognizable characters in the filmography of a director, who like Bonello, presented this film at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight.

The level of the Pearls section this year is as extraordinary as in previous years because it collects authentic wonders that have passed through Berlin, Cannes and Venice and even Toronto. Titles as interesting as the French debut of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda with ‘The Truth‘. Coming from La Mostra, the new from the Chilean Pablo Larraín, a drama about art, desire, and the modern family entitled ‘Ema‘. And from Cannes 'Portrait of a woman on fire', a feminist period drama directed by Céline Sciamma for which she almost won the Palme d'Or, but which won recognition for the best screenplay and unanimous applause from specialized critics.

‘Sorry We Missed You‘, a new social drama by the British Ken Loach that had critics divided in the last edition of Cannes. And coming from this festival, we can also see ‘O que arde ar by the Galician Oliver Laxe, who managed to win the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section. Equally acclaimed for the Russian drama 'Beanpole' (Kantemir Balagov), Robert Eggers' new film, 'The Lighthouse', set in the late 19th century, tells the story of two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) working together on a Mysterious lost island of New England.

We will also see Kristen Stewart in ‘Seberg’, who arrives in Donostia with very bad reviews, and the new film by Colombian director Ciro Guerra, who surprised us last year at the festival with ‘Summer Birds’. Steven Soderbergh's new film about the Panama Papers, featuring Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas and Meryl Streep, titled ‘The Laundromat‘ will be shown on Pearls. This section will be closed by the interesting climb The climb ‘,“ a brilliant reinvention of friendship comedy ”directed by Michael Angelo Covino.

The projection of the current Palme d'Or, the South Korean ‘Parasito‘ by Bong Joon-ho, will also be seen at the San Sebastian Festival 2019, which we hope will encourage you to come to San Sebastián to present your film. City to which they will go this year to collect their Donostia Award, the actress Penelope Cruz, winner of an Oscar and three Goyas, the actor Donald Sutherland, for half a century of interpretive excellence, and Costa-Gavras, thus recognizing the fruitful career of the French filmmaker.

Complete program 67 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Source: macguffin007.com

Swedish International Mime Show

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The Swedish International Mime Show is the festival specifically dedicated to exhibiting theater and street theater shows in which the performer's gesture, gestures, mime, body and movement are the main artistic element of the show.

In each of the annual editions of the festival, practically all the scenic possibilities that gesture theater offers have been presented - in all their artistic breadth and innovative capacity and also recovering the various styles of the history of mime. From reviews of Greco-Latin pantomime theater, the 18th century French pantomime, art comedy, clown works, ..., to the most innovative, avant-garde, original and contemporary proposals of national and international theater companies. Shows in which the limits between dance and theater are not perceived, plastic-scenic performances, theater proposals with circus techniques, etc.

The Swedish International Mime Show has managed to combine the exhibition aspect for the general public with an interesting and formative pedagogical program, which is why courses and master classes - aimed at performing arts professionals - are programmed by the most prestigious masters of the genre : Jacques Lecoq, Yves Lebreton, Jerry Snell, Andreizj Leparski, Joan Font, Eduardo Haro Tecglen, Carles Santos, Sergi López, Sonja Kehler, Antonio Fava, Eugenio Barba, Jorge Picó, etc.

The MIM becomes one of the most important gesture festivals in Spain and this is confirmed by the attendance of more than 22,000 spectators in each of the last editions, the massive informative coverage provided by the written and audiovisual media, and the presence of companies such as La Fura, Semolina Teatro, Vol-Ras or Comediants (Barcelona), Stalker Stilts Theater (Australia), Dram-Bakus, Yo Bithûme and Jacquerie (France), Yllana (Madrid), CVOCI-Mims Locos de Prague (Czech Republic), Jango Edwards and Avner Eisenberg (USA) Pantakin da Venezia and Teatro Scientific di Verona (Italy) and Red Teatro, Visitors, Circo Gran Fele, Cia. Fresa or The Floating Bridge among the more than one hundred companies that have participated.

The festival, which has been taking place over the third week of September for twenty-five years, is organized by the Sueca City Council, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Bancaja Foundation, and also has the col ration and sponsorship from various associations and companies.

The emotion of the universal gesture just 33 km from Valencia.

Tomelloso Fair and Fiestas 2019 Program

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

In the following link you can see the complete program for this year for the 2019 Tomelloso Fair and Fiestas.

Tomelloso Fair and Fiestas 2019 Program

Flamenco On Fire 2019

2019 August 13, Tuesday

Flamenco seals its idyll with the north with the sixth edition of Flamenco On Fire. The Festival, which stands as one of the essential events of the year, will be held from August 20 to 25 in the city of Pamplona, extolling the Flemish roots of the Navarrese land in honor of Maestro Sabicas.

The Festival presents this year a varied grill of activities that will take place over 6 intense days that will establish the headquarters of flamenco in the north in Pamplona, establishing in its streets and stages the meeting point between great artists, experts in gender and hobby.

This new edition, Flamenco On Fire will take place around ‘Generations, myths and promises’. Through this theme, different concerts will be sketched in transgressive formats, building a transversal cycle that will dot most of the scheduled activities.

With an exquisite and meticulous offer of content, the Festival will offer, alongside the bulk of shows hosted in the Baluarte Main Auditorium and the already legendary cante, dance and guitar recitals of the 'Night Cycle' at the Hotel 3 Reyes, a wide cultural proposal free and open air with 'Flamenco en los Balcones', 'Jam Flamenca' and 'Generaciones, myths and promises'. Likewise, didactic and integrative activities will be carried out with the 'VI Conference on Flamenco Art in Pamplona'. And as every year, the best hoteliers in the city will offer an exquisite gastronomic selection with the ‘El Pincho de Sabicas’ route.