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· The Producers Choose Their Film of the Year
· Awardas with a History
· Year by Year Winners and Finalist
· Medalla de Oro: José Luis Borau
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Established by EGEDA to honour the memory of José María Forqué, a major figure in Spanish film history and the first President of EGEDA, this award aims to, among other things, contribute to promoting the Spanish audiovisual industry, giving the award to the film having the highest technical and artistic quality of the Films premièred each year in Spain.
The José María Forqué Award is given to the best Spanish film production from the previous year for its technical and artistic achievement via secret notarized balloting of the more than 1,100 Spanish producer members of EGEDA. All Spanish feature films which premièred in Spanish cinemas between January 1 to December 31 of the previous year can enter into the competition for the award (in 2003, another award was created for the documentary and animation genres). The prize money for the José María Forqué Cinematographic Award for best feature film is 30,050 euros, given to the production company of the winning film.
With the growing success of this award year after year, EGEDA decided to add two new awards in 2003 at the 8th annual awards gala: the EGEDA Special Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary and/or Animation Film (with 6,000 euros in prize money) and the EGEDA Medalla de Oro (Gold Medal) Award, which is given out to a Spanish film producer for lifetime achievement.
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As they have done for the past thirteen years, Spanish producers have begun the voting process which will culminate in the selection of the winning film for the José María Forqué Award. The ballots for voting have been sent to the producers and the notary public is prepared for the final count which will decide which films, among the 105 fiction feature Films and the 32 documentary and animation feature films premièring in Spanish cinemas last year will take the main awards of the night at the gala. For now, we know the five finalists. Will it be the ghosts in The Orphanage or the silences in Solitary Fragments? Will it be a lucky hit for Siete mesas de billar francés or will it be Benito Lecunza, the saxophonist in Bajo las estrellas who earns the big prize?
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Bajo las estrellas |
The Orphanage |
Las 13 rosas |
Solitary Fragments |
Siete mesas de
billar francés |
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To honour the memory of a man who has been a pillar of Spanish cinema, and founder and first president of the Spanish Audiovisual Producers´ Rights Management Association, EGEDA established the José María Forqué Cinematographic Awards in 1996. The award, which will have its thirteenth edition this year, was created with the dual purpose of helping to spread the importance of the Spanish audiovisual industry and promoting the Spanish cinematographic producer.
Since it was first awarded, the José María Forqué award has been considered one of the most prestigious awards in the Spanish film industry, generating more interest each year in the communications media and, year after year, the gala at Madrid´s elegant Teatro Real (where the ceremony has been customarily held since 2002) has become a must-attend event for all audiovisual industry professionals (actors, directors, producers) and the top-ranking officials from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
The First Annual José María Forqué Award gala was held 17th April, 1996 at the Ateneo Científico y Literario de Madrid, with the winning film being Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto (Nobody Will Speak of Us When We´re Dead) directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes and produced by Flamenco Films and Xaloc; the second edition was held the same day in 1997 and in the same place as the first. At this event, the winning film was Tesis (Thesis), the debut work of Alejandro Amenábar, which was produced by Las Producciones del Escorpión. The third edition was held at the Casino de Madrid (as the ateneo had been made small by the success of the first editions) on 20th April 1998. The winning film was La buena estrella (Lucky Star), directed by Ricardo Franco and produced by Enrique Cerezo, P.C. and Pedro Costa, P.C. |
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Up to that time, and according to the rules for the award provided to the notary public, the choice of the award-winning work was made in accordance with the decision, year after year, by the member producers of EGEDA in a single secret ballot, which was also given to the notary. For the fourth annual José María Forqué Awards held 19th April 1999, a double voting system was used for the first time. This system is done in two steps, the first balloting resulting in five finalists, and the second, in which the final winner is chosen from those five. For the fourth voting, after the first balloting, the five finalists were El abuelo (The Grandfather), Los amantes del Círculo Polar (The Lovers of the Arctic Circle), Barrio, La niña de tus ojos (The Girl of Your Dreams and Tango. In the end, the 4th José María Forqué Cinematographic Award went to Barrio, directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, and produced by Elías Querejeta, P.C. and Sogetel.
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At the fifth Edition, which took place on 29th May 2000, the finalist Films were Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from Another World), Goya en Burdeos (Goya in Bordeaux), La lengua de las mariposas (Butterfly´s Tongue), Solas and Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother), with Solas, directed by Benito Zambrano and produced by Maestranza Films winning the award.
The 6th José María Forqué Awards ceremony took place on 21st May 2001 at the Casino de Madrid and was presided by Spanish Minister of Culture Pilar del Castillo. Accompanying her were the General Manager of ICAA, José María Otero, the President of the Spanish Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, Marisa Paredes, and the President of EGEDA, Enrique Cerezo. Finalist films were El Bola (Pellet), La Comunidad (Common Wealth), La espalda del mundo (The Back of the World), Leo, Sé quién eres (I Know Who You Are) and You´re the one. The award was given to El Bola, directed by Achero Mañas and produced by Tesela P.C. |
2002 brought big changes to the ambiance of the award, the notoriety of which was drawing bigger and bigger crowds. The need to accommodate more guests each year prompted moving the gala to Madrid´s elegant Teatro Real, and incomparable setting which only increased the prestige of the award. This year, the winning film turned out to be the documentary feature film En construcción, produced by Ovideo and directed by José Luis Guerín. Other finalists were El hijo de la novia (Son of the Bride), Juana la Loca (Madness of Love) and The Others.
The 8th José María Forqué Award gala brought yet more changes due to the progressive increase in documentary and animation feature Films in Spanish film production. The fact that the previous edition´s award winning film (En construcción) was a documentary confirmed the need by those in-charge of the award to create the the EGEDA Special Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary and/or Animation Film to which was also added the EGED Medalla de Oro for lifetime achievement of a producer. The first of these awards was given to films which were tied for it by the voters: Balseros, by Bausan Films, and El efecto Iguazú, by Cre-Acción Films. Pedro Masó received the award for lifetime achievement. The award for best feature film was won by Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun), directed by Fernando León de Aranoa and produced by Elías Querejeta, P.C. and Mediapro. Competing for it as finalists were Hable con ella (Talk to Her), En la ciudad sin límites |
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The 9th awards gala was held 21st April 2004, presided by Spanish Minister of Culture Carmen Calvo in her fist public appearance after being named to that post. Finalist films were El oro de Moscú (Moscow Gold), En la ciudad</> (In the City), Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina), Mi vida sin mí (My Life Without Me) and Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes). The latter, directed by Icíar Bollaín and produced by Alta Films and Producciones La Iguana S.L., was the winner. The 2nd EGEDA Special Award for Best Documentary or Animation went to Julio Medem, producer and director of La pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra (The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone). The EGEDA Gold Medal, as decided by the association´s board of directors, was awarded to Elías Querejeta.
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On 26th April 2005, the film Mar adentro (The Sea Inside), directed by Alejandro Amenábar and produced by Sogecine e Himenóptero, took the 10th José María Forqué Award. This film was competing with La mala educación (Bad Education), produced by El Deseo and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Héctor, produced by Elías Querejeta, Dea Planeta and Ensueño Films and directed by Gracia Querejeta, Tiovivo C. 1950, produced by Nickelodeon Dos and Enrique Cerezo P.C. and directed by José Luis Garci, and El lobo (Wolf), produced by Castelao Producciones, Canal Mundo Ficción and Estudios Picasso and directed by Miguel Courtois. The 3rd EGEDA Special Award for Best Documentary or Animation Feature Film went to El milagro de Candeal, directed by Fernando Trueba and produced by Trueba as well, along with BMG and Iberautor. |
On 9th May 2006, La vida secreta de las palabras (The Secret Life of Words), produced by El Deseo and Mediapro and directed by Isabel Coixet, won the José María Forqué award, which its producers, Agustín Almodóvar and Javier Méndez, received from the hands of the Minister of Culture, Carmen Calvo. The winning film´s competitors were 7 vírgenes (7 Vigins), Habana Blues, Obaba and Princesas (Princesses). The 4th EGEDA Special Award went to El cielo gira, produced by José María Lara and directed by Mercedes Álvarez. The Medalla de Oro, which is given each year for the lifetime professional career of a Spanish film producer, was awarded to Andrés Vicente Gómez, for his more than thirty years of solid dedication to Spanish cinema.
In 2007 four very different productions were competing for the José María Forqué Award at its 12th edition: two super-productions, one an adventure (Alatriste), and the other from the fantasy genre (El laberinto del fauno (Pan´s Labyrinth), the surrealist tragedy-comedy by Pedro Almodóvar, Volver (To Return), and the dramatic comedy AzulOscuroCasiNegro (Dark Blue Almost Black). The fantasy won and the Guillermo del Toro´s faun ran away with the award and the 30,005 euros in prize money. Cineastas en acción, produced by Carlos Benpar, took the 5th EGEDA Special Award, and the Medalla de Oro was given to José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña, producer of, among others, Las bicicletas son para el verano, Al otro lado de la cama and Los dos lados de la cama. |
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1st EDITION
Winner:
Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto (Nobody Will Speak of Us When We´re Dead)
2nd EDITION
Winner:
Tesis (Thesis)
3rd EDITION
Winner:
La buena estrella (Lucky Star).
4th EDITION
Winner:
Barrio.
Finalists:
El abuelo (The Grandfather)
Los amantes del Círculo Polar (The Lovers of the Arctic Circle)
La niña de tus ojos (The Girl of Your Dreams
Tango.
5th EDITION
Winner:
Solas.
Finalists:
Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from Another World)
Goya en Burdeos (Goya in Bordeaux).
La lengua de las mariposas (Butterfly’s Tongue)
Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother)
6th EDITION
Winner:
El Bola (Pellet).
Finalists:
La Comunidad (Common Wealth)
La espalda del mundo (The Back of the World)
Leo
Sé quién eres (I Know Who You Are).
You’re the One
7th EDITION
Winner:
En Construcción.
Finalists:
El hijo de la novia (Son of the Bride)
Juana la Loca (Madness of Love)
The Others
8th EDITION
Winner:
Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun)
Finalists:
El otro lado de la cama (The Other Side of the Bed)
En la ciudad sin límites (The City of No Limits)
Hable con ella (Talk to Her)
Historia de un beso (Story of a Kiss)
Best documentary or animation feature-length film:
Balseros and El efecto Iguazú |
9th EDITION
Winner:
Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes)
Finalists:
El oro de Moscú (Moscow Gold)
Soldados de Salamina (Soldiers of Salamina)
En la ciudad (In the City)
Mi vida sin mí (My Life Without Me)
Best documentary or animation feature-length film:
La pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra (The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone)
10th EDITION
Winner:
Mar adentro (The Sea Inside)
Finalists:
La mala educación (Bad Education)
Héctor
Tiovivo C. 1950
El lobo (Wolf)
Best documentary or animation feature-length film:
El milagro de Candeal.
11th EDITION
Winner:
La vida secreta de las palabras (The Secret Life of Words)
Finalists:
Obaba
Princesas (Princesses)
Habana Blues
7 vírgenes (7 Vigins)
Best documentary or animation feature-length film:
El cielo gira
12th EDITION
Winner:
El laberinto del fauno (Pan´s Labyrinth)
Finalists:
Alatriste
AzulOscuroCasiNegro (Dark Blue Almost Black)
Volver (To Return)
El laberinto del fauno (Pan´s Labyrinth)
Best documentary or animation feature-length film:
Cineastas en acción. |
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La buena estrella |
La lengua de las mariposas |
La espalda del mundo |
Los otros |
You're the one |
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Leo |
Juana la loca |
Historia de un beso |
El oro de Moscú |
El efecto Iguazú |
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El cielo gira |
Obaba |
Cineastas en acción |
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JOSE LUIS BORAU A LIFE DEVOTED TO CINEMA
An only child of mature parents, José Luis Borau was born into a middle class family in Zaragoza in 1929. A lover of the Seventh Art from a tender age in childhood, Borau grew up in cinemas with the lights dimmed, watching and memorizing techniques in classic films. Fulfilling a family obligation, he got a degree in law in 1953, but he was unable to give up his passion, and become a film critic in this time for the Heraldo de Aragón newspaper.
In 1956, Borau decided to go to Madrid to study cinema. He had a government job with the Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda [National Housing Agency], a job which was compatible with his studies at the Escuela Oficial de Cine [Official Film School]. By the 1960s, he was working in the advertising agency “Clarín” and he made he first feature film, Brandy, in 1964, a co-production shot in Madrid and Rome, which received the 1964 Award for Best New Director from the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos [Film Writer´s Circle]. From then on and up to now, José Luis Borau has done about everything one can do in the film world. He´s been a script-writer and director of films which are distinctive, authentic and daring. He´s been a producer of his films, occasionally an actor, a teacher at the Escuela Oficial de Cine [Spanish Oficial Film School (in his specialty of script-writing), and although he doesn´t read what is written about his own films, a film critic, as well.
As script-writer and producer of Mi querida Señorita (1971), and script-writer and director of Furtivos (1975), Tata Mía (1986) and Leo (2000), José Luis Borau has become a key figure in Spanish cinema. As such, he has been recognized with numerous awards and acknowledgements illuminating his career. In 1988, Borau received the Medalla de Oro [Gold Medal] for merit from the Spanish Fine Arts Circle and in 2002, the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded him with the National Award for Cinematography, “both for his filmmaking as web as his educational work in the field of Spanish cinema”.
In addition to his filmmaking and instructional activities, Borau has collaborated with Televisión Española, making various programs for the series “Conozca Ud. España”, “Fiesta”, “Cuentos y Leyendas” and “Dichoso mundo”, and a special program inaugurating Spain´s TVE Channel Two. In 1994, he shot film for the series “Celia” for TVE2, based on the stories of the writer Elena Fortún.
As he has said himself, he is “obsessed with language”, and in recent years, Borau has shared his work as a filmmaker with being a writer of books and stories, including Navidad, horrible navidad (2003) and Camisa de once varas (2003). The latter has earned him the Tigre Juan for Narrative Award, given by the City of Oviedo to “new authors”, which the filmmaker-writer was delighted to receive at age 74. Although his writing phase didn´t develop until 2003, his relationship with the world of literature formally began in 1995, when he established “Ediciones del Imán”, a publishing company dedicated to text books on cinematography, historical and literary issues. Now about to publish El cine en nuestro lenguaje [“Cinema in Our Language”], a study analyzing the influence of the SeventhArt on the Spanish language, his two passions have led Borau to fill seat “B” of the RAE [the Royal Spanish Language Academy] replacing the great multi-faced filmmaker Fernando Fernán Gómez.
With rare energy for doing so many things at the same time, José Luis Borau has also been intensely involved in institutional activities. In 1994, he was unanimously selected as President of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas [Spanish Academy of Film Arts and Sciences], a post he held until 1998 and in which he established the Cuadernos de la Academia [Academy Notebooks] and a weekly newsletter. At present, he is presiding over the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) [Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers] and the foundation which bears his name, which is dedicated to promoting the study of cinematographic and literary matters.
So, now the EGEDA Board of Directors has decided to bestow upon him the EGEDA Medalla de Oro [Gold Medal] for a whole lifetime career dedicated to cinema. We are thus honoring a man who, in his own words, subordinated his life to the ideas and hopes of his greatest love: making cinema.
FILMS OF JOSE LUIS BORAU (FEATURE FILMS ONLY)
Brandy, 1964 - Director
Crimen de doble filo, 1964 – Director
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés, 1969 – Producer
Mi querida señorita, 1971 – Co-Script-Writer and Producer
Hay que matar a “B”, 1974 – Director, Co-Script-Writer and Co-Producer
Furtivos, 1975 – Director, Co-Script-Writer and Producer
Camada Negra, 1977 – Co-Script-Writer and Producer
El Monosabio, 1978 – Co-Script-Writer and Co-Producer
In Memoriam, 1978 – Co-Producer
Adiós, Alicia, 1978 – Co-Producer
La Sabina, 1979 – Director, Script-Writer and Co-Producer
Río abajo (On the line), 1984 – Director, Co-Script-Writer and Producer
Tata mía, 1996 – Director, Script-Writer and Producer
Leo, 2000 – Director, Script-Writer and Producer
El verano de Anna, 2002 – Co-Producer
AWARDS
Festivals:
San Sebastian Film Festival Concha de Oro for Hay que matar a “B” (1975)
Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Camada negra (1977)
Chicago Film Festival Bronze Hugo (l975) for Furtivos
Cartagena de Indias Film Festival Catalina de Oro for Furtivos (1975)
New York Film Festival Medalla de Oro for the TV series “Celia” (1994)
Honorary Awards:
Fine Arts Medalla de Oro, 1988
Spanish Academy of Film Arts and Sciences Medalla de Honor, 2000
National Cinematography Award, 2002
Film Award for Social Values of FAD, EGEDA and the Spanish Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, 2007
EGEDA Medalla de Oro, 2008
Other Awards:
Luis Buñuel Award for Best Spanish Film of the Decade 1970-79 for Furtivos
Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film for Mi querida señorita (1973)
Goya Award for Best Director for Leo (2000)
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MADATAC 2011
