The Goya Awards arrive on the streets of Barcelona
A meeting with Susan Sarandon, urban exhibitions, talks with the nominees and a concert at L'Auditori, among the activities prior to the Spanish film awards gala
BarcelonaThe celebration of the next Goya Awards ceremony in Barcelona, on Saturday, February 28, will be accompanied by a series of activities throughout the city. One of the most anticipated will be the concert by the Barcelona Municipal Band at L'Auditori on February 22. The performance, curated by Juan Carlos Cuello and Vanessa Garde, along with conductor José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana, will feature several Goya Award-winning film scores and will be hosted by actress Victoria Luengo. The Palau de la Música will also kick off the Goya festivities by hosting the recording of a radio drama based on the film. Rowing with the wind, by Gonzalo Suárez, winner of this year's Honorary Goya Award.
Fernando González-Leite, president of the Spanish Film Academy, emphasized the importance of events integrated into the city's public spaces so that the awards are present "in the daily life of Barcelona." One example is the urban exhibition The excitement of the Goya AwardsThe exhibition, located in Plaça de les Glòries, will be on display from this Wednesday until March 1st. In addition, from February 10th to March 1st, seven monumental sculptures of the Goya brothers will be installed at different locations throughout the city: the Fòrum, Parc de les Glòries, Jardinets de Gràcia, Fabra i Coats, Portal de la Pau, Plaça Sant Jaume, and the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia). Furthermore, between February 16th and 28th, there will be an exhibition in the City Hall's carriage courtyard. photocall And a Goya Award so that anyone who wants can have their picture taken with the statuette.
Film screenings presented by their artistic teams will also be an important part of the program. These will take place in venues such as the Born Museum of Barcelona History, the Filmoteca, the Mies van der Rohe Foundation, the SGAE (Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers), the Verdi Cinemas, and the Palau de la Música Catalana. The nominees in the categories of Best Director, Best Ibero-American Film, Best New Director, Best Art Direction, and Best Actress will participate in talks open to the public, although the most anticipated will surely be that of the International Goya Award winner, Susan Sarandon, who will hold a Q&A session with the public on February 27.
The program includes an educational section that features, among other things, activities including footage from the Wad-Ras prison and a screening there by actress and producer Alba Flores. Flowers for Antonio February 13th; a meeting between the director of City without sleepGuillermo Galoe, with the participants of the Horagai film training project for young people under guardianship aged 14 to 18, and sessions for preschool, primary and secondary school students about the nominated films Barracuda's Treasure, Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake and Deaf.
