Khavn’s statement about the film: In 2005, the organizers of the La Palma International Digital Film Festival posted a challenge to the filmmakers in attendance: create a short film within the span of the festival. I finished twelve. The following year, I decided to challenge myself further: I tried to make a full-length film within the week of the festival. This is the result.
Khavn directs another experimental film, which functions as both a tribute to Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal through the poem he wrote before his execution in 1896 titled “Mi Ultimo Adios”, and a kind of a tour guide to Las Palmas. In that fashion, the narrative follows a path that includes black-and white shots from various locations of the island, frequently featuring dancing sequences, which are interrupted by black screens with lyrics from Rizal’s poem, in a style similar to that of silent movies. There is no dialogue,...
Khavn directs another experimental film, which functions as both a tribute to Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal through the poem he wrote before his execution in 1896 titled “Mi Ultimo Adios”, and a kind of a tour guide to Las Palmas. In that fashion, the narrative follows a path that includes black-and white shots from various locations of the island, frequently featuring dancing sequences, which are interrupted by black screens with lyrics from Rizal’s poem, in a style similar to that of silent movies. There is no dialogue,...
- 10/4/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Madrid-based Latido Films has picked up international sales rights to omnibus feature “Relatos Con-fin-a-dos” (“Tales of the Lockdown”), produced by Spanish film and TV house Morena Films.
Scheduled for a July 3 release in Spain via Amazon Prime Video, “Tales” is making its world market premiere at Cannes Marché du Film Online.
Filmed during the Covid-19 lockdown in Spain, the five self-contained stories range from a romantic comedy to a drama and a thriller, as well as terror and dark humor.
Produced by Morena’s Álvaro Longoria and Anna Saura, and Cecilia Gessa at Gessas Producciones, the “Tales” episode are directed by Fernando Colomo, Álvaro Fernández-Armero (“Spanish Shame”), David Marqués (“Dioses y Perros”), Miguel Bardem (“Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission — Save the Planet”) and Juan Diego Botto (“En los márgenes”).
The stories topline five pair of actors: Luis Tosar (“Miami Vice”) and Maria Luisa Mayol (“Eye For an Eye”), Alvaro Rico (“Élite...
Scheduled for a July 3 release in Spain via Amazon Prime Video, “Tales” is making its world market premiere at Cannes Marché du Film Online.
Filmed during the Covid-19 lockdown in Spain, the five self-contained stories range from a romantic comedy to a drama and a thriller, as well as terror and dark humor.
Produced by Morena’s Álvaro Longoria and Anna Saura, and Cecilia Gessa at Gessas Producciones, the “Tales” episode are directed by Fernando Colomo, Álvaro Fernández-Armero (“Spanish Shame”), David Marqués (“Dioses y Perros”), Miguel Bardem (“Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission — Save the Planet”) and Juan Diego Botto (“En los márgenes”).
The stories topline five pair of actors: Luis Tosar (“Miami Vice”) and Maria Luisa Mayol (“Eye For an Eye”), Alvaro Rico (“Élite...
- 6/22/2020
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
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