http://www.morenafilms.com 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 09-05-2011 <b>Last Saturday May 7 took place the ceremony of Ariel Awards organized by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences. Director of the film, Icíar Bollaín, won the award for Best Latin American film, an award shared with the Cuban director of "José Martí: el ojo del canario" (Cuba, Fernando Pérez)..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 05-05-2011 <b>Through this tour you will examine the influence of the three main characters, both in its historical period and now days..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 04-04-2011 <b>This award means another success for the film, which has just participated in the Festival of Pinamar (Argentina) and Nantes (France). At the same time, Unax Ugalde received the Award to Best Actor at the Festival CineEscena of La Laguna (Tenerife). The actor will travel to La Mirada Film Festival (Australia) to present Bon Appétit..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 17-02-2011 <b>The film inspired by the Water War that took place in Cochabamba (Bolivia) in April 2000, was welcome among the audience that gave the film the audience award in the Panorama section. The film has also been well received by the media..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 <b>will illustrate the present and future of the last process of decolonization in Africa: Western Sahara.</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 <b>Seven days in Havana launches seven points of view of seven different situations of contemporary life in Havana through the perspectives and artistic interests of seven different and recognized directors, six foreigners and one Cuban: Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet, Pablo Trapero, Elia Suleiman, Benicio del Toro, Gaspar Noe and Julio Medem. Each short fiction will tell one day of the week, through daily and extraordinary events that happen to different characters. Away from the tourist clichés, this movie wants to show the eclectic soul of the city going all over its neighbourhoods, showing their different environments, through different generations and cultures in a touching and comic way. The film is produced by Morena Films and Full House in association with Havana Club International..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 13-02-2011 <b>This romantic comedy also competed with Emilio Aragón (Pájaros de papel), Juana Macías (Planes para mañana) and Jonas Trueba ('All songs talk about me'). The film which premiered last November 12th has had great success from audiences and critics. Daniel, an ambitious young Spanish chef, just got his dream: a position in the prestigious Thomas Wackerle restaurant in Zurich. His extraordinary talent as a chef will lead him to progress at the demanding kitchen of Wackerle, but he can't help his relationship with Hanna, the charming sommelier of the restaurant, transforming into something more than friendship. This unexpected situation will shake the tidy world of Daniel, facing a difficult decision: continue on the path of professional success or risk and fight for the girl he loves..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 13-02-2011 <b>Best Supporting Actor (Karra Elejalde), Best Production Management (Cristina Zumárraga) and Best Original Sountrack (Alberto Iglesias)</b> Even the rain also had thirteen nominations this year: Best Director (Bollain), Best Original Screenplay (Paul Laverty), Best Original Sountrack (Alberto Iglesias), Best Actor (Luis Tosar), Best Supporting Actor (Karra Elejalde), Best Actor (Juan Carlos Aduviri), Best Director of Production (Cristina Zumárraga), Best Editing (Ángel Hernández Zoido), Best Costume Design (Sonia Grande), Best Hair and Makeup (Karmele Paco Soler and Rodriguez). Best Sound (Emilio Cortes, Nacho Royo and Pelayo Gutiérrez) and Best Special Effects (Gustavo Harry and Juanma Nogales)..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 10-01-2011 <b>Room in Rome, a film directed by Julio Medem, got four nominations in the new edition of the Goya Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay (Julio Medem), Best Actress (Elena Anaya), Best Sensational New Actress (Natasha Yarovenko) and Best Original Song (Loving Strangers)..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 <b>The film will compete for Best Latin American Film at the 53rd Edition of the Ariel Awards from the Mexican Academy of Arts and Science<b/>. This is the highest prize granted by the Mexican Academy. The movie that will be screened next march 4th and compete with other five films, left Celda 211 directed by Daniel Monzón and Alex de la Iglesia´s Balada Triste de Trompeta, out of the selection..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 16-2-2011 <b>Among the candidates for the twentieth edition of the Awards we find Unax Ugalde for his performance in Bon Appétit and Elena Anaya, for Rome in Rome.</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 31-1-2011 <b>The film directed by Icíar Bollaín obtained six out of the eight prizes it was nominated for, last January 31st: Best Film, Director (Icíar Bollaín), Supporting Actor (Karra Elejalde), Original Screenplay (Paul Laverty), Cinematography (Álex Catalán) and Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias). Also, Luis Tosar has been selected as the Best Actor of the Year by the Forqué Awards that EGEDA (Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales) organizes..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 10-12-2010 <b>Aduviri, who plays the role of Hatuey, the rebel leader who stood up against the Spanish conquistadors and Daniel, who leads the demonstrations in the so-called Water War, received his first prize for his performance in "Even the rain" of these characters. In addition, the film won at the same festival the "Audience Choice Prize" and the "Young Jury Prize", which classified the film as "fascinating, with an outstanding management". Another success for the film, which had previously participated in the Toronto Film Festival and the Seminci, received the award of the Cultural Diversity, given by the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECI)..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 20-05-2010 <b>In there hyperbolic and formal times, to contemplate this simple and exciting film is a purifying exercise highly recommended (La Opinión de Málaga)..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 20-05-2010 <b>Worldwide premiere of the film in the closing ceremony of Málaga Spanish Film Festival.</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 20-05-2010 <b>Directed by David Pinillos competes in the official section. Bon Appetit is a story of friends who kiss and dare to cross that thin line between love and friendship that changes your life forever. Daniel, an ambitious young Spanish chef, just got his dream: a position in the prestigious Thomas Wackerle restaurant in Zurich. His extraordinary talent as a chef will lead him to make progress in the demanding kitchen of Wackerle, but he can't help his relationship with Hanna, the charming sommelier of the restaurant, transforming into something more than friendship. This unexpected situation will shake the tidy world of Daniel, facing a difficult decision: continue on the path of professional success or risk and fight for the girl he loves..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 20-04-2010 <b>Directed by Dominik Moll and starring Vincent Cassel, Sergi Lopez, Geraldine Chaplin, John Dauder and Déborah François, among others. "The Monk", tells the rise and fall of the capuchin monk Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel). After being abandoned newborn at the gates of a monastery, is educated by the monks. Soon he becomes a man admired for his eloquence and his skills as a preacher, but also becomes the object of envy. The admission to the convent of a mysterious novice, a beautiful young woman who hides behind a mask of wax and has been sent by the devil (Sergi Lopez) to corrupt Ambrosio, change the course of his life. From revered teacher and virtuoso, he will become considered a heretic criminal, accused by the Tribunal of the Inquisition of pact with the devil..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 15-02-2010 <b>The film, directed by Daniel Monzón, becomes the big winner of the XXIV edition of Goya Awards by getting 8 awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Daniel Monzón), Best Adapted Screenplay (Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón), Best Lead Actor ( Luis Tosar), Best Supporting Actress (Marta Etura), Best Actor (Alberto Ammann), Best Editing (Map Pastor) and Best Sound (Sergio Burmann, Jaime Fernandez and Carlos Farauolo)..</b> - 1970-01-01 01:00:00 +0100 <b>Wins in CEC Awards.</b> Cell 211 continues to hoard awards. Just six days before show the Goya Awards, the prison film won five awards from the 2009 Cinema Writers Circle (CEC): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor (Luis Tosar), Best Film Editing (Cristina Pastor) and Best Music(Roque Baños). 2010-02-08 00:00:00 +0100 <b>Swept to victory on José María Forqué Awards.</b> The film has won awards for Best Picture and Best Lead Actor for Luis Tosar. Organised by the Institution of Management Rights of Audiovisual Producers (EGEDA), José María Forqué Awards opens the spanish film awards season. 2010-01-28 00:00:00 +0100 <b>The film has reached the top with its 16 nominations for the 2010 Goya Awards.</b> The prison drama directed by Daniel Monzón runs for almost all the categories: Best Feature Film (Morena Films, Telecinco Cinema and Vaca Films), Best Director (Daniel Monzón), Best Adapted Screenplay (Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón), Best Leading Actor (Luis Tosar), Best Supporting Actress (Marta Etura), Best Supporting Actor (Carlos Bardem and Antonio Resines), Best new actor (Alberto Ammann), Best Photography (Carles Gusi), Line Producer (Alicia Telleria), Best Film Editing (Mapa Pastor), Best Original Score (Roque Baños), Best Art Direction (Antón Laguna), Best Hairdressing and Make up (Rafael Fidalgo e Ines Rodriguez), Best Sound Mixing (Sergio Burmann, Carlos Faruolo and Jaime Fernandez), Best Special Effects (Guillermo Orbé y Raúl Romanillos). 2010-01-15 00:00:00 +0100 <b>Nominated for Best Documentary for the 2010 Goya Awards.</b> The documentary ÚLTIMOS TESTIGOS: FRAGA IRIBARNE AND CARRILLO, COMUNISTA, directed by José Luis López-Linares and Manuel Martín Cuenca, has been nominated for Best Documentary because it is an exceptional testimony of two of the protagonists of our country history. 2010-01-15 00:00:00 +0100 <b>Obtains a nomination for BEST LINE PRODUCER for the 2010 Goya Awards.</b> The Che´s Biopic, taken to the big screen by Steven Soderbergh, repeats this year with BEST LINE PRODUCER nomination. In the past Edition of the Goya Awards, CHE. EL ARGENTINO obtained 5 nominations and it won 2 awards for BEST LEADING ACTOR (Benicio Del Toro) and Best Production Designer (Antxon Gómez). 2010-01-15 00:00:00 +0100 <b>Reaches 10 million Euros at the Spanish box office.</b> More than 1.500.000 spectators have enjoyed the movie, which turns it into one of the most popular films of the year. Since its premiere last November 6th, being the number one of the box office in its first week, the film has been kept at the most distinguished positions from the ranking. 2010-01-15 00:00:00 +0100 <b>End of shooting.</b> Last December finished the shooting in Bolivia of Icíar Bollaín's next film as director, EVEN THE RAIN, with Paul Laverty's script (habitual scriptwriter of Ken Loach, in titles as The wind that waves the barley, My name is Joe, Carla's song, among others). In this great adventure Iciar has counted with LUIS TOSAR, GAEL GARCÍA-BERNAL, CARLOS ADUVIRI, KARRA ELEJALDE, CARLOS SANTOS, RAÚL ARÉVALO and NAWJA NIMRI. The team had to overcome numerous disadvantages as the season of rains, robberies and diverse diseases as dehydrations and fevers. 2010-01-04 00:00:00 +0100 <b>Morena Films was born 10 years ago with a clear international vocation of producing full-lenght films, documentaries and television contents realized in collaboration with other countries.</b> During this perior Morena was worked with spanish directors like Alvaro Fernández Armero, Julio Medem, Iciar Bollaín, Carlos Saura, Daniel Monzón, José Luis López-Linares or Manuel Martín Cuenca, as well as international directors like Oliver Stone, Steven Soderbergh, Tran Han Hung or Rolland Joffé. Morena Films has also bet for the new directors that will surprise us with their next projects. The success of the last productions, supported by the critique, confirms Morena Films as one of the more productive of the cinematographic Spanish industry. 2009-12-16 00:00:00 +0100 <b>Obtains the AUDIENCE AWARD at the Festival des Arcs (France).</b> Another success for the movie, which previously had taken part in the Festivals of Venice, Toronto and Sitges. 2009-12-12 00:00:00 +0100 <b>"Daniel & Ana" in San Sebastian Film Festival.</b> "Daniel & Ana", Michel Franco's debut film, "Daniel & Ana" will enjoy it's spanish premiere on the 19th of September as part of the in competition selection of the "Latin Horizens" in San Sebastian. After direcring 3 short films, amongst them the award winning "Between Two", the young Mexican director has written and directed his first feature film. Based on true events, The film has recieved the best reviews in the "Director's Fortnight" durring the last Cannes Film Festival. Leading this film are young actors Marimar Vega and Dario Yazbek Bernal (Brother of Gael Garcia Bernal) who is making his cinematic debut. The Film is a co-production between Alameda Films (Mexico) and Morena Films (Spain). Fortissimo Films is in charge of the international Sales of the film.. 2009-09-15 00:00:00 +0200 <b>After it's participation in the Venice International Film Festival, "Cell 211" will next take part of the Toronto International Film Festival..</b> - 2009-09-14 00:00:00 +0200 <b>In Venice International Film Festival.</b> The film was screaned at the Venice Days section of The Venice International Film Festival, to the warm welcome of both audiances and critics."One of the best films Spanish cinema had offered in many years" Carlos Boyero. El País <i>El País</i> 2009-09-04 00:00:00 +0200 <b>You can now the trailer for the upcoming film "Cell 211".</b> A prison thriller directed by Daniel Monzon starring Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Marta Etura and Antonio Resines amongst others.A novice prison official has the bad luck of starting a new job on the same day the prisoners organize a mutiny. Entangled by the capricious and tragic circumstances, he must make the most of his own greatest resource: his intelligence. Discovering he is far from the shy, weak and even good man he has long considered himself, he finds he is a born survivor on the edge of an abyss. 2009-08-20 00:00:00 +0200 <b>Shooting commenced today on a new film written and directed by Paco Cabezas starring Mario Casas and Angelina Molina..</b> "Neon Flesh" Is the second collaboration between Morena and Cabezas after " The Appeared". 2009-07-13 00:00:00 +0200