The data presented by ODA (Audiovisual Observatory) shows that Galicia´s audiovisual companies are becoming consolidated despite the reduction in films. The report on 2001-2002 reveals a reduction of 4.5 million euros in Galician productions compared to 1999-2000. However, the audiovisual sector´s companies are above average as regards Information Society indicators.  ...

The Calician Centre of Image Arts will celebrate the Day of Galician Letters with a series of short films by Galician directors, actors and producers. The five-film programme, featuring the prize-winning Minotauromaquia. Pablo en el laberinto by Juan Pablo Etcheverre, will be repeated on Thursday, May 13th, and Friday, May 14th.

After last year's success, Curtocircuito 2005 returns to Compostela on October 18-22, 2005. The short films will be screened in the city screens on Thursdays during July, August and September, featuring fiction, animation and video-creation categories. The festival will be organised by Santiago de Compostela Film Commission, under the tutelage of Santiago City Council and Incolsa-Turismo de...

The Barcelona company Centro Promotor de la Imagen will shoot a black comedy on the Prestige catastrophe during June and July in Malpica. However, prior to this it has commissioned the Galician production company Vaca Films to film some scenes of a flock of sheep crossing Plaza de la Quintana on Monday, April 18th.

The gala was hosted by Moncho Borrajo, along with other actors such as Monti Castiñeiras, Sonia López and María Castro.  The film that won the most prizes was 'El año de la garrapata', including best feature film, best director (Jorge Coira) and best actor (Javier Viega). The prize for best actress went to Marta Etura for her role in 'La vida que te espera'. Other prizes went to the...

Tui´s Teatro del Área Panorámica will be the scene on March 13th of the documentary festival prize-giving ceremony.  'Se acerca la hora' (Lithuania), 'Casting' (Serbia) and 'Tierra caliente' (Mexico), are documentary feature films in competition. In the field of short films, participants include 'Cafe con leche' (Cuba), Days Under (Holland) and 'Kung-fu 2003...

El encuentro servio para revisar las tareas específicas encomendadas a cada ciudad en los últimos seis meses, que abarcaban aspectos como la unificación de criterios respecto a las normativas municipales de rodajes, la creación de una film commission por municipio y la publicación de una guía común de producción y localizaciones.Los miembros de la Santiago de Compostela Film Commission, por...