Viva

And the winner is...

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

We have counted your votes and the winner of the ¡Viva! 2008 Audience Award is UNA ESTRELLA Y DOS CAFES, closely followed by:
2) XXY
3) Mataharis
4) Bajo las estrellas
5) La Leon

�Viva! films win at the Ariels (Mexican film awards)

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Several films screened at ¡Viva! 2008 have just won awards at the Ariel Award ceremony which took place in Mexico City this week
Parpados azules won Best First Feature
Los ladrones viejos won Best Documentary and Best Editing
XXY won Best IberoAmerican film
Mario Zaragoza won Best Supporting Actor, La Zona
Silent Light, which was screened at Cornerhouse earlier this year and brought back for the festival, swept the awards, receiving Best Director, Best Film and many more...

Full list on the Ariel official website (in Spanish):
http://www.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/50entregadelariel/ganadores.asp

�Viva! podcasts available online

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Andy Willis, Carmen Herrero and Ana Valbuena have recorded podcasts (in English and Spanish) introducing some of the festival's films, their themes and their directors. If you want to learn more about [REC], CRONOCRIMENES, EL BANO DEL PAPA, UNA ESTRELLA Y DOS CAFES or LADRONES, you can listen to the podcasts about these films online or download them.

Podcasts are available to download (mp3 format) or to listen directly on line. To listen online you need Windows Media Player 10 minimum or the free VLC player (downloadable from www.videolan.org/vlc). When you listen online it is best to use Internet Explorer and you may need to tweak the volume up.

[REC] Podcast (in English):
Download it (mp3, MB)
listen directly on line

CRONOCRIMENES Podcast (in English):
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EL BANO DEL PAPA Podcast (in Spanish):
Download it (mp3, MB)
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UNA ESTRELLA Y DOS CAFES Podcast (in Spanish):
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LADRONES Podcast (in Spanish):
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�Viva! Confirmed Guests

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

¡Viva! Confirmed Guests

Félix Viscarret (director, Bajo las estrellas) and Julián Villagrán (actor, Bajo las estrellas): : Thu 6, 19.45 (Introduction) and Fri 7, 18.20 (Q&A)

Juan Antonio Bayona (director, THE ORPHANAGE): Fri 7 March, 20.40

Jaume Balagueró (director, [Rec]): Sat 8, 18.20 and speaker in the Rise & Rise of Spanish Genre cinema event (Sat 8, 15.50 ).

Inés Efron and Martín Piroyanski (actors, XXY): Sat 8, 20.40
Txema Muñoz (from KIMUAK): Sun 9, 15.55 (Kimuak short programme)
Sebastián Silva (director, El viaje de la Nonna): Sun 9, 18.20
David Lillo (director, Parking): speaker in the DiBa Digital Discussion (Sat 15, 17.10)
Nacho Vigalondo (director, Cronocrimenes): Sun 9, 20.30 (Q&A) and speaker in the Rise & Rise of Spanish Genre cinema event (Sat 8, 3.50 )

Enric Folch (director, Presumptes implicats) will participate to the Cafe ‘Els Quatre Gats' on Sun 9th March, 17:00
Luis Ospina (director, Un tigre de papel): Tue 11, 18.00
Ernesto Contreras (director, Párpados azules), Enrique Arreola (actor, Párpados azules), and Dave Berry (recording artist - theme song, Párpados azules) : Tue 11, 20.40. Enrique Arreola will also introduce the screening on Sat 8, 18:10

Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (director of short film - part of Los que se van - and of European Film Award-winning short ALUMBRAMIENTO.): Thu 13, 18.20

Jaime Marqués Olarreaga (Ladrones): Thu 13, 20.30
Néstor Domènech (from Diba festival and executive producer, Lo bueno de llorar): Sat 15, 18.30 and speaker in the DiBa Digital Discussion 17.10

�Viva! Guests Announced.

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

We already have 13 guests confirmed, including THE ORPHANAGE director Juan Antonio Bayona, and confirmations of new guests are coming in daily - so make sure you keep checking the website, or subscribe to our RSS feed.

Confirmed Guests

Félix Viscarret (director, Bajo las estrellas): Thu 6, 19.45 (Introduction) and Fri 7, 18.20 (Q&A)

Juan Antonio Bayona (director, THE ORPHANAGE): Fri 7 March, 20.40

Jaume Balagueró (director, [Rec]): Sat 8, 18.20 and speaker in the Rise & Rise of Spanish Genre cinema event (Sat 8, 15.50 )

Inés Efron and Martín Piroyanski (actors, XXY): Sat 8, 20.40

Txema Muñoz (from KIMUAK): Sun 9, 15.55 (Kimuak short programme)

Sebastián Silva (director, El viaje de la Nonna): Sun 9, 18.20

Nacho Vigalondo (director, Cronocrimenes): Sun 9, 20.30 (Q&A) and speaker in the Rise & Rise of Spanish Genre cinema event (Sat 8, 3.50 )

Enric Folch (director, Presumptes implicats) will participate to the Cafe ‘Els Quatre Gats' on Sun 9th March, 17:00

Luis Ospina (director, Un tigre de papel): Tue 11, 18.00

Ernesto Contreras (director, Párpados azules) and Dave Berry: Tue 11, 20.40

Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (director of short film - part of Los que se van - and of European Film Award-winning short ALUMBRAMIENTO.): Thu 13, 18.20

Jaime Marqués Olarreaga (Ladrones): Thu 13, 20.30

Néstor Domènech (from Diba festival and executive producer, Lo bueno de llorar): Sat 15, 18.30 and speaker in the DiBa Digital Discussion 17.10