2023-12-17 12:55:24
The 29th edition of the Forqué awards, which was held this Saturday, left several awards for the Basque creators Estibaliz Urresola and Pedro Berger. The director from Alava destroyed ‘20,000 species of bees’ with hers. The feature film won the distinction for best film and also won the film award for education and values. The event also recognized the work of Pablo Berger from Bilbao and his animation work ‘Robot Dreams’, which inaugurated the category at the Forqué.
The director Estibaliz Urresola and her team pose with the two awards.
The actors Macarena Gómez and Pablo Chiapella were the hosts of a gala that featured several moments of remembrance of the great Concha Velasco and recognition of her work to help elevate Iberian culture in front of the cameras. After some words that the actress Cristina Castaño dedicated to her, recalling that well-known expression, “Mom, I want to be an artist” and exalting that the most important thing that Concha Velasco achieved was achieving “eternity”, the singer Ana Guerra performed the highly recognized ‘Chica ye ye ‘, a theme impossible to separate from Concha Velasco’s career.
The actors Pablo Chiapella and Macarena Gómez present the gala.
The event also remembered the actress Itziar Castro, who recently died. «He has left us a cinematographic and human legacy that the public will never forget. “See you always, partner,” highlighted Macarena Gómez in her role as master of ceremonies. Lola Flores had her own recognition in the form of a performance that ended with an emotional Elene Furiase unable to hold back her tears. There was also no shortage of images and videos that recalled great figures of Spanish comedy, such as Alfredo Landa, José Luis López Vazquez, Florinda Chico, Lina Morgan or Gracia Morales.
Tribute to actress Itziar Castro during the gala.
In terms of awards, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi swept the screen with ‘La Mesías’. They won the Forqué for best Spanish series and the actors Lola Dueñas and Roger Casamajor stood out for their performances in the production. Estibaliz Urresola’s debut film, ‘20,000 species of bees’, was another of the night’s winners. The film won the award for best film and also for cinema with education in values. The director from Alava took advantage of her intervention to send a message to her professional colleagues and the organizers of events like the one last night, ensuring that the work of the sector should not be reduced to “the narratives of winners and losers.”
The scriptwriters and directors Javier Ambrossi (l) and Javier Calvo (r) kiss after receiving the award for ‘Best Series’ for their work ‘La Mesias’.
«Many absences»
Urresola also remembered all the productions without visibility in awards ceremonies: «There are many absences, very regrettable, but of course, the system itself is revealed when we have such rich and important cinematography that makes history outside. of our territories, so perhaps we also have to use a little of our creativity in this sector to invent a way of valuing and celebrating cinema, that makes room and space for everyone.
Pablo Berger from Bilbao premiered the category of ‘best animated feature film’ in the first year that the Forqué awards this award. Berger wanted to share the Forqué with the other nominees, “you are not competitors, we are colleagues. The animation industry is very very small, but little by little it is getting bigger. He also recognized the work of the producers and the entire team that has brought ‘Robot Dreams’ forward.
Filmmaker Pablo Berger poses with his team after receiving the award for ‘Best Animated Feature Film’.
Yesterday’s gala revolved around Spanish comedy. There was no shortage of protest messages like that of Paz Padilla, which undermined the machismo that female comedians have endured over the years. Santiago Segura also took advantage of the event to send the message that comedy films are not usually awarded at awards ceremonies, and he said that he hoped that next year the work of screenwriters in the Spanish industry would be recognized. “Without them, there would be no movies,” he noted. There was also no shortage of messages asking for the bombing in Gaza to stop, such as the one shared by Malena Alterio or Urresola herself.
The 29th edition of the Forqué, which commemorated the centenary of the birth of José María Forqué, also highlighted the works of Javier Fesser, for his ‘Campeonex’; ‘Infinite memory’, by Maite Alberdi; ‘Although it’s at night’, by Guillermo García López, or the performances of Malena Alterio for ‘Que Nadie Duerma’ and David Verdaguer for ‘Saben That’, as well as the best documentary feature film by María Luisa Pujol, ‘Juan Mariné, A Century cinema’.
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