The 15th Atlántida Mallorca Film Fest Celebrates Opening Gala

The fifteenth version of nan Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest held its opening gala connected Sunday and will tally done August 3rd, erstwhile Spain’s Queen Letizia will preside complete nan last closing ceremony, during which composer Alberto Iglesias will person a “Master of Cinema Award.”

Mallorca’s La Miserórdia Cultural Centre rolled retired nan reddish carpets to inaugurate successful awesome fanfare different version of nan now-renowned show pinch a performance by section vocalist María Jaume.

To besides observe nan 15th debut of nan festival, organisers screened nan movie “Bonjour Tristesse” by Durga Chew-Bose, and character Luis Zahera presented movie head Rodrigo Sorogoyen pinch a “Master of Cinema” award. Zahera has appeared successful nan Madrid director’s films “May God Forgive Us,” “The Kingdom,” and “As Bestas.”

Many celebrated actors and filmmakers were coming during nan first time of nan ten-day Mallorcan festival, including Antonio Romero, Bore Buika, Diego Martín, Marcos Cabotá, Mauricio Abad, Miguel Eek, Nadia de Santiago, Silma López and Stephanie Magnin.

The festival’s activities really began past Friday, and complete nan adjacent respective days, various venues successful Palma will big movie screenings, philharmonic performances, conferences and movie manufacture meetings.

The show will surface 84 films, 63 per cent of which are nationalist premieres. Twenty short films and 1 bid will besides debut. The show has besides scheduled nan position of 18 concerts, 12 lectures and 10 projects still successful development.