On 22 February, the exhibition “Barcelona, the facade of cinema – The origins of the seventh art” was inaugurated in Espai Catalunya-Europa in Brussels (Belgium), an exhibition that shows the link of the catalan city with cinema from its origins. A quarantine of watercolors from the first exhibition theaters in the city of Barcelona, three […]

On 12 December at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele Auditorium in Berlin the 28th European Film Awards ceremony was held to announce the 2015 winners of the prizes handed out by the European Film Academy (EFA) presided over by Wim Wenders. In his speech he called for the defence of multiculturalism and tolerance: “I think […]

Catalan Professional Audiovisual Association CPAC (Col·legi Professional de l’Audiovisual de Catalunya) held the inaugural CPAC Awards last 13 December at the Civic Centre Calabria 66 in Barcelona (former offices of the ONCE Foundation). The Awards are for students and are designed to bring the world of audiovisual studies and the professional industry closer together and […]

Last 5 November saw the premiere of the documentary JMQ, A Quest For A Dream in Cinema 1 at the Comedia in Barcelona. Produced by the Aula Film Foundation – Josep M. Queraltó Collection with the collaboration of Aragonés Media Consulting and postproduction by Apuntolapospo, the focus of the 88-minute film is the figure of […]

On 30 October 2015, as part of the 60th Valladolid International Film Festival (SEMINCI), the Aula Film Foundation – Josep M Queraltó Collection held an event at the Hotel Olid to present the Foundation, created in 2010, its website www.aquestforadream.com, the trailer for the documentary JMQ: A Quest for a Dream, and the film soundtrack […]

Alongside the Sitges International Film Festival, the 16th MEDIMED Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Market & Pitching Forum was held at the Hotel Calipolis on 9-11 October, organized by the International Association of Independent Producers of the Mediterranean (APIMED), presided over by Isona Passola and Sergi Doladé. More than 300 professionals from the international documentary scene attended, including […]

Last 18 October saw the presentation of the 2015 La Chioma de Berenice Film Prizes, awarded by the CNA (Confederazione Nazionale dell’Artigianato e delle Piccola e Media Impresa), at the Salone Margherita-Il Bagaglino Theatre in Rome. Established in 1998, these awards recognise Italian audiovisual industry professionals working in hair, makeup, costume design, art direction and […]

The Aula Film Foundation – Josep M. Queraltó Collection announced Ana Arrieta as its new Patron of Honour last 30 October at a ceremony held as part of the Valladolid International Film Week (SEMINCI), which was also used to present the five years of the Foundation’s existence, its website, the official trailer for the documentary […]

On 22-25 June, CineEurope was held for the fourth consecutive year at the Barcelona Convention Centre (CCIB), bringing together some 4,000 professionals from the exhibition and distribution sectors, mainly from Europe. The event was marked by improved prospects for the industry, new technologies and business acquisitions such as Ymagis taking a 51 % share of Proyecson. […]

Josep M. Aragonés, post-production professional with more than 45 years in the business, was named Patron of Honour of the Aula Film Foundation – Josep M. Queraltó Collection last 26 March 2015 in a ceremony held at the new headquarters of the Col·legi Oficial d’Òptics d’Optometristes de Catalunya (COOOC) in Barcelona. President of the Foundation, […]

The documentary JMQ: a Quest for a Dream, written and directed by Antoni Verdaguer, won the third Audience Award at the 21st Catalonia Latin American Film Festival which ran 10-17 April in Lleida, Spain. The closing ceremony on 17 April took place in a new venue, the central nave of the old Seu Vella cathedral. […]

On 13 November 2014 Josep M. Queraltó received the Segundo de Chomón Prize that the Spanish Film Academy awards gives to “entities or persons that make significant technical contributions to the development of the film industry”. So says the plaque presented to Queraltó by Enrique González Macho, President of the Academy, in a heartfelt and […]

Costume designer Yvonne Blake, an Oscar and four-time Goya winner and Patron of Honour of the Aula Film Foundation – Josep M. Queraltó Collection, picked up the 2014 Mujer de Cine (Women in Film) award during the opening ceremony of the Gijón International Film Festival (FICX) on 15 November at the Teatro Jovellanos. Since 2011, […]