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Jeremy Irons
Isle of Wight, UK. (1948). Actor.
He attended the 15th edition’s Closing Ceremony Party where he
received a distinction for his career. As an actor he was seen in
the film Being Julia (2004), exhibited in the 20th edition in the
Official Section Out of Competition. |
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Roger Corman
Detroit, USA. (1926). Producer/Director/Scriptwriter/ Actor.
Director of films such as Bucket of blood (1959), Little shop of horror-
(1960),
The Man With X Ray Eyes- (1963), The Trip (1967), responsible for
the beginning of some directors´ careers, such as Jonhatan Demme,
Martin Scorsese, Monte Hellman, Joe Dante, Peter Bogdanovich, Francis
Ford Coppola, actors such as Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller and author
of the book “How I made a hundred movies and never lost a dime”
(phrase that not only resumes his philosophy, but also his ethics
and aesthetics), he was present at the 18th edition, where he received
a more than deserved award to his trajectory. |
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Alfonso Arau
DF, México, (1932). Director/Actor.
The director of Like Water for Chocolate -Como agua para chocolate-
(1992) and actor of mythical films, such as The Wild Bunch- (1969)
by Sam Peckinpah and El Topo (1970) by Alejandro Jodorowsky, was Official
Juror in the 13th edition. His film Picking Up the Pieces (2000) was
presented in the 16th edition. |
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Ben Gazzara
New York, USA.(1930). Actor
In the 16th edition he visited the Festival together with the producer
AL RUBAN. The actor of Husbands (1970), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(1976) and Opening Night (1977), three films directed by John Cassavetes,
left his hands marked on the Hermitage Hotel stars´ path, and
was accompanied by his dog Maxi, who counted with his accreditation
as “Official Dog”. The film Happiness (1998) by Tod Solondz,
that counts with his acting, took part of the 12th edition Offical
Competition. |
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Taylor Hackford
California, USA. (1944). Director.
In the 16th edition, the director of An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
attended the Festival where he opened his film Proof Life (2000).
He was accompanied by his wife HELEN MIRREN.
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Liv Ullman
Tokyo, Japan (1938). Actress/Director.
One of Ingmar Bergman´s favourite actresses,who directed her
in, among others, Persona (1966), Vargitimmen- (1968), Viskningar
Och Rop- (1972), Scener Ur Ett Aktenskap- (1973), presented her film
Trölosa in the 16th edition. |
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Irvin Kershner
Philadelphia, USA. (1932). Director / Producer.
In the 19th edition, The Empire Strikes Back´s director (1980),
fifth part of the saga Stars Wars, made a seminar about “drama
documentaries”. |
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Alan Rickman
London, UK. (1946). Actor/Director.
Actor of so different films such as Sense and Sensibility- (1995)
by Ang Lee
and Die Hard- (1988) by John McTiernan, recently seen in the films
about Harry Potter, and director of The Winter Guest (1997), offered
a master class in the 19th edition. |
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Maria de Medeiros
Portugal, Lisbon. (1965). Actress / Director
In the 16th edition she presented her first film as a director: Capitaes
de Abril (1999). As an actress she could be seen in the films: Porto
da Minha Infancia (2001), by Manoel de Oliveira in the 17th edition,
and Adao e Eva, by Joaquin Leitao in the 12th edition. |
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Bob Rafelson
New York, USA. (1933) Director.
The director of Five Easy Pieces (1970) and King of Marvin Gardens
(1972), one of the most important north American directors of the
seventies, offered a master class in the 19th edition.
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Norman Jewison
Toronto, Canadá (1926). Director.
In the 19th edition the director of The Cincinnati Kid (1965),
In the Heat of the night (1967), among others, presented his film
The Statement (2003).
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Federico Luppi
Buenos Aires, Argentina (1936) Actor.
Best actor award winner (shared with Ulises Dumont) for the film Rosarigasinos
(1999), by Rodrigo Grande, in the 16th edition. From his fims that
took part of the Festival in different sections and homages, we can
find: Incautos (2004) by Miguel Bardem, La Patagonia Rebelde (1974)
by Hector Olivera, Nadie hablará de nosotros cuando hayamos
muerto (1995) by Agustín Diaz Yanes, Martin (Hache) (1996/7)
by Adolfo Aristarain, Bajo Bandera (1997) by Juan José Jusid,
El Romance del Aniceto y La Francisca (1967), by Leonardo Favio. |
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Ana Mouglalis
Nantes, France (1978). Actress.
The young French actres was present in the 20th edition presenting
Hugo Santiago´s film Le Loup De La Cote Ouste (2002). Other
works: Merci Pour le Chocolat (2002) by Claude Chabrol, La Vie Nouvelle
(2002), by Philippe Grandrieux. |
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Catherine Deneuve
Paris, France (1943). Actress.
Official Juror in the 15th edition, during her stay she was accompanied
by her daughter CHIARA MASTROIANNI. In the 13th edition she was paid
a tribute with the screening of the film Généalogies
d’un Crime (1997) by Raoul Ruiz. Among her uncountable films,
it is necessary to stand out these three master pieces : Les Parapluis
de Cherbourg (1964) by Jacques Demy, Repulsion (1965), by Roman Polansky
and Belle de Jour (1967) by Luis Buñuel. |
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Alain Robe Grillet
Brest, France (1922). Writer / Scriptwriter / Director.
Writer who belongs to the noveau roman movement and scriptwriter of
L’année Derniere á Marienband (1961) by Alain Resnais.
He directed the films Trans-Europ-Express (1966), La Belle Captive
(1983), among others. He was Official Juror in the 13th edition. |
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Alex de la Iglesia
Bilbao, Spain (1965). Director
The Spanish director was present at the Festival in the 16th edition.
His film Common Wealth (2000) was screened in the open air. In the
18th edition he presented his film 800 balas (2002).
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Peter Fonda
New York, USA (1940). Actor / Director / Scriptwriter.
He took part of the 13th edition with the film Ulee’s Gold (1997)
by Victor Nuñez in the Official Competition and of a tribute
to the North American Independent Cinema, where it was screened the
classic Easy Rider (1969), by Dennis Hopper, film where he was actor
and scriptwriter. Some of his films as a director: The Hired Hand
(1971), Wanda Nevada (1979). |
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Alain Delon
Sceaux, Francia (1935). Actor.
The french actor was present in the 13th edition. Among his works
outstand the followings: for Luchino Visconti: Il Gattopardo (1963),
and Rocco e i Suoi Fratelli (1960), for Jean-Pierre Melville: Le Samourai
(1967), and Le Cercle Rouge- (1970), and for Michelangelo Antonioni:
L’Eclisse (1962). |
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Katheleen Turner
Missouri, USA (1954). Actress.
The actress of Body Heat (1981), by Lawrence Kasdan, Prizzi’s
Honor (1985) by John Huston, Peggy Sue got Married (1986) by Francis
Ford Coppola, The War of the Roses (1989), by Danny De Vito, among
other titles, visited the Festival in the 13th Edition. |
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Raquel Welch
Chicago, USA (1940). Actress.
The actress was present in the Opening Ceremony for the 13th edition. |
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Chiara Mastroiani
Paris, France (1972). Actress.
Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni´s daughter, she was
present in the 15th edition. In that edition she could be seen in
the film by Manoel De Oliveira, A Carta (1999) and in the 18th edition,
in Carnages (2002), by Delphine Gleize.
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Gerard Depardieu
Chateauroux, France. (1948). Actor.
The French actor, of a longest filmography, was present in the 15th
edition´s opening party, presenting the film Astérix
y Óbelix Contra el Cesar (1999) by Claude Zidi, where he plays
Obelix´s part. |
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Emily Watson
London, UK. (1967). Actress
The actress of Breaking the Waves (1996) by Lars Von Trier, film that
set her debut as an actress and for which she was nominated for an
Oscar, visited the Festival in the 18th edition. She presented the
film Punch Drunk Love (2002) by Paul Thomas Anderson. |
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Sicilia, Italy. (1969). Actress.
The actress of Il postino –The Postman- (1994), by Michael Radford,
was Oficial Juror in the 14th edition. |
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Claire Bloom
London, UK. (1930). Actress.
Present in the 17th edition, where the remembered actress of Limelight
(1952), by Charles Chaplin, film that was screened in a new print,
was awarded for her trajectory. |
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Helen Mirren
London, UK. (1945). Actress.
Actress of Prime Suspect TV series and the film The Cook, The Thief,
His Wife and Her Lover (1989) by Peter Greeneway, she visited the
Festival in the 16th edition together with her husband the director
TAYLOR HACKFORD. |
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Geraldine Chaplin
California, USA. (1944). Actress.
Oficial Juror in the 15th edition. She took part of a tribute to his
father’s number hundred birth anniversary: Charles Chaplin. Among
her films it can be found Hable Con Ella –Talk to Her- (2002),
by Pedro Almodovar, Nashville (1975), by Robert Altman, and the films
by Carlos Saura: Peppermint Frappé (1967), Ana y Los Lobos
(1972), Cría Cuervos (1975).
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Abbas Kiarostami
Tehran, Irán. (1940) Director/Scriptwriter
Oficial Juror of the 14th edition. In the 13th edition his film T’am
e Quilass –The Taste of the Cherry-(1997) was exhibited in the
remembered section Contracampo. In the 17th edition his documentary
film ABC Africa (2001) was presented.
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Ulu Grosbard
Antwerp, Belgium. (1929). Director.
The director of True Confessions (1981) and Falling in Love (1984)
was Official Juror in the 18th edition.
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Ken Russell
Southhampton, UK. (1952). Director.
In the 19th edition he was paid a tribute. Ken Russell himself
was in charge of the section program. Some of the titles: Amelia
and The Angel (1957), The Diary of a Nobody (1967) and The Fall
of The Louse of Usher (2001). Among his most well-known films it
can be found Tommy (1975), Women in Love (1969), Altered States
(1980).
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Hector Babenco
Mar del Plata, Argentina. (1946). Director
His film Carandirú (2003) was the opening of the 19th edition.
In his film Foolish Heart (1996) a story with autobiographic touches,
he talks about the sentimental education of a young boy in Mar del
Plata in the sixties, while the Festival offered its first editions.
Pixote (1981) and El Beso de la Mujer Araña (1985), are other
of his films. |
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Susan Seidelman
Philadelphia, USA. (1952). Director.
She was member of Women and Film Juror in the 19th edition. In the
17th edition of the Festival she presented her film Gaudi Afternoons
(2000). Seeking Susan Desperetaly (1985) was the film that gave her
reputation as a director. |
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Marion Hänsen
Marsella, France (1949). Director / Producer.
She was invited to the 20th edition as a member of Woman and Cinema
Juror, section that paid tribute to her with a retrospective of her
works, where it could be seen the films: Les Noces Barbares (1987),
Il Maestro (1989), Sur le Terre comme au ciel (1991), Between the
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1994), Nuages: Lettres á Mon Fils
(2001). |
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Volker Schlondorf
Wiesbaden, Alemania, (1939). Director.
The director of Die Blechtrommel –The Tin Drum-(1979), took part
of the Official Competition in the 20th edition with his film Der
Neunte Tag –The Ninth Day- (2004). |
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Julie Delpy
París, France (1969). Actress / Director.
Present in the 16th edition as Official Juror, where she also presented
her début film as a director Looking for Jimmy (2002). Other
films of hers as an actress : Mauvais Sang (1986), by Leos Carax,
Trzy Kelory: Bialy (1994), by Krzysztov Kieslowski and the unforgettable
Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004) by Richard Linklater. |
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Ricardo Aronovich
Buenos Aires, Argentina (1930). Director of Photography.
Hugo Santiago’s collaborator in the films Invasión (1969),
Les Trottoirs de Saturne (1986), of Alain Resnais in Providence (1977)
and of Raoul Ruiz in Le Temps Retrouvé (1999). These are just
a few of this talented photography director’s works, nowadays
living in France. He was Official Juror in the 19th edition. |
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Arturo Ripstein
Mexico DF, Mexico (1943). Director.
Official Juror in the 12th edition, edition in which it was also presented
his film Profundo Carmesí (1996). With his film El Evangelio
de las Maravillas (1998) he took part of the official competition
in the 14th edition. Other films of his long filmography: El Lugar
sin Límites (1978), La Mujer del Puerto (1991), Principio y
Fin (1993), La Reina de la Noche (1994). |
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Edgardo Cozarinsky
Buenos Aires, Argentina (1939). Director / Writer.
Among his books we can mention the novels El Rufián Moldavo,
Vudú Urbano (prologed by Susan Sontag and Guillermo Cabrera
Infante) and the essays Museo del Chisme and Borges y el Cine. Among
his films as a director: La Guerre d’un seul homme (1981), Citizen
Langlois (1991), Boulevards De Crepuscule (1992). His participations
in the Festival were : El Violín de Rothschild (1995)
Official Section Out of Competition in the 13th edition and Dans le
Rouge Du Couchant (2003), in the 19th edition. |
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Istvan Szabo
Budapest, Hungary (1938). Director.
Best Foreign Film Oscar winner for Mephisto (1981), he visited the
Festival in the 20th edition with his film Being Julia (2004) and
offering a Master Class. Before that, his film Taking Sides (2001)
took part of the Official Competition in the 17th edition, receiving
director’s and actor’s awards. |
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Kenneth Anger
California, USA. (1927). Director / Writer.
This influential independent director, more known for being the author
of the books Hollywood Babylon I and II, was present in the 17th edition,
presenting several short films (Fireworks (1947), Lucifer Rising (1972),
among others), grouped under the title: The Magick Lantern Cycle. |
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Sofía Loren
Campania, Italia (1934). Actress
The famous italian actress was present int he 13th edition. In the
same edition she participated with the film Soleil (1997) by Roger
Hanin, in the Official Section in competition. |
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Gina Lollobrigida
Roma, Italia (1927). Actress.
The italian actress was present in the 13th edition. Gina Lollobrigida
was also present in the 1st edition of the Festival, in1954, when
she presented the film Pane, Amore e Fantasia (1953) by Luigi Comencini.
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Jacqueline Bisset
Surrey, UK (1944). Actriz.
The english actress took part of the Official Jury in the 13th edition.
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