Almería, Oct 4 (EFE).- The Tabernas desert (Almería) has been designated as a Place of Cinematographic Interest (LIC), the only one in Andalusia, in the meeting held this weekend by representatives of eight Film Academies and Audiovisual of the peninsula.
The recognition has been announced, according to a note from the Andalusian Film Academy, at the Marcos Valcárcel Cultural Center in Ourense, within the framework of the VII Meeting of Film Academies, held in this city.
They have highlighted that, since the 60s, this desert located in Almería has been the scene of “thousands of film and advertising shoots”, which has led it to be known as the “European Hollywood”.
The role of this location is “fundamental in the history of cinema”, both in the “mythical westerns” of Sergio Leone and in the mark left by works as diverse as ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ (Steven Spielberg), ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (David Lean), ‘Conan the Barbarian’ (John Milius), ‘Cleopatra’, ‘Exodus’ or more recently with ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Strange Way’ of Life (Pedro Almodóvar) .
An “arid landscape” through which some of the best-known performers such as Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sophia Loren and a long etcetera have passed.
Last year the European Film Academy awarded the title of Treasure of European Cinematography to this natural enclave, within the framework of the Almería International Film Festival. The presence of the Spanish academies at the event “was undoubtedly the driving force for this new recognition”, which has had the support of the Almería Provincial Council.
The LIC distinction recognizes spaces of special relevance to the audiovisual industry, whether due to their value in film production, their historical importance or their symbolic meaning. This distinction highlights the cultural and cinematographic richness of each territory and encourages the preservation and promotion of these spaces that have contributed significantly to the history and audiovisual identity of the peninsula.
At this meeting, the Andalusian Film Academy was represented by Regina Martin, coordinator of said institution, and in addition to the Tabernas desert, the following have been designated LICs: Sos del Rey Católico (Zaragoza), Llanes (Asturias), the Collegiate Church of Sant Vicenç of Cardona (Barcelona), Guadalupe and the Villuerca-Ibores-Jara Geopark (Cáceres), the Village of Facós, Lobeira (Ourense), and in Portugal Tóbis Portuguesa (Lisbon) Valencia: L’Albufera (Valencia).
The announcement of the Places of Cinematographic Interest has put the culmination of the VII Meeting of Film and Audiovisual Academies, held between September 29 and October 1 within the framework of the Ourense Film Festival. The academies expressed their concern about sustainability, and committed to reviewing the impact that the activities carried out by each of the institutions have on the environment.
They also recognized the importance of investing in education in the audiovisual field to help viewers of the future understand, create and analyze audiovisual content, giving them tools to consume content critically and promoting creative expression and effective communication.
Another of the issues that focused on the work days was the visibility of diversity, as an element of highlighting the perspectives, experiences and peculiarities of each territory. EFE
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2023-10-04 15:21:07
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