Subscribe RSSLast week, José Luis Cienfuegos [pictured], the leader of the International Gijón Film Festival in Spain, was dismissed, causing an outcry from press and industry. Now, the furore grows with an worldwide protest.
Nacho Carballo, a little-known film maker who has worked with José Luis Garcia, was appointed as new executive.
But a letter of support to Cienfuegos began to circulate and at this stage, with signatures being added every day.
As of now, about 400 hundred directors have refused to participate in the entertainment because they don’t recognise the legitimacy of the new management.
Important filmmakers who have already backed this letter include Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, Todd Solondz, Monte Hellman, Hal Hartley, Tom DiCillo, Carlos Reygadas and outstanding Spanish directors Pedro Almodóvar, Fernando Trueba, Agustí Villaronga, Jaime Rosales, Alex de la Iglesia, Isabel Coixet and others. Spanish squeeze and critics are also expressing support for Cienfuegos.
