por el equipo de El Reportero
Victim Crisis, a short film
The film “8”, a drama directed and produced by the Spanish filmmaker Raúl Cerezo, won the Best Short Film Award in the 2011 Sitges Film Festival in Cataluña, Spain, and will be part of the 2012 edition of the Goya Awards.
In only six months of distribution the movie “8”, a short fantasy-drama, has being selected to screen in more than 60 film festivals around the world, in Spain, France, the United States, Germany, The United Kingdom, among others. And it has already premiered in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.
At the Goya Awards on January next year, Raúl Cerezo’s “8” will be one of the contenders for Best Short Film. The Goya Awards are the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars for American filmmakers.
The short film is having a successful career toward the most notable worldwide competitions by winning Best Music Award at the Mostra de Cine Jove dElx, Best Short Film Award at the XIII Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico de la Costa del Sol and Jury’s Award at The Antic Horror Picture Show, all of the in Spain.
Cerezo, is also the author of the short films Lenguas (1997) and Escarnio (2004). To watch the trailer of the award-winner “8” go to http://vimeo.com/22037704.
Miss Venezuela wins Miss Mundo crownMiss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares (22) was crowned Miss Mundo 2011 on Sunday, November 6, at a ceremony held in Earls Court Two in London, England. Sarcos became the sixth Miss Venezuela to win the crown in Stea Miss World competition.
Sarcos, who grew up in an orphanage in Venezuela, came ahead of misses from 113 countries, becoming a strong contestant after showing her skills and beauty in the categories of talent, sports, beach beauty, top model, and ‘beauty with a purpose.’ The second place was for Miss Philippines, Gwendoline Ruais, and the third one for Miss Puerto Rico, Amanda Pérez.
Ivian Sarcos had a tough life, she is one of 13 siblings and she lost her parents when she was only eight years old. After receiving the crown, Sarcos said to the AFP “this has taught me that life, although it may be bad, doesn’t have to end badly.” She added “I want to help people in need. People like me, I am an orphan. I would also like to help the elderly and troubled teenagers. As many people as I can.”
According to the organizers, the Miss World competition was followed by more than a billion viewers from more than 168 countries.
