FESTIVAL OF NEW ANDALUCIAN CINEMA GETS UNDERWAY

Members of the ayuntamiento and the organisers of the Festival of New Andalusian Cinema met the provincial government this week to release details of the program to the press. The second festival runs from Monday, June 8th until June 13th. As a prelude two photographic exhibitions opened today - Almeria de Cine and Homejane a Jose Val de Omar. One is exhibition of landscapes in Algeria that were used in spaghetti westerns and the other is a homage to the director from Granada Jose Val de Omar. During the festival there will be two screenings per day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Next Friday there will be a concert Pablo Carbonell at Casares disco from 11.30 pm. The festival closes on Saturday 13th with a gala perfomance and prizegivings.

RADIO CASARES HOSTS SPECIAL ELECTION DEBATE LIVE ON AIR

Radio Casares hosted a special election debate yesterday. The event saw representatives of the different political parties seeking votes come on air to present their platforms and to debate the issues before voting take place on Sunday for the Andalucian parliament. The snap regional election was called in January and over six million voters will go to the polls to elect 109 representatives in the regional parliament. The parliament will decide on the President of the Regional Government. Voters cast their votes using the proportional representation system in a secret ballot. The Socialist Party has dominated the regional parliament since voting for the body began in 1982. Radio Casares has been carrying interviews with the prospective candidates daily on morning show La Voz de la Mañana.

RADIO CASARES GEARS UP FOR ITS COVERAGE OF THE ANDALUCIAN ELECTIONS

Radio Casares has started its special coverage of the regional elections in Andalucia. This week representatives of the different political parties seeking votes have been interviewed about their electoral platforms. A special election debate will be held on air on March 19th. The election coverage has been agreed by the different political parties with the agreement of communications councillor Juan Luis Villalon. Each day there will be an election chronicle which will report on the events and activities involved in the run up to the elections. There will also be in depth interviews daily with representatives of the different parties where they will outline their policies. These interviews will be broadcast on the morning show La Voz de la Mañana between 11.30 and 12 noon. The climax of the election coverage will be next Thursday’s special on air debate.

A FILM festival in Casares will celebrate the best of new Andalucian cinema.

Rolling out the red carpet in Casares

Featuring screenings, exhibitions and a closing gala night, the Festival de Nuevo Cine Andaluz will run from June 2-7.

Barcelona-born film director Mariano Barroso will also be teaching a course on film direction.

A jury of industry professionals – led by Barroso – will choose the film best films submitted by the region’s budding filmmakers for public viewing.

A number of prizes will be awarded including ‘Best Andalucian feature’ and ‘Best short film’.

The collaboration between Casares Town Hall and local tourism operative EcoTourCasares aims to support Andalucia’s thriving film industry.