Denzel Washington: “I was moved by the passion that I have felt in … – Basque Journal

Denzel Washington was the absolute king of the first night of 2014 Zinemaldia He was received with huge applause upon arrival at the red carpet and a little later, with the Donostia Award in hand, said to be moved by the affection he received in San Sebastian. The actor received the award during the gala to officially open the Film Festival and was presented by Karra Elejalde and Edurne Ormazabal.

The gala started with a memory for Nestor Basterretxea , recently deceased and co-author of the first film screened at the Basque Film Festival San Sebastian : ‘Amalur’. Below are the various sections were presenting the event in a ceremony attended by the Basque President Iñigo Urkullu, Culture Minister Jose Ignacio Wert, the General Deputy of Gipuzkoa, Martin Garitano, and the mayor, Juan Karlos Izagirre .

Pamela Bienzobas, coordinator of FIPRESCI (International Film Critics Association), announced that according to this entity is the best movie of the year: ‘Boyhood’ . José Luis Hervías, representative of Universal Pictures, was in charge of collecting this award is given each year during Zinemaldia. Richard Linklater, director of the film, he offered his thanks in a video: “I hope the audience will enjoy it as much film as we did during the shooting,” said

Maribel Verdú , very elegant, was another of the stars of the show. The actress was responsible for presenting the initiatives within the festival promote contact between among film industry professionals. They competed elegance Cayetana Guillén Cuervo , for presentaar prize Another look, and Unax Ugalde who presented the initiatives that have settled firmly into the Zinemaldia as those dedicated to gastronomy or cycle ‘Savage’ oriented action sport and adventure.

The presentation of the Horizontes Award Latinos contributed a nod to the Royal Society , the club he cheered enthusiastically Sara Silveira, the Brazilian producer who chairs this year the jury of this section.

Maribel Verdú on stage at the Kursaal. / Lobo Altuna

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One of the highlights of the show was the presentation of the Official Selection Jury, who thanked Voice its president, Fernando Bovaira, event invitation and the ‘responsibility given. ” Broke protocol Nastassja Kinski brief but enthusiastically to emphasize the beauty of the city that will welcome you in the coming days.

Recognition 25 year career

Then began the delivery Denzel Washintgon Donostia Award , who until tonight already had more than 70 prestigious awards. Antoine Fuqua, director of the film ‘The Equalizer’, stressed the qualities of an actor “talented, able to be different in each person of their work.” This feature was also highlighted by the presenters of the show, who recalled a career of 25 years since its appearance in ‘Glory’, a film which won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1989.

Fuqua stressed the first black Donostia Prize capacity “amazing” as an actor in addition to his “great compassion and heart.” “It’s one of the most sincere people I know” and its actions “transcend” because he is a performer with “great power and with a gift,” he remarked.

suit and black tie, smiling, Denzel Washington received the Donostia Award from his friend Antoine Fuqua. He apologized for not speaking in Castilian and thanked the event the award “from the bottom of MYHEART”. He had kind words for the Gipuzkoa audience: “It is poignant passion and love we have felt here today.” He had a special memory for all his followers, “for their support all these years.”

The star of Malcom X and Hurricane Carter has displayed an absolute command of the stage show nothing by it. Washington addressed the audience by pointing to the applause to die and before his speech corrected Fuqua, who was greeted with a “good morning” in Spanish. “It’s good night,” he protested the actor to director with whom he won an Oscar for ‘The Training Day’ and with preparing a remake of ‘The Magnificent Seven’.

“I do not know Spanish, but my heart ‘is spanish’ “Washington noted in his speech, adding that he was” moved “by the” passion “that the public has shown him” on the streets “of San Sebastián.