Black Is Beltza Explained

Black is Beltza
Director:Fermín Muguruza
Screenplay:Fermín Muguruza
Harkaitz Cano
Eduard Sola
Music:Fermín Muguruza
Raül Refree[1]
Cinematography:Beñat Beitia
Editing:Dani Azpitarte
Studio:Setmàgic Audiovisual
Talka Records and Films
Runtime:88 minutes[2]
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Black is Beltza is a 2018 adult animated drama film directed by Fermín Muguruza (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Muguruza, Harkaitz Cano and Eduard Sola, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Muguruza, Cano and Jorge Alderet.[3] [4] A co-production by Setmàgic Audiovisual and Talka Records and Films, the soundtrack was composed by Muguruza, a Basque rock musician, and Raül Refree, a Spanish record producer.[5] The film was released in Spain on 5 October 2018, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Gaudí Awards.

Premise

In October 1965, a group of processional giants, inspired by parades in Pamplona, is invited to march down New York’s 5th Avenue on Hispanic Day. But the racial discrimination policies, two black giants are not allowed in the parade. Debarring from this true-event, which happened a few months after Malcolm X’s death the story turns on Manex, a young Basque who travels to New York to walk inside one of the carnival giants.

Manex will be an inadvertent witness to some of the most remarkable events and actors from the last decades: Racial riots, the Black Panthers, the Cuban Revolution, Cold War spy games, which all make for a colourful portrait of the ’60s counterculture era. [6]

Accolades

Released in Spain on 5 October 2018, Black is Beltza was nominated for two accolades:

AwardDateCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef
Emile Awards8 December 2018Best Soundtrack in a Feature FilmFermín Muguruza and Raül Refree[7]
Gaudí Awards27 January 2019Best Animated FeatureFermín Muguruza[8]
Quirino Awards6 April 2019Best Sound Design and Original MusicFermín Muguruza and Raül Refree[9]

Sequel

A sequel, titled is set to be released in 2022.[10] It will follow Ainhoa, the daughter of Manex, who has inherited his social commitment and taste for adventure.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.soundtrack.net/movie/black-is-beltza/ Black is Beltza
  2. https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/black-is-beltza-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mjk5njy Black is Beltza
  3. https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a23546968/black-is-beltza-pelicula-critica/ Película Black is Beltza - crítica Black is Beltza
  4. https://www.mondosonoro.com/noticias-actualidad-musical/muguruza-refree-bso-black-is-beltza/ Fermin Muguruza y Refree firman la BSO de "Black Is Beltza"
  5. Mayorga, Emilio (24 September 2017) San Sebastián: Film Factory Entertainment Acquires 'Black is Beltza' (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. Mayorga, Emilio (22 September 2016) San Sebastian: Fermin Muguruza Preps Singular Animation Debut ‘Black Is Beltza’ (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. AWN Staff Editor (9 November 2018) Nominees Announced for 2018 Emile Awards . Animation World Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. https://www.academiadelcinema.cat/ca/component/zoo/item/black-is-beltza Black Is Beltza
  9. Web site: 'Un día más con vida' y 'Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas' finalistas a los II Premios Quirino de animación. RTVE. Jesús. Jiménez. 19 February 2019. 5 August 2023. es. 4 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230804190143/https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20190219/dia-mas-vida-bunuel-laberinto-tortugas-finalistas-ii-premios-quirino-animacion/1887120.shtml. live.
  10. Moyano, Alberto (11 December 2020) 'Black is Beltza' tendrá segunda parte . (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. Lang, Jamie; Sandoval, Pablo (21 September 2021) Basque Production Booms: 20 Exciting Upcoming Titles from the Spanish Region. Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.