Myna Has Gone Explained

Myna has gone
Director:Sadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Producer:Javier Albarracin
Starring:Maria del Barrio
David Lopez-Serrano Paez
Diana Facen
Chema Rolland
Francisco Sala
Marina Oria
Alvaro Pascual
Cinematography:Sadrac Gonzalez
Editing:Sadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Studio:City of Light, Spain
Distributor:Lukantum Pictures
Runtime:117 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish, Russian
Budget:$4,500

Myna has gone (in Spanish Myna se va) is a Spanish film directed by Sonia Escolano and Sadrac González. It is a naturalistic, independent film and is played by unknown actors. With a budget of only $4,500, the film won awards at several international film festivals including the Austin Film Festival, one of the top 10 U.S. film festivals.

Curiously, the film features a sequence shot of 33 minutes, the longest in the history of Spanish cinema.[1] According to the directors, the actors needed psychological help during the filming because of the difficulty of the scenes.[2] María del Barrio is the nineteen-year-old actress chosen to play the role of Myna, whose performance has been praised and won awards from several international film festivals including the Austin Film Festival and the Naperville Independent Film Festival.In 2011 the film was released in theaters in the United States which include the cities ofMinneapolis,[3] Los Angeles,[4] St. Louis,[5] Phoenix,[5] Houston,[6] San Francisco,[7] Dallas,[8] Seattle,[9] Miami,[10] Denver,[11] New York,[12] and Palm Beach.[13]

Cast

Awards

Film festivalCategory Result
London Spanish Film FestivalOfficial Selection[14]
Rencontres des cinémas d'Europe, FranceOfficial Selection[15]
Austin Film FestivalSpecial Jury Recognition for Acting[16]
The Indie FestBest PictureWinner[17]
Athens FestOfficial Selection[18]
Indie Fest USAOfficial Selection[19]
The Bronx Independent Film Festival, NYOfficial Selection[20]
The Indie GatheringBest Latin MovieWinner
Atlanta Underground Film FestBest Foreign Language FilmWinner[21]
Sidney Underground Film festival, AustraliaOfficial Selection[22]
Naperville International Film Festival, IllinoisOfficial Selection[23]
Naperville International Film Festival, IllinoisBest ActressWinner[24]
Zaragoza Film FestivalBest ActressSpecial Mention[25]
Nueva York Independent Film and Video FestivalOfficial Selection[26]
Valencia Film Festival, Tirant AvantBest PictureNominated[27]
Valencia Film Festival, Tirant AvantBest ScreenplayNominated
Semana Internacional de Cine e Inmigración de BilbaoClosing film
Macon International Film Festival, GeorgiaBest PictureWinner[28]
Cinematek Film FestivalOfficial selection[29]
Films de Femmes, Creteil, France[30] Best PictureOfficial Selection
Atlantida Film Fest[31] Official selection

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.diarioinformacion.com/cine/2009/07/14/cine-myna/909740.html - Article about Myna Has Gone, the longest sequence shot in the history of Spanish cinema, by EFE
  2. http://www.peliculasespanolas.es/tag/cine-dramatico - List of Spanish movies, psychological support that required the actress during the shoot (article in Spanish)
  3. Web site: Minneapolis : Myna Has Gone (Myna Se Va) . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101022194640/http://www.citypages.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1039866/ . 2010-10-22 .
  4. http://www.laweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-676432/
  5. Web site: St. Louis News and Events Riverfront Times . 2011-12-15 . 2015-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224629/http://www.riverfronttimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-825704/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Houston Press The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas.
  7. Web site: Film Archives - SF Weekly.
  8. http://www.dallasobserver.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1488227/
  9. Web site: Seattle News and Events | News . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610211333/http://www.seattleweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-743609/ . 2015-06-10 .
  10. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1794378/
  11. http://www.westword.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1233223/
  12. http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1313884/
  13. http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-904167/
  14. http://www.londonspanishfilmfestival.com/previous_festivals/2009_festival.html Selections, London Spanish Film Festival 2009
  15. http://www.maisonimage.eu/festival2009-gonzales&escolano.html Myna Has Gone is presented in Reencontres des cinémas d'Europe 2009 (article in French)
  16. http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/files/aff09_film_comp_winners.pdf Austin Film Festival Announces 2009 Film Competition Winners
  17. Web site: Winners-05-2009 . 2014-06-16 . dead . https://archive.today/20130104232833/http://www.theindiefest.com/Winners-05-2009.html . 2013-01-04 .
  18. http://noticias.terra.es/local/2009/0913/actualidad/la-ciudad-de-la-luz-abre-sus-puertas-a-myna-se-va-elegida-mejor-pelicula-en-el-festival-de-atlanta.aspx Article about Myna Has Gone and its award in The Indie Gathering and its official selection in Athensfest 2009 (article in Spanish)
  19. http://indiefestusa.bside.com/2009/films/mynahasgone_indiefestusa2009 Myna Has Gone, screening at Indie Fest USA 2009
  20. http://www.bronxstage.com/html/films/myna_se_va.html Myna Has Gone, Bronx Independent Film Festival
  21. http://www.auff.org/awards.html Awards for Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2009
  22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170551/http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com/program_myna.html/ Myna Has Gone, official selection — Sydney Underground Film Festival web site
  23. http://www.naperfilmfest.org/osp_49.php Official selection, Naperville Independent Film Festival 2009
  24. http://www.mcu.es/cine/docs/Premios2009.pdf List of 2009 Spanish film awards, including Best Actress for Maria del Barrio at the Naperville Film Festival 2009 (article in Spanish)
  25. http://www.festivalcinezaragoza.com/index.php/noticias Myna Has Gone, Special Mention for María del Barrio, Zaragoza Film Festival 2009
  26. http://www.vayacine.com/categoria/criticas Myna se va’: el cine independiente español también existe (article in Spanish)
  27. http://www.tirantavant.com/web/index.php/component/content/article/1-novetats/278-llistats-nominats-tirant-avant-2010 Tirant Avant list of nominees (article in Catalan)
  28. http://www.maconfilmfestival.com/media/news-updates Macon Film Festival Announces 2010 Winners
  29. http://www.cinematek.be/?node=17&event_id=401461800/ Official selection — Cinematek Film Festival
  30. Web site: Le départ de Myna - Myna se va - de Sonia ESCOLANO PUJANTE / Sadrac GONZÁLEZ 34ème Festival International de films de femmes . 2012-01-05 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630045054/http://www.filmsdefemmes.com/Le-depart-de-Myna-Myna-se-va-de.html . 2012-06-30 .
  31. Web site: myna se va ver online - pelicula myna has gone - filmin. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110206153638/http://www.filmin.es/pelicula/myna-se-va . 2011-02-06 .

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