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      Art

      ARCOMadrid 2019: Copperfield, London presents a solo…

      February 21, 2019

      Art

      JUSTMAD, Spain’s flagship art fair dedicated to…

      February 20, 2019

      Art

      Exhibition: A conversation between Pedro Paricio and…

      February 19, 2019

      Art

      “A fountain that seeks a river” Javier…

      February 14, 2019

      Art

      “Matter” Group Show – County Hall Gallery

      January 31, 2019

      Art

      Women in the Visual Arts Biennial 2018…

      November 15, 2018

      Art

      Gaswork Open Call: Residence for Artists Based…

      October 3, 2018

      Art

      Gasworks / 8 Month Participation Residency for…

      October 3, 2018

      6 to see

      #6tosee September

      September 2, 2017

      6 to see

      #6toSee July 2017

      June 30, 2017

      6 to see

      6 to see June

      June 7, 2017

      6 to see

      ‘6 to see’ May

      April 24, 2017

      6 to see

      ‘6 to see’ April

      April 3, 2017

      Artists

      “Matter” Group Show – County Hall Gallery

      January 31, 2019

      Artists

      Ira Lombardía (Asturias, Spain, 1977) at the…

      July 13, 2018

      Artists

      ‘Future Dust’: María José Arceo brings us…

      May 12, 2018

      Artists

      ‘Nights at the Circus’ by Fauve Alice,…

      October 30, 2017

      Artists

      Angela de la Cruz wins the National…

      October 20, 2017

      Artists

      “In One Breath”: The latest exhibition of…

      September 1, 2017

      Artists

      Workshop and performance by Leonor Serrano at…

      July 3, 2017

      Artists

      #6toSee July 2017

      June 30, 2017

      Exhibitions

      Exhibition: A conversation between Pedro Paricio and…

      February 19, 2019

      Exhibitions

      “A fountain that seeks a river” Javier…

      February 14, 2019

      Exhibitions

      “Matter” Group Show – County Hall Gallery

      January 31, 2019

      Exhibitions

      ‘Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up’, the exhibition…

      August 15, 2018

      Exhibitions

      First ever solo exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s…

      July 30, 2018

      Exhibitions

      ‘Human’, an exploration of the human being…

      July 24, 2018

      Exhibitions

      Alvaro Deprit is one of the 28…

      July 21, 2018

      Exhibitions

      FLIPSIDE, an exhibition of creative works inspired…

      July 20, 2018

      Fairs

      ARCOMadrid 2019: Copperfield, London presents a solo…

      February 21, 2019

      Fairs

      JUSTMAD, Spain’s flagship art fair dedicated to…

      February 20, 2019

      Fairs

      Marco Godoy at ARCO2018. Fiction as an…

      March 28, 2018

      Fairs

      Daniel Silvo and Semíramis González curators of…

      February 19, 2018

      Fairs

      The artist William Alexander and the curator…

      April 1, 2017

      Fairs

      Discover the Spanish artists at ‘The Other…

      April 7, 2016

      Fairs

      Isabel Castro Jung presents 2 sculptures and…

      May 19, 2015

      Fairs

      Spanish Artists and Designers at ‘The Other…

      April 26, 2015

      Galleries

      JUSTMAD, Spain’s flagship art fair dedicated to…

      February 20, 2019

      Galleries

      Women in the Visual Arts Biennial 2018…

      November 15, 2018

      Galleries

      Marco Godoy at ARCO2018. Fiction as an…

      March 28, 2018

      Galleries

      The 9th annual JustMAD will take place…

      February 14, 2018

      Galleries

      ‘Ojos de Perro Azul’: Montse Gallego’s tribute…

      October 31, 2017

      Galleries

      ‘El Greco to Goya’: The Wallace Collection…

      August 31, 2017

      Galleries

      #6toSee July 2017

      June 30, 2017

      Galleries

      Blanca Berlín, the only Spanish gallery invited…

      May 5, 2016

      JustMAD

      JUSTMAD, Spain’s flagship art fair dedicated to…

      February 20, 2019

      JustMAD

      Daniel Silvo and Semíramis González curators of…

      February 19, 2018

      JustMAD

      The 9th annual JustMAD will take place…

      February 14, 2018

      Open Calls

      Gaswork Open Call: Residence for Artists Based…

      October 3, 2018

      Open Calls

      Gasworks / 8 Month Participation Residency for…

      October 3, 2018

      Open Calls

      The Maria Jose Jove Foundation takes the…

      October 1, 2018

      Open Calls

      Open Call: Maria José Jove Foundation’s Art…

      July 18, 2018

      SCAN

      Ira Lombardía (Asturias, Spain, 1977) at the…

      July 13, 2018

      SCAN

      Matt Calderwood, Stephanie Mann and Josep Maynou…

      April 18, 2018

      SCAN

      The 9th annual JustMAD will take place…

      February 14, 2018

      SCAN

      Olga Diego’s experiment shows us that putting…

      January 21, 2018

      SCAN

      Live streaming: Follow up the non stop…

      January 16, 2018

      SCAN

      #6toSee July 2017

      June 30, 2017

      SCAN

      FUTURE ARCHEOLOGIES a solo Project by Fran…

      March 8, 2017

      SCAN

      Miseratione non mercede’ at Copperfiel: David Escalona,…

      July 12, 2016

      Video Art

      Live streaming: Follow up the non stop…

      January 16, 2018

      Video Art

      Susana Sanroman presents her piece ‘East of…

      March 8, 2017

      Video Art

      Descriptive Encounters: Herman Kolgen

      June 2, 2015

      Video Art

      “My challenge is to take sound art…

      May 22, 2013

  • Design
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      Art

      ‘Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up’, the exhibition…

      August 15, 2018

      Art

      The Ryders presents: ‘Blue Eyes’, the first…

      April 24, 2018

      Architecture

      Discover Dionisio González’s first solo exhibition in…

      February 19, 2018

      Art

      ‘Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion’ at V&A, the work…

      July 28, 2017

      Architecture

      Discover Dionisio González’s first solo exhibition in…

      February 19, 2018

      Architecture

      THE DESIGN MUSEUM – LONDON’S NEW MECCA…

      May 5, 2017

      Architecture

      Andalusian architect Dolores V. Ruiz Garrido teaches…

      July 14, 2016

      Architecture

      Spanish architects SelgasCano are designing the 15th…

      May 29, 2015

      Fashion

      ‘Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up’, the exhibition…

      August 15, 2018

      Fashion

      ‘Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion’ at V&A, the work…

      July 28, 2017

      Fashion

      Emilio de la Morena comes back to…

      February 23, 2016

      Fashion

      Fashion and long walks through London at…

      December 10, 2015

      Illustration

      Agustin Coll, an illustrator who moves amongst…

      November 30, 2015

      Illustration

      A true #IberoBritEs story from History by…

      September 10, 2015

      Illustration

      #IberoBritEs Stories by our illustrious illustrator João…

      August 26, 2015

      Illustration

      Ricardo Cavolo: “Flame and Passion”

      June 30, 2015

      Product

      The Ryders presents: ‘Blue Eyes’, the first…

      April 24, 2018

      Product

      “Glut Data”, a tribute to Rauschenberg’s art…

      June 14, 2017

      Product

      There is life after Brexit // #1…

      May 19, 2017

      Product

      Óscar Díaz, living surrounded by objects

      February 28, 2017

  • Photography
    • All Exhibitions Photographers Projects
      Art

      ‘Human’, an exploration of the human being…

      July 24, 2018

      Art

      Alvaro Deprit is one of the 28…

      July 21, 2018

      Exhibitions

      Noela Roibas’ Work at the 10th edition…

      July 5, 2017

      Art

      Blanca Berlín, the only Spanish gallery invited…

      May 5, 2016

      Photographers

      Edinburgh: Charlie Clift. Brits Abroad

      April 22, 2016

      Art

      ‘Art on the move’ by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      February 15, 2016

      Art

      Art on the Move by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      January 29, 2016

      Art

      ‘Art on the move’ by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      January 19, 2016

      Exhibitions

      ‘Human’, an exploration of the human being…

      July 24, 2018

      Exhibitions

      Alvaro Deprit is one of the 28…

      July 21, 2018

      Exhibitions

      Noela Roibas’ Work at the 10th edition…

      July 5, 2017

      Exhibitions

      Blanca Berlín, the only Spanish gallery invited…

      May 5, 2016

      Exhibitions

      ‘Art on the move’ by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      February 15, 2016

      Exhibitions

      Art on the Move by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      January 29, 2016

      Exhibitions

      ‘Art on the move’ by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      January 19, 2016

      Exhibitions

      K: emptiness: Architectural Photographs by _Marina_Morón

      May 7, 2015

      Photographers

      Edinburgh: Charlie Clift. Brits Abroad

      April 22, 2016

      Photographers

      Susana Sanromán, a vision of limitless intimacy

      November 4, 2013

      Photographers

      Rosa y Bleda: What Remains

      May 30, 2013

      Photographers

      Brit Es meets Pablo Conejo

      May 26, 2013

      Photographers

      Cristina de Middel: Playing with the truth

      May 19, 2013

      Photographers

      “Crack” by Pablo García Gracía

      April 2, 2013

      Projects

      ‘Art on the move’ by Lorenzo Hernandez:…

      January 19, 2016

      Projects

      Fashion and long walks through London at…

      December 10, 2015

      Projects

      ¡AHLAN!, the Hello! of the Western Sahara,…

      December 19, 2013

      Projects

      Cristina de Middel: Playing with the truth

      May 19, 2013

  • Stage
    • All Dance Music Theatre
      Stage

      ‘I Will Miss You When You’re Gone’,…

      September 19, 2018

      Stage

      Shackleton’s Stowaway at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

      July 18, 2018

      Dance

      15th Anniversary of the ‘Flamenco Festival London’…

      January 23, 2018

      Cinema

      DOC’N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES ‘MANCHESTER KEEPS…

      December 24, 2017

      Stage

      ‘Pizza Man’ begins deliveries this December!

      December 2, 2017

      Cinema

      ‘Residente’, René Pérez Joglar rediscovers his roots

      November 1, 2017

      Brexit

      MATTHEW HERBERT’S BREXIT BIG BAND AND THE…

      October 23, 2017

      Music

      Naima, the contemporary jazz trio from Valencia,…

      October 18, 2017

      Dance

      15th Anniversary of the ‘Flamenco Festival London’…

      January 23, 2018

      Dance

      Igor & Moreno present ‘Andante’ at The…

      October 16, 2017

      Dance

      Tamara Rojo introduces ‘She Said’, her latest…

      April 1, 2016

      Dance

      Essex: Jairo Barrull Flamenco Company present ‘El…

      March 29, 2016

      Dance

      Rosana Antoli at Royal British Society of…

      March 4, 2016

      Dance

      DeNada Dance Theatre headed by Carlos Pons…

      September 22, 2015

      Dance

      Aracaladanza in association with MOKO Dance presents…

      June 30, 2014

      Dance

      Somewhere by the River Thames: Don Quijote…

      June 2, 2014

      Music

      DOC’N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES ‘MANCHESTER KEEPS…

      December 24, 2017

      Music

      ‘Residente’, René Pérez Joglar rediscovers his roots

      November 1, 2017

      Music

      MATTHEW HERBERT’S BREXIT BIG BAND AND THE…

      October 23, 2017

      Music

      Naima, the contemporary jazz trio from Valencia,…

      October 18, 2017

      Music

      The UK’s first and only annual Festival…

      August 30, 2017

      Music

      Jazzoleá brings to London the spirit of…

      April 11, 2017

      Music

      Òscar Colomina i Bosch appointed new Director…

      April 5, 2017

      Music

      Essex: Jairo Barrull Flamenco Company present ‘El…

      March 29, 2016

      Theatre

      ‘I Will Miss You When You’re Gone’,…

      September 19, 2018

      Theatre

      Shackleton’s Stowaway at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

      July 18, 2018

      Theatre

      15th Anniversary of the ‘Flamenco Festival London’…

      January 23, 2018

      Theatre

      ‘Pizza Man’ begins deliveries this December!

      December 2, 2017

      Theatre

      Igor & Moreno present ‘Andante’ at The…

      October 16, 2017

      Theatre

      The Spanish Theatre Company’s UK Premiere of…

      March 8, 2017

      Theatre

      ‘Nothing to say’. A poetic show of…

      December 19, 2016

      Theatre

      Paula Rodríguez and Sandra Arpa recover the…

      July 14, 2016

  • Cinema
    • All Festivals BFI Iberodocs LSFF Films Focus Shortfilms
      Cinema

      DOC’N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES ‘MANCHESTER KEEPS…

      December 24, 2017

      Cinema

      ‘Residente’, René Pérez Joglar rediscovers his roots

      November 1, 2017

      Cinema

      Films, music, Q&A, Castellers and great energy…

      May 12, 2017

      Cinema

      IberoDocs, our favourite film festival in Scotland…

      May 6, 2017

      BFI

      Unravelling an Icon: Highlights from BFI Southbank’s…

      October 4, 2016

      Cinema

      2016 London Spanish Film Festival is here!…

      September 9, 2016

      Cinema

      For the 12th year, the London Spanish…

      September 9, 2016

      BFI

      Julieta (2016). A universal tragedy. Oscar-worthy on…

      September 7, 2016

      Festivals

      Films, music, Q&A, Castellers and great energy…

      May 12, 2017

      Festivals

      IberoDocs, our favourite film festival in Scotland…

      May 6, 2017

      Festivals

      Unravelling an Icon: Highlights from BFI Southbank’s…

      October 4, 2016

      Festivals

      2016 London Spanish Film Festival is here!…

      September 9, 2016

      Festivals

      For the 12th year, the London Spanish…

      September 9, 2016

      Festivals

      Julieta (2016). A universal tragedy. Oscar-worthy on…

      September 7, 2016

      Festivals

      IberoDocs kicks off with ‘Gabo: The Creation…

      May 14, 2016

      Festivals

      ‘Pepe Mujica, Lessons from the Flowerbed’ by…

      May 11, 2016

      BFI

      Unravelling an Icon: Highlights from BFI Southbank’s…

      October 4, 2016

      BFI

      Julieta (2016). A universal tragedy. Oscar-worthy on…

      September 7, 2016

      BFI

      The Fifty Seventh Season of the BFI…

      September 24, 2013

      Iberodocs

      Films, music, Q&A, Castellers and great energy…

      May 12, 2017

      Iberodocs

      IberoDocs, our favourite film festival in Scotland…

      May 6, 2017

      Iberodocs

      IberoDocs kicks off with ‘Gabo: The Creation…

      May 14, 2016

      Iberodocs

      ‘Pepe Mujica, Lessons from the Flowerbed’ by…

      May 11, 2016

      Iberodocs

      IberoDocs, Scotland’s Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival is…

      April 27, 2016

      Iberodocs

      Beli Martínez, ambassador for ‘Novo Cinema Galego’…

      July 13, 2015

      Iberodocs

      Isabel Moura Mendes, Curator of Iberodocs 2015…

      July 11, 2015

      Iberodocs

      A trip to Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, with…

      May 1, 2015

      LSFF

      2016 London Spanish Film Festival is here!…

      September 9, 2016

      LSFF

      For the 12th year, the London Spanish…

      September 9, 2016

      LSFF

      UK premieres, special previews and much more…

      March 22, 2016

      LSFF

      Isabel Coixet will present “Learning to Drive”…

      September 2, 2015

      LSFF

      Catalan and basque Window at London Spanish…

      August 5, 2015

      LSFF

      11th London Spanish Film Festival programme its…

      August 3, 2015

      LSFF

      London Spanish Film Festival’s 5th Spring Weekend…

      April 8, 2015

      LSFF

      Quim Gutiérrez – The Restless Mind

      January 23, 2015

      Films

      ‘Residente’, René Pérez Joglar rediscovers his roots

      November 1, 2017

      Films

      Julieta (2016). A universal tragedy. Oscar-worthy on…

      September 7, 2016

      Films

      Review: The Club (Pablo Larraín, 2015)

      March 15, 2016

      Films

      The Club, directed by Pablo Larraín has…

      February 1, 2016

      Films

      La Muerte En La Alcarria

      October 1, 2015

      Films

      Isabel Coixet will present “Learning to Drive”…

      September 2, 2015

      Films

      ChicaStories presents the UK premiere of The…

      May 29, 2015

      Films

      UNPREDICTABLE, a film about Terry Day directed…

      February 28, 2015

      Focus

      DOC’N ROLL FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERES ‘MANCHESTER KEEPS…

      December 24, 2017

      Focus

      Guido Benedicto, The Journey of a Film-maker…

      February 3, 2015

      Focus

      CinemaAttic’s Glaswegian Venture

      February 3, 2015

      Focus

      Ananke, or Destiny

      August 15, 2014

      Focus

      Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas, Brit Es Talent at the…

      February 21, 2014

      Shortfilms

      The turn-out to our second screening of…

      March 15, 2016

      Shortfilms

      Shorts On Tap And Brit Es Present…

      February 13, 2016

      Shortfilms

      CORTOMETRAJES 7 Spanish Short Films: ‘Starman’ by…

      February 10, 2016

      Shortfilms

      Upcoming screening in London of Lud Mônaco’s…

      February 10, 2016

      Shortfilms

      ‘VIAJE A PIES’ By Khris Cembe, outstanding…

      February 10, 2016

      Shortfilms

      ‘reStart’ a science fiction short directed by…

      February 7, 2016

      Shortfilms

      Shorts On Tap and Brit Es present…

      February 7, 2016

      Shortfilms

      Brit Es Magazine in collaboration with Shorts…

      January 28, 2016

  • Lifestyle
    • All Christmas Gastronomy
      Gastronomy

      Chocolate (possibly derived from the Nahuatl xocolätl)

      August 1, 2017

      Christmas

      A Melancholy Christmas in Edinburgh

      December 24, 2014

      Gastronomy

      Swapping Scones for Tortilla

      March 3, 2014

      Lifestyle

      Same place, same price. Pelucas y Tacones:…

      January 22, 2014

      Christmas

      A Melancholy Christmas in Edinburgh

      December 24, 2014

      Christmas

      Spain is a land for Christmas

      December 20, 2013

      Gastronomy

      Chocolate (possibly derived from the Nahuatl xocolätl)

      August 1, 2017

      Gastronomy

      Swapping Scones for Tortilla

      March 3, 2014

      Gastronomy

      Somerset House “elBulli: Ferran Adrià and the…

      July 17, 2013

      Gastronomy

      British Cuisine I. Orgy in the Kitchen…

      May 14, 2013

  • Words on paper
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      Brexit

      The UK can no longer take part…

      November 27, 2017

      Brexit

      MATTHEW HERBERT’S BREXIT BIG BAND AND THE…

      October 23, 2017

      Brexit

      There is life after Brexit // #2…

      October 14, 2017

      Brexit

      There is life after Brexit // #1…

      May 19, 2017

      Opinion

      Ragnar Kjartansson: Repetition runs riot

      September 19, 2016

      Opinion

      Mona Hatoum: Discomforting Voice

      August 18, 2016

      Literature

      Don Quixote’s marathon reading in Edinburgh next…

      April 20, 2016

      Opinion

      A Fond Farewell to Shortwave Radio

      February 15, 2015

      Books

      Hotel Damasco – A New Story That…

      September 10, 2014

      Books

      My love affair with the independent publisher,…

      June 25, 2014

      Books

      From Galicia to the world beyond (via…

      May 13, 2013

      Books

      “Verde Oliva” by Xavier Alcalá

      April 25, 2013

      Brexit

      The UK can no longer take part…

      November 27, 2017

      Brexit

      MATTHEW HERBERT’S BREXIT BIG BAND AND THE…

      October 23, 2017

      Brexit

      There is life after Brexit // #2…

      October 14, 2017

      Brexit

      There is life after Brexit // #1…

      May 19, 2017

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco By Xavier Alcalá, Chapter IX

      December 7, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco By Xavier Alcalá, Chapter VIII

      November 30, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco By Xavier Alcalá, Chapter VII

      November 15, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco by Xavier Alcalá, Chapter VI

      November 2, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco by Xavier Alcalá, Chapter V

      October 27, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco by Xavier Alcalá, Chapter IV

      October 6, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco by Xavier Alcalá, Chapter III

      October 5, 2014

      Hotel Damasco

      Hotel Damasco by Xavier Alcalá, Chapter II

      October 4, 2014

      Literature

      Don Quixote’s marathon reading in Edinburgh next…

      April 20, 2016

      Literature

      Tantrums, Joy and the Art of Translation

      December 7, 2014

      Literature

      My love affair with the independent publisher,…

      June 25, 2014

      Literature

      From Galicia to the world beyond (via…

      May 13, 2013

      Literature

      Cervantes vs Shakespeare

      April 22, 2013

      London Dramas

      London Dramas II: The Trick that makes…

      March 16, 2014

      London Dramas

      London Dramas: When is this suffering gonna…

      January 3, 2014

      Opinion

      Ragnar Kjartansson: Repetition runs riot

      September 19, 2016

      Opinion

      Mona Hatoum: Discomforting Voice

      August 18, 2016

      Opinion

      A Fond Farewell to Shortwave Radio

      February 15, 2015

      Opinion

      Tantrums, Joy and the Art of Translation

      December 7, 2014

      Opinion

      Legends of Fire by Seth Insua

      June 23, 2014

      Opinion

      Easter versus Easter

      April 17, 2014

      Opinion

      “Ferrol me fecit”. Xavier Alcalá

      May 16, 2013

      Opinion

      Cervantes vs Shakespeare

      April 22, 2013

      Translation

      Translation by Seth Insua – Chapter IV

      June 22, 2014

      Translation

      Translation by Seth Insua – Chapter III

      June 21, 2014

      Translation

      Translation by Seth Insua – Chapter II

      June 6, 2014

      Translation

      “Translation” By Seth Insua / Chapter I

      June 3, 2014

      Writers

      Julian Bell: Spanish Bombs

      January 14, 2014

      Writers

      Luis Cernuda

      May 20, 2013

      Writers

      Cervantes vs Shakespeare

      April 22, 2013

  • Interviews
    • Art

      Daniel Silvo and Semíramis González curators of…

      February 19, 2018

      Brexit

      There is life after Brexit // #2…

      October 14, 2017

      Brexit

      There is life after Brexit // #1…

      May 19, 2017

      Design

      Óscar Díaz, living surrounded by objects

      February 28, 2017

      Art

      #LatinBritEs: Michael Yaikel, Future Folk

      February 22, 2017

      Interviews

      La Beti: “Being a showgirl’s great!”

      May 23, 2016

      Art

      David Catá: The success of the shy…

      December 5, 2015

      Art

      Pedro Paricio Interview

      November 26, 2015

      Art

      Art intervention of the artist Olmo Blanco…

      October 28, 2015

      Interviews

      A conversation between two gentlemen: Guido Benedicto…

      August 7, 2015

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      ARCOMadrid 2019: Copperfield, London presents a solo…

      February 21, 2019

      Art

      JUSTMAD, Spain’s flagship art fair dedicated to…

      February 20, 2019

      Art

      Exhibition: A conversation between Pedro Paricio and…

      February 19, 2019

      Art

      “A fountain that seeks a river” Javier…

      February 14, 2019

      Art

      “Matter” Group Show – County Hall Gallery

      January 31, 2019

      Art

      Women in the Visual Arts Biennial 2018…

      November 15, 2018

      Art

      Gaswork Open Call: Residence for Artists Based…

      October 3, 2018

      Art

      Gasworks / 8 Month Participation Residency for…

      October 3, 2018

      6 to see

      #6tosee September

      September 2, 2017

      6 to see

      #6toSee July 2017

      June 30, 2017

      6 to see

      6 to see June

      June 7, 2017

      6 to see

      ‘6 to see’ May

      April 24, 2017

      6 to see

      ‘6 to see’ April

      April 3, 2017

      Artists

      “Matter” Group Show – County Hall Gallery

      January 31, 2019

      Artists

      Ira Lombardía (Asturias, Spain, 1977) at the…

      July 13, 2018

      Artists

      ‘Future Dust’: María José Arceo brings us…

      May 12, 2018

      Artists

      ‘Nights at the Circus’ by Fauve Alice,…

      October 30, 2017

      Artists

      Angela de la Cruz wins the National…

      October 20, 2017

      Artists

      “In One Breath”: The latest exhibition of…

      September 1, 2017

      Artists

      Workshop and performance by Leonor Serrano at…

      July 3, 2017

      Artists

      #6toSee July 2017

      June 30, 2017

      Exhibitions

      Exhibition: A conversation between Pedro Paricio and…

      February 19, 2019

      Exhibitions

      “A fountain that seeks a river” Javier…

      February 14, 2019

      Exhibitions

      “Matter” Group Show – County Hall Gallery

      January 31, 2019

      Exhibitions

      ‘Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up’, the exhibition…

      August 15, 2018

      Exhibitions

      First ever solo exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s…

      July 30, 2018

      Exhibitions

      ‘Human’, an exploration of the human being…

      July 24, 2018

      Exhibitions

      Alvaro Deprit is one of the 28…

      July 21, 2018

      Exhibitions

      FLIPSIDE, an exhibition of creative works inspired…

      July 20, 2018

      Fairs

      ARCOMadrid 2019: Copperfield, London presents a solo…

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Guido Benedicto, The Journey of a Film-maker in the Making

written by Brit Es Magazine February 3, 2015
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Guido Benedicto’s (Brussels, 1983) story shares many elements with so many other up-and-coming creative figures, who come to the British capital in search of the opportunity that will put their career definitively on the right track. Guido is part of that generation that grew up in the global age, with the possibilities offered by the Internet, a firm grasp of foreign languages and expertise in technology, but with few (if any) professional openings in their own country. He was born in Belgium to Spanish parents, and until the age of twelve he studied at an international school in Strasbourg, later studying Audio-visual Communication at the University of Valencia, before leaving the country once again, this time to learn how to be a film director.

Guido Benedicto’s (Brussels, 1983) story shares many elements with so many other up-and-coming creative figures, who come to the British capital in search of the opportunity that will put their career definitively on the right track. Guido is part of that generation that grew up in the global age, with the possibilities offered by the Internet, a firm grasp of foreign languages and expertise in technology, but with few (if any) professional openings in their own country. He was born in Belgium to Spanish parents, and until the age of twelve he studied at an international school in Strasbourg, later studying Audio-visual Communication at the University of Valencia, before leaving the country once again, this time to learn how to be a film director.

Despite his knowledge of three languages and wide skill set covering various areas (cameraman, sound assistant and assistant director), it was impossible for him to find paid work in Spain. After six months of fruitless searching, he decided to try his luck in London. Now, four years of struggles and uncertainties later, he is about to release his first short film, the crucial first step for any director aspiring to make feature films. In this interview, Guido tells us just how hard it has been to scramble onto this first rung of the directing career ladder.

As Jacques Brel said, uncertainty gives rise to conflict, and from there come the best creations. London ensnares you, absorbs you, it’s tough and really expensive and it’s hard to find the right moment for you to say what you want to say and how you want to say it.

Did you always want to be a film director?
Since I was a little boy! I was always really interested in films, and a love of good cinema was instilled in me from a young age: I was always fascinated by what was happening on the big screen.

Why did you grow outside Spain?
My parents are teachers, and they always wanted us to have an education that brought us into contact with a diverse, cultured environment. We went to Belgium first, and then France. In Strasbourg I would go to class and speak French, I was studying English, and then at home we spoke Spanish. I’m the youngest of three brothers, and we all grew up really open to different ways of thinking, being creative, interested in art. 

Did you notice a big difference when you moved back [to Spain]?
Well, yes, to be honest, it was really hard for me to adapt to the system of rote-learning and exams, and I felt a bit marginalized, I came from another country and it was like being a foreigner in my own home. Being creative was frowned upon, I remember being surprised when a boy in my class told me he studied the piano, but asked me not to tell anyone else. In Strasbourg, there was an incredibly high standard in artistic and cultural studies, almost all of the kids would finish class for the day and go to a school specialized in music, painting, cinema or theatre. There just wasn’t this tradition in Spain, these creative pursuits are seen as a kind of hobby.

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When did you decide to come to London?
When I finished my degree I went to spend three months with a Belgian producer, and ended up staying there for almost a year working for them in practically every department. After that, I went back to Spain, thinking that I’d be able to use what I’d learnt, but it was impossible. The few offers I got were all to work for free, there weren’t even any jobs at minimum wage. Suddenly my future looked very bleak and I decided to get out of there. To tell you the truth, I came here looking for answers without really knowing what questions I was asking.

Tell us about your career over here.
Well, the first thing you find out, pretty much as soon as you get here, is that your English isn’t good enough for you to get a professional job. It always comes down to that: I don’t know many Swedish pot-washers. I started out living in a house with bunk beds all over the place, there were eleven of us, all Spaniards or Italians, journalists, engineers and the like… and all working in kitchens or as waiters. You find yourself being forced to take a job just to pay the bills, you work 40 or 50 hours a week, and on the days off you do get, it’s really hard to get on with your own stuff. It’s a shock after the comfortable ease of living quietly in your own country. In any case, I think it’s an interesting learning process, going through a drastic change like that means you come out of the other side stronger. At least you can survive here, it’s hard but things get better, little by little, if you can hold out long enough, and in the end you get what you want.

People calling us exiles, as if somehow we were downtrodden victims, that’s stigmatising. What I see is people with ambition and a different way of expressing themselves… and we’ll reject that label!

Do you mean that adversity hones creativity?
Exactly. As Jacques Brel said, uncertainty gives rise to conflict, and from there come the best creations. London ensnares you, absorbs you, it’s tough and really expensive and it’s hard to find the right moment for you to say what you want to say and how you want to say it. On top of that, you’re faced with a completely different set of paradigms, another way of thinking about things. It took me almost three years to write a script in English, get a team together, shoot… you have to get to the point where you feel mature enough to do what you really want to do.

Do you identify with what has become known as Spain’s ‘exiled generation’?
That’s not a helpful label — we’ve had the good fortune of being able to develop and grow in foreign lands with new stimuli, and that can only be enriching to what we have to offer. Unless you’ve done that in your life, you can’t imagine how it changes your mentality. It’s this constant apprenticeship where you appreciate what you’ve got and embrace what you discover, it’s a wonderful experience. People calling us exiles, as if somehow we were downtrodden victims, that’s stigmatising. What I see is people with ambition and a different way of expressing themselves… and we’ll reject that label!

From being an assistant on history documentaries and television news items, you’ve moved on to making a short film — is it finally time to tell your own stories?
Finding your voice and your way of telling a story can only happen after lots of experimenting, and to create something, I think it has to be rooted in personal perception. Not that long ago I actually didn’t have an appetite for telling my own stories – I think that to be able to be creative you’ve got to overcome lots of different fears, and be sufficiently mature to bring your ideas together and throw yourself in to what it is that you want. A painter can throw away a canvas and that doesn’t matter, but a film involves lots of people and getting it wrong would be a big deal, you can’t just throw away the whole team’s work, not least of course because of how much money will have gone into it.

Photos © Noela Roibás

Photos © Noela Roibás

Who do you think have been your key influences?
Wow, there are so many – Zulueta, Godard, Tarkovsky, Saura Welles, Spielberg, Malick, Renoir, Victor Erice, American cinema in the 1970s – I watch everything because watching the greats is how you learn.

Tell us about your first work – it’s a short film, called Klesh.
‘Klesh’ is a made-up word, it’s a metaphorical combination of ‘crash’ and ‘flesh’; you can think of it as ‘the moment of impact’. Klesh, the film, is a fantasy in terms of genre, and it’s about the immediate reaction to an unexpected trauma. I wanted to show the shock, the emotional tsunami of this kind of situation, that moment when you realise that everything is exploding, collapsing right before your eyes.

Was it easy to get the crew together? Did you have to overcome any problems in filming?
I had an amazing team around me. It was very cosmopolitan, the only Spaniards were myself and Rodrigo Gil, the soundman, and in the post-production now I’m lucky to be able to work with a fantastic composer in Papu Sebastián who will be in charge of the soundtrack. Problems-wise, as ever in these situations there were countless issues where I had to find solutions on the hop, some technical and some human. One example — the director of photography was taken ill with malaria midway through filming and I had to get someone else in the very next day. Filming is like going into battle, there are a thousand obstacles you might have to overcome, endless details and you never know what you’re going to come up against.

I’d be curious to know how you get the money together to make a short film as an unknown director?
Okay, in my case I did it with my own resources – money from my savings and my family. I spent a lot of money hiring equipment and paying everyone. I could have made it cheaper but this being my first time, you always pay as a newbie. I think your first short film is like a covering letter, so I really want it to come out well.

What emerges from this kind of micro-patronage is often very surprising, whether it’s people you know who can’t spare twenty pence, or total strangers on the other side of the world coming up with £50.

When can we see it?
We still haven’t completed the final stage, post-production. The thing is that the money I had didn’t cover the whole process, so now I’ve begun a crowdfunding campaign to bring in the final £2,500 we need. It’s actually turning out to be a wonderful experience, what emerges from this kind of micro-patronage is often very surprising, whether it’s people you know who can’t spare twenty pence, or total strangers on the other side of the world coming up with £50. This kind of finance, which adds up to make more than the sum of its parts, is the perfect solution for new projects, so hopefully I can raise this money to bring my first film to bear.

What are your plans for the future?
I’m already thinking about my next short film, I’m going to do something a bit closer to life, about this city, about my everyday surroundings. I want to keep making films until I find my own style, my own voice, and above all films somebody can finance [laughs]!

What advice would you give to someone wanting to be a filmmaker?
Don’t even hesitate, just go for it, start making films. Don’t be afraid, have confidence in yourself. You’ll always find people who will help you to develop but there’s only one way to tell stories — your way. You can fight to get what you want here, the only secret is just don’t give up, don’t get dragged down by pessimism, it’s important to look on the bright side of things. With patience and tenacity, you can achieve whatever you want.
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The crowdfunding campaign for Klesh ends on February 18th. You can support it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/klesh/klesh
The official website for Klesh is www.kleshshortfilm.com
And you can find out more about Benedicto’s work here: www.guidobenedicto.com

Translated by Sam Burne James & Alison Walsh
Guido Benedicto, The Journey of a Film-maker in the Making was last modified: February 26th, 2017 by Brit Es Magazine
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