Myna Has Gone

Myna has gone
Directed by Sadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Produced by Javier Albarracin
Written by Sadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Starring Maria del Barrio
David Lopez-Serrano Paez
Diana Facen
Chema Rolland
Francisco Sala
Marina Oria
Alvaro Pascual
Cinematography Sadrac Gonzalez
Edited by Sadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Production
company
City of Light, Spain
Distributed by Lukantum Pictures
Release dates
 December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
(Spain)
Running time
 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, this film has 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 of Minneapolis,[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] y Palm Beach,[13]

Cast

Awards

Film Festival Category 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[18]
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[27]
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

References

  1. ↑ - Article about Myna Has Gone, the longest sequence shot in the history of Spanish cinema, by EFE
  2. ↑ - List of Spanish movies, psychological support that required the actress during the shoot (article in Spanish)
  3. ↑ http://www.citypages.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1039866/
  4. ↑ http://www.laweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-676432/
  5. 1 2 http://www.riverfronttimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-825704/
  6. ↑ http://www.houstonpress.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1392628/
  7. ↑ http://www.sfweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1635843/
  8. ↑ http://www.dallasobserver.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1488227/
  9. ↑ http://www.seattleweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-743609/
  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. ↑ Selections, London Spanish Film Festival 2009
  15. ↑ Myna Gas Gone is presented in Reencontres des cinémas d'Europe 2009 (article in French)
  16. ↑ Austin Film Festival Announces 2009 Film Competition Winners
  17. ↑
  18. 1 2 Article about Myna Has Gone and its award in The Indie Gathering and its official selection in Athensfest 2009 (article in Spanish)
  19. ↑ Myna Gas Gone, screening at Indie Fest USA 2009
  20. ↑ Myna Has Gone, Bronx Independent Film Festival
  21. ↑ Awards for Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2009
  22. ↑ Myna Has Gone, official selection — Sydney Underground Film Festival web site
  23. ↑ Official selection, Naperville Independent Film Festival 2009
  24. ↑ List of 2009 Spanish film awards, including Best Actress for Maria del Barrio at the Naperville Film Festival 2009 (article in Spanish)
  25. ↑ Myna Has Gone, Special Mention for María del Barrio, Zaragoza Film Festival 2009
  26. ↑ Myna se va’: el cine independiente español también existe (article in Spanish)
  27. 1 2 Tirant Avant list of nominees (article in Catalan)
  28. ↑ Macon Film Festival Announces 2010 Winners
  29. ↑ Official selection — Cinematek Film Festival
  30. ↑ http://www.filmsdefemmes.com/Le-depart-de-Myna-Myna-se-va-de.html
  31. ↑ http://www.filmin.es/pelicula/myna-se-va

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