Amparo Fortuny
Born
Amparo Soria Fortuny

Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Film director and producer
Known forSpanish Teen Rally

Amparo Fortuny (Valencian pronunciation: [əmˈpəˈɾo foɾˈtuɲ]; Spanish: Amparo Fortuny) is a Spanish director and producer of films and documentaries.[1][2][3] As a documentary filmmaker she is best known for the feature film Spanish Teen Rally. Estudiar En Primavera,[4][5] which is about a group of teenagers whose protests in defense of Public Education triggered the "Valencian Spring".[6][7][8][9]

Biography

Fortuny was born in the city of València, Spain.[10][11][12] She studied at Instituto Lluís Vives, screenwriting at NIC, earned a degree from the Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid (ECAM) and a master's degree from the Glasgow School of Art.[13][14][15]

Film poster Estudiar en primavera

For years, she coordinated working on television with various audiovisual projects.[lower-alpha 1][20][21] Her work has been exhibited internationally at film festivals, museums and art galleries.[22][23][24][25] She founded her own production company The Next Day Films[lower-alpha 2] which has produced documentary films, shorts, music videos, participatory projects, experimental films, VR and commercials and projects outside the audiovisual sector, such as exhibitions, cultural management, campaigns and other types of cultural projects.[29][16][17][30] She has directed shortfilms, Videos and the feature documentary Spanish Teen Rally (Estudiar en primavera) premiered at Cineteca Matadero Madrid Centre for Contemporary Creation.[31][32][33][34] It was well received by the media and has been screened internationally at various film festivals. She is also lecturer of filmmaking and storytelling at Glasgow Clyde College.[35][36][37]

Filmography

Direction

Year Film / TV Notes
2014 Estudiar en primavera (Spanish Teen Rally)[38][39] Film director / screenwriter.[40][41]
2012 La Mata[42] Co-director with Irene De Juan[43]
2010 Come on Gym[44] Director. Broadcast MTV[45]
2008 Quizá Broadway[46][47] Film director / screenwriter[48][49]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Her audiovisual projects include: video activism, the collective documentary My Choice. The Freedom Train, pop up cinema and radical film culture.[16][17][18][19]
  2. ↑ The Next Day Films was founded by Amparo Fortuny in Scotland.[26][27][28]

References

  1. ↑ "Director Amparo Fortuny". Mubi. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ↑ Vañó Vicedo & García Sáez 2015, p. 171–180.
  3. ↑ Payà Rico, Andrés; Laudo Castillo, Xavier (2015). "Véase el documental dirigido por Amparo Fortuny en 2014 «Estudiar en primavera»: Una experiencia docente de pedagogía de la reiteración para la enseñanza de la historia de la educación" (PDF). In Actas del XVIII Coloquio de Historia de la Educación: Arte, literatura y educación (in Catalan). Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, 2015. 2 (5): 516. ISBN 978-84-943286-6-4. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ↑ Tremlett, Giles (2012-02-21). "Valencia police and students clash over education cuts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Thousands take to Valencia streets in protest against police violence and education cuts". El País. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Spanish police clash violently with students: "I don't understand how the situation degenerated so fast"". The Observers. France 24. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  7. ↑ "Spain protest over riot police beatings in Valencia". BBC News. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. ↑ Oliver, Pedro; Urda, Jesús-Carlos (2019). "The Repression of Protest in Spain after 15-M". Social Justice. 46 (2/3 (156)): 75–100. JSTOR 26952574. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ↑ Millán Trujillo 2013, p. 87.
  10. ↑ Terrasa, Rodrigo (2013-01-19). "Un documental sobre las protestas estudiantiles de 2012 – Cuando febrero fue primavera". El Mundo (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  11. ↑ "La sexta noticias". La Sexta (in Spanish). Madrid. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  12. ↑ Jorques, Begoña (2023-04-03). "Filmin dedica un canal al cine valenciano". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). València. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  13. ↑ "El documental Estudiar en Primavera se preestrena en OCCC y la UV". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Valencia. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  14. ↑ Andrés Durà, Raquel (2015-03-03). "Documental Amparo Fortuny". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  15. ↑ Amparo Fortuny, Wikidata Q90073000
  16. 1 2 Suárez Suárez 2020, p. 165.
  17. 1 2 Vélez-Serna 2020, p. 173–200.
  18. ↑ Newsinger, Wayne & Presence 2020, p. 69–78.
  19. ↑ "Talk on Video Activism". GCAN. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  20. ↑ "Amparo Fortuny". Tianjin Maoyan Culture Media (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  21. ↑ "Catálogo directoras: Amparo Fortuny Bio-". Filmin (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  22. ↑ "Amparo Fortuny Artist Overview". MutualArt. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  23. ↑ "Estudiar en primavera. Amparo Fortuny". Matadero Madrid. Centre for Contemporary Creation. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  24. ↑ Terrasa, Rodrigo (2013-03-16). "Exposición en La Nau de Valencia. Lucha de clases". El Mundo (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 2023-03-16. La exposición cuenta con obras de arte contemporáneo de firmas como Anzo, Equipo Crónica, Equipo Realidad, Rafael Canogar, Juan Genovés o Giangiacomo Spadari y el documental 'Estudiar en primavera' de Amparo Fortuny.
  25. ↑ "Las mañanas de cuatro". Cuatro (in Spanish). Madrid. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  26. ↑ "The Next Day Films". The Next Day Films. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  27. ↑ The Next Day Films, Wikidata Q117265161
  28. ↑ Chordá, Joanvi (2022-08-01). "El equipo vinculado a las artes, está dirigido por Amparo Fortuny en representación del Glasgow Council de Escocia" [The team linked to the arts is directed by Amparo Fortuny on behalf of the Glasgow City Council of Scotland.]. Makma. Revista de artes visuales y cultura contemporánea. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  29. ↑ Morris, Allison (2020-10-14). "Almost 80 leading figures from the world of film and academia have pledged support to the makers of a documentary about the loyalist Glenanne Gang". The Irish News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  30. ↑ Carrillo-Linares, Alberto (2013). "Efectos no previstos de la represión franquista en la Universidad". IdUS (in Spanish). University of Seville: 6. hdl:11441/36409. ISBN 9788437090917. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  31. ↑ "Film Spanish Teen Rally (Estudiar En Primavera)". Mubi. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  32. ↑ "The Next Day Films". 12 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  33. ↑ Pérez Bretones, Júlia (2020-07-30). Correfoc: Una història escrita per nosaltres. Un documental sobre el cambio sufrido por el movimiento estudiantil en España en la última década. Universitat Politècnica de València (Proyecto/Trabajo fin de carrera/grado). p. 52. hdl:10251/149025. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  34. ↑ López Hernando, Juan José; Sanz Díaz, Benito (2013). "Las detenciones de abril de 1971". Roderic. 55 – Història (in Spanish). Spain: University of Valencia: 7. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  35. ↑ "Entrevista a Amparo Fortuny". Cine en violeta (in Spanish). 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  36. ↑ "Cineteca Programme". Cineteca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  37. ↑ Altarriba Vilanova, Guillermo (2017-06-22). "Esculpir el tiempo (de crisis): construcciones fílmicas sobre la recesión económica global". CEU Biblioteca (in Spanish): 82, 25. hdl:10637/11475. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  38. ↑ "Documentary Estudiar en Primavera. Spanish Teen Rally". 20minutos (in Spanish). Europa Press. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  39. ↑ "Películas. La Vanguardia". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  40. ↑ "Película Estudiar en primavera. Spanish Teen Rally". Filmin (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  41. ↑ "Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed". AVClub. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  42. ↑ "Cines: La Mata". Cines. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  43. ↑ La Mata (in Spanish), 2012, Wikidata Q117156128
  44. ↑ "Jenesaispop Music Video". JNSP (in Spanish). 15 January 2010. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  45. ↑ Soria, Sara. "Iniciativa". Le cool (in Spanish). Valencia. Le Cool Agency. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  46. ↑ Maybe Broadway, Director: Amparo Fortuny, 2008, Wikidata Q117156086{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  47. ↑ "Amparo Fortuny. RGNN". Roostergnn Global News Network (in Spanish). 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  48. ↑ "Quizá Broadway Film". Sens Critique (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  49. ↑ "Quizá Broadway". Fescila (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-20.

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