Juan Figueroa closes his trilogy with the feature film Hekatombe
Hekatombe will be filmed over the next few months mainly in the city of Salamanca and in various locations in the provinces of Salamanca and Zamora
Salamanca Film Commission has collaborated with the director by facilitating permit processing and advising on logistics and production tasks
Salamanca Film Commission has collaborated with the director by facilitating permit processing and advising on logistics and production tasks
This week, filming has begun for the third feature film by filmmaker Juan Figueroa, “Hekatombe,” based on the painting by Ramiro Tapia. The film concludes the director's trilogy, which started in 2011 with “Animal Piedra,” starring sculptor Severiano Grande, and continued with “Sobrenatural” (2016), in which case the protagonist was master Andrés Vázquez.
Hekatombe is an “independent” film that does not seek to interpret Ramiro Tapia's work but rather to experience it, turning the film into an open work intended to convey a multiple and dreamlike journey to the viewer. The protagonist of the film is the painting, the filmic potentialities of the pictorial image.
Hekatombe will be filmed over the next few months mainly in the city of Salamanca, in spaces such as Da2, and in various locations in the provinces of Salamanca and Zamora. The recording work is divided into three phases: from August 29 to September 6; from September 27 to October 5; and finally, 15 days between November and December.
Juan Figueroa is the screenwriter and director of this 85-minute black and white film. Production is handled by Unidad Astronómica Films.
Salamanca Film Commission has collaborated with the director by facilitating permit processing and advising on logistics and production tasks.
Hekatombe is an “independent” film that does not seek to interpret Ramiro Tapia's work but rather to experience it, turning the film into an open work intended to convey a multiple and dreamlike journey to the viewer. The protagonist of the film is the painting, the filmic potentialities of the pictorial image.
Hekatombe will be filmed over the next few months mainly in the city of Salamanca, in spaces such as Da2, and in various locations in the provinces of Salamanca and Zamora. The recording work is divided into three phases: from August 29 to September 6; from September 27 to October 5; and finally, 15 days between November and December.
Juan Figueroa is the screenwriter and director of this 85-minute black and white film. Production is handled by Unidad Astronómica Films.
Salamanca Film Commission has collaborated with the director by facilitating permit processing and advising on logistics and production tasks.
Juan Figueroa, with degrees in Philosophy and Law from the University of Salamanca, has developed his teaching career by giving film directing courses in Madrid, Bordeaux (France), San Antonio de los Baños (Cuba), and Sao Paulo alongside Indian filmmaker Buddhadev Dasgupta. His artistic career has been between Brazil and Spain, and he has directed short films, documentaries, and video art such as “Jardín Cerrado” (Brazil. 2010), “Auto de Fé” (Spain-England. 2007), “Domingo 23 de Octubre” (Spain-England. 2005), Lixografías (Brazil 2002), La Llave (Cuba. 1995), but perhaps his best work has been the essay-documentary Fazedor de Montanhas (Imagen Essencial Films/Unidad Astronómica. Brazil-Spain 2008), which has garnered numerous national and international awards. Juan Figueroa made the leap to feature films in 2011 with “Animal Piedra,” a film starring sculptor Severiano Grande, which was shot entirely in the province of Salamanca; after “Animal Piedra”; “Sobrenatural” took the lead in Juan Figueroa's career; the feature film is currently competing in international festivals, having won the award for best experimental film at the Sydney Festival, and has also been selected for the 41st International Film Festival of Sao Paulo.
Ramiro Tapia (1931). One of the fundamental painters of our time. Original. Angular. Heterogeneous. Evolutionary. A painter in continuous metamorphosis. Unique.
Ramiro Tapia (1931). One of the fundamental painters of our time. Original. Angular. Heterogeneous. Evolutionary. A painter in continuous metamorphosis. Unique.