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The festival is going to take place from 19 to 27.02.2011. It's a great opportunity to watch good dear old movies.

More information on: www.retroback.info

San Cecilio is celebrated on the first Sunday of February. On this day there is a pilgrimage that goes up to the Sacromonte to the catacombs of the saint. Here people celebrate this day with picnics, music and dancing.

San Cecilio was one of the three envoys sent by St. Peter to Spain for evangelization. When they were gathered in the catacombs of this mountain with nine other priests they were surrounded by the Romans and martyred. His disciples wrote the story in a lead sheet and hid it between two stones, one white and one black, that were thrown into the river Darro.

After that date were built an abbey and collegiate near the catacombs. During the pilgrimage, the girls of marriageable age touch the white stone if they want to get married or touch the other side of the stone if they dont want. So you know, the choice is yours.

Granada, thanks to its fascinating history and exceptional geographical location, makes a magnificent film set. Our beautiful city is also an extraordinary place to hold a cinema event, encounters between young professionals and the public, of the calibre of the International Young Filmmakers Festival of Granada.

We encourage all of you to participate in this year’s International Young Filmmakers Festival of Granada. You will find little gems to everyone’s liking, a wide variety of contents in which people of all types and all ages will find something to delight them. I am sure that the works screened will move you, amuse you and also make you think.

We from the school will assist sevarl evenings together with our students.

More information on: www.filmfest-granada.com

Granada's International Jazz Festival is one of Europe's oldest and sees both established and up-and-coming jazz artists perform at the Teatro Municipal Isabel La Católica. Previous line-ups include the likes of Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Haden and Art Blakey.

If you enjoy jazz and you like to be "where it is at", make sure you don't miss the Granada jazz festival. Hopefully we will be seeing you there.

You can find related information on the: International Jazz Festival Website.

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Viel Spass beim Lesen und vielleicht bekommen Sie ja Lust, Granada zu besuchen!

Cines del Sur has programmed for viewers a new series of recommendations that discover new talents and revisit some of the more established directors.

Competing in the Official Section are ten films from Asia, Africa and Latin America, all of which will have their Spanish premiere at the Festival; the informative section Itineraries includes most of the best films from this harvest; in the Mediterráneos section works of tremendous quality from countries located on the shores of the Mediterranean will compete with one another.

This year the retrospective is devoted to the last 40 years of Filipino film. The series is a true gem and has never before been seen in this country. It brings together twenty films that have shaped at least two generations of filmmakers who have surprised the film world with the quality and freshness of their work.

For more information visit: www.cinesdelsur.com

La X edición de MUJERES DEL CINE propone la recuperación de la memoria en el cine hecho por mujeres con la presencia de la directora Ana Diez, primera mujer ganadora de un Goya en nuestro país.

Este año se cumple una década de MUJERES DEL CINE, un festival audiovisual que nació hace diez años y continua con la pretensión de enfoque hacia el cine en femenino.

In March 2010, the city of Granada hosts a new edition of the Tango Festival, dedicated to this style of dance, which is popular all around the world and boasts an attendance of world wide professionals and dance lovers alike.
 
There has been an explosion of tango enthusiasts and professional dancers in recent years, going to show that tango is, essentially, a manifestation of contemporary urban culture. This event aims to fill the whole city with rhythm and passion, with over fifty artists and some fifteen shows, as well as parallel activities that go from dance classes and night time parties, through to street performances and meetings between artists and enthusiasts.

Throughout the festival many competitions, themed nights and tuition classes are held. Granada itself is turned into a stage, with celebratory concerts, music and tango dancing in the streets!  The city well and truly comes to Tango life and celebrates this passionate event with flair and sophistication.
 
You can find the programme at www.eltango.com

The idea is to contrast great film classics with works from the 20th century.
This is a one-off opportunity to revisit the films which have served as the original inspiration for the languages and visual effects which have led to our modern cinema today.

This edition of Retroback (05 to 14.02.2010) also includes a parallel programme of exhibitions and concerts. The Festival's opening and closing ceremonies will feature the luxury of music by Mancini, and the icons of classic cinema can also be seen in exhibition rooms and throughout the streets of Granada.

This event is held in a series of different venues in the city of Granada. Although the main site of the Festival is the Teatro Isabel la Católica, there will also be screenings in Cinema 2000 and the Andalusian Film Archive (Filmoteca).

More information on: www.retroback.es