Pragda is an independent cultural initiative, spanish cinema promoters and film distribution company.
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History
In 2003, Pragda founded ShortMetraje, a Spanish short film series hosted by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. In 2005 the series travelled to 15 US cities, London (Spanish Film Club) and México DF (Espacio Cine). Pragda also brought the first Spanish documentary series to NYC, Docuspain, in 2006. In 2007, organized 13 film events, among them, Spain (Un)Censored, hosted by MoMA New York and BFI Southbank London. In 2008, the number of events increased to 23, and it was the first edition of the Festival of New Spanish Cinema, a traveling annual Spanish Film Festival. It has collaborate with cultural institutions as MoMA (New York), Harvard Film Archives (Boston), The Film Society of Lincoln Center (New York), BFI Southbank (London), Houston Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), etc.
ShortMetraje
The Film Society of Lincoln Center (New York), presents, each December since 2003, short films by the youngest generation of Spanish creators. ShortMetraje was an initiative created to support and promote the works of Spanish filmmakers in the US territory.
Festival of New Spanish Cinema
Traveling festival of contemporary Spanish cinema in several cities throughout North America (U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada), in a yearly basis, since 2008. One director per city presents his/her film and gives a lecture to film students at the local universities.
Some of the films included in the Festival of New Spanish Cinema:
Spain (Un)Censored
Retrospective of 20 Spanish films produced between the 50’s and 70’s that circumvent Franco’s regime censorship. This film program was screened first in the Museum of Modern Art, New York (October 17 - November 5, 2007), and traveled later to BFI Southbank, London (January 15 - February 17, 2008).
The films included among others were: