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Dossier Nits Les Nits celebren 10 anys amb més cinema i activitats que mai El Festival Nits de cinema oriental arriba del 9 al 14 de juliol a Vic a la seva desena edició. Deu anys de Nits que volem celebrar oferint més cinema, més gastronomia i més activitats que mai. És la millor manera que tenim de donar les gràcies a tots aquells que han fet costat a les Nits i que han fet possible que aquella primera i única sessió de cinema i gastronomia a l'aire lliure de fa una dècada hagi crescut fins a convertir-se en l'únic festival totalment especialitzat en cinema asiàtic del país. Un salt que esperem consolidar en els pròxims 10 anys per tal d’acostar la rica i mil·lenària cultura asiàtica cada vegada a més gent. Unes Nits 10 Fins a 35 pel·lícules conformen la programació d’aquest any, 18 d’elles a la secció oficial competitiva i la resta repartides entre la retrospectiva Taiwan Excellence, les sessions infantils i sessions especials com la Nit Grindhouse o la marató de cinema fantàstic filipí. Una cartellera que es caracteritza pel seu ventall de gèneres, amb un equilibri entre obres de tall clarament cinèfil, amb grans virtuts artístiques, i d’altres amb un objectiu purament comercial, amb un disseny de producció espectacular i prous punts per atrapar al gran públic. Entre la selecció d’aquest any hi trobem títols lloats per la crítica com el drama generacional taiwanès GF*BF, la sensible To my dear Granny, el thriller d’investigacions criminals The Bullet Vanishes, la multipremiada a festivals com Berlin o Tribeca The Rocket o l’inquietant peça d’intriga Lethal Hostage. A l’excel·lent rebuda per part de la crítica, també hi ha films als que s’hi afegeix un gran èxit comercial. Són els casos de les esbojarrades comèdies Lost in Thailand i Afro Tanaka, del western xinès An Inaccurate memoir, de Joyful Reunion, la segona part del film d’Ang Lee Comer, beber, amar; de la delirant i irresistible comèdia d’acció índia Eega, de la cinta d’arts marcials Wu Dang o de la superproducció que clausurarà el festival, la hongkonesa The Last Tycoon. Sopars per llepar-se els dits Cinema i gastronomia són els eixos que sustenten el Festival Nits i enguany les Nits a la Bassa, que combinen aquestes dues disciplines s’amplien fins a cinc. A la nit inaugural, en honor al país convidat, es podran tastar delícies culinàries de Taiwan. Els altres sopars aniran com és habitual en sintonia amb el país d’origen de la pel·lícula que es projecti. En aquest sentit ens endinsarem en la cuina xinesa, japonesa, cantonesa i, gràcies a l’Associació social i cultural de l’Índia de Vic, a la cuina del Punjab. Taiwan, país convidat Xi Wang és la imatge de les Nits 2013. És un ós de Formosa, espècie autòctona de Taiwan, que en aquesta edició és el país convidat del festival. Una representació institucional de l’Ambaixada de Taiwan assistirà a la inauguració del festival, que comptarà amb la projecció de la comèdia The Soul of Bread i un exquisit sopar de la polièdrica cuina d’aquesta regió. A més, també inaugurarà l’exposició Taiwan Sublim a l’Oficina de Turisme de Vic. El cinema fet en aquesta illa tindrà una forta presència a la secció oficial amb sis títols a competició, a banda dels set títols de la retrospectiva Taiwan Excellence, dedicada a repassar el cinema de qualitat més recent produït en aquets país. També hi ha una sessió especial, amb la recuperació, en una còpia en 35mm d’un film taiwanès de kung fu dels 70: La yudoka de los puños de oro. Yang Ya-Che, convidat de luxe Des de Taiwan també assistirà al festival el director Gillies Yang Ya-Che, una nova promesa del cinema asiàtic que ja ha despuntat amb els dos films que ha rodat fins ara. Dues pel·lícules, el drama generacional GF*BF i el conte filmat que veu del clàssics de la literatura infantil Orz Boyz!, que es podran veure en la programació del festival. Petites i grans Nits El festival multiplica les sessions infantils, amb una projecció diària entre el 9 i el 14 de juliol a les 10 del matí a l’Espai ETC. Aquestes exhibicions són gratuïtes i estan obertes a tot tipus de públic, entre ells els nens i nenes de diversos casals d’estiu de la comarca d’Osona. Un any més, aquests participen a les Nits i tindran la possibilitat de gaudir d’aquestes sessions. En la programació de Les petites Nits destaca la col·laboració amb El Meu Primer Festival, el certamen de cinema infantil que se celebra cada mes de novembre a Barcelona. Aquesta s’ha concretat amb una sessió de curtmetratges japonesos d’autor. Aquests any les Nits també s’acostaran a la gent gran, amb passis especials als casals de la Gent Gran i Mossèn Josep Guiteras de Vic de la pel·lícula Go Granriders (Taiwan, 2013), on un grup d’octogenaris decideixen recórrer Taiwan en moto. Un excel·lent documental que també es podrà veure dins la secció oficial del certamen, el dia 10 de juliol a les 17h al Cinema Vigatà. Debut de Filipines Per primera vegada en les 10 edicions del festival, hi haurà pel·lícules filipines a les Nits. Estaran incloses dins una marató de tres títols que es podrà veure el divendres 12 a partir de la mitjanit al Cinema Vigatà. La indústria cinematogràfica filipina té una potent producció de cinema fantàstic i de terror que els espectadors podran comprovar amb la projecció de The Grave Bandits, TikTik i The Fridge. Espectacles 10 El Festival Nits presenta dos espectacles destacats en motiu del seu desè aniversari. Un d’ells està protagonitzat per una vella coneguda del certamen, la companyia Bollywood Diamonds, que cada any estrena espectacle en el marc de la programació de les Nits. El seu nou espectacle Shubh Ratri, és un viatge per l’Índia a través de les seves coreografies i recorda alguns dels xous que anteriorment han estrenat a Vic: BollyVic, Bolly Elliot, Déja Bollybú, Indiavisió... Aquesta vegada els membres de la companyia estaran acompanyats dels grups India Darpana, Associació Cultural Sher-e-Punjab i Güngur Arts. El protagonista de l’altre espectacle també és un habitual del festival però, fins ara, com a espectador. Es tracta del músic osonenc Guillem Roma, que acompanyat per la sempre variada i canviant Camping Band Orchestra, oferirà dijous 11 de juliol un concert molt especial a La Jazz Cava per celebrar els 10 anys de les Nits. La combinació musical passarà pels evocadors paisatges del cinema oriental. Entre el repertori de les cançons d’Oxitocina, el seu últim disc, hi trobarem melodies que ens recordaran l’imaginari de Wong Kar-wai o els estudis Ghibli. El Premi Gat de la Sort pren forma El Premi Gat de la Sort a la millor pel·lícula del festival, atorgat per votació popular, tindrà pes i faccions a partir d’aquesta edició gràcies a l’escultura dissenyada i creada per Jaume Salés. Les influències asiàtiques d’aquest artista, provinents sobretot del folklore japonès, impregnen el disseny de l’estatueta, que es presentarà durant el festival. Nits 2.0 El Festival Nits de cinema oriental també està a l’abast dels telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes digitals gràcies a l’aplicació FesNits que ha creat l’empresa de comunicació i noves tecnologies Xplica’t. L’app està disponible a l'Apple Store per a dispostius iOS i a Google Play per a dispositius Android i permetrà accedir a tota la informació sobre les pel·lícules en cartell, localitzar els espais on es desenvolupen les Nits i compartir informació a les xarxes socials. A part de la ja existent web del festival, aquest any s’ha creat un segon canal de comunicació més informal per parlar de forma divertida de tot el que envolta les Nits: el blog de les Nits. L’objectiu és donar veu a la prolífica comunitat bloguera perquè hi digui la seva i està oberta a tothom qui hi vulgui participar. Les Nits som tots L’Associació Nits de cinema oriental organitza aquest certamen amb el suport de l’Institut Català d’Empreses Culturals i l’Ajuntament de Vic. Aquest any compta també amb el patrocini especial del Ministeri de Cultura de Taipei i l’Oficina de Promoció Econòmica i Cultural de Taiwan a Espanya. Les Nits, però, les fan possible també una llarga llista d’entitats, institucions i empreses a través de la seva col·laboració. Programació Secció Oficial 9 de juliol - 19h- Cinema Vigatà 9 de juliol - 22h- Bassa dels Hermanos 10 de juliol - 17h- Cinema Vigatà -Inauguració- The Soul of Bread (愛的麵包魂) GF*BF (女朋友。男朋友) Go Grandriders (不老騎士) Taiwan, 2012 / Directors: Sean Kao i Lin Chun-Yang/ Intèrprets: Taiwan, 2012 / Director: Yang Ya-Che / Intèrprets: Kwai Lun- Taiwan, 2012 / Director: Hua Tien-hao/ Documental / Mandarí/ Michelle Chen, McDonalds Chen, Liao Chun, Anthony Neely/ Mei, Joseph Chang, Rhydian Vaughan / Mandarí / 106 min / 85 min / Distribuïdora: CNEX. Mandarí / 114 minuts / Distribuïdora: Deegroup Distrbuïdora: Atom Cinema Disset persones de més de 80 anys decideixen El forner d’un petit poble deixa el negoci al seu Aaron, Liam i Mabel estudien a l’institut d’un poble recórrer tot el perímetre de Taiwan en moto. Hua aprenent, que està enamorat de la seva filla, la del sud de Taiwan als anys 80, mentre el país sent Tien-hao segueix aquest grup de “Don Quixots” Ping. Tothom creu que són parella, però la Ping els efectes de la Llei marcial.
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