It’s fresh, it’s young, it’s non-conventional, it’s culture… It’s Spanish Urban Culture! The keenest vision of life on the streets can always be found behind the lens, the paint can, the laptop, and the eyes of a city’s youth.
New Urban Cultures from Spain showcases the young urban experience of today in the form of four feature films, a series of short selections, and a special focus on the music video. After all, we can’t discuss urban culture in Spain and not include music, which is pervasive in our cities’ streets, bars, discos, and concert venues.
So, in addition to our film program, we’ve selected some of Spain’s best musicians from the popular pantheon, ranging from the best-respected indie bands on the scene to El Guincho’s tropicalia and Tote King’s hip hop. But PRAGDA’s cul ... Go to event
Jacob Burns Film Center, in collaboration with RCINY, present a special film series:
TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE
New Romanian Cinema
Romanian filmmaking has taken off since the fall of communism in 2001. If you haven’t had the chance to experience it, or would like to revisit some of these films on the big screen, don’t miss the upcoming 14-production series presented by the Jacob Burns Film Center, in collaboration with RCINY, and curated by Mihai Chirilov.
“Ten years ago in Bucharest,” notes series guest curator Mihai Chirilov, ”a small film made a big difference: Cristi Puiu’s Stuff and Dough was released, and the golden age of Romanian cinema began. Then Puiu’s The Death of Mr. Lazarescu won more than 40 festival trophies and garnered critical acclaim; C ... 
When My Child Is Born 当我的孩子出生
Dir. GUO Jing and KE Dingding, China 郭静, 柯丁丁.
2010. China/UK/Denmark/Japan. 75 min. HDCAM. English subtitles.
Take a rare glimpse into the life of a young academic couple in Beijing. Jun is finishing her Ph.D. in Australia and is a Virginia Woolf specialist. Long, who has just returned from a research study in Germany, is struggling to finish his dissertation on Marx and Kant. An unexpected pregnancy propels the couple to marry quickly and navigate the world of parenthood. An overbearing mother-in-law enters their private world and expects to be in every part of child rearing. The film offers a candid and intimate portrait of two people caught between freedom and responsibility, career and family, and the new and old.
GUO Jing was born in 1976 in Shanghai, Chi ... 
The energy of Almodovar. The risk-taking of Amenabar. The unadulterated exhilaration of Buñuel. The fourth annual FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA 2011, our biggest and riskiest yet, unveils the next generation of Spanish film legends. Featuring first-time filmmakers and established masters alike, the very best in contemporary Spanish cinema comes to Chicago. Join us for award-winning comedies, romances and dramatic masterpieces, and the special unveiling of a horror classic.
OPENING NIGHT FILM! On Thursday October 27th andSaturday October 29th, With or Without Love director David Serrano and actor Quim Gutierrez will be present for post-screening Q&A’s. Before Thursday screening, beginning at 7pm, the audience is invited to an opening night reception co-hosted by our exclusive wine spon ... 
Europe is in the midst of a crime wave—a surge of creative and innovative detective fiction that pays its respects to the traditions of noir while incorporating the psychological novel, the political thriller, and the border-crossings that reflect the increasingly globalized culture of the EU. The eighth annual New Literature from Europe Festival organized by eight European Cultural Institutes in New York, will present a series of readings and discussions in Manhattan and Brooklyn from November 15-17, 2011, with writers Caryl Férey (France), Zygmunt Miłoszewski(Poland), Ana Maria Sandu (Romania), Stefan Slupetzky (Austria), José Carlos Somoza (Spain), and Jan Costin Wagner (Germany), joined by U.S. guest author Dan Fesperman.
A SPECIAL FILM SERIES complements this year’s spoken word ... 
This series of documentaries, featuring films made from the 1970s to the present, focuses on the most intimate acts by filmmakers and documentary subjects as they probe into extremely private experiences concerning family, birth, death, loss, and heartbreak. Pushing the genre and subjects into uncharted territories, these films address various issues fundamental to documentary filmmaking: privacy, authority, authenticity, and responsibility. They also offer penetrating contemplations on Japanese society and individual lives.
This series is supported in part by the Japan Foundation and New York State Council on the Arts.
When: March 10-31, 2012
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tickets: $7 members; $9 students/seniors; $11 nonmembers
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