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[[File:Ventura Pons amb el director del FICG, Iván Trujillo, el director de l'Institut Ramon Llull, Manuel Forcano, i el director de l'àrea Audiovisual de l'ICEC, Francisco Vargas.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Ventura Pons in 2016]]
[[File:Ventura Pons amb el director del FICG, Iván Trujillo, el director de l'Institut Ramon Llull, Manuel Forcano, i el director de l'àrea Audiovisual de l'ICEC, Francisco Vargas.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Ventura Pons in 2016]]


'''Ventura Pons Sala''' ({{IPA-ca|bənˈtuɾə ˈpɔns}}; born 25 July 1945, in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia|Spain]]) is a Spanish movie [[Film director|director]]. He mainly directs films in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] but also in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]]. Pons has directed 32 feature films and is one of the best-known Catalan film directors. His films are continuously programmed in the most prestigious International Festivals, almost 810 up to now, and distributed in many countries around the world.
'''Ventura Pons Sala''' ({{IPA-ca|bənˈtuɾə ˈpɔns}}; born 25 July 1945, in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia|Spain]]) is a Spanish movie [[Film director|director]]. He mainly directs films in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] but also in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]]. Pons has directed 32 feature films and is one of the best-known Catalan film directors. His films are continuously programmed in the most prestigious international festivals, almost 810 up to now, and distributed in many countries around the world.


He has been vice-president of the Spanish Film Academy and the subject of more than 34 international homages and retrospectives: London's ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), New York's Lincoln Center and in the world's foremost Cinematheques: Los Angeles, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Belgrade, Istanbul, Warsaw, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Mexico among many others.
He has been vice-president of the Spanish Film Academy and the subject of more than 34 international homages and retrospectives: London's ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), New York's Lincoln Center and in the world's foremost cinematheques, such as those in Los Angeles, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Belgrade, Istanbul, Warsaw, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa, among many others.


Pons has also received international "lifetime achievement awards" in Chicago, Galway, Piestany, Lima, Torino, and Montpellier.
Pons has also received international "Lifetime Achievement Awards" at film festivals in [[Chicago Film Festival|Chicago]], [[Galway Film Fleadh|Galway]], [[International Film Festival Cinematik|Piešťany]], [[Elcine|Lima]], [[Torino Film Festival|Turin]], and [[Montpellier]].


In Spain he has received the Catalan National Film Award, the Spain Fine Arts Gold Medal, the Catalan Sant Jordi Cross, the Catalan Film Academy Gaudi Honour Award, the Ondas Award, the City of Huesca Award, the Count Jaume d’Urgell 2018 Award, the Jordi Dauder Award, among many others.
In Spain, he has received the Catalan National Film Award, the Spanish Fine Arts Gold Medal, the Catalan Sant Jordi Cross, the Catalan Film Academy's Gaudi Honorary Award, the [[Ondas Award]], the City of Huesca Award, the Count Jaume d’Urgell Award, and the Jordi Dauder Award, among many others.


In 2012 the University of Colorado at Denver (USA) held an academic Conference on his cinema. Vervuert has published a book about this conference: Ventura Pons: An exceptional gaze from the Catalan cinema.
In 2012, the [[University of Colorado at Denver]] held an academic Conference on his cinema. Vervuert has published a book about this conference: ''Ventura Pons: An Exceptional Gaze from the Catalan Cinema''.


He has published a book of memoirs Mine (and the others) (2011), and finished in 2017 another one I have tasted the fruits of the tree of life and also a World Tour diary, 54 days and a bit more (2012).
He has published a book of memoirs, ''Mine (and the Others)'', written in 2011, and in 2017, he published ''I Have Tasted the Fruits of the Tree of Life''. He also published a world tour diary, entitled ''54 Days and a Bit More'' in 2012.


In September 2014 he recovered in Barcelona the old Texas Cinemes, to normalize the exhibition of international cinema always subtitled in Catalan. Europa Cinemas awarded it as the best "cinema on the move" in 2016.
In September 2014, he revived in Barcelona the old Texas Cinemes, to normalize the exhibition of international cinema which was always subtitled in Catalan. Europa Cinemas awarded it as the best "cinema on the move" in 2016.


In March 2017 he opened the AlbaTexas Cinemas in Valencia and in February 2018 the Las Vegas cinemas in Figueres.
In March 2017, he opened the AlbaTexas Cinemas in [[Valencia]] and in February 2018, the Las Vegas Cinemas in [[Figueres]].


At the same time, he founded the distribution company Albada Films.
At the same time, he founded the distribution company Albada Films.

Revision as of 13:43, 3 June 2022

Ventura Pons in 2016

Ventura Pons Sala (Catalan pronunciation: [bənˈtuɾə ˈpɔns]; born 25 July 1945, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish movie director. He mainly directs films in Catalan but also in Spanish and English. Pons has directed 32 feature films and is one of the best-known Catalan film directors. His films are continuously programmed in the most prestigious international festivals, almost 810 up to now, and distributed in many countries around the world.

He has been vice-president of the Spanish Film Academy and the subject of more than 34 international homages and retrospectives: London's ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), New York's Lincoln Center and in the world's foremost cinematheques, such as those in Los Angeles, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Belgrade, Istanbul, Warsaw, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa, among many others.

Pons has also received international "Lifetime Achievement Awards" at film festivals in Chicago, Galway, Piešťany, Lima, Turin, and Montpellier.

In Spain, he has received the Catalan National Film Award, the Spanish Fine Arts Gold Medal, the Catalan Sant Jordi Cross, the Catalan Film Academy's Gaudi Honorary Award, the Ondas Award, the City of Huesca Award, the Count Jaume d’Urgell Award, and the Jordi Dauder Award, among many others.

In 2012, the University of Colorado at Denver held an academic Conference on his cinema. Vervuert has published a book about this conference: Ventura Pons: An Exceptional Gaze from the Catalan Cinema.

He has published a book of memoirs, Mine (and the Others), written in 2011, and in 2017, he published I Have Tasted the Fruits of the Tree of Life. He also published a world tour diary, entitled 54 Days and a Bit More in 2012.

In September 2014, he revived in Barcelona the old Texas Cinemes, to normalize the exhibition of international cinema which was always subtitled in Catalan. Europa Cinemas awarded it as the best "cinema on the move" in 2016.

In March 2017, he opened the AlbaTexas Cinemas in Valencia and in February 2018, the Las Vegas Cinemas in Figueres.

At the same time, he founded the distribution company Albada Films.

Filmography

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