Английская Википедия:20,000 Species of Bees
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20,000 Species of Bees (Шаблон:Lang-es) is a 2023 Spanish drama film written and directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren in her debut feature and starring Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain and Itziar Lazkano. The film narrates the story of Lucía, an eight-year-old girl, who is on a quest for identity. During a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at the same time reflect on their own femininity.[1]
It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 February 2023.[2] Nine-year old Sofía Otero won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for the role of Lucía.[3] The film was also nominated for Best Feature Film Teddy Award.[4] Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, the first feature director was nominated for GWFF Best First Feature Award in the festival.[5] In March 2023, the film won Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film at the 26th Málaga Film Festival.[6] It was released in cinemas in Spain on 21 April 2023.[7] The film was shortlisted for submission to 96th Academy Awards as Spanish entry for Best International Feature Film in September 2023.[8][9]
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a transgender girl and the effect her identity has on her family.[10][11] To help ensure an accurate portrayal, Шаблон:Ill, a regional association for the families of transgender minors, worked with the director and provided guidance for Otero.[12] In the film, the family crosses borders, including the one that separates Bayonne in France and Laudio/Llodio in Spanish Basque Country.[13]
Cast
- Sofía Otero as Lucía
- Patricia López Arnaiz as Ane
- Ane Gabarain as Lourdes
- Itziar Lazkano as Lita
- Sara Cózar as Leire
- Martxelo Rubio as Gorka
- Miguel Garcés
- Unax Hayden
- Andere Garabieta
Production
In July 2021, Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren was selected in the Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI), MFI Script 2 Film Workshops, which focuses on the field of training, specialising in script and project development.[14] She also took part in the Berlinale Co-Production Market, feature-film project in 2022. The film was one of the 19 official selected projects for the 2022 Berlinale Co-Production Market. Inicia Films and Gariza Films took charge of the production.[15][16]
The cast was finalized as: Sofía Otero as Lucía, Patricia López Arnaiz as Ane, Ane Gabarain as Lourdes, Itziar Lazkano as Lita, Sara Cózar as Leire Martxelo Rubio as Gorka along with Miguel Garcés, Unax Hayden and Andere Garabieta.[7]
Shooting locations included Laudio and Hendaye.[17][18]
Release
20,000 Species of Bees had its world premiere on 22 February 2023 as part of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, in competition. It also made it to the 26th Málaga Film Festival's main competitive slate.[19] In April it competed in the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival, where it won the best actress for its female ensemble cast.[20]
It was theatrically released in Spain on 21 April 2023.[7]
It was reported on 14 January 2023 that Paris-based Luxbox has acquired the international sales right of the film, whereas BTeam Pictures will release the film in Spain.[21] Film Movement acquired North-American distribution rights to the film.[22] It was also invited to the 27th Lima Film Festival in the Acclaimed section, where it was screened on 10 August 2023.[23]
The film competed at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival in 'International Narrative Competition' for Best International Narrative Feature award and had screening on September 23.[24] It won International Narrative Feature, Special Jury Citation there.[25] It was screened at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in 'Zinemira' section on 22 September and won Sebastiane Award.[26]
It was also screened at 2023 BFI London Film Festival in 'Strand' section under 'Love' theme on 10 October 2023.[27] It was also selected in Special Spotlight: Basque Cinema of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival and was screened on 23 October 2023.[28][29] The film was selected in 'Focus Country: Spain' section at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival and will be screened on 8 December 2023.[30]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 96% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10.[31]
Alfonso Rivera, reviewing the film for Cineuropa, praised Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren writing, "the filmmaker addresses plurality, exploration and transformation with a stratospheric sensitivity." Rivera praising performances of Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain and Sofía Otero wrote, "superb work by her actresses, but there are not enough adjectives to commend Sofía Otero (keep an eye on her, it is impossible not to succumb to her talent)."[32]
Nicholas Bell in IonCinema.com gave the film a score of three out of five, writing, "Touching and without being overly sentimental, Solaguren uses the titular diversity of bees to suggest our authentic roles all play an important part if we are to move beyond surviving to actually thriving".[33]
The Hollywood ReporterШаблон:'s Jordan Mintzer called the film "A compassionate coming-of-ager" and praised Otero and Arnaiz's performances, calling the former "clearly the centerpiece of the film". Mintzer concluded: "20,000 Species of Bees returns to Ane's [Arnaiz's] loving — most memorably at the very close of the film when she not only firmly stands by her youngest child's bold decision, but appears to be empowered by it. As are we."[34]
The film featured in compilation '15 films that stood out at Berlin 2023' of ScreenDaily.[35]
Lee Marshall of Screen International praised Otero's performance, writing, "Sofía Otero is never less than compelling, her face a deep pool that becomes a magnet for the audience". In her concluding paragraph, she compared the film's climactic sequence of people on a search for a missing girl to a similar sequence in the 1973 film The Spirit of the Beehive (which in turn served as an homage to Frankenstein): "It's a masterful touch in an engaging, authentic, moving film about the way society persists in seeing monsters where there are none."[36]
Accolades
20,000 Species of Bees was nominated for European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI in the 36th European Film Awards on 7 November.[37] The awards ceremony will take place on 9 December in Berlin.[38]
| Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Шаблон:Abbr |
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| Berlin International Film Festival | 25 February 2023 | Golden Bear | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Nom | [39] |
| Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas | Шаблон:Won | [40] | |||
| Berliner Morgenpost Reader’s Jury Award | Шаблон:Won | ||||
| GWFF Best First Feature Award | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Nom | [5][41] | ||
| Teddy Award | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Nom | [4] | ||
| Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance | Sofía Otero | Шаблон:Won | [3] | ||
| Málaga Film Festival | 18 March 2023 | Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Won | [6] |
| Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress | Patricia López Arnaiz | Шаблон:Won | |||
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 9 April 2023 | Best Actress – Young Cinema Competition (World) | Female ensemble cast | Шаблон:Won | [42] |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 21 May 2023 | Official Competition Grand Jury Prize | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Won | [43] |
| Guadalajara International Film Festival | 9 June 2023 | Iberoamerican Competition – Best Film | Шаблон:Nom | [44] | |
| Iberoamerican Competition – Best First Film | Шаблон:Won | ||||
| Maguey Award | Шаблон:Nom | ||||
| Iberoamerican Competition – Best Directing | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Won | |||
| Maguey Award for Best Performance | Female ensamble cast | Шаблон:Won | |||
| Jerusalem Film Festival | 23 July 2023 | Best International Debut | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Nom | [45] |
| Calgary International Film Festival | 25 September 2023 | Special Jury Citation for Direction, International Narrative Feature Competition | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Won | [25] |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 30 September 2023 | Sebastiane Award | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Won | [26] |
| Athens International Film Festival | 9 October 2023 | Best Picture | Шаблон:Nom | [46] | |
| Best Director | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Won | [47] | ||
| Hamptons International Film Festival | 15 October 2023 | Narrative Feature | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Won | [48] |
| European Film Awards | 9 December 2023 | European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Nominated | [37] |
| European Film Academy Lux Award | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Pending | [49] | ||
| Forqué Awards | 16 December 2023 | Best Film | Шаблон:Won | Шаблон:Center | |
| Cinema and Education in Values | Шаблон:Won | ||||
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Drama Film | Шаблон:Pending | [50] | |
| Best Director | Estibaliz Urresola | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Screenplay | Шаблон:Pending | ||||
| Best Trailer | Liviu Neagoe | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Film Poster | Cristina Hernández Bernardo | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia López Arnaiz | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Ane Gabarain | Шаблон:Pending | ||||
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Pending | Шаблон:Center |
| Best New Director | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Actress | Patricia López Arnaiz | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ane Gabarain | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Cinematography | Gina Ferrer | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Editing | Raúl Barreras | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Art Direction | Izaskun Urkijo Alijo | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Sound | Eva Valiño, Koldo Corella, Xanti Salvador | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Film | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Pending | Шаблон:Center |
| Best New Director | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Actress | Patricia López Arnaiz | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Itziar Lazcano | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Ane Gabarain | Шаблон:Pending | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Martxelo Rubio | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Cinematography | Gina Ferrer García | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Editing | Raúl Barreras | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Sound | Eva Valiño, Koldo Corella, Xanti Salvador | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Art Direction | Izaskun Urkijo | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Pablo Vidal | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Costume Design | Nerea Torrijos | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Ainhoa Eskisabel, Jone Gabarain | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Special Effects | Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, David Heras, Fran Belda, Indira Martín | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | 20,000 Species of Bees | Шаблон:Pending | Шаблон:Center |
| Best New Director | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Actress | Patricia López Arnaiz | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ane Gabarain | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Cinematography | Gina Ferrer García | Шаблон:Pending | |||
| Best Editing | Raúl Barreras | Шаблон:Pending |
Listicle
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen International | 2023 | 15 films that stood out at Berlin 2023 | 1st | [35] |
See also
References
External links
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- 20,000 Species of Bees at Berlinale
- 20,000 Species of Bees at Production Incia Films
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