Vitoria, Aug 16 (EFE) .- The seventh edition of the Vitoria TV Festival (FesTVal) honor the journalist Jesus Hermida, who died last May, with a special tribute during the closing ceremony and the award posthumously for a prize Joan Ramon Mainat.
The FesTVal wanted to give this award since the first edition, but he refused, as every year also took the honorary presidency of the event is being held, even though “supported and advised” organizers “from day one”, but yes “always behind the scenes”.
So He explains in an interview with Efe festival director, Joseba Fiestras, who confesses to having nailed a “large thorn” for not having gotten Hermida acudiera some of the six editions held so far.
Now the organizers the FesTVal want to put in the value “help in shadow” each year gave them Hermida, who died on May 4, and for this, and includes “discreetly” his picture on the poster, they will honor . during the closing ceremony
It will be the finishing touch to television six days (from 1 to 6 September) that included eight ‘very powerful premieres “: two of TVE and Atresmedia and one of MTV Spain, Movistar +, EiTB and French television Art.
Fiestras considers the FesTVal “has peaked two or three years ago” and grow “ideal” is extending battery life and enhance its international dimension although this requires a “private sponsor” to raise your budget.
He explained that proposals received each year and are forced to “juggle” to balance programming and reject “some very interesting” because “not fit”.
For the FesTVal grow need a private sponsor who has not reached despite “the many doors that have touched” the organizers, who launched the event in full economic crisis, in 2009.
“In the long run end up going (private funds) and that will be the impetus we need to give the international break and continue to grow in content because the current money’ve played roof two or three years “, he says.
This second avenue of growth, the presence of products and international artists, it is precisely where the FesTVal wants to” give more pitch gradually “.
So far this year, besides the presence of important players in the conference Youtube for professionals, the French premiere of the TV movie “Les Heures souterraines” is host thanks to an agreement with the festival of Luchon, a model of Fiestras advocates collaboration extended to events in other European countries.
But for this section “diffuse good” would require the presence of a presenter or a known actor, he warns. Last year he nearly involved the protagonist of “Ray Donovan” (Liev Schreiber) series but in the end was not possible because “there was not enough budget.”
Those not able to attend the festival because have died and represent ‘two thorns stuck “to Fiestras are actor Larry Hagman and Jesus Hermida said.
The first, embodied the evil of Dallas, JR, was a few summers ago in Spain recording a Antena 3 series and Vitoria came very close to having him, but “late” could not be moved to Vitoria by “scheduling problems.”
Fiestras not lost hope that Emilio Aragón – “that refuses” – finally go to Vitoria appointment and admits that between TV characters who have already stepped Vitoria made him special pleasure to have Xavier Sarda, Matias Prats, Mercedes Mila and Jose Coronado
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When it comes to point out the “worst time” lived in the six editions held so far Fiestras no doubts: the decision last year of Mediaset (Telecinco, Cuatro, Energy) of not attending the festival to premiere their series, and neither will this year.
While it understands the “strategic decision” of the group, confident that “more sooner or later return” because “there was no bad feeling” and “the gates of FesTVal are open . “
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