José María Escriche
José María Escriche Otal | |
|---|---|
| Born | José María Escriche Otal September 14, 1950 |
| Died | March 29, 2008 (aged 57) |
| Occupation(s) | Civil servant, cinema festival director |
| Years active | 1973–2008 |
José María Escriche Otal was a civil servant and film festival director from Aragon, Spain. In 1973, he founded the Huesca International Film Festival and headed it until his death in 2008.
Biography
José María Escriche Otal was born in Huesca, Spain, in 1950.[1][2]
In 1973, he was elected president of the Peña Recreativa Zoiti organization.[3] In the same year, on the basis of Peña Zoiti cinema club, he founded the Huesca International Film Festival,[4] driven by the dream to promote the short film genre and make it as popular and respected as the full meter one.[5][6] He served as the event director for 30 years and succeeded to turn it from a small local initiative into a prestigious international gathering.[7][8]
In 1978, he headed the newly created Asociación Cultural Certamen Internacional de Films Cortos Ciudad de Huesca. As a politician and a state official, he occupied various posts. For 13 years (1983-1996), Escriche was a deputy mayor of Huesca. He also was a councilor of the Department of Cultural Affairs of Huesca, a member of the Aragonese Council of Artistic Education and a founding member of the European Film Festivals Coordination. As a cinema professional, he was a member of different international juries in Europe and America. In 2004, he co-created the Huesca Film Festival Foundation.[9][10] Escriche was in charge of renovation of the Fiestas celebrativas de San Lorenzo.[11]
In 2008, he was posthumously granted the City of Huesca Award.[12][13]
The Pepe Escriche Award was established by the Huesca International Film Festival in 2009 in his honour.[14][15]
References
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- ^ "José María Escriche". Festival Internacional del Cine en Morelia A.C. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Galán, Diego. "José María Escriche, director of the Huesca Film Festival". El Pais. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Monserrat, Concha (2005-06-03). "El Festival de Huesca se rinde ante el cine de André Téchiné". El Pais. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Fallece José María Escriche, director del Festival de Cine de Huesca". Heraldo. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Pepe Escriche, lo mejor de Huesca". Alto Aragon. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ MAIRAL USÓN, Ricardo (2019-03-31). "Pasión por el Bien de la Polis: José María Escriche, un oscense universal". Alto Aragon. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "La ausencia de José María Escriche marca el 36 Festival de Cine de Huesca". Radio Huesca. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ PÉREZ, MERCEDES (2008-06-07). "Pepe Escriche recibió ayer, a título póstumo, el premio "Ciudad de Huesca"". Heraldo. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Pepe Escriche Award". Huesca International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Instituto Cervantes recibe el Premio Pepe Escriche del Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca". Istituto Cervantes. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2025-01-20.