Myna Has Gone

Myna has gone (in Spanish Myna se va) is a Spanish film directed by Sonia Escolano and Sadrac González. It is a naturalistic, independent film and is played by unknown actors.

Myna has gone
Directed bySadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Produced byJavier Albarracin
Written bySadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
StarringMaria del Barrio
David Lopez-Serrano Paez
Diana Facen
Chema Rolland
Francisco Sala
Marina Oria
Alvaro Pascual
CinematographySadrac Gonzalez
Edited bySadrac Gonzalez and Sonia Escolano
Production
company
City of Light, Spain
Distributed byLukantum Pictures
Release date
December 1, 2008 (2008-12-01)
(Spain)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish, Russian
Budget$4,500

With a budget of only $4,500, the film won awards at several international film festivals including the Austin Film Festival, one of the top 10 U.S. film festivals.

Curiously, the film features a sequence shot of 33 minutes, the longest in the history of Spanish cinema.[1] According to the directors, the actors needed psychological help during the filming because of the difficulty of the scenes.[2] María del Barrio is the nineteen-year-old actress chosen to play the role of Myna, whose performance has been praised and won awards from several international film festivals including the Austin Film Festival and the Naperville Independent Film Festival. In 2011 the film was released in theaters in the United States which include the cities of Minneapolis,[3] Los Angeles,[4] St. Louis,[5] Phoenix,[5] Houston,[6] San Francisco,[7] Dallas,[8] Seattle,[9] Miami,[10] Denver,[11] New York,[12] and Palm Beach.[13]

Cast
  • María del Barrio as Myna
  • David Lopez-Serrano Paez as the doctor
  • Diana Facen as Ana, Pablo's mother
  • Chema Rolland as George, Pablo's father
  • Alvaro Pascual as the vet
  • Francisco Sala as Pablo
  • Marina Oria as Charles' wife

Awards
Film festivalCategoryResult
London Spanish Film FestivalOfficial Selection[14]
Rencontres des cinémas d'Europe, FranceOfficial Selection[15]
Austin Film FestivalSpecial Jury Recognition for Acting[16]
The Indie FestBest PictureWinner[17]
Athens FestOfficial Selection[18]
Indie Fest USAOfficial Selection[19]
The Bronx Independent Film Festival, NYOfficial Selection[20]
The Indie GatheringBest Latin MovieWinner[18]
Atlanta Underground Film FestBest Foreign Language FilmWinner[21]
Sidney Underground Film festival, AustraliaOfficial Selection[22]
Naperville International Film Festival, IllinoisOfficial Selection[23]
Naperville International Film Festival, IllinoisBest ActressWinner[24]
Zaragoza Film FestivalBest ActressSpecial Mention[25]
Nueva York Independent Film and Video FestivalOfficial Selection[26]
Valencia Film Festival, Tirant AvantBest PictureNominated[27]
Valencia Film Festival, Tirant AvantBest ScreenplayNominated[27]
Semana Internacional de Cine e Inmigración de BilbaoClosing film
Macon International Film Festival, GeorgiaBest PictureWinner[28]
Cinematek Film FestivalOfficial selection[29]
Films de Femmes, Creteil, France[30]Best PictureOfficial Selection
Atlantida Film Fest[31]Official selection

References
  1. - Article about Myna Has Gone, the longest sequence shot in the history of Spanish cinema, by EFE
  2. - List of Spanish movies, psychological support that required the actress during the shoot (article in Spanish) Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.laweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-676432/
  5. http://www.riverfronttimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-825704/
  6. http://www.houstonpress.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1392628/
  7. http://www.sfweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1635843/
  8. http://www.dallasobserver.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1488227/
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1794378/
  11. http://www.westword.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1233223/
  12. http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1313884/
  13. http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-904167/
  14. Selections, London Spanish Film Festival 2009 Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Myna Has Gone is presented in Reencontres des cinémas d'Europe 2009 (article in French)
  16. Austin Film Festival Announces 2009 Film Competition Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2014-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. Article about Myna Has Gone and its award in The Indie Gathering and its official selection in Athensfest 2009 (article in Spanish)
  19. Myna Has Gone, screening at Indie Fest USA 2009 Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  20. Myna Has Gone, Bronx Independent Film Festival
  21. Awards for Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2009
  22. Myna Has Gone, official selection — Sydney Underground Film Festival web site
  23. Official selection, Naperville Independent Film Festival 2009 Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  24. List of 2009 Spanish film awards, including Best Actress for Maria del Barrio at the Naperville Film Festival 2009 (article in Spanish)
  25. Myna Has Gone, Special Mention for María del Barrio, Zaragoza Film Festival 2009 Archived 2010-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  26. Myna se va’: el cine independiente español también existe (article in Spanish)
  27. Tirant Avant list of nominees (article in Catalan)
  28. Macon Film Festival Announces 2010 Winners
  29. Official selection — Cinematek Film Festival
  30. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-01-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  31. http://www.filmin.es/pelicula/myna-se-va
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