CORDOBA and UBEDA 2012

David Doncel wrote
Hello to all of you,

It's been a while since I said goodbye to you personally in the seventh edition of the Film Music Festival "City of Ubeda". It was a festival that we will never forget. I was not just saying goodbye to you all, but to a cycle that had shaped my life both personal and professionally.

I will not deny to anyone that the end was precipitated by a poor connection with local government. It is difficult to convey to politicians that the commitment to culture is more an investment than an expense, and even more when that something is related to film music, something they might not even heard about. But also, if the politician has no interest in listening, it seems clear that there are only two roads, or to drop everything and ruin seven years of hard work, or to keep looking for more people interested in your project and keep fighting to maintain it more alive than ever.

As of September 2011 we started making contacts with other cities that received with open arms our most dear son, our Film Music Festival. We contacted only two cities, one of which was Cordoba. Once we visited the premises and moved around the two cities, it was clear that Cordoba was the city that would give pass to Ubeda.

The reasons were clear: inner city, world heritage, with many scenic areas to house concerts (Grand Theatre, Axerquia Theatre and the close C4) and places to hold workshops and talks very close to hotels and hostals that would host our attendees. And most importantly, a sense of closeness that would ensure that the "Spirit of Ubeda" was living with us all the days of the event. This was more than assured if were focusing the bulk of activities in the Jewish quarter. And it will be.

Having decided on the city, the organization received in the month of October a letter from the University of Cordoba where they undertook, along with other institutions (Council, Provincial, Regional Government and Cajasur) to make the Festival in the city of Cordoba at the end of June 2012.

The organization started work on the Festival program and in attracting guests to be present in the beautiful city of Cordoba during the summer months.

What has come from there is, unfortunately, is more like a soap opera dyed with mafia / political elements, rather than what should have been; to work quietly in the creation of two events that highlight their respective city headquarters. But some politicians seem to predispose to their partisan interests of the city they govern. But I am not saying anything new. These are not good times for rebellion (cultural).

That still today the City and County of Cordoba have their participation blocked as sponsors of the Film Music Festival and that there has been a considerable delay in announcing the event; the only plain and simple answer is that everything is due to a boycott by the Mayor of Ubeda as a personal interest in not being harmed politically because of the Festival leaving his city to another, something that he is solely responsible of.
Not to mention that he confirmed its support to the realization of an event of high level as PlayFest, a project that he accepted from the Association in February, entangling even more the situation by confirm publicly that BSOSpirit Association had no place for the Festival, and therefore saw no excuse for the Film Music Festival to also be held in Ubeda.

Obviously, the latter was a clear and disgusting lie. Cordoba wanted us and confirmed to us, since October last year, the interest in hosting our renowned Film Music Festival.

Despite all these political movements, the pursuit of holding the Film Music Festival in the city of Cordoba, and the realization of PlayFest in Ubeda is something that is guaranteed. The Association has had many allies who have supported the Association and its activities. At the end, truth has only one way.

BSOSpirit want, first, thank you for your continuous support with this mail, and inform you of what happened, to announce, before we make it officially to the media, the Film Music Festival has new headquarters in Cordoba. We ask some discretion in this information until it is made public at a press conference on Friday May 4, at world heritage capital.

Second, the association wants to make you know its sincere apologies for not having announced already the new headquarters and guests. I understand the prejudice that could have caused you regarding your holiday's at work.
We believe we have acted in the best possible way, but we also realize that we are not used to these areas of policy, so we may not have been treating the subject the best way possible. Hence our must sincere apologies.

From the official announcement, we will have one later week that will be filled with official announcements of the guests who will visit us in Cordoba (many of them confirmed their presence there in February, during our visits to California land), so do not be overwhelmed, guest list and scheduling is completely closed today.

Do not doubt that this year will be very large. We will have concerts of high quality, activities that already make the Festival in Ubeda great and also we will keep the spirit of brotherhood that made us a family, our Spirit of BSOSpirit.

A hug to everyone and see you in a few months.

David Doncel
President Association BSOSpirit

Bregt wrote
More information over at Conrado's blog
https://mundobso.wordpress.com/2012/05/ … n-cordoba/

And finally a website
http://festivaldecordoba.com/en

One week of concerts and events is a lot!I hope that the festival is a success, even with the very late announcement. Cordoba is a great city and I want to return once. Perhaps next time.

Bregt wrote

There are direct trains from Madrid and Seville!

Thor wrote
There's a 2-hour speed train from Madrid that costs a whopping $95, yes, but that's too expensive.

moviescore wrote

The concert I'm producing, "Best of Film Music 2011-2012", is really getting into shape. The following works are now confirmed and there is more to come:

• The Artist (Ludovic Bourse)
• The Avengers (Alan Silvestri)
• The Awakening (Daniel Pemberton)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (Alan Silvestri)
• Captain Thunder and the Holy Grail (Luis Ivars)
• Conquest 1453 (Benjamin Wallfisch)
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (Marco Beltrami)
• Immortals (Trevor Morris)
• Intruders (Roque Banos)
• John Carter (Michael Giacchino)
• Priest (Christopher Young)
• A Royal Affair (Gabriel Yared/Cyrille Aufort)
• Super 8 (Michael Giacchino)
• War Horse (John Williams)

More to come!

mc