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The shooting of "PROXIMA" is finished. It was carried out at several places in Huelva, Lleida and Barcelona through six weeks. Also we have 11 hours of making-of, and 3,000 photos. The following actors, among others, take part in it: Oriol Aubets, Anthony Blake, Manel Solàs, Abel Folk, Joan Frank Charansonnet, Hans Richter, Karen Owens, Beatriz Urzaiz, Quim Castellà, Manuel Masera and Enric Cervera. And more than 200 extras from Huelva. A great team leaded by Joan Babiloni, one of the best Spanish cinematographers (the best one, according to me) were in charge of the photography. Business people said us we were crazy undertaking somethink like this. That we have do it doesn't deny them. The way through this movie will travel can be very tortuous, but perhaps someday, who knows, red carpets, aknowledgements and premières will arrive. I shan't wait to see it for adress an express gratitude to the production team, always the less recognized, the long-suffering without question, and the responsible for this project became a reality: Marta Timón, Manuel Masera, Antonio José Redondo "Piguy", Laia Mateu, Albert Pons, Ricard Mula and Ernest Mascort. Without the collaboration from people like these, mi life would be reduced to sauntering among taverns telling to any stranger what movies I would like to make. Dalí said "the difference between a foll and me is I am not a fool." I say the difference between a fool and me is I have counted on a team that has humour me.
La semana del 23 al 29 de mayo ha sido especialmente intensa en lo referente a proyecciones de "FAQ". El lunes 23, a las cuatro de la tarde, "FAQ" inauguraba el certamen Algeciras Fantástika, pero no pudimos acudir a presentarla. El 25 de mayo se proyectó en la Casa Colón de Huelva. Nuestro querido amigo Manuel Masera organizó el evento, consiguió la colaboración del Cine Club Francisco Elías y del Área de Cultura de Huelva, y presentó la película ante una sala llena de gente. Un fascinante espectáculo audiovisual titulado Criptonita, realizado por Gabriel y Manuel Fernández, precedió a la proyección y puso al público en el estado anímico adecuado. Y el 28 de mayo por la noche, el multipremiado cortometraje "As Muxicas", de Carlos Alberto Alonso, y "FAQ" clausuraron el festival itinerante de cine fantástico Catacumba, que este año se celebró en Quart de Poblet, al ladito de Valencia. La cosa acabó en una fiesta de disfraces muy enloquecida, con la participación de Marta Timón, Oriol Aubets (protagonista de mi próxima película) y un servidor.