San Sebastian | Fest goes to the tube
by Emiliano de Pablos
One of the galas that generated most expectation for local audiences at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival edition wasn't even for a film.
Already, this month, Madrid has seen two glitzy preems - for TV series.
But San Sebastian went one step further Friday, opening the Victoria Eugenia theater to police-thief pursuit skein "Guante blanco," one of pubcaster RTVE's flagships for the 2008-09 season.
San Sebatian fest audiences, more used to left-of-field or social-issue art films during the fest, nevertheless heartily applauded the series which combines suspense, comedy and family dramas.
After the screening, top RTVE execs and "Guante"'s production company Bambu Producciones held a party at the nearby Hotel Maria Cristina, which went into the wee hours.
RTVE's new management thinks that film and TV should move closer. Friday's pioneering event for the San Sebastian fest could set a precedent for more galas to come.
Actor Jose Luis Garcia Perez, TVE head of programming Eva Cebrian and humorist-journo-filmmaker Guillermo Fesser smiling at the Maria Cristina party. Perez plays Mario, the leader of a gang of thieves.
Bambu founder, producer Ramon Campos, with director of photography Jacobo Martinez (left) and Enrique Baro, who made the making-off. As with "Desaparecida," in "Guante," Campos shows multiple film influences.
Top RTVE execs at the Victoria Eugenia: TVE director Javier Pons, actor Carlos Hipolito (police inspector Bernardo Valle in "Guante"), Cebrian and RTVE prexy Luis Fernandez.
TVE head of film Gustavo Ferrada and actor Eloy Azorin, who plays Jorge, and brings a comedic dimension to the band of thieves.
Producer Ramon Campos, left, crouched, and part of the cast of the series seconds before entering a box in the belle epoque Victoria Eugenia theater to enjoy the premiere.
One of the galas that generated most expectation for local audiences at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival edition wasn't even for a film.
Already, this month, Madrid has seen two glitzy preems - for TV series.
But San Sebastian went one step further Friday, opening the Victoria Eugenia theater to police-thief pursuit skein "Guante blanco," one of pubcaster RTVE's flagships for the 2008-09 season.
San Sebatian fest audiences, more used to left-of-field or social-issue art films during the fest, nevertheless heartily applauded the series which combines suspense, comedy and family dramas.
After the screening, top RTVE execs and "Guante"'s production company Bambu Producciones held a party at the nearby Hotel Maria Cristina, which went into the wee hours.
RTVE's new management thinks that film and TV should move closer. Friday's pioneering event for the San Sebastian fest could set a precedent for more galas to come.
Actor Jose Luis Garcia Perez, TVE head of programming Eva Cebrian and humorist-journo-filmmaker Guillermo Fesser smiling at the Maria Cristina party. Perez plays Mario, the leader of a gang of thieves.
Bambu founder, producer Ramon Campos, with director of photography Jacobo Martinez (left) and Enrique Baro, who made the making-off. As with "Desaparecida," in "Guante," Campos shows multiple film influences.
Top RTVE execs at the Victoria Eugenia: TVE director Javier Pons, actor Carlos Hipolito (police inspector Bernardo Valle in "Guante"), Cebrian and RTVE prexy Luis Fernandez.
TVE head of film Gustavo Ferrada and actor Eloy Azorin, who plays Jorge, and brings a comedic dimension to the band of thieves.
Producer Ramon Campos, left, crouched, and part of the cast of the series seconds before entering a box in the belle epoque Victoria Eugenia theater to enjoy the premiere.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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