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Auteurism and Commerce in Contemporary Spanish Cinema: 'Directores Mediaticos'

Triana Toribio, Núria (2008) Auteurism and Commerce in Contemporary Spanish Cinema: 'Directores Mediaticos'. Screen, 49 (3). pp. 259-276. ISSN 0036-9543. (doi:10.1093/screen/hjn051) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:30327)

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Abstract

This article studies the evolution of auteurism and commerce in Spain using technologies such as the Internet. Spanish directors are becoming mediáticos (media friendly and using media as marketing tools) in response to the new conditions in which the national cinema is immersed among them the saturation in European screens and the ever-present competition with Hollywood. Those directors who can claim the status of auteur do so as part of their commercial strategies. In this analysis of the present-day conditions in the commerce of Spanish cinema, the focus is on two case studies of media-friendly and established auteurs, Isabel Coixet and Álex de la Iglesia who have and manage homepages where information about their work, their careers and other aspects of their authorial personas. Both auteurs can be considered to be at opposite ends of the spectrum genre cinema/art cinema within the Spanish cinema traditions. The questions that inspire this exploration deal with the functions of these homepages and what they can tell us a bout the present and future of film commerce and auteurism in Spain.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1093/screen/hjn051
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PB Modern Languages
P Language and Literature > PQ Romance Literature > PQ6001 Spanish Literature
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Fiona Symes
Date Deposited: 29 Aug 2012 13:31 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:08 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/30327 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Triana Toribio, Núria.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-1884
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