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.
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.
The film includes a sequence shot of 33 minutes, the longest in the history of Spanish cinema.- Article about Myna Has Gone, the longest sequence shot in the history of Spanish cinema, by EFE According to the directors, the actors needed psychological help during the filming because of the difficulty of the scenes.- List of Spanish movies, psychological support that required the actress during the shoot (article in Spanish) 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, Los Angeles,http://www.laweekly.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-676432/ St. Louis, Phoenix, Houston, San Francisco, Dallas,http://www.dallasobserver.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1488227/ Seattle, Miami,http://www.miaminewtimes.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1794378/ Denver,http://www.westword.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-1233223/ New York, and Palm Beach.http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/movies/myna-has-gone-myna-se-va-904167/
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 festival Category ResultLondon Spanish Film FestivalOfficial SelectionSelections, London Spanish Film Festival 2009 Rencontres des cinémas d'Europe, FranceOfficial SelectionMyna Has Gone is presented in Reencontres des cinémas d'Europe 2009 (article in French)Austin Film FestivalSpecial Jury Recognition for ActingAustin Film Festival Announces 2009 Film Competition Winners The Indie FestBest PictureWinnerAthens FestOfficial SelectionArticle about Myna Has Gone and its award in The Indie Gathering and its official selection in Athensfest 2009 (article in Spanish)Indie Fest USAOfficial SelectionMyna Has Gone, screening at Indie Fest USA 2009 The Bronx Independent Film Festival, NYOfficial SelectionMyna Has Gone, Bronx Independent Film FestivalThe Indie GatheringBest Latin MovieWinnerAtlanta Underground Film FestBest Foreign Language FilmWinnerAwards for Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2009Sidney Underground Film festival, AustraliaOfficial SelectionMyna Has Gone, official selection — Sydney Underground Film Festival web siteNaperville International Film Festival, IllinoisOfficial SelectionOfficial selection, Naperville Independent Film Festival 2009 Naperville International Film Festival, IllinoisBest ActressWinnerList of 2009 Spanish film awards, including Best Actress for Maria del Barrio at the Naperville Film Festival 2009 (article in Spanish)Zaragoza Film FestivalBest ActressSpecial MentionMyna Has Gone, Special Mention for María del Barrio, Zaragoza Film Festival 2009 Nueva York Independent Film and Video FestivalOfficial SelectionMyna se va’: el cine independiente español también existe (article in Spanish)Valencia Film Festival, Tirant AvantBest PictureNominatedTirant Avant list of nominees (article in Catalan)Valencia Film Festival, Tirant AvantBest ScreenplayNominatedSemana Internacional de Cine e Inmigración de BilbaoClosing filmMacon International Film Festival, GeorgiaBest PictureWinnerMacon Film Festival Announces 2010 WinnersCinematek Film FestivalOfficial selectionOfficial selection — Cinematek Film FestivalFilms de Femmes, Creteil, FranceBest PictureOfficial SelectionAtlantida Film FestOfficial selection
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Official List of Spanish films in 2009. Source: Spanish Ministry of Culture (English/Spanish) Nominations for the Goya Awards 2009 (Spanish)