Black is Beltza is a 2018 adult animated drama film directed by Fermín Muguruza (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Muguruza, Harkaitz Cano and Eduard Sola, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Muguruza, Cano and Jorge Alderet.Película Black is Beltza - crítica Black is Beltza , 4 October 2018. (in Basque). Fotogramas. Retrieved 16 November 2021.Fermin Muguruza y Refree firman la BSO de "Black Is Beltza" , 18 September 2018. (in Spanish). Mondo Sonoro. Retrieved 16 November 2021. A co-production by Setmàgic Audiovisual and Talka Records and Films, the soundtrack was composed by Muguruza, a Basque rock musician, and Raül Refree, a Spanish record producer.Mayorga, Emilio (24 September 2017) San Sebastián: Film Factory Entertainment Acquires 'Black is Beltza' (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021. The film was released in Spain on 5 October 2018, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Gaudí Awards.
Premise
In October 1965, a group of processional giants, inspired by parades in Pamplona, is invited to march down New York’s 5th Avenue on Hispanic Day. But due to the racial discrimination policies, two black giants are not allowed in the parade. Debarring from this true-event, which happened a few months after Malcolm X’s death the story turns on Manex, a young Basque who travels to New York to walk inside one of the carnival giants.
Manex will be an inadvertent witness to various events prior to the late 1970s: Racial riots, the Black Panthers, the Cuban Revolution, Cold War spy games, which all make for a colourful portrait of the ’60s counterculture era. Mayorga, Emilio (22 September 2016) San Sebastian: Fermin Muguruza Preps Singular Animation Debut ‘Black Is Beltza’ (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Accolades Released in Spain on 5 October 2018, Black is Beltza was nominated for two accolades: Award Date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref Emile Awards 8 December 2018 Best Soundtrack in a Feature Film Fermín Muguruza and Raül Refree AWN Staff Editor (9 November 2018) Nominees Announced for 2018 Emile Awards . Animation World Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Gaudí Awards 27 January 2019 Best Animated Feature Fermín Muguruza Black Is Beltza . (in Catalan). Gaudí Awards. Catalan Film Academy. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Quirino Awards 6 April 2019 Best Sound Design and Original Music Fermín Muguruza and Raül Refree
Sequel A sequel, titled Black Is Beltza II: Ainhoa was released in 2022.Moyano, Alberto (11 December 2020) 'Black is Beltza' tendrá segunda parte . (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. Retrieved 16 November 2021. It follows Ainhoa, the daughter of Manex, who had inherited his social commitment and taste for adventure.Lang, Jamie; Sandoval, Pablo (21 September 2021) Basque Production Booms: 20 Exciting Upcoming Titles from the Spanish Region . Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
References
External links (in Spanish) English version