Screenwriter · Director · Actor · Producer · Editor · 2007
Amigos de Jesús
Biznaga de Plata for Best Film in the Zonazine section at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival, Movistar Parrilla de Oro at Átalo en Corto, Young Jury Star at the Festivalito de La Palma, and Abycine Award for Best Film at the Festival de Cine de Albacete. Official selection at The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival (BFI Southbank, October 2007), where it featured in the Spanish selection alongside works by Antonio Banderas, Julio Medem, and Icíar Bollaín. Reviewed by Variety — which compared it to early Jim Jarmusch — Time Out London, and the British specialist publication Notcoming.com. Official screening at the 4th London Spanish Film Festival (Instituto Cervantes London) plus more than ten festivals in Spain (Medina del Campo, Tarazona, Avilés, among others) and a Copenhagen showcase within an official Spanish cinema exhibition organized by Ficcab Benalmádena, the Spanish Embassy, and the ICAA (August 2007).
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Awards & selections
- Award · Biznaga de Plata — Best Film · Málaga Spanish Film Festival (Zonazine section) · 2007→
- Award · Parrilla de Oro · Movistar · Átalo en Corto · 2007→
- Award · Young Jury Star · Festivalito de La Palma · 2007→
- Award · Abycine Award — Best Film · Albacete Film Festival · 2007→
- Official selection · Closing film · 4th Alicante Film Festival · 2007→
- Official selection · Official Selection · Medina del Campo Film Week · Zona Digital section · 2007→
- Official selection · Official Selection · Tarazona & Moncayo “Paco Martínez Soria” Comedy Film Festival · 2007→
- Official selection · Official Selection · The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival · 2007→
Press
Notcoming.com · Tom Huddleston · 2007-10-15
Friends of Jesus — The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival
“In a year stuffed with comedies exploring the diversity of masculine relationships, one of the most surprising and enjoyable is this debut feature from Spanish writer-director Antonio Muñoz de Mesa… an intriguing setup, a witty script and some likeable central performances.”
Periodista Digital · 2007-10
«Amigos de Jesús» se proyecta en el 51 Festival de Cine de Londres
“The Spanish selection of the 51st London Film Festival included Amigos de Jesús alongside the latest works by Antonio Banderas, Julio Medem and Icíar Bollaín.”
Time Out London · Dave Calhoun · 2007-10
Friends of Jesus — Time Out Film Guide (London Film Festival)
“What begins as a simple 'lads abroad' comedy that's obviously shot for peanuts becomes more intriguing when it emerges that not all of Jesús' friends are as supportive as they first pretend.”
El Periódico de Aragón · 2007-08-21
«Amigos de Jesús» llega al Festival de Cine de Comedia de Tarazona y el Moncayo
“The film, shot in barely seven days during a trip to the United States, arrives at the Tarazona and Moncayo Comedy Film Festival.”
Variety · Jonathan Holland · 2007-04-05
El Norte de Castilla · M. H. · 2007-04
«Amigos de Jesús», «un filme nada convencional», en la Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo
“Amigos de Jesús is an unconventional film… a comic parable about the dangers of a misunderstood friendship.”
El Correo · Evasión · Borja Crespo · 2007-03-30
«Soy un actor que escribe» · Antonio Muñoz de Mesa habla de «Amigos de Jesús»
“I always say I'm an actor who writes, because acting is where I enjoy myself most.”
La Razón · Carlos Pumares · 2007-03-21
“Despite its meagre financing it is wholesome, original and entertaining… it looks with a noble perspective and a great deal of humour at friendship, the tribal behaviour it generates and desire for a friend's partner.”
EP3 · El País · J. Minguell · 2007-03-21
Cuidado con los colegas · «Amigos de Jesús» triunfa en el Festival de Málaga
“It's hard to believe that behind Antonio Muñoz de Mesa's familiar television face hides a filmmaker with a worldview worthy of Kevin Smith.”
El Cultural · El Mundo · 2007-03-16
«Amigos de Jesús» se hace con la Biznaga de Plata del apartado Zonazine
“In the festival's Zonazine section, Amigos de Jesús, by Antonio Muñoz de Mesa, won the best feature award, worth €12,000 and the Biznaga de Plata.”
El País · J. Minguell (EP3.es) · 2007-03-16
«Amigos de Jesús» gana la Biznaga de Plata a la Mejor Película en Zonazine (Festival de Málaga)
“In Zonazine, the parallel section for the most alternative work, the winner of the Biznaga de Plata for best film was Amigos de Jesús, by Antonio Muñoz de Mesa.”
Terra · 2007-03-10
Estrenan «Amigos de Jesús», comedia desenfadada nacida de la improvisación
“A reflection on misunderstood friendship in which the real protagonists are the three friends who move from practically worshipping Jesús to gradually discovering their own identities.”
El Mundo · 2007-03-10
«Amigos de Jesús» compite en la sección Zonazine del Festival de Cine de Málaga
“Plenty of will, little budget and a real art for improvising on the fly were the breeding ground for Amigos de Jesús, the first feature directed by Antonio Muñoz de Mesa.”
Diario SUR · C. P. · 2007-03
Un «gran empujón» para «Amigos de Jesús»
“The award shows that films can be made another way… the film's strengths are the freshness of its actors and its dialogue.”