The Permanent Picture

The Permanent Picture
Theatrical release poster
CatalanLa imatge permanent
Directed byLaura Ferrés
Written by
  • Laura Ferrés
  • Carlos Vermut (collaboration)
  • Ulises Porra (collaboration)
Produced by
  • Adrià Monés Murlans
  • Gabrielle Dumon
Starring
  • María Luengo
  • Rosario Ortega
CinematographyAgnès Piqué Corbera[1]
Edited byAina Calleja[1]
Music by
  • Fernando Moresi Haberman[1]
  • Sergio Bertran[1]
Production
companies
  • Fasten Films
  • Permanent Picture AIE
  • Le Bureau
  • Materia Cinema
Distributed byLa Aventura
Release dates
  • 6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) (Locarno)
  • 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) (Spain)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Languages
Box office$11,914[2]

The Permanent Picture (Catalan: La imatge permanent) is a 2023 Spanish-French drama film directed by Laura Ferrés in her feature debut,[3] from a screenplay written by Ferrés with the collaboration of Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra. It stars newcomers María Luengo and Rosario Ortega.[4]

The film competed for the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. It won the Golden Spike at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival.[5] It is the first film in Catalan to receive the distinction.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "La imatge permanent". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The Permanent Picture (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ McLennan, Callum (28 February 2023). "Cannes Critics' Week Winner Laura Ferrés Feature Debut Swooped on By Be For Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (12 October 2022). "Laura Ferrés makes the leap to feature films with The Permanent Picture". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ A.S (29 October 2023). "'La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or a la millor pel·lícula a la Seminci". El Punt Avui+ (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ Franco, Roger (28 October 2023). "'La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or" (in Catalan). RTVE. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "'La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or a la millor pel·lícula a la Seminci". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.