On February 15 and 16, in the Aula Magna of the La Nau Cultural Center, in Valencia, the First Conference on Cinema and Law will take place, focused on the collection of the same name directed by Fernando Flores and Javier de Lucas at the Tirant lo publishing house. Blanch. The conference addresses the connection between the seventh art and the legal system based on the reflections of prestigious jurists, most of whom are authors of books in the collection.
The inauguration by the Vice-Rector for Culture and Society, Esther Alba Pagán, and the coordinator of the conference, the professor of Linguistics Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, will be followed by an opening conference starring the filmmaker and former minister of culture (2006-2009) Ángeles González Sinde, who will star in a conversation about "Cinema, Law and Life" with the director of the collection, Fernando Flores, and the filmmaker Irene de Lucas. Ángeles González Sinde is currently president of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum.
The sessions on February 15 and 16 will address topics of legal interest that have been addressed by cinema with series and films that have deserved their corresponding book in the collection. Thus, the round table coordinated by José Martínez Rubio will carry out an itinerary through human rights, illustrated by books and cinematographic works that raise questions of legal interest about, for example, children's rights, labor rights or the fight against terrorism.
In the afternoon session, at a second table, topics that are also undeniably topical will be addressed, such as feminist demands, the power of the media or war; The participating authors will present their experience writing about “Adam's Rib”, “The Accused”, “Vania on 42nd Street”, the series “The Loudest Voice” or, in the case of the Italian professor Chiara Vitucci, the most of 20 films that addressed the Yugoslav wars of the 90s. Without a doubt, topics of interest that invite up-to-date reflection.
On Friday, February 16, the Conference will focus on the relationship between cinema and law from a legal perspective, with a panel moderated by Salvador Vives, director of Tirant Lo Blanch, which will feature the participation of Supreme Court judge Ana Ferrer García, the professor of Constitutional Law Miguel Ángel Presno Linera, the judge of the Supreme Court Luis María Díez Picazo and the professor of Procedural Law Jordi Nieva Fenoll.
In the last session, we will explore how cinema has influenced the legal vocation of prominent personalities in the legal field; The table will be moderated by the Professor of Constitutional Law Rosario Serra Cristóbal, the Professor of Constitutional Law Javier de Lucas, the Prosecutor specialized in gender violence Susana Gisbert Grifo, the Professor of Criminal Law José Luis González Cussac and again, Salvador Vives.
The Film and Law collection began its journey in 2002 with a monograph by Mario Ruíz on “The Executioner,” by Luis García-Berlanga. In 2020 he obtained the Gold Medal for Fine Arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture.
Assistance is free and completely free. In-person attendance can be confirmed by writing to comunicaciones@tirant.com or by filling out this form. In addition, the day can be followed live through the website ceib.tirant.com.
