at the Tribeca Film Festival awards

New York, May 2 (EFE) .- The awards ceremony of the Tribeca Film Festival, held this Thursday in New York, was led by women, taking a good part of the awards that were distributed, including the best International Narrative and the Best Documentary.

"I hope more directors come to Tribeca because the films that women make are better," Korean director Bora Kim, director of the movie "House of Hummingbird," which was recognized as the best feature film, said on stage. produced outside the USA

Her film was one of the most awarded of the night, taking not only the prize for the best International Narrative, but also, within that category, the best cinematography, by Gookhyung Kang, and the best actress for the interpretation of the Young Ji-hu Park, 17 years old.

The film revolves around the life of a young teenager in Seoul in 1994, whose life, consumed by friendship, love, karaoke and petty theft in stores, changes when she meets her teacher.

Femenino was also the prize for Best Documentary, a heavyweight category at the Tribeca Film Festival, which went to Scheme Bird, a Swedish-Scottish film that reflects the life of Gemma, a young woman who grows up in a humble town in Scotland. by the decline of the steel industry.

Its directors, Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin, also won the prize for Best Director of Documentary Revelation.

Within the American Narrative competition, the best script was for "Blow the Man Down", a feature film also directed by two young women, Bridgette Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy.

The of Tabernas, before the abyss of becoming a landfill

Madrid, May 2 (EFE) .- In the Almeria desert of Tabernas, a unique spot in Europe , scene of mythical films of the old west, plants hardly grow because of the aridity of the land, but a lot of garbage , as it tries to raise awareness of a short film in search of funding with a crowdfunding campaign launched on the internet.

In this environment of enormous natural beauty due to the unusual poverty of a land that hardly visits the rain and that recalls the scenarios of old films of Indians and cowboys, more and more human waste is accumulated.

From mattresses, to old appliances, bottles, broken glass, tires, bags and all kinds of garbage are increasingly flooding this beautiful enclave of semi-arid climate with the name of Paraje Natural, warns EFEverde the Australian David Regos, producer of this documentary about the trash drama in the Tabernas desert.

Under the title "For a handful of garbage" , inspired the name of the documentary in the legendary film "For a handful of dollars", which was shot in this same desert in its day with Clint Eastwood as protagonist, it seeks to raise awareness and in Castilian- of the serious environmental problem in this area of ​​so much natural charm.

Faced with past times such as that of the Huns and Attila, with his famous phrase "where my horse treads, the grass does not grow" to express its fear, now the unfortunate effect of the passage of man over nature is the generation of garbage.

The king of Thailand, a distant and unpredictable sovereign

Maha Vajiralongkorn, who on Saturday will be crowned King of Thailand, is an amateur to have fun and fly airplanes, agitated private life, but at the same time is considered a skilled strategist who knows well the Armed Forces that control the country.

In the shadow of the palace walls, they will turn holy water on his head to grant him sovereignty, before moving to the throne room, under the nine-story white umbrella, where he himself will place "the Great Crown of Victory" of gold and diamonds and more than seven kilos of weight.

Three days before this grand ceremony, Maha Vajiralongkorn, three times divorced, was surprised to announce that he had remarried with his long-time partner, a former stewardess of Thai Airways raised to the title of Queen Suthida.

A member of his personal escort, Queen Suthida was promoted to general on the day Vajiralongkorn ascended the throne in 2016.

Maha Vajiralongkorn, 66, the only male heir of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016, has been preparing to ascend the throne since childhood.

"From the first second of my life, I'm a prince, it's hard to say what it feels like to be a fish when you're a fish, a bird when you're a bird," he told the BBC in a rare interview in 1979.

Ryan Reynolds, "The Rock" and Downey Jr. the highest salaries of cinema in 2019

New York, May 2 (EFE) .- The actors Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock") and Robert Downey Jr. have this year the highest salaries in the film industry thanks to their new projects, according to the magazine Variety, which highlights the impact of the Netflix "streaming" platform on the profits of the stars.

Reynolds wins in this field by a landslide, since it will take 27 million dollars to star in the Netflix film "Six Underground," directed by Michael Bay, which is about a vigilante group financed by millionaires and has not yet released date.

In the second place on the list are "La Roca" and Downey Jr., who will be pocketed 20 million dollars each: the first for the new installment of the franchise "Fast & Furious", which reaches the big screen in EE .US. this August, and the second for "The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle", scheduled for January 2020.

The next is Will Smith, with 17 million dollars for "Bad Boys for Life" (January 2020), although the magazine says that "probably will get 35 million Netflix in exchange for retaking his role of witty police in 'Bright 2' "

Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Officializes Angelica Rivera's Divorce

Mexico, May 2 (EFE) .- Enrique Peña Nieto, who presided over Mexico between 2012 and 2018, announced on Thursday that he has concluded the divorce process with telenovela actress Angélica Rivera, known as La Gaviota, whom she thanked for her company and I wish you success.

"Today our marriage has legally concluded, I wish it to go well always and to be successful in everything I undertake," the exmandatario said in a text posted on his Instagram account.

He thanked the first lady for having been his "companion, wife and friend for more than ten years and for having given his love, time and dedication to our family."

"Angelica, thank you very much for everything," Peña Nieto concluded in the text written on a sober white background.

Peña Nieto separated from Angélica Rivera, after leaving the Presidency of Mexico in the hands of Andrés Manuel López Obrador on December 1 of last year.

But the rupture of the couple was not made public until February, when the former president was seen in Madrid walking with the model Tania Ruiz.

Marvel fans transform the dome of the Massachusets Institute of Technology into a shield of Captain America

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) awoke last Sunday with a very peculiar look for such an iconic building in the city of Boston. The Great Dome of MIT was covered with a spectacular canvas with the emblematic red, white and blue shield of Captain America .

The Boston Globe newspaper reported on Sunday morning that a group of people, who have called themselves "the MIT hackers", had carried out this impressive transformation of the building in honor of the movie Avengers: Endgame.

A group of MIT pranksters transformed the school’s Great Dome Saturday night into Captain America’s shield in celebration of the new “Avengers” movie. https://t.co/tDxQpxcEot pic.twitter.com/5dP9Ovyv16

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 29, 2019

The Emperor Naruhito inaugurates his mandate with a tribute to his father

The new Japanese emperor Naruhito (c) and the Empress Masako (d) attend the 'Sokui-go-Choken-no-gi', or First audience after the accession to the throne on Wednesday, at the Imperial Palace, in Tokyo ( Japan). Naruhito, 59, succeeded his father Akihito, who resigned on April 30. The ascent to the throne of the chrysanthemum of Emperor Naruhito marks the beginning of the Reiwa era. EFE / JIJI PRESS POOL

Tokyo, May 1 (EFE) .- The new emperor of Japan, Naruhito, today paid homage to the pacifist legacy and closeness to the town of his predecessor, Akihito, and promised to stay on this path during his first speech pronounced by inheriting the Throne of Chrysanthemum.

"Upon accessing the throne, I swear that I will have in deep consideration the course followed by His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus (Akihito)," said Naruhito, who also pledged to "act in accordance with the Constitution" and "always keep in mind to the people and to support it. "

They were the first and expected words of the new emperor of Japan during a solemn audience held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo before 266 guests, including political and institutional representatives and members of the imperial family.

This brief hearing was the second official act held today to mark his ascension to the throne, after the ceremony of ritual character in which he inherited a replica of the legendary sword Kusanagi and another of a jewel of jade, as well as imperial seals, objects that They symbolize the power of the emperor.

In this way Naruhito officially became the 126th emperor of Japanese history, after formalizing on the eve of the abdication of Akihito, who said goodbye to his office thanking the people "for accepting him and for supporting him" in his functions.

Hidden behind a pseudonym, the daughter of Máxima de Holanda writes about "evil kings"

The eldest daughter of the Kings of Holland has been discovered. Princess Amalia performs certain "hidden" activities under a pseudonym. She is the heir to the Throne and, like most of the firstborn European princesses and princes, her occupations and hobbies are analyzed with magnifying glass from an early age. Catalina Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria is Princess of Orange , Princess of the Netherlands and Princess of Orange-Nassauand nothing else to be born received the treatment of Real Height. Many titles and responsibilities for a 16 year old girl. But like any young person, he wants to do many things. What we discover now is that some of those things that Maxima de Holanda's daughter does are known and others she hid.

Princess Amalia will begin to prepare officially for the Crown once she is 18 years old. At the moment the first-born of King William of Holland can enjoy some freedom and privacy to perform other activities. Until now, we knew that the beautiful princess is fond of skiing and riding. We knew that Máxima Zorreguieta's daughter enjoys riding her bicycle in her city. And we knew that he has a passion for singing. But, what we did not know was that Amalia had another great secret hobby: the heiress writes . He writes plays and does so under a pseudonym so that they do not relate their texts to the Crown . The daughter of Máxima wants not to want her title of princess heiress to be aimpediment to writing with freedom or that reward it only for being the heiress . Princess Amalia wants to make a hole as a writer without weighing its title, for good or for bad.