Jytte Holmqvist author bio - Senses of Cinema

Jytte Holmqvist is a movie enthusiast with a doctorate in Screen and Media Culture from the University of Melbourne. Her main research interests are Spanish, Catalan, and Italian film which she tends to analyse from a contemporary urban, gender-oriented and global perspective. She is particularly fascinated by the cinematic repertoires of Pedro Almodóvar, Ventura Pons, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Dr Holmqvist has established a publishing record and aspires to move into film criticism as a professional field. She teaches at several universities, is a certified translator, speaks a number of languages fluently and has travelled extensively. She has lived in six countries to date and is intent on continuing her global explorations.

Highly prolific Catalan filmmaker Ventura Pons (born 25 July 1945) sees the world through a cinematic lens. He argues that “a film is based on three essential fundamental pillars: concept, story and cast”....

Spanish actress Elena Anaya is nothing short of impressive. Since the inception of a career that took off in earnest in 1996 with her role in the film África (Alfonso Ungría) she has starred in number of...

Acclaimed Wellington-born New Zealand filmmaker Dame Jane Campion once stated that she “would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population and gave birth to the whole world....

July 25, 1945, Barcelona, Spain In a contemporary Spain that has seen Pedro Almodóvar leave his impressive mark on the cinematic horizon (his most recent film Julieta screened at a numbe of film festivals...