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II Memorables Film Festival affects hundreds of thousands of families
in Spain", is increasingly "more present in
The fight against Alzheimer's can inspire the mind and imagination of creators and
both scientific research and artistic crea- artists who contribute decisively to raise
tivity. In this case, the Reina Sofía Founda- awareness".
tion and the CIEN Foundation once again
summoned filmmakers from all over Spain The difficulties encountered by a mother
to portray the social reality of Alzheimer's. and her child while caring for a father with
The Memorables Film Festival projected advanced Alzheimer's are Alimezher's
stories on the big screen to help the pu- main theme. The short film, directed by Li-
blic understand the impact of this disease teo Pedregal, from the Spanish city of Ceu-
on specific people: from the patients and ta, won the Golden Neuronita for the best
their families to researchers or professio- short film at the II Edition of the Memo-
nal caregivers. In this second edition and rables Film Festival, held on December 17
considering the current social and health at the Artistic Metropol cinema in Madrid,
context generated by COVID-19, which has with reduced capacity and broadcasted by
uniquely affected the elderly, those short streaming to comply with the sanitary me-
films with allusion to the impact of the asures against COVID-19. The well-known
pandemic on people with Alzheimer's had actors Manuel Zarzo and María José Al-
a greater meaning. fonso won, respectively, the Neuronita for
best actor and best secondary performan-
Mª Ángeles Pérez, manager of the CIEN ce for the same short film.
Foundation, wanted to highlight in her
welcoming words that "this Festival is con- In official section of the contest another
solidating itself as an unbeatable oppor- twelve shorts competed, in which other
tunity to bring the social reality of Alzhei- well-known faces have not been missing,
mer's closer to society through the screen, such as María Galiana or Adriana Ozores,
always with an eye on the importance of who has won the Neuronita for best ac-
care and scientific research". In addition, tress for the short film Te quiero, madre
she wanted to recognize "the effort of all (directed by Charo Anaya), for her interpre-
the people" who are behind this disea- tation of a daughter who must abandon
se: relatives, medical staff, scientists, and her mother, María Galiana, due to a police
volunteers, and that the shorts presented problem.
"reflect with veracity, emotion and talent Additionally, the second prize (Silver Neu-
the reality of this disease".
ronita) was won by the short film Olvidé
For his part, Dr. Miguel Calero, scientific di- no quererte, by Carine Nonnast Fornieles,
rector of the CIEN Foundation, welcomed a documentary about a couple who, after
the fact that this reality, that of a disea- more than 60 years together, face the
se that "so many people suffer and that cruelty of Alzheimer's. He suffers it and
