
Diego Gal n, Gold Medal of the Academy of cinemaLa Junta Directiva de la instituci n ha decidido conceder este reconocimiento al periodista, cr tico de cine y director en reconocimiento a su dedicaci n a la memoria y la gesti n cultural de nuestro s ptimo arte en sus diversas facetas profesionales.
Diego Gal n ha sido reconocido con la Medalla de Oro de la Film Academy, un galard n que se le concede por su admirable trayectoria y su apoyo constante al cine espa ol . Con la concesi n de este premio, la Junta Directiva reconoce su dedicaci n a la memoria y la gesti n cultural de nuestro s ptimo arte en sus diversas facetas profesionales.
Un reconocimiento que ha pillado por sorpresa al veterano periodista y cineasta, que lleva toda la vida trabajando alrededor del cine espa ol con cr ticas, libros y documentales , y que, preguntado por los m ritos que han podido encauzar este reconocimiento, ha destacado bromista la vejez, que eso siempre cuenta .
Periodista, cr tico de cine y exdirector del Festival de San Sebasti n (certamen que lider en dos etapas, de 1986 a 1989 y de 1995 al 2000), Gal n empez a hacer cr tica en 1967, en la revista Nuestro cine. Posteriormente desarroll esta labor en Triunfo and in El Pa s, diario con el que sigue colaborando hoy en d a.
Realizador de numerosos documentales centrados en la historia de nuestro cine, ha dirigido, entre otros, trabajos sobre el montador Pablo G. del Amo (Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones), el Festival de San Sebasti n (Una historia de Zinemaldia) y ha abordado c mo el cine espa ol ha representado a lo largo de su historia a la mujer (Con la pata quebrada) y al hombre (Manda huevos). Su labor se ha desarrollada tambi n en televisi n, con las series de no ficci n Memorias del cine espa ol and Queridos c micos.
Asimismo, es autor de varios libros sobre el cine espa ol, entre ellos 18 espa oles de posguerra -en colaboraci n con Fernando Lara-; Venturas y desventuras de la prima Ang lica; Berlanga o el cine muerto de hambre; Fernando Fern n-G mez, apasionadas andanzas de un se or muy pelirrojo; Emiliano Piedra, un productor; Jaime de Armi an; 15 cartas a Fernando Rey; La buena memoria de Fernando Fern n-G mez; Pilar Mir : nadie me ense a vivir; y 50 a os de rodaje. Festival de Cine de San Sebasti n.
Gal n recibi el Premio Alfonso S nchez de la Academia de Cine en 2010, homenaje al que ahora suma un nuevo reconocimiento.
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