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CinemaFernando LaraA journalist and writer, he was born in Madrid and worked on Nuestro Cine, Triunfo, Tiempo de Historia, La Calle and Guía del Ocio magazines, specialising from the outset in film news and reviews. His publications include 18 españoles de posguerra, España, primera página, 7 trabajos de base sobre el cine español, Valle-Inclán y el cine and Miguel Mihura, en el infierno del cine. From 1984 to 2004 he directed Valladolid International Film Week. He was also Spanish delegate for Berlin Film Festival and coordinator of film activities for the summer courses held by the Universidad Complutense at El Escorial. From January 2005 to April 2009 he was director general of the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las ArtesAudiovisuales (ICAA), at the Ministry of Culture. During this time he drafted the law on the cinema (December 2007) and the enabling legislation (Royal Decree, December 2008). He is a Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters of France, a distinction conferred on him in 2007. He is currently secretary general of ADICINE (Asociación de Distribuidores Cinematográficos Independientes), coordinates the cinema activities of the Casa del Lector in Madrid, and contributes to publications such as El Norte de Castilla daily, the Valencian weekly Turia and the specialised magazine Fotogramas. He also has his own blog at eltemadelara.blogspot.com.39Advisory Committee