Pragda
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Pragda is an independent cultural initiative, Spanish cinema promoters and film distribution company.
In 2003, Pragda[1] founded ShortMetraje, a Spanish short film series hosted by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. In 2005 the series travelled to 15 US cities, London (Spanish Film Club) and México DF (Espacio Cine). Pragda also brought the first Spanish documentary series to New York City, Docuspain, in 2006.
In 2007, it organized 13 film events, among them, Spain (Un)Censored,[2] hosted by MoMA in New York and BFI Southbank in London. In 2008, the number of events increased to 23, and it was the first edition of the Festival of New Spanish Cinema, a traveling annual Spanish Film Festival. It has collaborated with cultural institutions such as MoMA (New York), Harvard Film Archives (Boston),[3] the Film Society of Lincoln Center (New York), BFI Southbank (London), and Houston Museum of Fine Arts (Houston).