The Permanent Picture

{{Short description|2023 film by Laura Ferrés}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Permanent Picture

| image = La imatge permanent 2023 film poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{infobox name module|ca|La imatge permanent}}

| director = Laura Ferrés

| writer = {{plainlist|

• Laura Ferrés
• {{nowrap|Carlos Vermut (collaboration)}}
• Ulises Porra (collaboration)

}}

| producer = {{plainlist|

• Adrià Monés Murlans
• Gabrielle Dumon

}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

• María Luengo
• Rosario Ortega

}}

| cinematography = Agnès Piqué Corbera{{cite web|url=https://www.locarnofestival.ch/festival/program/film.html?fid=304fbf18-7c82-48e7-ab5e-1c62573f7d3a&eid=|title=La imatge permanent|publisher=Locarno Film Festival|access-date=29 October 2023}}

| editing = Aina Calleja

| music = {{plainlist|

• Fernando Moresi Haberman
• Sergio Bertran

}}

| production_companies = {{plainlist|

• Fasten Films
• Permanent Picture AIE
• Le Bureau
• Materia Cinema

}}

| distributor = La Aventura

| released = {{film date|df=yes|2023|8|6|Locarno|2023|11|17|Spain}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = {{plainlist|

• Spain
• France

}}

| language = {{plainlist|

• Catalan
• Spanish

}}

| budget =

| gross = $11,914{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=9141694|title=The Permanent Picture (2023)|access-date=18 December 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}

}}

The Permanent Picture ({{Langx|ca|La imatge permanent}}) is a 2023 Spanish-French drama film directed by Laura Ferrés in her feature debut,{{cite magazine|last=McLennan|first=Callum|date=28 February 2023|title=Cannes Critics' Week Winner Laura Ferrés Feature Debut Swooped on By Be For Films (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/laura-ferres-be-for-films-1235538192/|magazine=Variety|access-date=29 October 2023}} from a screenplay written by Ferrés with the collaboration of Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra. It stars newcomers María Luengo and Rosario Ortega.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/431848/|title=Laura Ferrés makes the leap to feature films with The Permanent Picture|last=Rivera|first=Alfonso|date=12 October 2022|website=Cineuropa|access-date=29 October 2023}}

The film competed for the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. It won the Golden Spike at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival.{{cite web|title='La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or a la millor pel·lícula a la Seminci|url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/cultura/article/19-cultura/2349281-la-imatge-permanent-de-laura-ferres-guanya-l-espiga-d-or-a-la-millor-pel-licula-a-la-seminci.html|date=29 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023|language=ca|author=A.S|work=El Punt Avui+}} It is the first film in Catalan to receive the distinction.{{cite web|title='La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or|url=https://www.rtve.es/television/20231028/laura-ferres-espiga-or-seminci-valladolid/2459568.shtml|date=28 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023|language=ca|first=Roger|last=Franco|publisher=RTVE}}{{cite web|title='La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or a la millor pel·lícula a la Seminci|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20231028/9336289/imatge-permanent-laura-ferres-guanya-l-espiga-d-or-millor-pel-licula-seminci-agenciaslv20231028.html|date=28 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023|language=es|work=La Vanguardia}}