Twenty Spanish projects in development have been selected for the first edition of Spanish Screenings on Tour, to run at Ventana Sur from 28 November to 2 December. Potential international partners (producers, sales agents, festivals) will also have the opportunity to discover five works in progress and eighteen recent movies, three market premieres and twelve productions looking to secure remake agreements.

The initiative will see a roll-out of productions in all sections of the Buenos Aires market and an unprecedented display of Spanish talent, who will also have the chance to expand their network of contacts in a series of activities to be announced shortly with the aim of generating new opportunities for the audiovisual industry. Ventana Sur, the biggest Latin American audiovisual market co-organised by the INCAA and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, will run from 28 November to 2 December 2022.

The projects will have a specific space for their official presentation in the different sections of Ventana Sur. Five will participate in the Animation! section, five in Blood Window, five in Punto Género, and five in Solo SerieS under the headings of Anímate, Spanish Screamings, Spanish Screenings Perspectives and Spanish Screenings Series. Thanks to the strategic alliance with four Spanish festivals, the different sections will include screenings of the projects to have carried off the awards Sitges Fanpitch – Blood Window - Spanish Screenings;  Abycine Lanza Award – Spanish Screenings Perspectives; Weird Market Award – Spanish Screenings Anímate; and the Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Award - Spanish Screenings Series.

Seventeen of the selected projects will be the first or second works by their directors, showcasing the vitality of new Spanish talent, together with projects from moviemakers with extensive backgrounds, such as Roger Gual, Elena Trapé and Mar Coll. This very widely varying selection includes a significant number of women, with projects by 13 female directors.

The five Works in Progress, which will be available for viewing in the Video Library of Ventana Sur, come with a wide variety of subjects ranging from road movies to psychological thrillers. The remake selection also encompasses numerous themes, while a large part of the titles have enjoyed a considerable international career. Furthermore, 29 films are also registered with the Video Library and will be available to people accredited at the market.

Finally, twenty-one recent films aiming to increase their international circulation will be screened; amongst them the Market Premieres of the latest films by Álex de la Iglesia (El cuarto pasajero), Álex Murrull y Dani de la Torre (42 segundos) and Carlos Saura (Las paredes hablan), still unreleased in film markets and presented by their sales companies.

ANÍMATE - Animation! Section

• BLOODY DOGS
  Direction: Violeta Fellay
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Mago Production / Apapacho Films
• BRIAN THE BRAIN
  Direction: Tomás Peña
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Bliss
  Weird Market – Spanish Screenings Anímate Award
• EL DÍA EN QUE EWAN MCGREGOR ME PRESENTÓ A SUS PADRES / THE DAY EWAN MCGREGOR INTRODUCED ME TO HIS PARENTS
  Direction: Marta Puig (Lyona)
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Santa Coyote AIE (Mr. Miyagi Films, Doce Entertainment)
• KEENIE #166
  Direction: Blanca Bonet
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Tourmalet Films / Tiwa Studio
• TITAN TOFU
  Direction María Luquero
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Uniko / Abano Producciones

PERSPECTIVES - Punto de Género Section

• BIENVENIDO MR. HOLLYWOOD / WELCOME MR. HOLLYWOOD
  Direction: Mar Coll, Aina Calleja
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Funicular Films
  Abycine Lanza – Spanish Screenings Perspectives Award
• LA ESPAÑOLA
  Direction: Susan Béjar
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Capitán Araña
• MAPÁ
  Direction: Afioco Gnecco
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Powehi Films
• TAL VEZ / PERHAPS
  Direction: Arima León
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Naif Films / Amisus Prod. / Arima León
• YO NO MORIRÉ DE AMOR / I WON’T DIE FOR LOVE
  Direction: Marta Matute
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Solita Films

SPANISH SCREAMINGS - Blood Window Section

• BLOODY MARY
  Direction: Joseph Díaz
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Hypnotic VFX
  Sitges Fanpitch – Blood Window – Spanish Screenings Award
• CELESTINA / CELESTINE
  Direction: Tina Olivares
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: La Charito Films
• ECO / ECHO Direction: Nacho Solana
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Mordisco Films
• LAS MANTIS / THE MANTISES
  Direction: Dídac Gimeno
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: El Médano Producciones / La Motoneta Cine
• ZOMBIE METEOR THE MOVIE
  Direction: Alfonso Fulgencio, José Luis Farías
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Paramotion Films

SPANISH SCREENINGS SERIES - Solo SerieS Section

• CHICOS, LA SERIE / BOYS, THE SERIES
  Direction: Marta Vazgo
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Productora independiente
• EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE EUROPA / THE DISCOVERY OF EUROPE
  Direction: Antonio Ferreira
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: TV ON / Admirable Films/ Persona Non Grata
• EL VERANO DE LOS JUGUETES MUERTOS / THE SUMMER OF DEAD TOYS
  Direction: Roger Gual
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Corte y Confección de Películas / Coming Soon Films
• GWENDOLYNE, DIARIO DE UNA FAN / GWENDOLYNE, THE DIARY OF A FAN Direction: Elena Trapé
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Coming Soon Films
• QUIZÁS EN MALLORCA / MAYBE IN MALLORCA
  Direction: Agustina Navarro
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Producción: Inga Films
  Conecta Fiction & Entertainment – Spanish Screenings Series Award

WORKS IN PROGRESS

• ALÉN MAR / OVERSEA
  Direction: Andrés Sanjurjo
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Chile
  Production:: Acariño Films / Tirol Ltda.
• AMIGO INVISIBLE / SECRET SANTA
  Direction: Pablo J. Cosco
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production:: Laca Producciones / Apocalipsis Producciones
• LA SINGLA
  Production:: Paloma Zapata
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Germany
  Producción: Fábrica Naranja de Películas / Malandar Films / Inselfilm Produktion
• ON THE GO
  Direction: María Royo, Julia de Castro
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Germany
  Production:: Jur Jur Productions, Paola Álvarez Film produktion, Esperpento Films
• SOLA
  Direction: Pedro García Mejía
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production:: Por La Sombrita Cine

MARKET PREMIERES

• 42 SEGUNDOS / THE FINAL GAME
  Direction: Álex Murrull, Dani de la Orden
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, France
  Production:: Playtime Movies / Sábado Películas
  Sales: Film Factory
• EL CUARTO PASAJERO / FOUR’S A CROWD
  Direction Álex de la Iglesa
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production:: Pokeepsie Films, Telecinco Cinema, Mediaset España, Movistar+
  Sales: Filmax
• LAS PAREDES HABLAN / WALLS CAN TALK
  Direction: Carlos Saura
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Malvalanda
  Sales: Latido Films

MARKET SCREENINGS

• 75 DÍAS / 75 DAYS
  Direction: M.A. Romero
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: El Orgullo de mi Casa PC, Spainwood MRP
  Sales: Feel Content
• AS BESTAS / THE BEASTS
  Direction: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, France
  Production: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Caballo Films, Le Pacte
  Sales: Latido Films
• ASOMBROSA ELISA / AMAZING ELISA
  Direction: Sadrac González-Perellon
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: La Charito Films
  Sales: Filmax
• EL COLOR DEL CIELO / COLOR OF HEAVEN
  Direction: Joan-Marc Zapata
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Arnold Films, 89 Productions
  Sales: Begin Again Films
• EL UNIVERSO DE OLIVER / OLIVER’S UNIVERSE
  Direction: Alexis Morante
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Pecado Films, La Claqueta
  Sales: Filmax
• EN TEMPORADA BAJA / LOW SEASON
  Direction: David Márques
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: TV On Producciones / Admirable Films
  Sales: Begin Again Films
• GIRASOLES SILVESTRES / WILD FLOWERS
  Direction: Jaime Rosales
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, France
  Production: Fresdeval Films, A Contracorriente Films, Oberon Media, Luxbox
  Sales: Film Factory
• LA CONSAGRACIÓN DE LA PRIMAVERA / THE RITE OF SPRING
  Direction: Fernando Franco
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Lazona, Kowalski Films, Blizzard Films, Ferdydurke Films
  Sales: Film Factory
• LA PIEDAD / LA PIETÁ
  Direction: Eduardo Casanova
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Argentina
  Production: Crudo Films, Pokeepsie Films
  Sales: Film Factory
• LA VOLUNTARIA / THE VOLUNTEER
  Direction: Nelly Reguera
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Greece
  Production: Fasten Films, BTeam Prods, Homemade Films
  Sales: Bendita Film Sales
• LUGARES A LOS QUE NUNCA HEMOS IDO / PLACES WHERE WE’VE NEVER BEEN
  Direction: Roberto Pérez Toledo
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Deep Entertainment
  Sales: Feel Content
• MANTÍCORA / MANTICORE
  Direction: Carlos Vermut
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Aquí y Allí Films, BTeam Pictures
  Sales: Film Factory
• NO MIRES A LOS OJOS / STARING AT STRANGERS
  Direction: Félix Viscarret
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Belgium
  Production: Tornasol Media, Entre Chien et Loup
  Sales: Latido Films
• O CORPO ABERTO / THE OPEN BODY
  Direction: Ángeles Huerta
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Portugal
  Production: Fasten Films, OlloVivo Productions, Cinemate
  Sales: Filmax
• SECADEROS / TOBACCO BARNS
  Direction: Rocío Mesa
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: La Claqueta PC, La Cruda Realidad, Secaderos La Película AIE, Un Capricho De Producciones
  Sales: Latido Films
• TENÉIS QUE VENIR A VERLA / YOU HAVE TO COME AND SEE IT
  Direction: Jonás Trueba
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Los Ilusos Films
  Sales: Bendita Film Sales
• TEQUILA, SEXO, DROGAS Y ROCK & ROLL / TEQUILA, SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL
  Direction: Álvaro Longoria
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Morena Films
  Sales: Latido Films
• VASIL
  Direction: Avelina Prat
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Distinto Films
  Sales: Filmax

REMAKES

• CAMPEONES / CHAMPIONS
  Direction: Javier Fesser
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Morena Films
  Sales: Latido Films
• CON QUIEN VIAJAS / CARPOOLERS
  Direction: Martín Cuervo
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Álamo Producciones, A Contracorriente Films
  Sales: Latido Films
• DOS A LA CARTA / MENU FOR TWO
  Direction: Roberto Bellsolá
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Aguaviva Films
  Sales: Cinema Republic
• EL ATAUD DE CRISTAL / THE GLASS COFFIN
  Direction: Haritz Zubilaga
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Basque Films
  Sales: Cinema Republic
• EL CIUDADANO ILUSTRE / THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN
  Direction: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain, Argentina
  Production: Arco Libre, Televisión Abierta, Magma Cine, A Contracorriente Films, Aleph Media
  Sales: Latido Films
• EL OTRO LADO DE LA CAMA / THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED
  Direction: Emilio Martínez Lázaro
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Telespán 2000, Impala, Tele 5
  Sales: Cinema Republic
• GARCÍA Y GARCÍA / GARCIA & GARCIA: MADNESS AT THE AIRPORT
  Direction: Ane Murugarren
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Blogmedia, A Contracorriente Films
  Sales: Latido Films
• HOUS3
  Direction: Manolo Munguía
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Ghost Dog
  Sales: Cinema Republic
• LA BODA DE ROSA / ROSA’S WEDDING
  Direction: Iciar Bollaín
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Tandem Films, Turanga Films, September Cine, Halley Production
  Sales: Cinema Republic
• LA LISTA DE LOS DESEOS / WISHLIST
  Direction: Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Suroeste, A Contracorriente Films
  Sales: Latido Films
• MAMÁ NO ENREDES / MOM IS A MATCH
  Direction: Daniela Féjerman
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Tornasol Media, Bowfinger
  Sales: Latido Films
• PAGAFANTAS / THE FRIEND ZONE
  Direction: Borja Cobeaga
  Country (ies) of Production: Spain
  Production: Telespán 2000, Sayaka, Antena 3
  Sales: Cinema Republic

VIDEO LIBRARY

• A PROCURA DA ESTRELA / A SHEPERD’S TALE
• ALGO SALVAJE. LA HISTORIA DE BAMBINO / WILD FLAMENCO. BAMBINO’S STORY
• ÁNGEL NIETO, EL HOMBRE QUE VENCIÓ AL TIEMPO / ANGEL NIETO: THE MAN WHO DEFEATED TIME
• BENITO PÉREZ BUÑUEL
• CANDELA
• COSES A FER ABANS DE MORIR / THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
• CULPA / GUILT
• DÚO / DUO
• EL COMENSAL / THE DINNER GUEST
• EL FRÍO QUE QUEMA / THE BURNING COLD
• EL LEGADO / THE LEGACY
• EL UNIVERSO DE ÓLIVER / OLIVER’S UNIVERSE
• ELES TRANSPORTAN A MORTE / THEY CARRY DEATH
• ESCAPE ROOM / YOU LIE YOU DIE
• HISTORIAS DEL AGUA / WATER STORIES
• JOSEFINA
• LA CASA ENTRE LOS CACTUS / THE HOUSE AMONG THE CACTUSES
• LIBÉLULAS / DRAGONFLIES
• NOSOTROS NO NOS MATAREMOS CON PISTOLA / WE WON’T KILL EACH OTHER WITH GUNS
• ONS
• REBELADAS / REBELLED
• SALVAR EL ÁRBOL / SAVE THE TREE
• SEVE / SEVE: ONE MAN ARMY
• SINJAR
• STOYAN
• TIERRA DE LECHE Y MIEL / LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
• UN EFECTO ÓPTICO / AN OPTICAL ILLUSION
• UNA ISLA EN EL DESIERTO / AN ISLAND IN THE DESERT

The ‘Spanish Screenings XXL. An international market for Spanish audiovisual production’ initiative falls within the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), which has the goal to strengthen Spain’s role as a European audiovisual hub and is promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Sport through the ICAA, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation through ICEX, the The Malaga Film Festival and the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Spanish Screenings on Tour is one of the four branches making up Spanish Screenings XXL alongside Spanish Screenings Content (Malaga Festival), Spanish Screenings: Financing & Tech (San Sebastian Festival) and Spanish Screenings 360, a programme of actions running throughout the year which also includes the future creation of a virtual promotion and business platform.

Spanish Screenings Content, which will take place at the Malaga Festival from March 10 to March 19 2023, will include different section to bring together the Spanish industry. For its part, the San Sebastian Festival will host the second edition of Spanish Screenings: Financing & Tech.

This programme to increase the international reach of Spanish audiovisuals receives a new boost in 2022-2023, with a wider diversity of contents and volume of activities for adapting to the new challenges of the audiovisual industry.

Contact: spanishscreenings@gmail.com