San Sebastian Film Festival
Chile’s Clara Films Sets Up Outpost in Madrid, Boards Debut Pic ‘An Imaginary Kingdom’ (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Chilean production shingle Clara Films has set up operations in Spain and boarded its first feature film as local producers, “An Imaginary Kingdom” (“Un Reino Imaginado”), the directorial feature...
Spanish Drama ‘Sundays’ Takes Top Prize at San Sebastián, as ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Wins Audience Award
[ad_1] “Sundays,” a teen-centered drama by Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, has taken the coveted Golden Shell at the closing night of the San Sebastián Film Festival. Belgian auteur...
‘Two Pianos’ Review: A Virtuoso’s Past Catches Up With Him at Dizzying Speed in Arnaud Desplechin’s Frantic Melodrama
[ad_1] Minutes into “Two Pianos,” two former lovers unexpectedly run into each other in the narrow lobby of an venerable Lyon apartment building, after several years of estrangement. In the...
Spain’s Amore Cine Joins Chile’s Maquina on ‘Dæmon’ by Valeria Hofmann, the Sundance-Winning Helmer of Short ‘AliEN0089’ (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Madrid-based Amore Cine, founded by Paz Lázaro, Juan Pablo Félix and Edson Sidonie, has boarded “Dæmon,” the debut feature of Chile’s Valeria Hofmann, who snagged best director for short...
‘Lullaby,’ ‘Querer’ Director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Breaks Down ‘Sundays,’ a Critics’ Favorite at San Sebastián
[ad_1] In 2022, Pedro Almodóvar hailed “Lullaby,” the feature debut of Basque director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa as “undoubtedly the best debut in Spanish cinema for years.” Her first series,...
From Taliban Diaries to Mining Disasters: Women and Struggle Take Center Stage at San Sebastián’s Lau Haizetara Forum
[ad_1] SAN SEBASTIÁN — Brazilian-Chilean production “Mariana x BHP,” Basque drag story “Altxaliliak” and Peruvian-U.S. co-production “La increíble historia de una película que no hemos visto” took the top prizes at...
Quickets, AnthroTek Win Zinemaldia Startup Challenge as San Sebastián Spotlights Tech for Film
[ad_1] SAN SEBASTIÁN — Spain’s Quickets and U.K. startup AnthroTek claimed the top prizes Friday at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition. Quickets, which applies...
Director Yukari Sakamoto Unpacks San Sebastián New Directors Title ‘White Flower and Fruits’
[ad_1] In the opening moments of Yukari Sakamoto’s “White Flower and Fruits,” which premieres in San Sebastián’s New Directors competition, a girl climbs a school tower clutching a strip of...
San Sebastian Creative Investors’ Conference: 7 Takeaways, From U.S. Tax Credit Hell to Europe’s Challenge of Scale and Ways Forward for Latin America
[ad_1] The third edition of San Sebastian’s Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized with CAA Media Finance, wrapped Wednesday on a spirited note with a mano a mano between CAA Media Finance’s...
‘Bai, Bai’ Director Alba Esquinas on Capturing the Pain of Losing a First Friendship: ‘There Isn’t Much Room for Innocence’
[ad_1] With “Bai, Bai,” Murcia-born filmmaker Alba Esquinas turns a formative childhood memory into her debut feature, exploring the subtle but devastating rupture of a first friendship. It’s one of...
Basque Women Filmmakers Build Momentum Via Noka Ekoizpena as Its Second Edition Projects Head to Spain’s Abycine
[ad_1] Just two editions in, Noka Ekoizpena, a women-focused mentorship and production-acceleration program based in San Sebastián, is beginning to deliver on its promise: to help Basque and Navarrese female...
