18/09/2023 - As part of the MIA in Rome, the second edition of the event, which is looking for international partners and collaborators, will be held from 9 to 13 October

The second edition of Spanish Screenings on Tour will take place in Rome, as part of the MIA - Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, from 9 to 13 October. Under the slogan Spanish Audiovisual: Talent and Future, 33 Spanish productions -five projects in development, four films in post-production, four feature films in Market Premieres, twelve trailers for upcoming films in Next from Spain - Comin' Up, and eight films with potential for the sale of remake rights (all listed below) will be screened to the international industry attending the Italian event.

This initiative will showcase Spanish productions at different stages of the market sections, rounded off with the presence of their representatives in the activities organised during the event. The wide range of recent Spanish productions will be complemented by the participation of professionals attending round tables and conferences, and in a series of networking meetings between the Spanish and international audiovisual industries.

Among the titles to be screened in Rome are films in post-production by such auteurial directors such as Lois Patiño (winner of the Berlinale for Samsara [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Lois Patiño
film profile]), who will bring Ariel, and Sandra Romero with her feature debut As Silence Passes By [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Sandra Romero
film profile]. At Market Premieres there will be some familiar names such as Benito Zambrano, who will present El salto [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], and Arantxa Echevarría, who will bring Chinas, A Second Generation Story [+see also:
trailer
film profile]. And among the premiere previews for the coming months are the new film by Isaki Lacuesta, entitled Saturn Return [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Isaki Lacuesta
film profile]; A Whale [+see also:
film review
film profile], by Pablo Hernando; The Chapel [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], by Carlota Pereda (to be shown at Sitges Film Festival); Andrea’s Love [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Manuel Martín Cuenca
film profile], by Manuel Martín Cuenca (which will be screened at Seminci), and Close to the Sultan, by the unique Javier Rebollo.

Spanish Screenings on Tour is one of the four pillars of Spanish Screenings XXL alongside Spanish Screenings Content (Malaga Film Festival), Spanish Screenings: Financing & Tech (San Sebastian Film Festival) and Spanish Screenings 360, a programme of activities running throughout the year which also includes the creation of the virtual promotion and business platform PLATFO. The initiative includes the creation of an audiovisual market for Spanish-produced content that promotes the exchange and generation of new projects in a context of interaction and business that helps to strengthen the value chain of the Spanish audiovisual industry.

Spanish titles to be presented at MIA Market:

Showcase - Projects in development

Estrany riu (Strange River) - Jaume Claret Muxart (Spain/Germany)
Production: Zuzú Cinema, Miramemira, AmorAmbre, Alba Sotorra, Schuldenberg Films

Este cuerpo mío (This Body of Mine) - Afioco Gnecco, Carolina Yuste (Spain)  
Production: Potenza Producciones

Mala gent (Unkind People) - Sara Gutiérrez Galve (Spain)
Production: Materia Cinema

Los fines de semana (Weekends) - Alicia Moncholí (Spain)
Production: Oberon Media

Un supermercado en Tigaday (A Supermarket in Tigaday) - Paula Bilbao (Spain)
Production: Amissus Producciones

Spanish WIP - Films in post-production

Rock Bottom [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - María Trenor (Spain/Poland)
Production: Alba Sotorra, Jaibo Films, Empàtic, GS Animation

Ariel - Lois Patiño (Spain/Portugal)
Production: Filmika Galaika, Bando À Parte

As Silence Passes By [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Sandra Romero
film profile] - Sandra Romero (Spain)
Production: Mammut, Playa Chica, Icónica, Auna Producciones

Valenciana [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Jordi Núñez (Spain)
Production: Pegatum Transmedia, Dacsa Produccions, Àmbar Pictures, Solwork Films

Market Premieres - Productions unseen in international markets

Chinas, A Second Generation Story [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Arantxa Echevarría (Spain)
Production: Lazona, TVTec
Sales: Latido Films

La llegada de l’escanyapobres (Gold Lust) - Ibai Abad (Spain)
Production: Nakamura Films, Mayo Films, Abacus
Sales: Feelsales

El salto [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Benito Zambrano (Spain/France)
Production: Cine365 Films Canarias AIE, Cine365 Films, Castelao Productions, Noodles Production
Sales: Filmax

The Wait [+see also:
film review
interview: F Javier Gutiérrez
film profile] - F Javier Gutiérrez (Spain)
Production: Spal Films, Nostromo
Sales: Film Factory Entertainment

Next From Spain – Comin’ Up

Saturn Return [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Isaki Lacuesta
film profile] - Isaki Lacuesta (Spain/France)
Production: La Terraza Films, Áralan Films, Capricci Films, Ikiru Films, BTeam Pictures
Sales: Latido Films

A Whale [+see also:
film review
film profile] - Pablo Hernando (Spain/Italy)
Production: Señor & Señora, Sayaka Producciones, Orisa Produzioni
Sales: Latido Films

Justicia artificial (Artificial Justice) - Simón Casal (Spain/Portugal)
Production: Tornasol Media, Abano Producións, Ukbar Filmes
Sales: Latido Films

Close to the Sultan - Javier Rebollo (Spain/France)
Production: Paraiso Production, Sideral, Eddie Saeta S.A., Noodles Production
Sales: Sideral

As neves [+see also:
film review
interview: Sonia Méndez
film profile] - Sonia Méndez (Spain)
Production: Aquí y Allí Films, Cósmica Producións
Sales: Sideral

Alpha - Magalí Daich Varela (Spain/Italy)
Production: Sideral
Sales: Sideral

The Chapel [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Carlota Pereda (Spain)
Production: Filmax, Bixagu Entertainment
Sales: Filmax

Andrea’s Love [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Manuel Martín Cuenca
film profile] - Manuel Martín Cuenca (Spain)
Production: Loma Blanca PC, Lazona, El Amor De Andrea AIE, Nephilim Producciones, Alebrije Cine y Vídeo
Sales: Filmax

The Night My Dad Saved Christmas - Joaquín Mazón (Spain)
Production: Nadie Es Perfecto, Esto También Pasará, Bowfinger International Pictures, Sdb Films, Mogambo
Sales: Filmax

La mujer dormida (The Sleeping Woman) - Laura Alvea (Spain)
Production: La Claqueta PC, Coming Soon Films
Sales: Filmax

Third Week - Jordi Torrent (Spain/United States)
Production: Duende Pictures, RFS Wolf Entertainment, Toned Media
Sales: Feelsales

The Restoration - David M Mateo (Spain)
Production: Eodem Pictures
Sales: Feelsales

Remakes - Films with adaptation potential

Cross the Line [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: David Victori
film profile] - David Victori (Spain)
La lista de los deseos [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo (Spain)
All the Names of God [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Daniel Calparsoro (Spain)
Champions [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Javier Fesser (Spain)
Under Therapy [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Gerardo Herrero (Spain)
Things to Do Before You Die [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] - Cristina Fernández Pintado, Miguel Llorens (Spain)
Third Week - Jordi Torrent (Spain/United States)
The Restoration - David M Mateo (Spain)

(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)