Homing in on one of the key Spanish titles which could move the box office needle, Film Factory Ent. has jumped on worldwide sales rights to multifaceted romantic tragicomedy “Always Winter” (“Siempre es invierno”) the latest movie from David Trueba, a consummate film director and journalist and celebrated novelist hailed by France’s Le Figaro as the “wonder boy of the Iberian cultural scene.”
Film Factory has also shared in exclusivity with Variety a first-look still from the film.
First presented at September’s San Sebastian, “Always Winter” reunites Film Factory with Trueba, actor David Verdaguer and Ikiru Films, Atresmedia Cine and La Terraza Films, sales agent, co-writer and director, star and producers of 2023’s “Jokes & Cigarettes,” which broke out to an appreciable €891,991 at Spanish theaters. Verdaguer, the lead in “Always Winter,” went on to win the 2024 Spanish Academy best actor Goya for his performance in “Jokes & Cigarettes.
Film Factory has also shared in exclusivity with Variety a first-look still from the film.
First presented at September’s San Sebastian, “Always Winter” reunites Film Factory with Trueba, actor David Verdaguer and Ikiru Films, Atresmedia Cine and La Terraza Films, sales agent, co-writer and director, star and producers of 2023’s “Jokes & Cigarettes,” which broke out to an appreciable €891,991 at Spanish theaters. Verdaguer, the lead in “Always Winter,” went on to win the 2024 Spanish Academy best actor Goya for his performance in “Jokes & Cigarettes.
- 3/17/2025
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Basada en la novela del propio Trueba, ‘Blitz’. © Quim Vives
Arranca el rodaje de Siempre es invierno, una película escrita y dirigida por David Trueba, que adapta por primera vez al cine una de sus novelas, Blitz.
En Siempre es invierno, Miguel (David Verdaguer), arquitecto paisajista, viaja a Bélgica con su novia Marta (Amaia Salamanca) para participar en un congreso. Allí se precipita el fin de su relación y, tras la ruptura con su pareja, decide quedarse solo unos días más para intentar reconstruir su futuro. Roto y desubicado, Miguel conoce a Olga (Isabelle Renauld), una mujer que trabaja como voluntaria en el congreso de arquitectura. A su lado empezará a reconstruirse y a entender en qué consiste su nuevo proyecto de vida.
La película está protagonizada por David Verdaguer (La casa), Isabelle Renauld y Amaia Salamanca (Muertos S.L.). Completan el reparto Jon Arias (Chacal), Vito Sanz (Miocardio) y...
Arranca el rodaje de Siempre es invierno, una película escrita y dirigida por David Trueba, que adapta por primera vez al cine una de sus novelas, Blitz.
En Siempre es invierno, Miguel (David Verdaguer), arquitecto paisajista, viaja a Bélgica con su novia Marta (Amaia Salamanca) para participar en un congreso. Allí se precipita el fin de su relación y, tras la ruptura con su pareja, decide quedarse solo unos días más para intentar reconstruir su futuro. Roto y desubicado, Miguel conoce a Olga (Isabelle Renauld), una mujer que trabaja como voluntaria en el congreso de arquitectura. A su lado empezará a reconstruirse y a entender en qué consiste su nuevo proyecto de vida.
La película está protagonizada por David Verdaguer (La casa), Isabelle Renauld y Amaia Salamanca (Muertos S.L.). Completan el reparto Jon Arias (Chacal), Vito Sanz (Miocardio) y...
- 3/3/2025
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
The 39th Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars, came down to a photo finish, with two films: Marcel Barrena’s true-life drama El 47, and the thriller Undercover from Arantxa Echevarría sharing the top prize for best film.
El 47, the story of the bus driver who helped create modern Barcelona, led the Goyas going into the event, which was held Saturday night in Granada, with 16 nominations. It ended up with five trophies, including both supporting acting honors for Salva Reina and Clara Segura. Carolina Yuste took the best actress for Undercover, where she plays a police officer who infiltrates the Eta terrorist group.
Eduard Fernández won best actor for his leading role in Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño’s Marco, the true-life tale of Enric Marco, a Spanish trade unionist who falsely claimed to be a concentration camp survivor.
Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez won the best director for Saturn Return,...
El 47, the story of the bus driver who helped create modern Barcelona, led the Goyas going into the event, which was held Saturday night in Granada, with 16 nominations. It ended up with five trophies, including both supporting acting honors for Salva Reina and Clara Segura. Carolina Yuste took the best actress for Undercover, where she plays a police officer who infiltrates the Eta terrorist group.
Eduard Fernández won best actor for his leading role in Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño’s Marco, the true-life tale of Enric Marco, a Spanish trade unionist who falsely claimed to be a concentration camp survivor.
Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez won the best director for Saturn Return,...
- 2/9/2025
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Transatlantic distribution company Pink Parrot Media has acquired global rights to David Baute’s animated feature “Black Butterflies” following a successful summer festival run, which included an Annecy Contrechamp competition world premiere.
Pink Parrot is meeting with distributors around the world and has already closed a deal with Sideral Cinema in Spain, co-producers of this year’s Spanish Oscars submission “Saturn Returns.”
“Black Butterflies” will be released in Spanish theaters on Dec. 5 after getting its domestic premiere on Oct. 4 in the official selection at Sitges. Baute will attend the Catalan screening with screenwriter Yaiza Berrocal, composer Diego Navarro, production designer and animation director Pepe Sánchez and director of photography and art María Pulido.
Other upcoming festival appearances include Animasyros, DocsMx and the Manchester Animation Festival.
A 2D-animated climate change documentary, “Black Butterflies” is inspired by Baute’s live-action 2020 film “Climate Exodus.” The new film merges intimate and personal narratives from women climate refugees from Kenya,...
Pink Parrot is meeting with distributors around the world and has already closed a deal with Sideral Cinema in Spain, co-producers of this year’s Spanish Oscars submission “Saturn Returns.”
“Black Butterflies” will be released in Spanish theaters on Dec. 5 after getting its domestic premiere on Oct. 4 in the official selection at Sitges. Baute will attend the Catalan screening with screenwriter Yaiza Berrocal, composer Diego Navarro, production designer and animation director Pepe Sánchez and director of photography and art María Pulido.
Other upcoming festival appearances include Animasyros, DocsMx and the Manchester Animation Festival.
A 2D-animated climate change documentary, “Black Butterflies” is inspired by Baute’s live-action 2020 film “Climate Exodus.” The new film merges intimate and personal narratives from women climate refugees from Kenya,...
- 9/24/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish Animation is ready for more international collaborations in the near future, but there is one stipulation: “Passion is mandatory,” said Hampa Studio’s Álvaro García González. Behind “The Treasure of Barracuda,” the company is currently eyeing Latin America.
“Anybody who makes animation needs passion. Otherwise, you would work in a different industry. We are a great country to co-produce with. Also because of very competitive prices, compared with the rest of Europe.”
Speaking at Annecy’s Animation from Spain: The Spanish Animation Industry in the Spotlight panel, González was accompanied by Daysi Cruz Cid of Morgana Studios, which joined forces with ReachStar and ReDefine Originals on upcoming Dominican Republic-set baseball pic “Diamante.”
“We care a lot about people and about culture. That’s why ‘Diamante’ was born. We wanted to give back to the Dominican Republic. It’s about passion, again, and the pursuit of happiness. We are proud...
“Anybody who makes animation needs passion. Otherwise, you would work in a different industry. We are a great country to co-produce with. Also because of very competitive prices, compared with the rest of Europe.”
Speaking at Annecy’s Animation from Spain: The Spanish Animation Industry in the Spotlight panel, González was accompanied by Daysi Cruz Cid of Morgana Studios, which joined forces with ReachStar and ReDefine Originals on upcoming Dominican Republic-set baseball pic “Diamante.”
“We care a lot about people and about culture. That’s why ‘Diamante’ was born. We wanted to give back to the Dominican Republic. It’s about passion, again, and the pursuit of happiness. We are proud...
- 6/15/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
David Baute’s searing animated climate crisis drama “Black Butterflies” (“Mariposas Negras”) bows to audiences at Annecy this week, competing in its Contrechamp strand alongside Isabel Herguera title “Sultana’s Dream.”
Based on Baute’s live-action inquiry, “Climate Exodus,” the film merges highly intimate and personal narratives from women across the globe forced to leave their homelands when natural forces render them uninhabitable. Baute and scriptwriter Yaiza Berrocal teamed with art director María Pulido (“Ámome”) and production designer and animation director José Sanchez Alonso (“Run Ozzy Run”) to dutifully curate the narrative and images.
“For nearly 10 years we’ve followed stories of forced emigration that occur worldwide due to climate issues. This work opened up many possibilities for us when conceiving the script. It was more a job of grooming than conceiving new sequences, we tried to incorporate those other layers that the film has, that make the viewer approach...
Based on Baute’s live-action inquiry, “Climate Exodus,” the film merges highly intimate and personal narratives from women across the globe forced to leave their homelands when natural forces render them uninhabitable. Baute and scriptwriter Yaiza Berrocal teamed with art director María Pulido (“Ámome”) and production designer and animation director José Sanchez Alonso (“Run Ozzy Run”) to dutifully curate the narrative and images.
“For nearly 10 years we’ve followed stories of forced emigration that occur worldwide due to climate issues. This work opened up many possibilities for us when conceiving the script. It was more a job of grooming than conceiving new sequences, we tried to incorporate those other layers that the film has, that make the viewer approach...
- 6/13/2024
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Twelve-time Grammy-winning Panamanian musician, actor and human rights activist Ruben Blades has provided an original song for the Spanish-Panamanian animated climate change movie “Black Butterflies” from director David Baute. The film will world premiere in the Contrechamp competition at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival.
Animated in 2D, and painstakingly researched by Baute, “Black Butterflies” is a timely feature about the real-world consequences of global warming as experienced by communities in the areas most impacted by the man-made phenomenon.
The film tells three separate but related stories about Lobuin, Vanesa and Soma, three women from very different parts of the world who face the same problem: climate change. The women and their families are condemned to lose everything because of the effects of climate change and are forced to emigrate to survive.
Explaining why the film was important to him, Blades said, “Climate change as a reason for human immigration...
Animated in 2D, and painstakingly researched by Baute, “Black Butterflies” is a timely feature about the real-world consequences of global warming as experienced by communities in the areas most impacted by the man-made phenomenon.
The film tells three separate but related stories about Lobuin, Vanesa and Soma, three women from very different parts of the world who face the same problem: climate change. The women and their families are condemned to lose everything because of the effects of climate change and are forced to emigrate to survive.
Explaining why the film was important to him, Blades said, “Climate change as a reason for human immigration...
- 6/10/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Catalonia’s animation scene is flourishing thanks to a motivated and well-trained base of artists, generous government backing and early involvement from public broadcasters.
One need look no further than this year’s Annecy Animation Festival for proof of the Catalanimation boom. Titles from the Spanish territory appear in the main competition (“Rock Bottom”), Contrechamp competition (“Black Butterflies”), Annecy Presents non-competitive section (“Buffalo Kids”), Work in Progress (“Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake”), Annecy market MIFA Pitches sidebar and several other high-profile sections of the French festival.
“Rock Bottom”
Given the quality and diversity of productions emerging from the region, there is no doubt that the foundation of the Catalan boom is artist-driven. Auteur indie titles like “Robot Dreams” (Arcadia Motion Pictures) have achieved critical and award success, including European Film Awards and an Oscar nomination.
Producing those types of films isn’t free, however, and often wouldn’t be possible...
One need look no further than this year’s Annecy Animation Festival for proof of the Catalanimation boom. Titles from the Spanish territory appear in the main competition (“Rock Bottom”), Contrechamp competition (“Black Butterflies”), Annecy Presents non-competitive section (“Buffalo Kids”), Work in Progress (“Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake”), Annecy market MIFA Pitches sidebar and several other high-profile sections of the French festival.
“Rock Bottom”
Given the quality and diversity of productions emerging from the region, there is no doubt that the foundation of the Catalan boom is artist-driven. Auteur indie titles like “Robot Dreams” (Arcadia Motion Pictures) have achieved critical and award success, including European Film Awards and an Oscar nomination.
Producing those types of films isn’t free, however, and often wouldn’t be possible...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Global animation has seen a significant uptick in the production and dissemination of titles produced for mature audiences. Catalonia is no exception, and the Spanish community’s adult animation industry is thriving as artists look to tell more mature stories with their work.
Several high-profile examples stand out at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival. Maria Trenor’s psychedelic musical “Rock Bottom” is world premiering in the festival’s main competition, and David Baute’s global warming documentary “Black Butterflies” is playing in the Contrechamp section. “The Doctor’s Wife,” a Catalonia-Portugal co-production, will feature in the festival’s Tribute to Portuguese Animation – A New Generation showcase.
Trenor’s “Rock Bottom” is produced by Catalan producer Alba Sotorra, who is recognized for her fearlessness in backing adventurous local productions made by women filmmakers, and often with international partners. In this case, she produces a psychedelic rotoscoped story inspired by the life and music of U.
Several high-profile examples stand out at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival. Maria Trenor’s psychedelic musical “Rock Bottom” is world premiering in the festival’s main competition, and David Baute’s global warming documentary “Black Butterflies” is playing in the Contrechamp section. “The Doctor’s Wife,” a Catalonia-Portugal co-production, will feature in the festival’s Tribute to Portuguese Animation – A New Generation showcase.
Trenor’s “Rock Bottom” is produced by Catalan producer Alba Sotorra, who is recognized for her fearlessness in backing adventurous local productions made by women filmmakers, and often with international partners. In this case, she produces a psychedelic rotoscoped story inspired by the life and music of U.
- 6/7/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Film Factory Ent. – a sales agent on “Wild Tales,” “The Clan,” “Close Your Eyes” and “The Kings of the World” – has boarded “Jokes & Cigarettes” (“Saben Aquell”), the latest movie from Spain’s David Trueba which is fast-emerging as one of Spain’s late year Goya Award contenders after a San Sebastian sneak-peek and the bow of a trailer.
“Jokes & Cigarettes” joins a Film Factory sales lineup which has included, of titles at this week’s Mia Spanish Screenings on Tour, Javier Macipe’s breakout “The Blue Star,” a hit at San Sebastian where it won the TCM Youth Award and Spanish Co-operation Award.
Trueba, also a novelist, journalist and documentarian, has directed four fiction films and four documentaries since “Living is Easy With Eyes Closed,” which swept seven Goyas in 2014 including picture, director, original screenplay, actor (Fernando Cámara and actress (Natalia de Molina).
Released in Spain on Nov.
“Jokes & Cigarettes” joins a Film Factory sales lineup which has included, of titles at this week’s Mia Spanish Screenings on Tour, Javier Macipe’s breakout “The Blue Star,” a hit at San Sebastian where it won the TCM Youth Award and Spanish Co-operation Award.
Trueba, also a novelist, journalist and documentarian, has directed four fiction films and four documentaries since “Living is Easy With Eyes Closed,” which swept seven Goyas in 2014 including picture, director, original screenplay, actor (Fernando Cámara and actress (Natalia de Molina).
Released in Spain on Nov.
- 10/11/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Ikiru Films, Tinglado Film (“Ona”) and Anangu Grup (“Mummies”) are readying David Baute’s “Black Butterflies” (“Mariposas Negras”), an animated climate exodus film three years in the making that illustrates the journey of three women fleeing uninhabitable terrain towards new lives that prove far from welcoming. The trials and tribulations of each are relayed via 2D renderings.
“I’m thrilled to be producing David Baute’s “Black Butterflies” with Tinglado Film, Anangu Grup and Tunche Films. It’s a global tale necessary to relay, with the focus placed on people whose tragedies are largely unknown to our society,” asserted Ikiru Films founder, Edmon Roch.
Sharing an exclusive first look image with Variety, he adds, “The World Bank projects that climate change will drive 143 million people in Latin America, Africa, and South Asia alone to leave their homes by 2050. Most of them come from poor regions that have contributed little to global warming.
“I’m thrilled to be producing David Baute’s “Black Butterflies” with Tinglado Film, Anangu Grup and Tunche Films. It’s a global tale necessary to relay, with the focus placed on people whose tragedies are largely unknown to our society,” asserted Ikiru Films founder, Edmon Roch.
Sharing an exclusive first look image with Variety, he adds, “The World Bank projects that climate change will drive 143 million people in Latin America, Africa, and South Asia alone to leave their homes by 2050. Most of them come from poor regions that have contributed little to global warming.
- 6/13/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Spain-based sales company acquires worldwide rights.
Spain-based sales company Film Factory has acquired worldwide rights to Neus Ballús’ Berlinale Panorama title Staff Only.
The film has its world premiere on Sunday, February 10, marking director Ballús’ first showing at the festival since her debut The Plague in 2013.
It follows a rebellious teenager’s initiation into adulthood in a Senegalese tourist resort. Sergi López (Happy As Lazzaro) leads the cast, alongside Elena Andrada, Diomaye A. Ngom, Ian Samsó and Madeleine C. Ndong.
Staff Only is a Spanish-French production from Ikiru Films, El Kinògraf, Turanga Films and Les Films Hatari. Edmon Roch is producer on the title,...
Spain-based sales company Film Factory has acquired worldwide rights to Neus Ballús’ Berlinale Panorama title Staff Only.
The film has its world premiere on Sunday, February 10, marking director Ballús’ first showing at the festival since her debut The Plague in 2013.
It follows a rebellious teenager’s initiation into adulthood in a Senegalese tourist resort. Sergi López (Happy As Lazzaro) leads the cast, alongside Elena Andrada, Diomaye A. Ngom, Ian Samsó and Madeleine C. Ndong.
Staff Only is a Spanish-French production from Ikiru Films, El Kinògraf, Turanga Films and Les Films Hatari. Edmon Roch is producer on the title,...
- 1/29/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Actor cites differences with board; Costume designer Yvonne Blake appointed as acting president until election can be held.
The actor Antonio Resines has resigned as president of the Spanish Film Academy.
He had been in the post since May 2015 after producer, distributor and exhibitor Enrique González Macho resigned during his second mandate at the head of the organisation.
Vice president Edmon Roch, producer of Capture The Flag, has also resigned.
Resines, who has shot the upcoming The Queen Of Spain with Fernando Trueba, described it as an “honour” to have held the position but also explained the reason for his departure in a statement released by the Academy: “This decision has been taken due to serious differences with part of the board of directors, differences that have made our task at the Spanish Film Academy presidency impossible.”
The board of directors is formed by two representatives of 14 different specialities in the Spanish film industry. Tensions escalated...
The actor Antonio Resines has resigned as president of the Spanish Film Academy.
He had been in the post since May 2015 after producer, distributor and exhibitor Enrique González Macho resigned during his second mandate at the head of the organisation.
Vice president Edmon Roch, producer of Capture The Flag, has also resigned.
Resines, who has shot the upcoming The Queen Of Spain with Fernando Trueba, described it as an “honour” to have held the position but also explained the reason for his departure in a statement released by the Academy: “This decision has been taken due to serious differences with part of the board of directors, differences that have made our task at the Spanish Film Academy presidency impossible.”
The board of directors is formed by two representatives of 14 different specialities in the Spanish film industry. Tensions escalated...
- 7/15/2016
- ScreenDaily
Mainstream Spanish films are thriving as TV broadcasters fill the gap in public funding. But at what cost to auteur film-making? Could a new Pedro Almodovar emerge now?Spain territory focusSpain focus: new talent, the magnificent sevenSpain focus: hot projects, big name draws
The Spanish film industry has started 2016 on an optimistic note. Emilio Martinez-Lazaro’s broad comedy Spanish Affair 2 (Ocho Apellidos Catalanes), the sequel to the all-time local hit Spanish Affair, was the top grossing film of 2015, taking $34.7m (€32m), and Fernando Gonzalez Molina’s romantic period drama Palm Trees In The Snow, released on December 25, out-performed Star Wars: The Force Awakens on its second weekend on release and has garnered more than $17m to date.
The label ‘made in Spain’ on a commercial, locally produced film is now a positive note for local audiences. “As in France, we’re learning to make films that work for a big audience,” says [link=nm...
The Spanish film industry has started 2016 on an optimistic note. Emilio Martinez-Lazaro’s broad comedy Spanish Affair 2 (Ocho Apellidos Catalanes), the sequel to the all-time local hit Spanish Affair, was the top grossing film of 2015, taking $34.7m (€32m), and Fernando Gonzalez Molina’s romantic period drama Palm Trees In The Snow, released on December 25, out-performed Star Wars: The Force Awakens on its second weekend on release and has garnered more than $17m to date.
The label ‘made in Spain’ on a commercial, locally produced film is now a positive note for local audiences. “As in France, we’re learning to make films that work for a big audience,” says [link=nm...
- 4/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Here is the group shot with all the participants of this year's Producers Lab Toronto.
Top row (left to right): Arnie Zipursky (Canada), Kaleena Kiff (Canada), Chantelle Kadyschuk (Canada),Leanne Saunders (New Zealand), Rebecca Summerton (Australia), Raquelle David (Australia),Nathalie Lichtenthaeler (Ireland), Marie-Claude Poulin (Canada), Simone Urdl (Canada),Floor Onrust (The Netherlands), Julia Rosenberg (Canada), Hanan Kattan (United Kingdom), Eva Jakobsen (Denmark), Barbara Willis Sweete (Canada), Bob Crowe (Canada).
Bottom row (left to right): Peter Rommel (Germany), Alex Behse (New Zealand), Hlin Johannesdottir (Iceland), Silvia Panakova (Slovak Republic), Edmon Roch (Spain), Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith (Canada), Jane Loughman (Canada), Adis Djapo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Not pictured Ivo Felt (Estonia).
Intense networking and pitching events among producers from Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia took place at the Toronto International Film Festival. The sixth edition of this initiative, which ran September 9 to 12, was created for 24 hand-picked participants to exchange project ideas and funding information for trans-atlantic co-production deals.
The international co-production forum was organized and financed by European Film Promotion (Efp) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) and the Toronto International Film Festival®.Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (Nzfc) supported the event once again, along withCreative Europe – Media Program, the participating Efp member organizations, Eurimages, and Telefilm Canada.
Here is a list of the participants:
European participants
Canadian participants
Adis Djapo , Scca (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ivo Felt, Allfilm (Estonia)
Eva Jakobsen , Snowglobe (Denmark)
Hlín Johannesdóttir , Vintage Pictures (Iceland)
Hanan Kattan , Enlightenment Productions (UK)
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler , Wide Eye Films (Ireland)
Floor Onrust , Family Affair Films (The Netherlands)
Silvia Panáková , Arina (Slovak Republic)
Edmon Roch , Ikiru Films (Spain)
Peter Rommel , Rommel Film (Germany)
Bob Crowe , Angel Entertainment Corp.
Chantelle Kadyschuk , No Trace Camping Productions
Kaleena Kiff , Radius Squared Media Group
Jane Loughman , Monkeys & Parrots
Marie-Claude Poulin , Item 7
Julia Rosenberg , January Films
Simone Urdl , The Film Farm
Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith , First Love Films
Barbara Willis Sweete , Willis Sweete Productions
Arnie Zipursky , Cci Entertainment
Australian participants
New Zealand’s participants
Raquelle David , Damsel Pictures
Rebecca Summerton , Closer Productions
Alexander Behse , Monsoon Pictures International
Leanne Saunders , Piki Films
Detailed information about the 24 participants of Producers Lab Toronto 2015 can be found...
Top row (left to right): Arnie Zipursky (Canada), Kaleena Kiff (Canada), Chantelle Kadyschuk (Canada),Leanne Saunders (New Zealand), Rebecca Summerton (Australia), Raquelle David (Australia),Nathalie Lichtenthaeler (Ireland), Marie-Claude Poulin (Canada), Simone Urdl (Canada),Floor Onrust (The Netherlands), Julia Rosenberg (Canada), Hanan Kattan (United Kingdom), Eva Jakobsen (Denmark), Barbara Willis Sweete (Canada), Bob Crowe (Canada).
Bottom row (left to right): Peter Rommel (Germany), Alex Behse (New Zealand), Hlin Johannesdottir (Iceland), Silvia Panakova (Slovak Republic), Edmon Roch (Spain), Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith (Canada), Jane Loughman (Canada), Adis Djapo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Not pictured Ivo Felt (Estonia).
Intense networking and pitching events among producers from Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia took place at the Toronto International Film Festival. The sixth edition of this initiative, which ran September 9 to 12, was created for 24 hand-picked participants to exchange project ideas and funding information for trans-atlantic co-production deals.
The international co-production forum was organized and financed by European Film Promotion (Efp) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) and the Toronto International Film Festival®.Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (Nzfc) supported the event once again, along withCreative Europe – Media Program, the participating Efp member organizations, Eurimages, and Telefilm Canada.
Here is a list of the participants:
European participants
Canadian participants
Adis Djapo , Scca (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ivo Felt, Allfilm (Estonia)
Eva Jakobsen , Snowglobe (Denmark)
Hlín Johannesdóttir , Vintage Pictures (Iceland)
Hanan Kattan , Enlightenment Productions (UK)
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler , Wide Eye Films (Ireland)
Floor Onrust , Family Affair Films (The Netherlands)
Silvia Panáková , Arina (Slovak Republic)
Edmon Roch , Ikiru Films (Spain)
Peter Rommel , Rommel Film (Germany)
Bob Crowe , Angel Entertainment Corp.
Chantelle Kadyschuk , No Trace Camping Productions
Kaleena Kiff , Radius Squared Media Group
Jane Loughman , Monkeys & Parrots
Marie-Claude Poulin , Item 7
Julia Rosenberg , January Films
Simone Urdl , The Film Farm
Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith , First Love Films
Barbara Willis Sweete , Willis Sweete Productions
Arnie Zipursky , Cci Entertainment
Australian participants
New Zealand’s participants
Raquelle David , Damsel Pictures
Rebecca Summerton , Closer Productions
Alexander Behse , Monsoon Pictures International
Leanne Saunders , Piki Films
Detailed information about the 24 participants of Producers Lab Toronto 2015 can be found...
- 9/14/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The sixth edition of Producers Lab Toronto is set to launch during the Toronto International Film Festival from September 9 to 12, 2015. Twenty four producers from Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have been chosen to exchange project ideas, funding information, and co-production deals. This successful networking platform has facilitated the development of several trans-Atlantic co-productions, with 17 former participants now working on 17 projects at various stages of production.
Producers Lab Toronto 2015 will see the 24 participants taking part in various networking and pitching events, case studies, and round tables with key industry members. The event will enable the participants to broaden their scope of projects regarding financing, creativity, and distribution in order to create trans-Atlantic co-productions.
The international co-production forum is organized and financed by European Film Promotion (Efp) in collaboration with theOntario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) and the Toronto International Film Festival®.Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (Nzfc) will again be supporting the event, along with Creative Europe – Media Programme, the participating Efp member organisations, Eurimages, and Telefilm Canada.
Selected by the event's five partners, the participating producers have significant experience of co-production and will be presenting new projects with international market potential. Adis Dapo, known for Aida Begic’s "Children of Sarajevo" (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany/ France/ Turkey 2012), is from Efp’s youngest member country Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is one of the ten European internationally-experienced producers coming to take part in the event.
Canadian producer participants include Simone Urdl, known for her long association with Atom Egoyan ("The Captive," Cannes 2014), and Chantelle Kadyschuk of No Trace Camping, Canadian producer of "Room," a Canada-Ireland co-production premiering at Tiff 2015.
European participants
Adis Djapo , Scca (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ivo Felt , Allfilm (Estonia)
Eva Jakobsen , Snowglobe (Denmark)
Hlín Johannesdóttir , Vintage Pictures (Iceland)
Hanan Kattan , Enlightenment Productions (UK)
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler , Wide Eye Films (Ireland)
Floor Onrust , Family Affair Films (The Netherlands)
Silvia Panáková , Arina (Slovak Republic)
Edmon Roch , Ikiru Films (Spain)
Peter Rommel , Rommel Film (Germany)
Australian participants
Raquelle David , Damsel Pictures
Rebecca Summerton , Closer Productions
Canadian participants
Bob Crowe , Angel Entertainment Corp.
Chantelle Kadyschuk , No Trace Camping Productions
Kaleena Kiff , Radius Squared Media Group
Jane Loughman , Monkeys & Parrots
Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith , First Love Films
Marie-Claude Poulin , Item 7
Julia Rosenberg , January Films
Simone Urdl , The Film Farm
Barbara Willis Sweete , Willis Sweete Productions
Arnie Zipursky , Cci Entertainment
New Zealand's participants
Alexander Behse , Monsoon Pictures International
Leanne Saunders , Piki Films...
Producers Lab Toronto 2015 will see the 24 participants taking part in various networking and pitching events, case studies, and round tables with key industry members. The event will enable the participants to broaden their scope of projects regarding financing, creativity, and distribution in order to create trans-Atlantic co-productions.
The international co-production forum is organized and financed by European Film Promotion (Efp) in collaboration with theOntario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) and the Toronto International Film Festival®.Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (Nzfc) will again be supporting the event, along with Creative Europe – Media Programme, the participating Efp member organisations, Eurimages, and Telefilm Canada.
Selected by the event's five partners, the participating producers have significant experience of co-production and will be presenting new projects with international market potential. Adis Dapo, known for Aida Begic’s "Children of Sarajevo" (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany/ France/ Turkey 2012), is from Efp’s youngest member country Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is one of the ten European internationally-experienced producers coming to take part in the event.
Canadian producer participants include Simone Urdl, known for her long association with Atom Egoyan ("The Captive," Cannes 2014), and Chantelle Kadyschuk of No Trace Camping, Canadian producer of "Room," a Canada-Ireland co-production premiering at Tiff 2015.
European participants
Adis Djapo , Scca (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ivo Felt , Allfilm (Estonia)
Eva Jakobsen , Snowglobe (Denmark)
Hlín Johannesdóttir , Vintage Pictures (Iceland)
Hanan Kattan , Enlightenment Productions (UK)
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler , Wide Eye Films (Ireland)
Floor Onrust , Family Affair Films (The Netherlands)
Silvia Panáková , Arina (Slovak Republic)
Edmon Roch , Ikiru Films (Spain)
Peter Rommel , Rommel Film (Germany)
Australian participants
Raquelle David , Damsel Pictures
Rebecca Summerton , Closer Productions
Canadian participants
Bob Crowe , Angel Entertainment Corp.
Chantelle Kadyschuk , No Trace Camping Productions
Kaleena Kiff , Radius Squared Media Group
Jane Loughman , Monkeys & Parrots
Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith , First Love Films
Marie-Claude Poulin , Item 7
Julia Rosenberg , January Films
Simone Urdl , The Film Farm
Barbara Willis Sweete , Willis Sweete Productions
Arnie Zipursky , Cci Entertainment
New Zealand's participants
Alexander Behse , Monsoon Pictures International
Leanne Saunders , Piki Films...
- 9/1/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Twenty-four producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have been selected for the programme.
Toronto International Film Festival sources said the networking initiative has led to 17 former participants working on projects at various stages of production.
Participants will take part in networking and pitching events, case studies and roundtables with key industry members.
The participants are:
Canada: Bob Crowe (Angel Entertainment Corp), Chantelle Kadyschuk (No Trace Camping), Kaleena Kiff (Radius Squared Media Group), Jane Loughman (Monkeys & Parrots), Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith (First Love Films), Marie-Claude Poulin (Item 7), Julia Rosenberg (January Films), Simone Urdl (The Film Farm), Barbara Willis Sweete (Willis Sweete Productions) and Arnie Zipursky (Cci Entertainment).
Europe: Adis Djapo (Scca, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ivo Felt (Allfilm, Estonia), Eva Johannesdóttir (Snowglobe, Denmark), Hanan Kattan (Enlightenment Productions, UK), Nathalie Lichtenthaeler (Wide Eye Films, Ireland), Floor Onrust (Family Affair Films, The Netherlands), Silvia Panáková (Arina, Slovak Republic), Edmon Roch (Ikiru Films, Spain), [link...
Toronto International Film Festival sources said the networking initiative has led to 17 former participants working on projects at various stages of production.
Participants will take part in networking and pitching events, case studies and roundtables with key industry members.
The participants are:
Canada: Bob Crowe (Angel Entertainment Corp), Chantelle Kadyschuk (No Trace Camping), Kaleena Kiff (Radius Squared Media Group), Jane Loughman (Monkeys & Parrots), Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith (First Love Films), Marie-Claude Poulin (Item 7), Julia Rosenberg (January Films), Simone Urdl (The Film Farm), Barbara Willis Sweete (Willis Sweete Productions) and Arnie Zipursky (Cci Entertainment).
Europe: Adis Djapo (Scca, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ivo Felt (Allfilm, Estonia), Eva Johannesdóttir (Snowglobe, Denmark), Hanan Kattan (Enlightenment Productions, UK), Nathalie Lichtenthaeler (Wide Eye Films, Ireland), Floor Onrust (Family Affair Films, The Netherlands), Silvia Panáková (Arina, Slovak Republic), Edmon Roch (Ikiru Films, Spain), [link...
- 8/24/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The UK’s Hanan Kattan, Germany’s Peter Rommel and Canada’s Chantelle Kadyschuk are among those selected for this year’s Producers Lab Toronto (Plt).
The 24 producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will participate in the sixth edition of the networking platform, which will run Sept 9-12 during the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20).
Plt is targeted at producers who have had previous experience in working on international co-productions and now have projects in the pipeline that could be interesting for the international market.
European producers
The ten European producers were selected by European Film Promotion’s member organisations from previous participants of its Cannes-based initiative Producers on the Move.
Together with her partner Shamim Sarif, Hanan Kattan has a presence in the UK and Canada with their Enlightenment Group of companies. Hattan produced Sarif’s three features, including Despite The Falling Snow, starring Charles Dance and Rebecca Ferguson, as well as...
The 24 producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will participate in the sixth edition of the networking platform, which will run Sept 9-12 during the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20).
Plt is targeted at producers who have had previous experience in working on international co-productions and now have projects in the pipeline that could be interesting for the international market.
European producers
The ten European producers were selected by European Film Promotion’s member organisations from previous participants of its Cannes-based initiative Producers on the Move.
Together with her partner Shamim Sarif, Hanan Kattan has a presence in the UK and Canada with their Enlightenment Group of companies. Hattan produced Sarif’s three features, including Despite The Falling Snow, starring Charles Dance and Rebecca Ferguson, as well as...
- 8/24/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Paramount Pictures has closed worldwide distribution rights for Spanish animation duo.
Paramount Pictures has closed a worldwide distribution deal for Enrique Gato’s next two animation productions, Capture the Flag and Tad Jones: The Hero Returns.
The agreement was signed with TeleCinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios and Los Rockets Aie along with producers Jordi Gasull - creator and co-writer of Tad - Edmon Roch and Nico Maji, CEO of Lightbox Entertainment.
The deal follows the breakout success of Spanish animation feature Tad the Explorer ($54m worldwide), which charts the story of a construction worker who realises his dream of becoming an adventurer like his hero Indiana Jones.
This character will be back “with new and exciting adventures”, said Gasull, “in funnier film that won’t lose its tenderness”.
Capture the Flag, based on the return of men to the moon when a greedy millionaire wants to exploit its natural resources for his own benefit, is scheduled...
Paramount Pictures has closed a worldwide distribution deal for Enrique Gato’s next two animation productions, Capture the Flag and Tad Jones: The Hero Returns.
The agreement was signed with TeleCinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios and Los Rockets Aie along with producers Jordi Gasull - creator and co-writer of Tad - Edmon Roch and Nico Maji, CEO of Lightbox Entertainment.
The deal follows the breakout success of Spanish animation feature Tad the Explorer ($54m worldwide), which charts the story of a construction worker who realises his dream of becoming an adventurer like his hero Indiana Jones.
This character will be back “with new and exciting adventures”, said Gasull, “in funnier film that won’t lose its tenderness”.
Capture the Flag, based on the return of men to the moon when a greedy millionaire wants to exploit its natural resources for his own benefit, is scheduled...
- 7/21/2014
- by jsardafr@hotmail.com (Juan Sarda)
- ScreenDaily
Paramount Pictures has closed worldwide distribution rights for Spanish animation duo.
Paramount Pictures has closed a worldwide distribution deal for Enrique Gato’s next two animation productions, Capture the Flag and Tad Jones: The Hero Returns.
The agreement was signed with TeleCinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios and Los Rockets Aie along with producers Jordi Gasull - creator and co-writer of Tad - Edmon Roch and Nico Maji, CEO of Lightbox Entertainment.
The deal follows the breakout success of Spanish animation feature Tad the Explorer ($54m worldwide), which charts the story of a construction worker who realises his dream of becoming an adventurer like his hero Indiana Jones.
This character will be back “with new and exciting adventures”, said Gasull, “in funnier film that won’t lose its tenderness.”
Capture the Flag, based on the return of men to the moon when a greedy millionaire wants to exploit its natural resources for his own benefit, is scheduled...
Paramount Pictures has closed a worldwide distribution deal for Enrique Gato’s next two animation productions, Capture the Flag and Tad Jones: The Hero Returns.
The agreement was signed with TeleCinco Cinema, Telefónica Studios and Los Rockets Aie along with producers Jordi Gasull - creator and co-writer of Tad - Edmon Roch and Nico Maji, CEO of Lightbox Entertainment.
The deal follows the breakout success of Spanish animation feature Tad the Explorer ($54m worldwide), which charts the story of a construction worker who realises his dream of becoming an adventurer like his hero Indiana Jones.
This character will be back “with new and exciting adventures”, said Gasull, “in funnier film that won’t lose its tenderness.”
Capture the Flag, based on the return of men to the moon when a greedy millionaire wants to exploit its natural resources for his own benefit, is scheduled...
- 7/21/2014
- by jsardafr@hotmail.com (Juan Sarda)
- ScreenDaily
Why not fold documentaries into my list of the "Best Films of 2011?" After all, a movie is a movie, right? Yes, and some years I've thrown them all into the same mixture. But all of these year-end Best lists serve one useful purpose: They tell you about good movies you may not have seen or heard about. The more films on my list that aren't on yours, the better job I've done.
That's particularly true were you to depend on the "short list" released by the Academy's Documentary Branch of 15 films they deem eligible for nomination. The branch has been through turmoil in the past and its procedures were "reformed" at one point. But this year it has made a particularly scandalous sin of
omission. It doesn't include "The Interrupters" (currently scoring 99% on the Tomatometer), which has received better reviews and been on more critic's Best lists than any other.
That's particularly true were you to depend on the "short list" released by the Academy's Documentary Branch of 15 films they deem eligible for nomination. The branch has been through turmoil in the past and its procedures were "reformed" at one point. But this year it has made a particularly scandalous sin of
omission. It doesn't include "The Interrupters" (currently scoring 99% on the Tomatometer), which has received better reviews and been on more critic's Best lists than any other.
- 12/25/2011
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Trailer If there ever was a team-up I know I'll never be able to see it would be...
- 11/18/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
Title: Garbo: The Spy First Run Features Directed By: Edmon Roch Written By: Edmon Roch, Isaki Lacuesta, María Hervera Cast: Juan Pujol García, Nigel West, Mark Seaman, Xavier Vinader, The Countess of Romanones Aline Griffith Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 11/2/11 Opens: November 18, 2011 In his psychotic memoir “Mein Kampf,” Hitler stated the principle of the Big Lie; that is, the larger the lie, the more likely that people will accept it as truth. This is because most people tell small lies and can tell when others are fibbing. When a lie is colossal, most people cannot believe that anyone could make up such extreme falsehoods. Luckily for us...
- 11/3/2011
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
The feature documentary 'Colony', from debut directors Ross McDonnell and Carter Gunn, has been shortlisted in the First Appearance (for the best first or second film) competition at the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam. Three finalists were chosen from a selection of 15 films screening in the First Appearance strand of the festival, which runs in the Dutch city until the 29 November. Other projects shortlisted for the First Appearance award, which carries a cash prize of €5000, are 'Garbo: The Spy' (Spain) by Edmon Roch and 'Talhotblond' (Us) by Barbara Schroeder. The winners will be announced during the festival's closing ceremony.
- 11/26/2009
- IFTN
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