30/11/2010

Seven co-production projects backed by Spanish or Portuguese companies have been selected as part of the Ibermedia programme’s second funding call of 2010. Since it was set up in 1997, the programme has aimed to promote collaborations between the film industries of Latin American countries, Spain and Portugal.

Four projects were presented by Spanish companies: El Sueño de Iván (“Iván’s Dream”), co-produced by Castafiore Films with Mexico’s Cacerola Films; Insensibles (“Insensitive”), co-produced by Roxbury Pictures with France’s Tobina Films and Les Films D'Antoine and Portugal’s Fado Filmes; Historia de un Cimarrón (“Story of a Runaway Slave”), co-produced by Creativos Promotores with Cuba’s ICAIC; and La Mujer del Eternauta (“The Eternaut’s Woman”), co-produced by Frida Films with Argentina’s Utópica Cine. One project was presented by a Portuguese company: Aurora, produced by O som e a furia.

Two other projects developed by companies from other countries will get support from Spanish producers: Avalon Producciones is involved in Colombian title Búnker, and Comunicación Fractal in Mexican film Las Horas Muertas (“Dead Hours”).

The total number of projects selected, 27, is considerably less than previous funding calls (on the last two occasions, the number of projects was 48 and 41, respectively). What hasn’t changed is the variety of funding awarded, which once again covers development, distribution, international sales, training and exhibition.

Of the 31 projects to have received development funding, six hail from Spain: Amar en Madrid (“Loving in Madrid”) by Dama Filmes; Pecados de Familia (“Family Sins”) by Angel Durández; Una Carta Para Evita (“A Letter for Evita”) by Copia Cero; Día de Playa (“Beach Day”) by Marta Palacios; Pixi Post by Somuga; and Alma (“Soul”) by Oberón Cinematográfica.

(Translated from Spanish)