ECAM Forum presents the projects for its second edition
- From 10 to 13 June, filmmakers such as Mihai Mincan, Ion de Sosa, Francisca Alegría, Leire Apellaniz and Rai María will meet in Madrid to look for partners for their new works
This week, as part of the Marché du Film in Cannes, the selected projects for the second edition of the ECAM Forum, a co-production forum to be held in Madrid from 10 to 13 June, have been announced. The presentation ceremony was attended by several prominent figures, including Ignasi Camós, Director General of the ICAA; Alba Wystraëte, Manager of ECAM (Film and Audiovisual School of the Community of Madrid); Nacho Carballo, Audiovisual Industry Advisor for the Community of Madrid; and Raúl Torquemada, Director of the Madrid Film Office.
The selection of feature film projects brings together more than twenty proposals from both emerging and established talents across the international audiovisual landscape. The participation of experienced independent production companies alongside new directorial voices positions this edition as a key platform for promoting innovative, diverse and internationally recognised cinema. “One of our obsessions has been to look outward, to encourage the international circulation of talent. In that sense, the ECAM Forum was the next logical step: to create a major event that would attract leading international figures to Madrid,” said Alba Wystraëte.
The Last Push section focuses on films currently in the editing or post-production stage, aiming to support their entry onto the international circuit. A €15,000 prize will be awarded by an independent jury. Among the eight projects selected are new works by Mihai Mincan (whose To the North [+see also:
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The Films to Come section is dedicated to feature film projects in the development stage that are seeking financing, co-production opportunities and international exposure. Among the fifteen selected projects are the upcoming works of Francisca Alegría (selected at Sundance with The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future [+see also:
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In addition to presenting at Cannes the series and short film projects selected for participation (listed below), ECAM has announced and signed two new strategic agreements with key Latin American audiovisual agencies: One with Proimágenes Colombia, aimed at creating meeting spaces between stakeholders in the Colombian and Spanish audiovisual sectors; and another with ACAU – Film and Audiovisual Agency of Uruguay, through which Uruguayan producers will attend the next edition of the ECAM Forum as international guest producers in the Films to Come section. This dual alliance further strengthens ECAM’s position as an international benchmark in film education and professional networking within the audiovisual sector, reinforcing its role as a bridge between Europe and Latin America.
The selected projects:
Last Push
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes - Gabriel Azorín (Spain/Portugal)
Production: DVEIN Films, Bando À Parte, Filmika Galaika
The Art of War - Grecia Barbieri, Gonzalo Benavente Secco (Peru)
Production: Autocinema, Animalita
Don’t Fix or Clean My Room I Like It The Way It Is - Ignacio Ceroi (Argentina/France)
Production: Un Puma, Pionera Cine, La Casa de al Lado
Wolf Grrrls - Claudia Estrada Tarascó (Spain/Belgium)
Production: Alba Sotorra SL, Novak Prod, Vampire Films
Anekumen - Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe (Spain)
Production: Señor & Señora
Before the Fire - Ángel Giovanni Hoyos (Colombia/Spain/Germany/Argentina)
Production: Séptima Films, Parabellum Films
Milk Teeth - Mihai Mincan (Romania/France/Denmark/Greece/Greece/Bulgaria)
Production: deFilm, Remora Films, Ström Pictures, StudioBauhaus, Screening Emotions
Balearic - Ion de Sosa (Spain/France)
Production: Umbracle Cine, Apellaniz y de Sosa, Jaibo Films, La Fábrica Nocturna
Films to Come
Nativity - Francisca Alegría (Chile)
Production: Quijote Films
Zuria - Leire Apellaniz (Spain)
Production: Señor y Señora, Sayaka Producciones
Hybrids - Ainhoa Bolaños (Spain)
Production: Mansalva Films
La linda - Francina Carbonell (Chile/Argentina)
Production: María una Vez, Gema Films
Animal Song - Nerea Castro (Spain)
Production: CSC Films
Bai, bai - Alba Esquinas (Spain)
Production: Mubox Studio
Since You’ve Been Gone - María Herrera (Spain)
Production: Avalon
I Breath Fire - Carmen Jiménez (Spain)
Production: La Filmahora
A Decorous Woman - Natalia Luque (Chile/France/United States)
Production: Rodrigo Díaz, Tomsa Films, Madre Content
The (Big) Rip - Rai María (Spain)
Production: Garde
Face of Grace - Anna Martí Domingo, Laura Santos Martí (Spain)
Production: Allegra Films, Nocturna Pictures
The Eels’ Dilemma - Elena Molina (Spain)
Production: Guspira Films
The Painting - Paula Moreno Vergara, Esteban Hoyos García (Colombia/Estonia)
Production: Selva Producciones, Alexandra Film
The Illusions - Ingrid Pokropek (Argentina)
Production: 36 caballos
Hospital of Irremediable Desires (Sukhte-del) - Maryam Tafakory (Iran/United Kingdom)
Production: Daniella Shreir
ECAM Series Market x Forum
Aligow
Screenwriters: Isabel Trujillo Parra, Lucía Elena Angulo Castillo, Natalia Hermens Fernandez
La edad del miedo
Screenwriters: Pablo López García, Eneko López de Luzuriaga Herrán, Sofía Montes Muñoz, Alejandro González Mañoso, Gabriela Sellanes Fagini
Las dos Españas
Screenwriters: José Antonio Jiménez Calvo, Pablo Rodríguez Piñeiro
Ultra
Screenwriters: Mohamed El Boutrouki, Eva Pauné
174
Screenwriters: Natalia Fernández Mérida, Carlota Andrea Moreno Alcaraz, Antonio Francisco Díaz García
Déjame vivir
Screenwriters: Anna Bermejo de la Salud, Lucía Carrero García, Sergio Domínguez Moreno
Agua negra
Screenwriters: Javier Mariscal Crevoisier
As meigas
Screenwriters: María Agulló Díaz-Munío, Alberto Tejero Caballo, Cristian Valenciano Megias
Mala suerte
Screenwriters: Lucía Jiménez Arranz, Ángel Villahermosa Ruiz, Juan Voltas Camino
La matriz
Screenwriters: Carlos Suárez Jara, Gabriela Cuenca Trujillo, Jorge Morte Pablo, Javier Calandín Vega
Lutz
Screenwriters: Joaquín Meneses Quezada, Alondra Villarreal López, Ainhoa Arce Muria, Lia Altagracia Féliz Vilchez
Nueva era
Screenwriters: Adrián Arjona Gómez, Elizabeth Lorda i Cruz, Bárbara Robles Soto
Forum Shorts
Scary Melons - Manolo Orellana Naranjo
Production: Elena Mercero
The Fly on the Wall - Luis Paredes
Production: Lucas Gallego Ortiz, Gonzalo Casado
Today Leo Woke Up In A Half-Empty Bed - María Olmedilla
Production: Ángeles L. Guerrero
Bolón de verde - Mario Alejandro Arias
Production: Emilio José Freile
Bed of Grass - Carmela Román
Production: Rami García
We Used to Have Happy Dinners - Adrián Nájera
Production: Santiago Román
Alive at the End of the World - Helio Pu
Production: Henry Jean, Inès Riera, Ninon Chapuis
(Guest Project - La Fémis)
Bojovka (Night Games) - Liza Chakanava
Production: Iuliia Mamaeva
(Guest Project – FAMU)
TAXIthaca - Karina Logothetis
Production: Mando Stathi, Myrto Stathi
(Guest Project - Drama Short Film Festival)
In the Shade of the Sun - Tomás Caniulao Devaud
Production: Jorge Bustamante Flaño, Ignacio Oliva Muñoz
(Guest Project – ChileShorts)
Libido - Sebastián Duque R.
Production: Tatiana López H., Alejandro Ríos A.
(Guest Project – Bogoshorts Festival)
(Translated from Spanish)
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