GEMMA PASCUAL

The development of film projects

Gemma Pascual Avila has been working on the development of both fiction and animation projects for more than 12 years. She has been working as Director of Film Project Development at Filmax for more than five years, where in addition to supervising the writing of all the scripts in development and working closely with their creators, she is in charge of searching for new projects and identifying new talent, analyzing scripts and proposals from all over the world, among other tasks. Filmax is of the main Spanish audiovisual companies, with more than 60 years of experience.

RAÚL CEREZO

Producción independiente con recorrido internacional
Distribución de cine de terror en la actualidad

Independent producer and director with dozens of shorts and several feature films to his credit. Founder in 2018 of Eye Slice Pictures, a label that creates cinematographic dreams and nightmares. El foco principal es el desarrollo estratégico, la producción y la financiación de películas y series de televisión de terror, fantástico, thriller y ciencia ficción. Destacan “LA PASAJERA” y “VIEJOS”, codirigidas por Raúl Cerezo y Fernando González Gómez.

MARIANA CANGAS

Distribute your work: things to consider and practical advice

Productora y directora de Cine y TV. Socia fundadora de CINEWORLD SRL, especializada en coproducciones iberoamericanas. Fue Productora Delegada en el Centro de Producción e Investigación Audiovisual (CePia) y coordinadora de APIMA Distribución. Miembro de la Academia de Cine Argentina. Profesora en la Universidad de Buenos Aires, en el CieVyC y en la Escuela de Cine de Puerto Madryn. Tallerista en distintas instituciones nacionales e internacionales. Jurado y asesora en Labs Iberoamericanos, entre ellos el Bolivia Lab y Panamá Film Lab.

ADRIÀ MONÉS

O corpo aberto. Caso de estudio de coproducción nacional e internacional

Producer and general director of the film and television production company Fasten Films, focused on the international market and based in Barcelona. His latest productions include “Mediterráneo”, by Marcel Barrena, winner of 3 Goya awards; “Entre la vida y la muerte”, a co-production between France, Belgium and Spain directed by Giordano Gederlini; “La Voluntaria”, a Greek and Spanish co-production directed by Nely Reguera; the non-fiction series “El Fiscal, la Presidenta y el Espía”, available on Movistar Spain and on Netflix globally; “Uno para todos” by David Ilundain, winner of a Forqué award and nominated for the Gaudí, Feroz and Goya awards; and “O Corpo Aberto”, co-produced with Portugal; among others.

ANNA VICENS

Distribución de cine de terror en la actualidad

Director of acquisitions at Inopia Films, a young company passionate about cinema. The dedication and commitment to bring good American cinema, and that it can be enjoyed in our country in countless cinemas, televisions, digital platforms and physical media, is our main objective.

DAVID FERNÁNDEZ

Distribución de cine de terror en la actualidad

CEO of Wild Duck Productions, a distributor focused on independent and alternative films from Asia and Europe, as well as Spanish, with experience in genre films and new authorships. They are a co-promoter of Planet Horror, the only VOD platform in Spain dedicated entirely to horror films, in collaboration with AMC Networks International Southern Europe, where they offer genre films that have won awards at festivals around the world.

THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO

Carles Montiel

Content creation, production and distribution factory for the MEDIAPRO Group. Responsible for the implementation of high quality global projects together with great talents such as Paolo Sorrentino, Woody Allen, Isabel Coixet, Oliver Stone, Fernando León de Aranoa… It produces fiction series, movies, entertainment programs, short-term formats and all kinds of documentaries. It works with key operators such as HBO Max, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Viacom or WarnerMedia and its productions have won various international awards, including 2 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, 2 Daytime Emmy Awards and multiple Goya awards.

NOSTROMO PICTURES

Anna Moragriega Farrés

Nostromo Pictures is one of the leading Spanish production companies in the development, production and financing of high-quality content. In the field of cinema, his 19 nominations for the Gaudí Awards and more than 35 nominations for Spanish Cinema (Goya Awards), Feroz, Sant Jordi and Meliés, among others, stand out. In addition, his films have premiered at renowned international festivals such as the Toronto Film Festival (“Buried”), San Sebastián (“El Guardian Invisible”), Venice (“Wasp Network”), Sundance (“Red Lights”, “Paradise Hills” ) and the Sitges Fantastic Festival (“Legacy in the bones”, “Paradise Hills”).

MR. MIYAGI FILMS

Isa Vilà

En 2009, the producers David Matamoros and Angeles Hernández joined the Danish group Zentropa, founded by Lars Von Trier, producing films and TV series at a international level. This way, Zentropa Spain, their Spanish division based in Barcelona, was born. After a decade collaborating together, in 2018 both producers turned Zentropa Spain into Mr. Miyagi, with the same filosophy of producing high quality audiovisual content for the global market.

MONBIJOUFILMS

Sandor Soeth

Independent producer since 1996 with several European co-productions directed by renowned arthouse filmmakers, including Peter Greenaway, István Szabó and János Szász. In 2015 he created MonbijouFilms, a label with which he creates content and develops feature film projects. His most recent project as a producer is Laughter in the dark, a Blumhouse and Universal Studios co-production directed by Scott Frank. He is a member of the German Film Academy and the European Film Academy.

GAIA AUDIOVISUALS

Carles Pastor

Founded in 1998 basing for the production of fiction films and quality documentaries. It is characterized by its international co-productions, mainly with Germany, and for giving its productions a great run at a national and international level, with various awards and distinctions at festivals and acquired on major networks (HBO, ZDF, NETFLIX). Its producer, Carles Pastor, is a member of the European Film Academy and was chosen as Emerging Producer at the Jihlava International Film Festival.

FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT

Maite Pascual

Independent international sales agency capable of taking on projects at an early stage. Its objective is the international sale of Spanish productions with the greatest international potential and also collaborating with the most outstanding production companies in Europe and Latin America. Film Factory’s programming is based both on original films by emerging directors with innovative and novel themes, as well as quality films with broad commercial potential, the most important productions of the year, from the most prestigious directors.

LIFE&PICTURES

Sebastian Mery

A Barcelona-based film production company specialised in cinema, and focused on the development and production of big screen films. Their productions are represented by international sales agents in the most famous cinematographic markets. They look for projects with their own labels, focusing on the singularity of the director’s view, is internationally known as “director driven” projects.

FOSCA FILMS

David Ciurana

The aim of FoscaFilms is to create, produce and finance bold and controversial films both to specialised public and main public. Among others, they have produced the feature films La influencia (Denis Rovira van Boekholt, 2020), Formentera Lady (Pau Durà, 2019), Clase Valenta (Víctor Alonso, 2016), Summer Camp (Alberto Marini, 2015) and Hijo de Caín (Jesús Monllaó, 2012).

FILMAX

Gemma Pascual

With more than 60 years of experience in the cinematographic world, today Filmax is one of the main audiovisual companies in Spain. Based on Barcelona, the company is organized in four main areas – production, international sales, distribution and display– which makes them the only cinema and TV independent studio in Spain. He has produced nearly 100 feature films; Award-winning, acclaimed and internationally screened films made by talents from the horror genre such as Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza or Brad Anderson, among others.

FASTEN FILMS

Adrià Monés | María Carla del Río

Film and television production company led by producer Adrià Monés, focused on the international market and based in Barcelona. His latest productions include “Mediterráneo”, by Marcel Barrena, winner of 3 Goya awards; “Entre la vida y la muerte”, a co-production between France, Belgium and Spain directed by Giordano Gederlini; “La Voluntaria”, a Greek and Spanish co-production directed by Nely Reguera; the non-fiction series “El Fiscal, la Presidenta y el Espía”, available on Movistar Spain and on Netflix globally; “Uno para todos” by David Ilundain, winner of a Forqué award and nominated for the Gaudí, Feroz and Goya awards; and “O Corpo Aberto”, co-produced with Portugal; among others.

EYE SLICE PICTURES

Raúl Cerezo

Fundada en 2018, es un sello creador de sueños y pesadillas cinematográficas. El foco principal es el desarrollo estratégico, la producción y la financiación de películas y series de televisión de terror, fantástico, thriller y ciencia ficción. “LA PASAJERA” es su primer largometraje en coproducción, estrenada en el Festival de Sitges de 2021 y dirigida por Raúl Cerezo y Fernando González Gómez . Eye Slice tiene su haber también “VIEJOS”, dirigida por el mismo tándem de directores.

CORUYA CINE

Javier Díaz

Production company based in Buenos Aires, has produced leading directors of the Latin American genre such as Demián Rugna, Gonzalo Calzada and Fabián Forte and Fabián Forte. Aimed at Ibero-American productions, among others, it is now developing “Searching for the black rainbow” by Colombian Juan Diego Escobar Alzate, who has participated in forums such as BIFF, BIFAN and SITGES.

CINEWORLD

Mariana Cangas | Diego Corsini

An Argentinian film production company established in Spain with a strong presence in the international market and several Iberoamerican coproductions in their possession. Among their movies, their highlights are the Hispanic-Argentinian “Pasaje de Vida”, awarded in several festivals y streaming currently on Amazon Prime Video; “Solo el amor”, streaming currently on Netflix; “Candy bar”, an Argentinian-Venezuelan coproduction with support from Iberomedia, the Argentinian-Mexican “Lo que nunca nos dijimos” and the recently released “El encanto” and “Punto de no Retorno”. They are interested in horror and fantasy projects.

BENECÉ PRODUCCIONS

Xavier Atance

A film production company founded in 1986. His filmography includes works such as«El Cadáver de Anna Fritz» (H. Hernández Vicens), «Ingrid» (E. Cortés) or «Dies d’agost» (M. Recha). They have their own online VOD platform, where they distribute their own works as well as others.

ALHENA PRODUCTION

Norbet Llaràs

Created by the Catalan executive producer Norbert Llaràs, Alhena Production gets behind fiction and the documentary format. He has several feature films to his credit, including «Matar a dios» (C. Casas y A. Pintó; 2017). Of his short films, stands out the successful«NADA S.A.» (C. Casas y A. Pintó; 2014).

ARPA FILMS

Eva Fontanals

A film production company from Barcelona. Founded in 2013, they focus on producing documentaries and fictions destined to the international market. They have worked in many feature films and series as an artist and technical service provider (script, fotography direction, camera, production, editing). The company also makes corporate videos and educational workshops within the framework of prestige schools in Spain and France.

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Ezekiel Montes

Productora fundada en 2006 inicialmente dedicada a cortometrajes. En 2008 dió el salto a las webseries y desde entonces han producido varias películas estrenadas en cines y plataformas, entre ellas «Hombre muerto no sabe vivir», debut como director de Ezekiel Montes y distribución de Filmax. Interesada en películas de terror con clara vocación internacional.