Catalan Films at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market 2021

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market 1st - 5th February 2021

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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market 1st - 5th February 2021

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Cover image: Carmen, no fear of Freedom

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Catalan Films at Clermont-Ferrand 2021 Euro Connection - European Short Film Co-Production Forum

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Market Programme | Shortcat 2021

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Market Programme | New Spanish Bloody Shorts 12 Market Programme | New Spanish Non Fiction Shorts 14 Market Programme | New Spanish Animation Shorts 16 Professionals attending Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market Online 17

EURO CONNECTION - EUROPEAN SHORT FILM CO-PRODUCTION FORUM

Carmen, No Fear of Freedom

From the “Las 600” neighborhood in the South of Spain, Carmen is leading the first association of feminist Roma Women to fight systemic racism and sexism.

Having broken all stereotypes, Carmen will have to deal with the pressure from her community, while expecting her first child.

Euro Connection - European Short Film Co-Production Forum

by Irene Baqué Documentary | 30’ Produced by 15-L Films Carlota Coloma info@15-L.com www.15-L.com

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MARKET PROGRAMME | SHORTCAT 2021

Farrucas

Synopsis Four teenagers proud of their Moroccan and Spanish roots face the first incursions into the high schools outside the peripheral neighborhood where they live.

Produced by Vayolet Films Carlotta Schiavon info@vayoletfilms.com www.vayoletfilms.com Primo Inés Massa imassa@primocontent.com www.primocontent.com Amplitud Pau Brunet info@amplitud.net www.amplitud.net

Sales Agent Marvin&Wayne Pablo Menéndez info@marvinwayne.com www.marvinwayne.com

by Ian de la Rosa Fiction | 17’

Market Programme | Shortcat 2021

Future Foods

by Gerard Ortín Castellví Experimental Documentary | 20’ Produced by Gerard Ortín Castellví gerard.ortin@gmail.com www.gerardortin.com àngels Barcelona info@angelsbarcelona.com www.angelsbarcelona.com Synopsis This film revolves around technological innovations in the production of “future foods”, problematizing its ecological consequences through a perceptive and cinematic journey.

Her and I

by Jaume Claret Muxart Fiction | 20’ Produced by Jaume Claret Muxart claretjaume@gmail.com www.jaumeclaretmuxart.com

Synopsis A mother tries to talk on the phone with her daughter who lives in Athens.

Both are painters.

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Market Programme | Shortcat 2021

Red Gold

by Carme Gomila Animated Documentary | 12’ Produced by Novena Nube - Laudiovisual Prod.

Patricia Sánchez laudiovisual@gmail.com

Synopsis The protests of Moroccan women who pick strawberries in Huelva leads us to delve into global conflicts.

Sales Agent Marvin&Wayne Pablo Menéndez info@marvinwayne.com www.marvinwayne.com

Tara and the Blue

by Pol Ponsarnau Fiction | 19’

Synopsis An unexpected catch on her father’s boat awakens Tara the need to take the opportunity to change her life forever.

Produced by Turkana Films Alfonso Par alfonso@turkanafilms.com www.turkanafilms.com ZLA Films Linda Dedkova info@zlafilms.com www.zlafilms.com

Market Programme | Shortcat 2021

The Infantas

by Andrea Herrera Catalá Fiction | 12’ Produced by Amor y Lujo, S.L. Almudena Monzú diga@amorylujo.com www.amorylujo.com

Synopsis She wants to be like her elder brother, for her mum she is still a princess.

Distribution MoreThan Queralt Pons queralt@morethan-films.com www.morethan-films.com

The Strange

by Oriol Guanyabens Pous Fiction | 18’ Produced by Fractal 7 Films Marc Guanyabens hola@fractal7films.com www.fractal7films.com Corte y Confección de Películas corte@corteyconfeccion.net www.corteyconfeccion.net Synopsis Amadeu, aged nine, is sexually abused the first time he goes to summer camp.

Sales Agent Agencia Freak Millán Vázquez hola@agenciafreak.com www.agenciafreak.com

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MARKET PROGRAMME | NEW SPANISH BLOODY SHORTS

La Dama del Fantaterror

by Diego López-Fernández Documentary | 15’ Produced by Pecker Audiovisuals Ferran Herranz peckerav@gmail.com

Synopsis In 1954, with an already promising track record on stage, Helga Liné debuted in Spain’s theatre scene. From the 60s and on the German actress lived a blooming career on cinema. Peplum, thriller, spaghetti western, eurospy, adventure and horror movies.

Stains

by Roger Villarroya Fiction | 05’ Produced by Zum Pictures Roger Villarroya zumpictures@gmail.com www.zumpictures.com

Synopsis A man washes his hands.

Sales Agent Agencia Freak Millán Vázquez hola@agenciafreak.com www.agenciafreak.com

Market Programme | New Spanish Bloody Shorts

Recognize

by Isaac Fluxà Fiction | 16’ Produced by Isaac Fluxà isaacflmo@gmail.com

Synopsis A boy arrives by the night in a family’s house asking for help after having an accident in a mountain road.

Sales Agent Banatu Filmak Aitor Arenas info@banatufilmak.com www.banatufilmak.com

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MARKET PROGRAMME | NEW SPANISH NON FICTION SHORTS

The Stillness Syndrome

by Elías León Siminiani Documentary | 30’ Produced by Gusano Films Jorge Caballero Ramos gusano@gusano.org www.gusano.org

Synopsis In 2018, a group of filmmakers, calling themselves The Motionless, embarks on an essay film about a hypothetical stillness syndrome in the Republic of Colombia.

Sales Agent Marvin&Wayne Pablo Menéndez info@marvinwayne.com www.marvinwayne.com

Still Life

by Carolina Astudillo Documentary | 05’30” Produced by Carolina Astudillo caroniella@gmail.com www.carolinaastudillo.com

Synopsis A grand-daughter discovers that her grandmother’s past was very different from what she had been told. Could it be that in times of war morality is submitted to survival?

Sales Agent Marvin&Wayne Pablo Menéndez info@marvinwayne.com www.marvinwayne.com

Market Programme | New Spanish Non Fiction Shorts

A Revolt Without Images

by Pilar Monsell Experimental documentary | 14’08” Produced by Proxemica Pilar Monsell ritadessinger@gmail.com www.proxemica.es

Synopsis One of the most unknown uprisings of our history “The bread mutinery” was led by women in Cordoba, May 1652.

There are no faces, there are neither names. There is no image of them. How can we recover the gestures of resistance that we cannot see?

Sales Agent Marvin&Wayne Josep Prim info@marvinwayne.com www.marvinwayne.com

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MARKET PROGRAMME | NEW SPANISH ANIMATION SHORTS

The Great Milestone

by Ignasi López Fàbregas Animation | 12’55” Produced by Buenosmal Ana Benigna Vega Pérez buenosmalprod@gmail.com

Synopsis An ambitious mountaineer attempts to climb an impossible mountain. A woman sets out to tackle a more modest one. Both of them will do their utmost to succeed, although the outcomes will be very different.

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Professionals attending Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market Online PRODUCTION COMPANIES Amor y Lujo, S.L. Joan Montesinos Producer

Somos Acme Juanma Falcón Director – Producer juanma@somosacme.es

produccion@amorylujo.com

FESTIVALS BCN - Sports Film Festival Agustí Argelich Festival Director aargelich.k@ccma.cat

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES El dedo en el ojo / Bande à part Mélody Brechet Production Director

Marvin&Wayne Pablo Menéndez Distributor - Sales Agent

FILMETS Badalona International Film Festival Agustí Argelich Festival Director

produccion@bandeapart.org

pablo@marvinwayne.com

aargelich.k@ccma.cat

Jaume Claret Muxart Jaume Claret Muxart Director – Producer claretjaume@gmail.com

Laudiovisual Prod.

Patricia Sánchez Producer

Josep Prim Distributor - Sales Agent josep@marvinwayne.com

MoreThan Queralt Pons Managing Partner queralt@morethan-films.com

laudiovisual@gmail.com

MECAL - Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival Roberto Barrueco Festival Director rbarrueco@mecalbcn.org

Sara Xiol Programmer programacion@mecalbcn.org

BROADCASTER Most Wanted Studios Belinda Bonan Director - Producer beli@mostwantedstudio.com

NF-Intl. Culture & VIP Services Neus Flores Director – Producer nfloresb@uoc.edu

TV3 – Televisió de Catalunya Agustí Argelich Short Films Buyer aargelich.k@ccma.cat

CATALAN FILMS Joan Ruiz International Promotion – Shortcat Distribution joan.ruizg@gencat.cat shortcat@gencat.cat

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