Catalonia’s Finest
variety.comCallum McLennan Outside its Market, of the eleven Spanish films elected for this year’s Berlin Film Festival, five have Catalan involvement, a testament to the significant investment and creative nurturing that occurs there.
Below are those five and market highlights: “Cura Sana” (Lucía G. Romero) Produced by ESCAC Films, a Generation 14plus short delving into sisters’ lives shaped by ancestral violence, exploring deep familial bonds and the lasting impact of abuse. “The Human Hibernation” (Anna Cornudella) A sci-fi exploration of siblings undergoing hibernation, with only the sister awakening, blurring the lines between human and animal.
A narrative of survival and awakening by Catalunya’s Joponica Films and Valladolid’s Batiak Films. “Memories Of A Burning Body,” (Antonella Sudasassi Furniss) A Berlin Panorama player, unraveling the repressed dimensions of womanhood, produced by Playlab Films and Costa Rica’s Substance Films.
Sales: Bendita Film Sales. “Reinas,” (Klaudia Reynicke) In 1992 Lima, Lucia, Aurora, and their mother prepare to settle in the U.S., leaving the estranged father behind.
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