Ethics, Exile and Eric Cantona: Compelling New Projects Shine at San Sebastian’s 20th Lau Haizetara Co-Production Forum
variety.comCallum McLennan SAN SEBASTIAN — Projects exploring the ethical dilemmas of an AP photojournalist, the transformation of a Spanish-Chinese gangster into a monk and a personal journey by Eric Cantona stood out at the 20th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum, part of the San Sebastián Festival.
The pitches were presented to a stellar lineup of commissioning and programming execs, including Mehdi Bekkar of Al Jazeera, Sergio Ramos from AMC Networks and Cleo Veger of Dogwoof.
Their collective expertise, which also took in top outlets like Arte France, Movistar Plus+ and the Sundance Institute, highlighted the forum’s relevance. “This is a compulsory meeting for us.
We are not so concerned by slots, what counts is for the story to be relevant to us,” said Elsa Rodríguez Monje, non-fiction selection and commissioning editor at Movistar Plus+.
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