Madrid’s ECAM Incubator Selects ‘Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes,’ ‘Disposable,’ ‘Macrame’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Emilio Mayorga Rapidly emerging as one of Spain’s foremost hothouses for new producer and creative talent, the ECAM Madrid Film School’s Incubator program has chosen five titles for its 2022 program:“Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes,” “Disposable,” “Macrame,” “Festina Lente” and “Ripli.”Launched to connect early career talent in Spain with Europe’s film industry, the 5th Incubator runs from Feb.

23 through July.The program will be overseen by writer-director Rafa Alberola, who serves as the new manager of  The Screen, ECAM’s industry initiative umbrella.This year’s lineup announcements comes as one Incubator project, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s “Lullaby,” is set to world premiere in Berlin’s Panorama section later this week.

Chema García Ibarra’s “Sacred Spirit” proved a standout at August’s Locarno Festival, another Incubator debut, Javier Marco’s Javier Marco’s “Josefina” was for many the most notable Spanish feature debut at September’s San Sebastian Festival.

Bowing Jan. 7 on Netflix, David Casademunt’s “The Wasteland” topped the streaming service’s world rankings for movies, according to streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol.A drill down on the five projects:“Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes”Produced by Spain’s Dvein Films and Filmika Galaika in partnership with Portugal’s Primeira Idade, “Last Night” is directed by Gabriel Azorín, part of creative collective lacasinegra which scored a Locarno’s Golden Pardino award for best short for  “Those Who Lust,” by Elena López Riera.