Spanish Films to Track at Berlin
variety.comSpain boasts a bullish presence at the Berlinale. Following, short profiles of its features that have made the festival cut and a selection of top titles being moved at the European Film Market: Director: Estíbaliz Urresola Spain’s Berlin competition player is from Urresola, director of Cannes Critics’ Week short “Chords.” Film takes place in a Basque Country village and is a celebration of female sexual diversity.
Catalonia’s Inicia Films (“La Maternal”) produces with Gariza Films (“Nora”). Sales: Luxbox Director: Nestor Ruiz Medina A couple in love grapples with the realities of making a living through OnlyFans.
Set in an Andalusian idyll, a rich portrait of the challenges of love. Screened at Seville and Tallinn. Sales: Begin Again Films.
Director: Helin Celik A Forum doc feature from Vienna-based Kurd Celik, the films tells the harrowing story of three Jordanian women, survivors of male near-fatal violence.
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