Categories: Information, Spanish participation in festivals, Promotion and internationalization
Poster of the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival
We already know the films chosen for the official selection of this year’s Locarno Film Festival, among which there are five Spanish feature films (some of them co-productions), distributed in different sections of the program of the Swiss event focused on innovative and experimental cinema, which this year reaches its 76th edition and will be held from August 2 to 12.
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Locarno Film Festival 2023
Three feature films are participating in competitive sections. They are the following:
International Competition.
La imatge permanent’ / ‘The Permanent Picture’, a Spain-France co-production and the first feature film by Laura Ferrés, will compete for the Golden Leopard in this section.
With screenplay by the Barcelona director herself, winner of the Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2017, and filmmakers Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra, it tells a particular story about the lives of two women and their memories and has been produced by Fasten Films, Materia Cinema and Le Bureau (sales contact Be For Films).
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Five Spanish titles will participate in the Locarno Film Festival 2023 and ‘La imatge permanent’ by Laura Ferrés will compete for the Golden Leopard
Categories: Information, Spanish participation in festivals, Promotion and internationalization
Poster of the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival
We already know the films chosen for the official selection of this year’s Locarno Film Festival, among which there are five Spanish feature films (some of them co-productions), distributed in different sections of the program of the Swiss event focused on innovative and experimental cinema, which this year reaches its 76th edition and will be held from August 2 to 12.
Three feature films are participating in competitive sections. They are the following:
International Competition.
La imatge permanent’ / ‘The Permanent Picture’, a Spain-France co-production and the first feature film by Laura Ferrés, will compete for the Golden Leopard in this section.
With a screenplay by the Barcelona director herself, winner of the Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2017, and filmmakers Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra, it tells a particular story about the lives of two women and their memories and has been produced by Fasten Films, Materia Cinema and Le Bureau (sales contact Be For Films).
Carmen (50), a casting director, is faced with the mission of finding a “normal” person to participate in a political campaign. During her search, she meets Antonia (64), a street vendor, with whom she shares much more than it seems.
Scene from The Permanent Picture Scene from Negu Hurbilak Scene from On the Go
Filmmakers of the Present Competition
Negu hurbilak’ by colectivo Negu, produced by Cornelius Films and Maluta Films.
‘On the Go’ by María Gisèle Royo and Julia de Castro, produced by Jur Jur Productions, Paola Film Produktion & Esperpento Films.
Open Doors Screenings
In addition to the above titles, two Spanish co-productions will be presented at the Locarno Festival as part of the Open Doors Screenings section
‘Tiempos futuros’ / ‘The Shape of Things to Come’ (Spain, Mexico, Peru) story of a precarious hustler, by Victor Checa, produced by Doce Entertainment, Pierrot Films and Salamandra Producciones and sales by Outsider Pictures.
‘El rezador’ (Spain, Colombia, Ecuador) by Tito Hara H. Produced by Atefilms Cia. Ltda., Hotel B Producciones SAS (Colombia), El Médano Producciones S.L. (Spain) and distributed by Begin Again Films.