Exclusive: Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has sold a series of its EFM titles, including Spanish horror pic The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (El Hombre Del Saco) and a new 4K remastered version of the cult Argentinian thriller Nine Queens, to multiple international territories.
The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth has been sold to Rusia/Cis (Nashe Kino) for theatrical, Cambodia and Laos (Westec), and German-speaking Europe (Busch Medien). Previous deals on the pic include Mantícora, which picked up all rights for Latin America, the U.S., and Canada. Amazon’s Prime Video has acquired Spanish SVOD rights, and Antena 3 grabbed free Tvv rights.
The company has also sold the Spanish-Argentine supernatural horror drama, Restless Waters, Shivering Lights from director Ángeles Hernández, starring Hugo Silva, to Spain (Alfa) for theatrical and Kinologistica (Russia/Cis). Finally, FilmSharks has locked a deal for a theatrical release in France via Eurozoom...
The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth has been sold to Rusia/Cis (Nashe Kino) for theatrical, Cambodia and Laos (Westec), and German-speaking Europe (Busch Medien). Previous deals on the pic include Mantícora, which picked up all rights for Latin America, the U.S., and Canada. Amazon’s Prime Video has acquired Spanish SVOD rights, and Antena 3 grabbed free Tvv rights.
The company has also sold the Spanish-Argentine supernatural horror drama, Restless Waters, Shivering Lights from director Ángeles Hernández, starring Hugo Silva, to Spain (Alfa) for theatrical and Kinologistica (Russia/Cis). Finally, FilmSharks has locked a deal for a theatrical release in France via Eurozoom...
- 2/20/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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...
“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...
- 2/15/2024
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
A remote and dilapidated lighthouse proves an increasingly sinister backdrop for newly widowed father, Pablo (Hugo Silva) and his adolescent daughter Lidia (Zoe Arnao) in the first international teaser trailer for the upcoming Ángeles Hernández thriller “Restless Waters, Shivering Lights” (“El Faro”).
Distribution in Spain is handled by Alfa Pictures with an expected release date of Jan. 26.
Buenos Aires-based sales-production outfit FilmSharks handles global sales outside of Spain. It has shared with Variety in exclusivity a first look international teaser trailer with founder Guido Rud relaying the project is a modern take on horror along the lines of “Relic” and “Shutter Island” admitting, “the audience is welcoming and pre-sales are hot.”
The narrative follows father and daughter through their strained relations after the death of the family matriarch (Irene Montalà). When Lidia attempts to take her own life, they’re forced to take a pause and reconnect at the family’s long-abandoned property,...
Distribution in Spain is handled by Alfa Pictures with an expected release date of Jan. 26.
Buenos Aires-based sales-production outfit FilmSharks handles global sales outside of Spain. It has shared with Variety in exclusivity a first look international teaser trailer with founder Guido Rud relaying the project is a modern take on horror along the lines of “Relic” and “Shutter Island” admitting, “the audience is welcoming and pre-sales are hot.”
The narrative follows father and daughter through their strained relations after the death of the family matriarch (Irene Montalà). When Lidia attempts to take her own life, they’re forced to take a pause and reconnect at the family’s long-abandoned property,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Buenos Aires — Mr. Miyagi Films co-founder David Matamoros, firmly established as one of Barcelona’s leading specialists in international film finance, is now in post-production on his solo feature directorial debut, “Astronaut” (“Astronauta”) as Matamoros explores novel movie financing sources as a producer while building co-productions across Europe and Latin America.
Produced by Mr. Miyagi, Sombra Cine and Mother Superior and backed by Spain’s Icaa, Argentina’s Incaa, Uruguay’s Pua and Catalan pubcaster TV3, “Astronaut” which is set for delivery in early 2024, weighs in as a queer romcom which questions classic romcom narratives, asking in a bigger picture what now form bedrock affective family relationships in a modern age.
Inspired by true events that actually happened to the director, Matamoros freely admits, “Astronaut” turns on David, an inveterate romantic film producer who organizes a trip down Route 66 with a stop in Las Vegas but is rejected by his...
Produced by Mr. Miyagi, Sombra Cine and Mother Superior and backed by Spain’s Icaa, Argentina’s Incaa, Uruguay’s Pua and Catalan pubcaster TV3, “Astronaut” which is set for delivery in early 2024, weighs in as a queer romcom which questions classic romcom narratives, asking in a bigger picture what now form bedrock affective family relationships in a modern age.
Inspired by true events that actually happened to the director, Matamoros freely admits, “Astronaut” turns on David, an inveterate romantic film producer who organizes a trip down Route 66 with a stop in Las Vegas but is rejected by his...
- 11/28/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
An idyllic getaway goes awry after a freak accident leaving teen Lidia (Zoe Arnao) and her father, Pablo (Hugo Silva) to mourn the loss of the family matriarch (Irene Montalà) by escaping to their isolated lighthouse where the paranormal flirts with their fragile dispositions while a troubled family friend (Sergio Castellanos) stirs the pot on the periphery.
A lot’s at stake in “Restless Waters, Shivering Lights,” (“Faro”), a tension-laden thriller from Ángeles Hernández that plumbs depths of despair, examining the deterioration of once-tight bonds distorted by overwhelming grief, the perfect emotional foundation for descending fright.
“Our own insecurities let loose the horror. Those ghosts sneak into the father–daughter relationship and try to destroy it. One of the more complex exercises when shooting is to keep the pulse and balance between Lidia’s dream world and how it affects her reality. And, on the other hand, a father who...
A lot’s at stake in “Restless Waters, Shivering Lights,” (“Faro”), a tension-laden thriller from Ángeles Hernández that plumbs depths of despair, examining the deterioration of once-tight bonds distorted by overwhelming grief, the perfect emotional foundation for descending fright.
“Our own insecurities let loose the horror. Those ghosts sneak into the father–daughter relationship and try to destroy it. One of the more complex exercises when shooting is to keep the pulse and balance between Lidia’s dream world and how it affects her reality. And, on the other hand, a father who...
- 11/27/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Film is set to start shooting next week in Buenos Aires and to continue in Barcelona and Las Vegas.
Barcelona-based production company Mr. Miyagi has teamed with Uruguay’s Mother Superior and Argentina’s Sombracine to co-produce queer romantic comedy Astronaut, the feature directorial debut of producer-director David Matamoros.
Lead-produced by Mr. Miyagi’s Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández, Astronaut follows David, an inveterate romantic who has a travel agency specialising in trips linked to romantic comedies. His 15-year relationship with Quique is stagnant. So, David decides to give Quique a trip down Route 66 with a special stop in Las Vegas.
Barcelona-based production company Mr. Miyagi has teamed with Uruguay’s Mother Superior and Argentina’s Sombracine to co-produce queer romantic comedy Astronaut, the feature directorial debut of producer-director David Matamoros.
Lead-produced by Mr. Miyagi’s Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández, Astronaut follows David, an inveterate romantic who has a travel agency specialising in trips linked to romantic comedies. His 15-year relationship with Quique is stagnant. So, David decides to give Quique a trip down Route 66 with a special stop in Las Vegas.
- 8/2/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Validated at Cannes by a big U.S. sale for Pablo Berger’s “Robot Dreams,” Catalan animation is on a roll – thanks to ambitious creatives muscular state funding, cutting edge talent and diverse stories that captivate global audiences.
“Catalonia’s long had a strong tradition of important animation production companies, which developed ambitious projects,” Edgar Garcia, general director of Catalan cultural company agency Icec, told Variety.
“Over the years, this resulted in the creation of smaller studios with highly qualified professionals on the creative and technical sides. Those studios and professionals are now working for productions all over the world,” he added.
Garcia points to a dedicated Icec fund for animation, features and series, with a €4.5 million ($4.9 million) budget for 2023. Of course, we believe this support scheme reflects the quality and creativity of Catalan animation, but has also helped nurture it. As the whole of the audiovisual production in Catalonia,...
“Catalonia’s long had a strong tradition of important animation production companies, which developed ambitious projects,” Edgar Garcia, general director of Catalan cultural company agency Icec, told Variety.
“Over the years, this resulted in the creation of smaller studios with highly qualified professionals on the creative and technical sides. Those studios and professionals are now working for productions all over the world,” he added.
Garcia points to a dedicated Icec fund for animation, features and series, with a €4.5 million ($4.9 million) budget for 2023. Of course, we believe this support scheme reflects the quality and creativity of Catalan animation, but has also helped nurture it. As the whole of the audiovisual production in Catalonia,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Argentina’s Ajimolido Films and Mostra Cine, Mexico’s Beita also co-producing.
Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros from Spain’s Mr Miyagi, a co-producer on Netflix hit and 2019 TIFF Midnight Madness audience winner The Platform, has announced on the first day of Ventana Sur that the company has come on board The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake (La Virgen De La Tosquera) from Laura Casabé, who presented The Returned at the market in 2019.
Mr Miyagi will co-produce Argentinian filmmaker Casabé’s next film alongside Argentina’s Ajimolido Films (The Returned) and Mostra Cine (Delfina Castagnino’s 2019 Mar del Plata best...
Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros from Spain’s Mr Miyagi, a co-producer on Netflix hit and 2019 TIFF Midnight Madness audience winner The Platform, has announced on the first day of Ventana Sur that the company has come on board The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake (La Virgen De La Tosquera) from Laura Casabé, who presented The Returned at the market in 2019.
Mr Miyagi will co-produce Argentinian filmmaker Casabé’s next film alongside Argentina’s Ajimolido Films (The Returned) and Mostra Cine (Delfina Castagnino’s 2019 Mar del Plata best...
- 11/28/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
“She Wolf” director Tamae Garateguy, one of the most exciting talents on Latin America’s burgeoning genre scene, is set to direct “Fuckin’ Sexy,” a sex doll horror movie set up at Argentina’s Machaco Films, producer of Damien Rugna’s “Terrified” and “When Evil Lurks.”
A bold swing, which is what Garateguy’s fans love about her, “Fuckin’g Sexy” is set on the Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil triple frontier where laborer Juan stumbles on a life-size latex sex doll. It proves “a device of death” but, in a long journey through the jungle, Juan comes to recognises its “noble heart.”
“Fuckin’g Sexy” looks like one undisputed highlight of Blood Window Fant.Latina, a new section at Ventana Sur’s Blood Window dedicated to six new projects by female horror/fantastic film directors, taking in other highly respected established talents such as Argentina’s Jimena Monteoliva (“To Kill the the Dragon...
A bold swing, which is what Garateguy’s fans love about her, “Fuckin’g Sexy” is set on the Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil triple frontier where laborer Juan stumbles on a life-size latex sex doll. It proves “a device of death” but, in a long journey through the jungle, Juan comes to recognises its “noble heart.”
“Fuckin’g Sexy” looks like one undisputed highlight of Blood Window Fant.Latina, a new section at Ventana Sur’s Blood Window dedicated to six new projects by female horror/fantastic film directors, taking in other highly respected established talents such as Argentina’s Jimena Monteoliva (“To Kill the the Dragon...
- 10/31/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Award-winning Argentinian director’s 10th film is set to begin filming in October.
Argentina’s Sombracine and Spain’s Mr. Miyagi are teaming witht with UK sales outfit Wildstar International for Berlinale and San Sebastian prize-winner Marco Berger’s 10th project, The Astronaut Lovers.
The Astronaut Lovers is about a man who travels from Spain to Argentina for a vacation at his family home, where he becomes attracted to a childhood friend. But their relationship is full of misunderstandings as they try to hide it from family and friends.
“This film is a mood change in regard to my previous works.
Argentina’s Sombracine and Spain’s Mr. Miyagi are teaming witht with UK sales outfit Wildstar International for Berlinale and San Sebastian prize-winner Marco Berger’s 10th project, The Astronaut Lovers.
The Astronaut Lovers is about a man who travels from Spain to Argentina for a vacation at his family home, where he becomes attracted to a childhood friend. But their relationship is full of misunderstandings as they try to hide it from family and friends.
“This film is a mood change in regard to my previous works.
- 9/26/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has picked up world sales rights to Ángeles Hernández’s supernatural horror film “El faro” (“The Lighthouse”), set up at Mr. Miyagi Films, co-producer of Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s multi-awarded Netflix smash hit “The Platform.”
“The Lighthouse” ended shooting in May; FilmSharks is showing first footage to buyers at Cannes.
Film toplines Spanish film and TV star Hugo Silva plus Irene Montalà (“Un asunto privado”), Zoe Arnao and Sergio Castellanos.
Produced by Hernández and David Matamoros at Barcelona-based Mr. Miyagi, “The Lighthouse” turns on Lidia and her father, Pablo, returning to the family lighthouse after her mother’s death.
Pablo, aware of Lidia’s fragile emotional balance, worries about a possible relapse after her suicide attempt. Lidia, annoyed by her father’s lack of trust, discovers that something’s not right at the lighthouse, and that dire danger awaits them if they do not find out the truth.
“The Lighthouse” ended shooting in May; FilmSharks is showing first footage to buyers at Cannes.
Film toplines Spanish film and TV star Hugo Silva plus Irene Montalà (“Un asunto privado”), Zoe Arnao and Sergio Castellanos.
Produced by Hernández and David Matamoros at Barcelona-based Mr. Miyagi, “The Lighthouse” turns on Lidia and her father, Pablo, returning to the family lighthouse after her mother’s death.
Pablo, aware of Lidia’s fragile emotional balance, worries about a possible relapse after her suicide attempt. Lidia, annoyed by her father’s lack of trust, discovers that something’s not right at the lighthouse, and that dire danger awaits them if they do not find out the truth.
- 5/20/2022
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Independent film sales and distribution firm Outsider Pictures has acquired the international sales rights to Peruvian director V. Checa’s neo-noir film “Tiempos Futuros” (“The Shape of Things to Come”) and will lead sales to potential buyers at this March’s Málaga Film Festival.
Playing Zonazine, which focuses on bolder plays by up-and-coming cineastes, “Tiempos Futuros” serves as Checa’s debut feature film. It follows the relationship between an obsessive father, Luiz, and his resourceful son, Teo (Lorenzo Molina), as they build a weather-controlling machine in a dystopian Lima, Peru.
To ease financial troubles, Teo joins a gang of teenage spies who lend him money to support him and his father but strain the relationship between the two.
To Checa, the film “was nourished by the context we live in,” referencing the silence brought by the Covid-19 pandemic and the authoritarian nature of governments and parents, with the smile of...
Playing Zonazine, which focuses on bolder plays by up-and-coming cineastes, “Tiempos Futuros” serves as Checa’s debut feature film. It follows the relationship between an obsessive father, Luiz, and his resourceful son, Teo (Lorenzo Molina), as they build a weather-controlling machine in a dystopian Lima, Peru.
To ease financial troubles, Teo joins a gang of teenage spies who lend him money to support him and his father but strain the relationship between the two.
To Checa, the film “was nourished by the context we live in,” referencing the silence brought by the Covid-19 pandemic and the authoritarian nature of governments and parents, with the smile of...
- 3/10/2022
- by Justin Morgan
- Variety Film + TV
Barcelona-based mini studio Filmax has acquired the international rights to Spanish-Portuguese co-production “The Open Body,” a horror story set in the early 20th century and plumbing Galician folk lore. The film marks the feature debut of Spanish director Ángeles Huerta.
Co-produced by Spain’s Ollovivo and Fasten Films, producer of Jorge Dorado’s “Pastor,” and Portugal’s Cinemate, behind Norberto López-Amado’s “3 Caminos,” the film is currently in post-production.
Buyers will have the opportunity to watch a first promo at this year’s Malaga Festival Spanish Screenings, which run March 21-24.
A new genre movie at Malaga, whatever its phase of production, is near bound to be on many buyers radar after Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s “The Platform” (“El Hoyo”) was presented at Málaga’s Work In Progress in 2019, where it was acquired by Latido Films.
Sold to Netflix, it became the most watched non English language film in the U.
Co-produced by Spain’s Ollovivo and Fasten Films, producer of Jorge Dorado’s “Pastor,” and Portugal’s Cinemate, behind Norberto López-Amado’s “3 Caminos,” the film is currently in post-production.
Buyers will have the opportunity to watch a first promo at this year’s Malaga Festival Spanish Screenings, which run March 21-24.
A new genre movie at Malaga, whatever its phase of production, is near bound to be on many buyers radar after Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s “The Platform” (“El Hoyo”) was presented at Málaga’s Work In Progress in 2019, where it was acquired by Latido Films.
Sold to Netflix, it became the most watched non English language film in the U.
- 3/8/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
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