{"id":100683,"date":"2022-05-18T10:28:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T04:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/20-catalan-films-headed-for-cannes\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T04:58:01","slug":"20-catalan-films-headed-for-cannes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/20-catalan-films-headed-for-cannes\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Catalan Films Headed for Cannes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Berlin Golden Bear winner \u2018Alcarr\u00e1s\u2019 to Cannes Competition title \u2018Pacifiction,\u2019 these projects will represent Catalonia at Cannes.<\/p>\n

Alcarr\u00e0s<\/strong>
Director: Carla Sim\u00f3n
The 2022 Berlin Golden Bear winner, a family farm drama marking the flagship title for Catalonia\u2019s newest generation of cineastes.
Sales: MK2 Films<\/p>\n

Amazing Elisa<\/strong>
Director: Sadrac Gonz\u00e1lez-Perell\u00f3n
The next from 2017 BiFan Grand Jury Prize winner Gonz\u00e1lez- Perell\u00f3n (\u201cBlack Hollow Cage\u201d), once more mixing fantasy and family dynamics as Elisa, 12, seeks revenge after her mother\u2019s tragic death. La Charito Films produces.
Sales: Filmax<\/p>\n

The Beasts<\/strong>
Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
One of 2022\u2019s most awaited Spanish titles, selected for Cannes Premiere, a Galicia-set thriller from Oscar-nominee Sorogoyen (\u201cMother\u201d), produced by Arcadia, Caballo Films and Le Pacte.
Sales: Latido Films<\/p>\n

The Communion Girl<\/strong>
Director: V\u00edctor Garc\u00eda
Film Factory\u2019s genre play for Cannes: A revenge thriller drawing on an urban legend about a girl in a communion dress.
Sales: Film Factory<\/p>\n

The Cuckoo\u2019s Curse<\/strong>
Director: Mar Targarona
A vacation house swap goes dramatically awry in the latest from director-producer (\u201cThe Orphanage\u201d) Targarona.
Sales: Film Factory<\/p>\n

Duo<\/strong>
Director: Meritxell Colell
After \u201cCon El Viento,\u201d a second Malaga winning feature, here plumbing a dancer couple\u2019s attempt to rekindle their relationship. Polar Star Films produces.
Sales: Begin Again<\/p>\n

Lost & Found<\/strong>
Director: Jorge Dorado
From \u201cThe Head\u201d director, a noirish thriller centered on Mario, who works at a lost and found office. Barcelona-based Setem- bro Cine (\u201cA Fantastic Woman\u201d) co-produces.
Sales: Filmax<\/p>\n

La maternal<\/strong>
Director: Pilar Palomero
Directed by 2021 best picture Goya winner Palomero (\u201cSchoolgirls\u201d), a portrait of teenage motherhood re-teaming \u201cSchoolgirls\u2019\u201d produc- ers Inicia Films (\u201cSummer 1993\u201d) and BTeam Prods (\u201cBetween Two Waters\u201d).
Sales: Elle Driver<\/p>\n

One Year, One Night<\/strong>
Director: Saki Lacuesta
Backed by Bamb\u00fa (\u201cVelvet\u201d), a well-received Berlin competition entry plumbing the psychological trauma of Paris\u2019 Bataclan terrorist attack. Two-time San Sebasti\u00e1n winner Lacuesta (\u201cBetween Two Waters\u201d) directs.
Sales: Studiocanal<\/p>\n

Pacifiction<\/strong>
Director: Albert Serra
The first Cannes competition title from 2019 Un Certain Regard winner Serra, a critique of mod- ern international politics set in French Polynesia. Andergraun, Serra\u2019s label, co-produces.
Sales: Films Boutique<\/p>\n

Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios<\/strong>
Director: Oriol Paulo
Creator of mind-bending suspense thrillers (\u201cThe Invisible Guest,\u201d \u201cMirage\u201d), Paulo returns with a period mystery tale set in a psychiatric ward. Nostromo Pictures produces.<\/p>\n

Robot Dreams<\/strong>
Director: Pablo Berger
Toon from Berger (\u201cSnow White\u201d), a friendship story set in \u201970s New York. Arcadia (\u201cThe Beasts\u201d) produces.
Sales: Elle Driver<\/p>\n

Stories Not to Be Told<\/strong>
Director: Cesc Gay
A Spanish-speaking star cast heading five stories aimed at making audiences\u2019 skin crawl.
Sales: Filmax<\/p>\n

Suro<\/strong>
Director: Mikel Gurrea
\u201cAlcarr\u00e0s\u201d co-producer Lastor backs Basque Gurrea\u2019s long-awaited debut, a rural Catalonia drama.
Sales: Reason8<\/p>\n

Tros<\/strong>
Director: Pau Calpe Rufat
Calpe\u2019s first feature as a director, a rural father-son relationship drama marking him out as a talent to track.
Sales: Film Factory.<\/p>\n

Unicorns<\/strong>
Director: \u00c1lex Lora
Another Inicia title to track, made with Valencia\u2019s Jaibo a drama about a young modern woman whose life falls apart.
Sales: Filmax<\/p>\n

The Volunteer<\/strong>
Director: Nely Reguera
A Malaga Spanish Screenings buzz title, combining the large acting chops of star Carmen Machi and Reguera\u2019s sharp sense of social ironies. Produced by Fasten Films, BTeam Prods and Homemade Films.
Sales: Bendita Films<\/p>\n

Waiting for Dal\u00ed<\/strong>
Director: David Pujol
A restaurant-set romantic comedy set in \u201870s Cadaqu\u00e9s whose protagonists wait \u201cGodot\u201d-style for Salvador Dal\u00ed.
Sales: Embankment<\/p>\n

Wild Flowers<\/strong>
Director: Jaime Rosales
Produced by Fresdeval, A Contracorriente, Oberon and France\u2019s Luxbox, with Anna Castillo playing a threatened mother of two. The broadest audience play yet from \u201cBeautiful Youth\u201d director Rosales.
Sales: Film Factory<\/p>\n

Wild Road<\/strong>
Director: Marc Recha
From Recha, in Cannes competition, a drama-thriller about a mother battling to save her son. Recha\u2019s label Parallamps produces. In post.<\/p>\n

John Hopewell contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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