The Berlinale starts with a large Spanish presence

In the Official Section, 'Nobody wants the night', by Isabel Coixet, and the Franco-Hispanic Chilean co-production of the documentary 'Elbotton de nácar', directed by Patricio Guzmán, will compete.

With the screening of the film directed by Isabel Coixet, Nobody wants the night, the Berlin International Film Festival kicks off tonight.

The participation of Spanish films this year at the Berlinale is divided into several sections. In the Official Section, the aforementioned Nobody wants the night and the Franco-Hispanic Chilean co-production of the documentary The mother-of-pearl button, directed by Patricio Guzmán.

The feature film appears in the Forum Section The money complex, by Juan Rodrigáñez and the Spanish-German co-production Androids dream, by Ion de Sosa.

In the Culinary Section this year Spain is present with two documentaries: Cooking up a tribute, by Luis González and Andrea Gómez, and Sherry. The mystery of the cut stick, by Jose Luis López Linares. In the new Native – Indigenous Cinema Section, two Spanish co-productions will be screened: Made in USA by Claudia Llosa and Paraguayan hammock by Paz Encina. Finally at Berlinale Shorts will be screened The hide and seek game by David Muñoz and the Spanish-French American co-production Yú-Yú by Marc Johnson.

Spain present at the European Film Market

Under the umbrella brand Cinema From Spain, coordinated by ICEX and the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), in collaboration with FAPAE, Spanish production will be very present at the European Film Market parallel to the Berlinale.

The official Spanish pavilion, which undoubtedly has an exceptional location in the central atrium of the Martin-Gropius-Bau, has an area of ​​170 square meters, where the Spanish exhibiting companies are located: Film Factory Entertainment, DeAPlaneta and Latido Films. Other companies that will be located in the pavilion are: Imagina International Sales, Cinema Republic, Auriga Films, Numérica Films, Gran Canaria Film Commission, Canary Island Connection and the companies grouped by Catalan Films/Proa.

The Cinema From Spain pavilion has been consolidated over the years and today represents a fundamental tool to increase the visibility of Spanish cinema and the industry in one of the most important markets in Europe.

The presence of Spanish international sales companies also extends to the offices in the Marriott Hotel, where Dreamcatchers, 6Sales, Filmax International, Moonrise and Rebel Pictures have their meeting centers.

The companies will offer their buyers at the market screenings some of the most recent hits of Spanish cinema such as The Minimum Island by Alberto Rodríguez, The Misunderstood Club by Carlos Sedes, Mortadelo and Filemón against Jimmy the Horny by Javier Fesser, Losing the North by Nacho García Velilla, The Sheep Don't Miss the Train by Alvaro Fernández Armero, Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas by Santiago Segura, The flowers by Jon Garaño and José Maria Goenaga, among others.

In 2014, EFM hosted almost 500 exhibitors, mostly producers, distributors and associations, and was attended by more than 8,000 visitors. 1,100 films were screened in the market.