The 11th edition of the Spanish Screenings will take place within the framework of the Malaga Festival

This market for the sale and promotion of Spanish cinema internationally is the only one of its kind that takes place in Spain. The eleventh edition will take place from March 20 to 22, 2017 in Malaga.

The president of FAPAE (Confederation of Spanish audiovisual producers), Ramon Colom, accompanied by the mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre and the director of the Malaga Festival, Juan Antonio Vigar, presented this Tuesday at the Film Academy the eleventh edition of the Spanish Film Screenings, which, for the first time, will be held during the Malaga Festival, on March 20, 21 and 22, 2017.

The Spanish Film Screenings, the only market for the sale and promotion of Spanish cinema at an international level of these characteristics that takes place in our country, has become an essential event on the international agenda of the film sector.

During the three days of the event, international buyers will be able to watch the most recent films in Spanish cinema and access hundreds of Spanish premiere and catalog titles. In addition, the international press will have the opportunity to interview the actors, directors and producers of the Spanish films that will soon be released in their countries.

Parallel activities

In parallel, producers, sales agents and exhibitors will meet to create a space for exchange and business between professionals in the sector and different meetings and conferences will be held to analyze and debate the latest developments in Spanish cinematography.

A lo largo de las diez ediciones de los Spanish Screenings de Cine han participado alrededor de 3.000 profesionales, entre los que destacan más de 900 compradores internacionales procedentes de 40 países, y 200 medios internacionales que han realizado 1.000 entrevistas a los equipos de casi 200 producciones españolas a través de los junkets de prensa.

El presidente de FAPAE, secundado por Manuel Gómez Cardeña, presidente de AEPAA-APRIA (Asociación de Empresas de Producción Audiovisual y Productores Independientes de Andalucía), que se ha incorporado a la presentación, ha manifestado que el Festival de Málaga es una plataforma imprescindible para la industria cinematográfica española, que favorece su promoción e internacionalización, “un punto de encuentro que sin duda contribuirá a dar un nuevo impulso a los Spanish Screenings y al cine español para su expansión fuera de nuestras fronteras. Nuestro objetivo es promocionar las películas españolas en el mercado internacional, allí donde llegue nuestro cine”, ha matizado.

Spanish Screenings – Málaga de Cine 2017 está organizado por FAPAE, con la financiación de ICAA (Instituto de Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales), ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, Ayuntamiento de Málaga, EGEDA (Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales) y cuenta con el patrocinio del Festival de Málaga.