Last week I was at the Seville European Film Festival, where several Spanish feature films premiere, many of them by new directors. Since I reviewed festivals dedicated to first films in Spain in August, I had been meaning to do the same with international festivals in this segment. I believe this is … Read more
During these months, it is common to learn about news regarding the most important short film awards. While preparing posts about the Goyas and the rules for the Forqué awards, I noted two news items about the Academy Awards for Short Film. The Academy Awards are key for short film distribution. The … Read more
A few weeks ago, I was discussing the proliferation of fake festivals with Chema Garcia Ibarra and Álex Montoya. Both have extensive experience distributing their own films and are well-acquainted with the film festival circuit. They were concerned about the number of such “festivals” that have recently emerged. I have been observing … Read more
Just over a month ago, I published a post about how to easily make DCP copies. At the time, it became one of the most visited and shared posts. Despite this, some of the comments confused it with tips for making a DCP, not for making copies. When I started training in … Read more
These days, we are constantly hearing news about the most important short film awards in our country. Last week, one day before the Goya Award nominees were announced, the rules for the second edition of the Forqué Short Film Awards, organized by EGEDA, were published. These awards were held for the first … Read more
—–Update 11/10/2016—– Today the list of selected short films has been published again with a necessary correction from the Film Academy. More short films have been added, completing the quotas for Animation and Fiction. Documentary ultimately remains at only 8 and does not complete the quota of 10 documentaries. The news appeared … Read more
This past weekend I was invited to Abycine, which is taking place this week. On Saturday, the first edition of Mercado Abycine Lanza concluded, having begun on Thursday. It is dedicated to the development of projects in the most independent new Spanish cinema and is supported by Castilla-La Mancha television and ECAM. … Read more
Last weekend, a new screening of the short film Aquel no era yo took place in Gijón, with its director, Esteban Crespo, in attendance. In addition, his first feature film as a director is already in post-production. Aquel no era yo was his second-to-last short, which we distributed as part of the … Read more
A few days ago, I was talking with David Gordon about the differences between starting short film distribution at the end or beginning of the year, especially following the post I published in June about the strategy to reach the 2018 Goya Awards, from Seminci or Gijón. Following that conversation, I decided … Read more
I have been wanting to publish this post for a few weeks now, since at the end of August I was invited to serve as a jury member for the new regional short film distribution catalogue of Asturias. I think it is a good time to take a look back at the … Read more