We have arrived. After two years of distribution, the short film Madre has secured an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. It has been a long road with many stages, but it has been worth it. It must be acknowledged that everything is going well with this short film, which … Read more
In this first week of the year, it is time to take stock of 2018. Since 2014, I have dedicated the first post of the year to reviewing the previous year’s distribution. This is the first report where there is a drop in selections compared to the previous year, which was expected, … Read more
Another year has passed with the blog at a good pace; it has now been three years of regular publications and almost seven years since the first posts. As I did last year, in this final post of the year, I will review the most notable figures and the most visited content. … Read more
This morning we learned the Goya Awards nominees and the outcome is quite good: out of the seven short films we had selected, we finally secured four nominations—two in documentary and two in fiction—so I’m very pleased. This week we have also been reviewing the festival distribution of some short films after … Read more
Now that we are at the end of November, a recurring question arises among directors and producers who have had a film in distribution this year: What’s happening with my film? It no longer has festival selections. Has it stopped working? During the months of September, October, and November, you have seen … Read more
This September has been particularly prolific for the release of debut films. One of the most anticipated has been Carmen y Lola, by Arantxa Echevarría, which participated in the last Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, a historic event for Spanish cinema. The success of Carmen y Lola in commercial cinemas also demonstrates the importance … Read more
This week has been marked by the entry into force of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be mandatory from next Friday, May 25. This new regulation is European-wide, and the two-year period for adaptation is now ending for all companies and websites that process personal data of European … Read more
This April I am celebrating—it has been six years since the first blog post. It seems like yesterday when I decided to create, almost by chance, a personal website. It all started following a presentation I gave at the Madrid Community Film Festival Meetings in December 2011 on digital formats. We were … Read more
The early hours of Monday, March 5, saw the 2018 Oscar Awards ceremony take place. A total of 15 short films were nominated, spanning documentaries, fiction (though it would be more accurate to speak of Live Action), and animation. Ultimately, the winners were the documentary Heaven is a traffic jam on the … Read more
We are in the first week of 2018 and as usual, it is time to take stock of the work done in 2017 distribution. This is the fourth consecutive year that I have published these reports; at this link you can see the 2016 report. Conducting a review of the selection figures … Read more