This November marks 10 months since we began the distribution process for FilmNow. The main objective is the distribution of short films from film schools; it is a project I was very excited to launch. At the beginning of this year, while visiting the Israeli film schools’ stand at the Clermont-Ferrand Market, … 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
It is easy to say, but this August we have already surpassed 15,000 selections in festival distribution in 13 years. In the totals, I include all catalogs and films, from the summer of 2003 to 2016. The exact figure at this moment is 15,127 (changing every day) with an average number of … Read more
The last Monday of August brings news; after several days of testing, the new blog design is now published. This marks the third design change in four years. Since I changed the template in May, I have been more focused on content and publishing regularly every week. With this first objective accomplished, … Read more
This week we are presenting the 12th edition of Madrid en corto and today we have launched the new website with the 2016 selection: www.madridencorto.es Madrid en corto is the short film distribution catalog of the Community of Madrid, which was established in 2005. Short films that have received a project grant … Read more
With 2016 just underway, and as I published in 2014, it is now time to take stock of 2015 with the global figures for the catalogs we distribute: Madrid en corto, OFF ECAM, and the ECAM short films. In general terms, this year has been the best for selections, with an impressive … Read more
At yesterday’s Goya Awards ceremony, Giovanni Macelli’s short film JUAN Y LA NUBE won the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film, a well-deserved award for this short film, which, as part of the Madrid en corto 2014 catalog, is having a great run on the festival circuit. After just over six … Read more
At the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, there is a visit I like to make to the CNC stand, the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (the equivalent of ICAA in Spain) to see the report they publish each year on French short film figures. This report contains surprising data, especially … Read more
We are now on the last day of 2014, and it is time to compile statistics on what distribution has been this year. Reviewing the figures in global terms (for all the films and catalogs we distribute), we have managed 1,261 festival selections, with 140 awards obtained. It is worth highlighting the … Read more