Lois Patiño, Belén Funes, Pablo Hernando Make the Cut at Madrid Film School’s First Co-Pro Showcase ECAM Forum (EXCLUSIVE)URL: ECAM, Lois Patiño, Pablo Hernando, Belén Funes

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Annika Pham Tagged as the new co-production showcase “like all those European markets but hotter,” ECAM Forum, launched by Madrid Film School ECAM, has unveiled the first 10 projects in development and eight in post-production, to be pitched to international decision-makers between June 10-13, in the Spanish capital.

Famed for its standout talent development program ECAM Incubator, the Madrid Film School has set a high bar for its inaugural Forum, which aims to broaden the reach of Spanish productions and co-productions (shorts, features, series) and build bridges between Spain and the global industry.First case in point: the heavyweight industry names in the selection committees, which reflect the ambitions of coordinator Alberto Valverde and his team, to frame ECAM Forum as a must-attend industry event.

The 10-plus Films to Come or features in development were picked by producers Inés Massa (Materia Cinema) and Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films), Eurimages project manager Sergio García de Leániz, and Marina Maesso, scriptwriter and script analyst for HBO Max.

The eight Last Push films in post-production vying for a €15,000 ($16,280) cash prize were selected by Pamela Bieìnzobas, film adviser, programmer (Locarno) and critic, Eva Sangiorgi, artistic director of the Viennale, Cecilia Barrionuevo, programmer at large Film at Lincoln Center and head of seminars and international relations at ECAM, and James Lattimer,film critic, director and programmer.