Elias Querejeta Zine: Last News

Anna Marie de la Fuente Ecuador’s Ana Cristina Barragán, an alum of San Sebastian’s post-graduate film school Elias Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE), has come full circle with her second feature “La Piel Pulpo” (“Octopus Skin”) as it competes at the San Sebastian Festival’s Horizontes Latinos, a year after it participated in the festival’s Work in Progress strand (WIP Latam). A coming-of-age family drama “La Piel Pulpo” turns on twins Iris and Ariel who live with their mother and younger sister on a remote island. Having grown up in this rarified environment with only the mollusks, birds and reptiles for company, the teens are inseparable and have formed a near transcendental connection with nature. Curious about the world beyond their island, Iris hitches a boat ride with a rare visitor to explore the mainland and search for their estranged father. The act of physically separating from her twin brother puts a strain on their relationship.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Standing tall by the Urumea river, the imposing Tabakalera International Contemporary Cultural Center dominates the skyline of San Sebastian. It is home to the Spanish-speaking world’s most prominent film festival, now celebrating its 69th year, and to other key cultural institutions, including the post-graduate film school Elias Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) and the Filmoteca Vasca (Basque Film Archives).

Jamie Lang Spanish film agency ICAA, under its Just Spainted label, is presenting its 2cool4school shorts selection at Cannes’ Short Film Corner. The showcase includes graduation works from Spain’s freshest talents, trained at its most prestigious cinema schools such as Madrid’s ECAM, Barcelona’s Escac and UAB, Valencia’s Fine Arts University and the Basque Country’s Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, among others.Bellow, a drill down on the titles in the new Spanish talent showcase:“A Dance for the End of the World” (Paula González, Gloria Gutiérrez, Andrés Santacruz Diaz)It’s summer 2020 and Madrid is one of the world’s strictest lockdowns after having been hit hard by COVID-19.