San Sebastian Unveils Spanish Titles, Led by an Ester Expósito Chiller, New Pics from Albert Serra, Iciar Bollaín, Pilar Palomero
variety.comSan Sebastian Film Festival, the biggest film event in the Spanish-speaking world, has unveiled a packed lineup of Spanish titles that is strong on women auteurs, led by Iciar Bollaín, Pilar Palomero, Paula Ortiz and Alauda Ruiz de Azua, who are now stepping up in scale or industry backing as big SVOD players – Movistar Plus+, Prime Video – move into the production of Spanish movies aimed at theatrical release or back their original series.
Vying in main competition, Bollaín’s “I Am Nevenka” looks like the first film to see the light of day from six auteur event movies co-produced by Movistar Plus+ and directed by leading cinematographic talent such as Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Alberto Fernández.
Also selected are two leading lights of a younger generation of women directors which have galvanised Spanish arthouse but are now looking for broader audiences.
Goya and San Sebastian winner Pilar Palomero (“Schoolgirls,” “La Maternal”) competes in main competition with “Glimmers,” (“Destellos”), a relationship drama backed by not only Misent Producciones and Inicia Films, Palomero’s regular producer, as well as Mod Producciones, behind some of Spain’s biggest recent productions such as Alejandro Amenábar’s “While at War” and “The Captive.” A Special Screening, “The Red Virgin” (aka “Hildegart”) is directed by Paula Ortiz, who helmed “Across the River and Into the Trees” with Josh Husherton and Liev Shreiber, who returns to Spanish filmmaking with a real events inspired drama which will debut in theaters across Spain on Sept.
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