In its fifteenth edition, which will be held between 24th and 26th September within the framework of the San Sebastian Film Festival, the LAU HAIZETARA Documentary Co-production Forum arrives with a selection demonstrating not only its diversity, but also the consolidation of its programming and importance within the documentary industry.
Based on, among other things, creative potential, universality and co-production possibilities, the 15 projects which will participate in the pitching sessions held on 26th September 2019 will be chosen from all the projects received. Hailing from France, Spain, Colombia, Argentina and Germany, they deal with subjects such as seasonal migration, reflections on life, incomplete dreams, social problems, mass tourism and the loss of identity, espionage, sporting values and sacrifice in life.
The chosen titles will also be candidates for the IBAIA prize, worth €3,000 for the production company of the winning project. The jury will comprise the members of the Panel.
AMORES TRASHUMANTES
DIRECTOR: IBAN AYESTA ALDANONDO
Spain
PRODUCTION: SONORA ESTUDIOS – EMANA FILMS
PRODUCER: Miguel Gómez / Iban Ayesta
ARIANE, THE IMPOSSIBLE BET-A SPACE ODYSSEY
DIRECTOR: FRANÇOIS-XAVIER VIVES
France
PRODUCTION: EFFERVESCENCE DOC
PRODUCER: Laurent Robert Thibierge
BROMO: EL AGENTE GERNIKA
DIRECTOR: GERARD ESCUER
Spain
PRODUCTION: AREA AUDIOVISUAL
PRODUCER: Nerea García Guillén
CHAMPETA EN MANO
DIRECTOR: ANDRÉS TUDELA
Colombia
PRODUCTION: MALTA CINE
PRODUCER: Diego Navarro
CUIDADORAS
DIRECTOR: MARTINA MATZKIN – GABRIELA UASSOUF
Argentina
PRODUCTION: GRONCHO STUDIO
PRODUCER: Rocío Pichirili
EL PESO
DIRECTOR: TAMARA LUCARINI
Spain
PRODUCTION: BANATU FILMAK
PRODUCER: Aitor Arenas
EL RÍO DE LA VIDA
DIRECTOR: DIEGO URRUCHI
Spain
PRODUCTION: MEDIA ATTACK
PRODUCER: Diego Urruchi
MAGALUF GHOST TOWN
DIRECTOR: MIGUEL ANGEL BLANCA
Spain
PRODUCTION: BOOGALOO FILMS/ LITTLE BIG STORY
PRODUCER: Bernat Manzano
OCHO CUENTOS SOBRE LA HIPOACUSIA
DIRECTOR: CHARO MATO
Argentina
PRODUCTION: MONARCA FILMS
PRODUCER: Charo Mato
ROBIN BANK
DIRECTOR: ANNA GIRALT GRIS
Spain
PRODUCTION: GUSANO FILMS
PRODUCER: Jorge Caballero Ramos
SAMUEL AND THE LIGHT
DIRECTOR: VINÍCIUS GIRNYS
France
PRODUCTION: LE-LOKAL PRODUCTION
PRODUCER: Philippe Aussel
SHOOTING FOR MIRZA
DIRECTOR: JUAN GAUTIER
Spain
PRODUCTION: DYNAMITE FILMS SL
PRODUCER: Manuel Díaz
THE GOUROUGOU TRIAL
DIRECTOR: SANTI PALACIOS – SIMÓN CASAL
Spain
PRODUCTION: FM
PRODUCER: Simón Casal
UN YACIMIENTO DE FUTBOLISTAS
DIRECTOR: LAURENT DUFRÊCHE
France- Spain
PRODUCTION: LES FILMS DE LA BUTTE / IRUSOIN
PRODUCER: Nicolas Lesoult / Iñaki Gómez
UP YONDER AWAYS
DIRECTOR: MATTHIAS LAWETZKY
Germany
PRODUCTION: ALASMALAS PICTURES
PRODUCER: Ivan Robles-Mendoza
In addition, as a result of the collaboration between the LAU HAIZETARA Forum and the FIPADOC Festival (International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes of Biarritz) and DocsBarcelona (International Festival of Documentary Cinema) and the NOKA Programme (mentoring programme aimed at Basque women filmmakers) to boost the presence of projects in two different complementary markets specialising in the documentary genre, the projects “Ariane, The Impossible Bet-A Space Odyssey”, “Samuel and The Light” and“El Peso” have been selected. These projects participated in the latest editions of said festivals and programmes.
The selected projects will participate in the workshops that will take place at Tabakalera in two intensive days before the forum (24th and 25th September) and during which they will be provided with the appropriate tools to perfect both pitching and one-to-one meetings which the producers will have on 26th September in the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebastián.
Meanwhile, registration to attend as a member of the audience at the presentation and/or the parallel activities is open until 25th September. These will take place within the same framework and will aim to bring the audience closer to the cinematographic and cultural reality of Europe.
Further information: www.lauhaizetara.eu
