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Looking Between Truth And Fiction

Catalonia is a land of documentary filmmakers. The story of the genre developed here with groundbreakers like Joaquin Jordà, who created a unique school that has since influenced talented directors such as Marc Recha, Isaki Lacuesta and Laia Manresa, amongst others.

Catalan documentary-makers turn their lenses on reality without forsaking the creativity of storytelling or of looking between truth and fiction, and that is what sets them apart. Our productions have been distinguished with the most prized awards from the Oscars to the IDFA, Hotdocs and Berlin.

Here you have a catalogue of nearly one hundred new projects, for both cinema and television, broaching a wide range of subjects and relevant to international audiences.

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A Certain Truth Una certa veritat 016 Guernica, a Portrait of War Guernica, pintura de guerra 046 Abid’s Nets Les xarxes de l’Abid 018 Hollywood Versus Franco. (...) Hollywood contra Franco. (...) 048 Allariz, that August of ‘89 Allariz, aquell agost del 89 020 Human Towers of the World Castellers del món 050 Back to the Land El viaje inverso 022 Humans at Venta Micena Humans a Venta Micena 052 Barcelona Kapital Barcelona Kapital 024 Image Hunters Caçadors d’imatges 054 Black Memory Memòria negra 026 In Crescendo In crescendo 056 Butter Children Els nens de la mantega 028 Je ne suis pas moi-même Je ne suis pas moi-même 058 Cala Ratjada, (...) Cala Ratjada(...) 030 Just the Paradise I Imagine El paradís imagino 060 Can Tunis Can Tunis 032 Krokodillos On The Road Krokodillos On The Road 062 Closed Box Caixa tancada 034 La Graciosa, the Little Island La Graciosa, l’illa petita 064 Colors in Series Colors en sèrie 036 Literatures of Exile Literatures de l’exili 066 Dancing Spain España baila. De la vaca lechera al Aserejé. 038 Lizania Lizania 068 Days of Dance Dies de Ball 040 Llach: La Revolta Permanent Llach: La revolta permanent 070 Diary of a Little Gangster II Diari d’un petit gangster II 042 Mesalla: Pacifists in Iraq Mesalla: Pacifistes en Iraq 072 Garbo, the Man Who Saved the World Garbo, l’home que va salvar el món 044 My Father’s Films Les pel·lícules del meu pare 074 006 007 Titles Indexindex Documentaries

One Hundred Years of C.E. Europa Cent anys del C.E. Europa 076 Struggle for Urban Space La lluita per l’espai urbà 106 OP-1207-X OP-1207-X 078 Students for Freedom Estudiants per la llibertat 108 Ordinary Boys Ordinary Boys 080 Sunday at Five Diumenge a les cinc 110 Outside the Ring Fora del ring 082 The Climate Change and the Oceans El canvi climàtic i els oceans 112 Pepe Sales: Poor, Poor Old Devils (...) Pepe Sales: Pobres, Pobres (...) 084 The Ebro, From the Air L’Ebre des de l’aire 114 Pere Tarrés (1905-1950) Pere Tarrés (1905-1950) 086 The Eyes of AIDS Els ulls de la sida 116 Phantasticus. Ramon’s Singing Phantasticus. El cant de Ramon 088 The Funa of Victor Jara La Funa de Víctor Jara 118 Pic-nic Pic-nic 090 The Labyrinth’s Logic La lògica del laberint 120 Reyita Reyita 092 The Life After... La vida després... 122 Scheduled Strolls Sortides programades 094 The Revenge of the Banished La venjança del proscrit 124 Shorok Shorok 096 The Shapers of Catalan National Day Els forjadors de la Diada 126 Smoke Ink Tinta de fum 098 The Three Lives of Reparaz Les tres vides de Reparaz 128 Somewhere in Africa En un racó d’Àfrica 100 This is not the Dakar Això no és el Dakar 130 Sonar Around the World Sónar around the world 102 Today, the Same Day is Different A vui, el dia es repeteix diferent 132 Spanish for Adults Espanyol per a adults 104 Utopia 79 Utopia 79 134 008 009 Titles Index Documentaries

Voices From Oblivion Veus de l’oblit 136 Waves of Liberty Adéu, Liberty 138 What You Say I Am El que tu dius que sóc 140 Wings Over Antarctica Ales sobre l’Antàrtida 142 You White People Vosaltres els blancs 144 010 011 Language Indexindex Documentaries

Adéu, Liberty Waves of Liberty 138 Diumenge a les cinc Sunday at Five 110 Això no és el Dakar This is not the Dakar 130 El canvi climàtic i els oceans The Climate Change and the Oceans 112 Ales sobre l’Antàrtida Wings Over Antarctica 142 El paradís imagino Just the Paradise I Imagine 060 Allariz, aquell agost del 89 Allariz, that August of ‘89 020 El que tu dius que sóc What You Say I Am 140 Avui, el dia es repeteix diferent Today, the Same Day is Different 132 El viaje inverso Back to the Land 022 Barcelona Kapital Barcelona Kapital 024 Els forjadors de la Diada The Shapers of Catalan National Day 126 Caixa tancada Closed Box 034 Els nens de la mantega Butter Children 028 Cala Ratjada (...) Cala Ratjada (...) 030 Els ulls de la sida The Eyes of AIDS 116 Can Tunis Can Tunis 030 En un racó d’Àfrica Somewhere in Africa 100 Castellers del món Human Towers of the World 050 Espanyol per a adults Spanish for Adults 104 Caçadors d’imatges Image Hunters 054 España baila. De la vaca lechera al Aserejé. Dancing Spain 038 Cent anys del C.E. Europa One Hundred Years of C.E. Europa 076 Estudiants per la llibertat Students for Freedom 108 Colors en sèrie Colors in Series 036 Fora del ring Outside the Ring 082 Diari d’un petit gangster II Diary of a Little Gangster II 042 Garbo, l’home que va salvar el món Garbo, the Man Who Saved the World 044 Dies de Ball Days of Dance 040 Guernica, pintura de guerra Guernica, a Portrait of War 046 012 013 Language Index Documentaries

Hollywood contra Franco. (...) Hollywood Versus Franco. (...) 048 Literatures de l’exili Literatures of Exile 066 Humans a Venta Micena Humans at Venta Micena 052 Lizania Lizania 068 In crescendo In Crescendo 056 Llach: La revolta permanent Llach: La Revolta Permanent 070 Je ne suis pas moi-même Je ne suis pas moi-même 058 Memòria negra Black Memory 026 Krokodillos On The Road Krokodillos On The Road 062 Mesalla: Pacifistes en Iraq Mesalla: Pacifists in Iraq 072 L’Ebre des de l’aire The Ebro, From the Air 114 OP-1207-X OP-1207-X 078 La Funa de Víctor Jara The Funa of Victor Jara 118 Ordinary Boys Ordinary Boys 080 La Graciosa, l’illa petita La Graciosa, the Little Island 064 Pepe Sales: Pobres, Pobres (...) Pepe Sales: Poor, Poor (...) 084 La lluita per l’espai urbà Struggle for Urban Space 106 Pere Tarrés (1905-1950) Pere Tarrés (1905-1950) 086 La lògica del laberint The Labyrinth’s Logic 120 Phantasticus. El cant de Ramon Phantasticus. Ramon’s Singing 088 La venjança del proscrit The Revenge of the Banished 124 Pic-nic Pic-nic 090 La vida després... The Life After... 122 Reyita Reyita 092 Les pel·lícules del meu pare My Father’s Films 074 Shorok Shorok 096 Les tres vides de Reparaz The Three Lives of Reparaz 128 Sortides programades Scheduled Strolls 094 Les xarxes de l’Abid Abid’s Nets 018 Sónar around the world Sonar Around the World 102 014 015 Language Index Documentaries

Tinta de fum Smoke Ink 098 Una certa veritat A Certain Truth 016 Utopia 79 Utopia 79 134 Veus de l’oblit Voices From Oblivion 136 Vosaltres els blancs You White People 144 016 017

A Certain Truth Una certa veritat

Directed by Abel García Roure Written by Abel García Roure Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 135’ / Colour / 35mm, HD / 2008

This is the story of four characters, four stories that emerge in a single common backdrop of corridors, cells and waiting rooms, of distressed faces and lost looks, of absurd and enigmatic gestures, in a large Mental Health Hospital somewhere on Produced by International Sales the outskirts of Barcelona. Evohé Films Contact Producer The human panorama and the daily activity of the vast hospital complex mark the Notro Films chronological development of the story. For a period of one year covering all four seasons, the lives of the four characters intersect in this arena due to a single, shared cause: all four suffer from psychosis, each in a different way. 018 019

Abid’s Nets Les xarxes de l’Abid

Directed by José Luís Secorún Written by José Luís Secorún Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 22’ / Colour / Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2007

When Abid is on land, he can’t go a day without visiting the port, even if he has nothing to do there. It’s a custom he picked up during his childhood in Alhucemas. A custom that was interrupted when he came to Barcelona and had to work for 5 Produced by International Sales years caring for the elderly to get by and to get his papers in order. Later, however, Rumbo Sur Contact Producer as soon as he could, he would go back to fishing. Abid has been a host for many of his fellow countrymen who are now working aboard fishing boats as sailors. What’s more, he is one of the few fishermen in Barcelona who still know how to mend nets. 020 021

Allariz, that August of ‘89 Allariz, aquell agost del 89

Directed by Ferran Llagostera Written by Mar Gil Documentary / General / Language: Galician / 50’ / Colour, B&W / HD / Ultra Stereo / 2007

Some dead trout, a polluted river, political leaders who couldn’t care less and a town that was tired of putting up with it all. Produced by International Sales Nobody would have imagined that a few dead trout in the waters of the Arnoia Centre Promotor de la Imatge Ermedia River would end up toppling an entrenched municipal government and intense the Televisió de Catalunya Elena Rodrigo townspeople into challenging the incompetence of several municipal leaders who Televisión de Galicia +34 97 643 91 96 had become tyrannical in their ways. For once the cry “the people united will never [email protected] be defeated” was imbued with meaning. 022 023

Back to the Land El viajero inverso

Directed by Llorenç Soler Written by Llorenç Soler, J. Antonio Gonzalo Social / General / Language: Spanish / 82’ / Colour / DVD, Betacam / Ultra Stereo / 2006

The population density on the high plateau of western Castile-Leon, falls below the level that international organisations consider to be characteristic of desert areas. The results are virtual ghost towns where the only residents are elderly locals who have never had either the opportunity or the courage to leave. Produced by International Sales Two opposing phenomena coexist in this scenario. On the one hand is emigration, represented by those who abandoned their rural homes. And on the other hand Àrea de Televisió Contact Producer are the new residents, who have given up urban life to embrace a new lifestyle in a more authentic, stimulating environment. 024 025

Barcelona Kapital Barcelona Kapital

Directed by Oscar Sánchez H. Written by Oscar Sánchez H., Carles Torras, Núria Casado, Ramon Ter- mens Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 85’ / Colour / DVD / 2007

Barcelona Kapital is an extremely controversial film that reflects the struggle of the anti-capitalist and anti-globalization movements in the city of Barcelona. Produced by International Sales In a nutshell... In Barcelona Kapital violent beatings, Google, the music of Wagner and Manu Zabriskie Films Contact Producer Chao, theoretical speeches, university students, a taxi driver and Bill Gates, among others, are all pieces to a puzzle about globalization and capitalism. 026 027

Black Memory Memòria negra

Directed by Xavier Montanyà Written by Xavier Montanyà, Carles Serrat History / General / Language: Spanish / 100’ / Colour, B&W / Betacam / 2006

The voice-over of an anonymous Guinean exile who inherited a river when his father passed away, and who recalls, from the distant desert, childhood episodes, popular legends and old African beliefs, leading us into the turbulent past of Equa- Produced by International Sales torial Guinea. The film deals with an unfamiliar subject: the Spanish colonization Ovideo TV Contact Producer of this African country and the political, religious and cultural legacy that emerges Colomo Producciones after the declaration of independence on October 12, 1968, from the blood-spat- Cinematográficas tered times of Francisco Macías’ dictatorship to the current regime of his nephew, Teodoro Obiang. 028 029

Butter Children Els nens de la mantega

Directed by Kathy Geyer, Alois Hawlik Written by Katharina Geyer History / General / Language: German, Catalan, French / 52’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Àrea de Televisió Contact Producer In order to alleviate the famine rampant among the population following World War Televisió de Catalunya II, the Austrian government mounted a campaign to send undernourished children Knut Ogris Films abroad in order to ensure they got enough to eat. Four thousand of these children ORF Loc were taken in by Spanish families. 030 031

Cala Ratjada, the Fishermen’s Reserve Cala Ratjada, la reserva dels pescadors

Directed by José Luís Secorún Written by José Luís Secorún Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 22’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

For the traditional fishermen of Cala Ratjada (on Majorca’s east coast), the fishing routine does not exist. Throughout the year the goals of the fisheries change up to Produced by International Sales five or six times, as do the fishing techniques. Rumbo Sur Contact Producer In the year 2000, when the Llevant Natural Park was created, the fishermen requested that the government create a marine reserve to regenerate the natural local ecosystem in the waters. Seven years later the reserve was finally created. This is the largest marine reserve in the Mediterranean Sea. 032 033

Can Tunis

Directed by Paco Toledo, José González Morandi Written by José González Morandi, Paco Toledo Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 81’ / Colour / Betacam / 2006

Can Tunis is a slum, a hidden curse in the middle of the post-Olympic tourist Produced by International Sales Barcelona of design, where drug addicts flock in search of their daily fix. The Didac Films Contact Producer locals fear for their future because their homes are to be expropriated. Here, where the kids drive stolen cars and, where, when they play cops and robbers, nobody wants to be the cop, Juan and his friends grow up. They have to fight to keep from going under. 034 035

Closed Box Caixa tancada

Directed by Martín Solá Written by Martín Solá Documentary / General / Language: Arabic / 72’ / Colour / Ultra Stereo / 2007

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An amazing story of a group of fishermen who head out into the darkness of the night sea. 036 037

Colors in Series Colors en sèrie

Directed by Mai Balaguer, Òscar Lorca Written by Mònica Artigas Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 10x25’ / Colour / Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2007

Colors in Series is a gripping journey through the emotions sparked by colors. The series steers a course between documentary and fiction and also has an experi- mental and artistic side. Each episode takes a different approach to its subject, Produced by International Sales covering the anthropological, cultural, or psychological aspects of a given color, Televisió de Catalunya Contact Producer and possibly touching on cinema, architecture, history, gastronomy or music along the way. Anything and everything that might come up in connection with the color dealt with in a given episode. Each episode is a new, fascinating adventure set out by the color itself. 038 039

Dancing Spain España Baila. De la vaca lechera al Aserejé

Directed by Marta Javierre, Juanjo Javierre Written by Marta Javierre, Juanjo Javierre Cast: Alaska, Raffaella Carrà, Salvatore Adamo Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 60’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

From the post-war period to democracy. From the town square to the club. From the paso doble dance to electronic music. From songs like “La vaca lechera” (“The Dairy Cow”) to “Aserejé”. Spain Dances. Produced by International Sales Dancing Spain explores changes in the Spanish society based on the ways people Sagrera TV Contact Producer have lived and understood music and fiesta. Featuring interviews with the country’s ARTE GEIE main icons in music and different material from our archives, we offer a journey Televisión Española - TVE through the past sixty years of history in a Spain that has changed drastically in Canal de Historia many aspects, yet which has never forgotten to dance. 040 041

Days of Dance Dies de Ball

Directed by Marta Javierre, Juanjo Javierre Written by Marta Javierre, Juanjo Javierre Cast: Leslie Pirex, Peret, Lluís Permanyer Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 56’ / Colour / HD / 2007

Days of Dance is a documentary that offers a journey through the history of song and dance in Catalonia, from the 1940s during Spain’s post-war period to the present day, from the town festival to the open-air electronic party, and from the Produced by International Sales marquee to the macro fest. Sagrera TV Contact Producer Featuring interviews and archive material, this film shows us how in Catalonia ARTE GEIE Canal Historia dance, one of the most spontaneous and representative collective forms of popular Televisión Española - TVE cultural expression, always managed to find its niche and survive, despite the cultu- Televisió de Catalunya ral restraints and the influence of the political powers. 042 043

Diary of a Little Gangster II Diari d’un petit gangster II

Directed by Aquiles Vilagrasa-Roth Written by Aquiles Vilagrasa-Roth, Rosa Serra Social / Adults / Language: German, Spanish / 26’ / Colour / DVD, Other / 2007

Produced by International Sales This is an intimate and personal portrait of Pablo, a Mayan Indian from Mexico who Homero Flims Contact Producer goes to live and work in Frankfurt, Germany. To survive he must resort to petty theft, drug dealing and occasional night-time muggings. Despite these activities, he upholds a personal code of ethics, a great sense of self dignity and a deep respect for friendship. 044 045

Garbo, the Man Who Saved the World Garbo, l’home que va salvar el món

Directed by Edmon Roch Written by Edmon Roch, Isaki Lacuesta, Maria Hervera Documentary / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 90’ / Colour, B&W / 35mm, DVD / Dolby Digital / 2007

Produced by International Sales The true story of legendary double agent Joan Pujol. In one of the most daring deception operations of all time, Pujol – codenamed Ikiru Films Contact Producer Garbo – diverted the Germans from the actual beaches of the Normandy invasion, Colosé Producciones setting up the Allied Victory on D-Day. Centuria Films But this was just the tip of the iceberg. Televisió de Catalunya 046 047

Guernica, a Portrait of War Guernica, pintura de guerra

Directed by Santiago Torres, Ramon Vallès Written by Santiago Torres, Ramon Vallès Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 57’ / Colour / Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2007

Outrage at the bombing of Guernica led to Picasso’s work of art, arguably the Produced by International Sales most important of the 20th century. The canvas blends art and politics in its Televisió de Catalunya Contact Producer brilliant metaphor of the horrors of modern warfare. The painting itself had several narrow escapes before returning to Spain. An icon in the struggle against Fascism and brutality, Guernica’s remarkable odyssey reflects the upheavals of a violent century. 048 049

Hollywood Versus Franco. A Battle Behind the Screen Hollywood contra Franco. Una guerra en la pantalla

Directed by Llorenç Soler, Oriol Porta Written by Llorenç Soler, Isabel Andrés History / General / Language: English / 100’ / Colour / 35mm, HD / Dolby Digital / 2007

The Spanish Civil War made a great impression on the lives of most of the Ame- rican artists of the 20th century. Numerous films made in Hollywood at that time dealt with the event, and the defeat of democracy in Spain left an open wound in the heart of liberal actors, directors and screenwriters. The life of screenwriter Produced by International Sales Alvah Bessie, who fought in Spain in 1937 as a volunteer with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, is representative of this sentiment. Àrea de Televisió Contact Producer This is an original approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our times: Televisió de Catalunya the relationship between film industry and politics. 050 051

Human Towers of the World Castellers del món

Directed by Agustí Corominas Written by Vicenç Villatoro Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / DVD, Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales A journey in search of cultures in which the tradition of constructing human towers, Metròpoli Vídeo Films Contact Producer the “castells”, is alive. It is a tradition integrated into the festivities and culture of Teamtowers each place, and is manifested in public spaces, squares and streets. The docu- mentary features demonstrations from the Govindas of Bombay (India), Algemesi’s Muixeranga (Valencia), Moroccan Acrobats, and Castellers of Catalonia. 052 053

Humans at Venta Micena Humans a Venta Micena

Directed by Germán Balart Written by Germán Balart Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / 2007

Produced by International Sales The discovery in 1982 of the cranial fragment known as the Orce Man at Venta Producciones Doble Banda Contact Producer Micena (Granada) and the controversy this later provoked, have marked the course Televisió de Catalunya of Dr. Josep Gibert y Clols’s professional and personal life, as well as that of his Granada Mira TV collaborators and family. Here, they air their thoughts on how this discovery has affected their lives. 054 055

Image Hunters Caçadors d’imatges

Directed by Vic Pereiró, Pere Ortín Written by Dani Resines Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish / 23’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Image Hunters recounts the cinematographic adventures of a film crew led by film- maker Manuel Hernández Sanjuán in Spanish Guinea in late 1944. At a time when travelling to Africa was as complicated as making documentary films, four young Produced by International Sales Spanish film professionals spent two years in colonial Africa capturing the images We Are Here Films Contact Producer of this unfamiliar world. Image Hunters is a documentary about people who believed in documentary film even before it was considered a genre. It is also a heartfelt tribute to a number of forgotten pioneers, some of Spain’s last great film adventurers. 056 057

In Crescendo In crescendo

Directed by Teresa Arredondo Written by Clarisa Ramalho Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 26’ / Colour / DVD / 2007

Produced by International Sales Màster Documental Creatiu Contact Producer Universitat Autònoma de BCN At a music school, a little girl learns to play the cello. This documentary looks at the Televisió de Catalunya beginning of her relationship with music, and portrays her daily encounter with the new language she is starting to discover. 058 059

Je ne suis pas moi-même

Directed by Anna Sanmartí, Alba Mora Written by Anna Sanmartí, Alba Mora Documentary / Adults / Language: English, French / 52’ / Colour / DVD, Other / 2007

Shot in Cameroon and Brussels, this documentary explores the world of African antiquities and the contradictions in a European art market hungry for new tribal objects. Where do the African masks come from? Who determines the economic and aes- Produced by International Sales thetic value of these objects now that colonialism is supposedly dead? Nanouk Films Contact Producer And then there’s a continent called Africa, in need of economic resources and Televisió de Catalunya therefore willing to sell its cultural heritage or, if need be, to fake it. The authenticity of the objects becomes blurred when the people that once adored them start to sell them. 060 061

Just the Paradise I Imagine El paradís imagino

Directed by Claudio Zulian Written by Claudio Zulian Documentary / General / Language: Romanian / 15’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Acteon Contact Producer Several inhabitants of the region of Dimbovita, in Romania, imagine the Spanish city of Castellón, where many of their relatives and friends have immigrated, a city they themselves have never been to. The film reflects the desires, problems, nostalgia and fears of a group of people in a globalised world. 062 063

Krokodillos On The Road

Directed by Albert Folk Written by Albert Folk Cast: Mikha Violin, Glenn Jacobi, Ulrik Hjort Musical / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 41’ / Colour / DVD / 2007

Krokodillos On The Road covers the tour of the Dixieland band, Los Krokodillos, through several gigs and festivals around Denmark. Formed in Barcelona by Mikha, a Russian banjo player who arrived in this city after playing on the streets Produced by International Sales through Europe and Asia, Los Krokodillos is an international band with musicians Albert Folk Contact Producer from England, Australia, Japan and Spain, who, for one reason or another, coinci- ded in Barcelona. After their beginnings on the streets, where they played till the City Council enforced a new by-law banning street bands with over four members, Los Krokodillos began to seek new horizons. 064 065

La Graciosa, the Little Island La Graciosa, l’illa petita

Directed by José Luís Secorún Written by José Luís Secorún Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 30’ / B&W / Betacam / 2007

To the north of Lanzarote, separated by a narrow strait that the locals have dubbed El Río (“The River”), sits La Graciosa, the smallest inhabited islet of the Canary Archipelago. With 26,000 square metres of dry volcanic soil, the island was Produced by International Sales colonised at the end of the 19th century by a small settlement of fishermen who Rumbo Sur Contact Producer sought the shelter of Caleta del Sebo to create a salted fish factory that would never prosper. In this report we visit La Graciosa with Miguel, a young man who has come to live in Barcelona because it is hard to find work on the island that he so dearly loves. 066 067

Literatures of Exile Literatures de l’exili

Directed by Joaquim Jordà Written by Joaquim Jordà, Laia Manresa Documentary, Education / General / Language: Catalan / 112’ / Colour, B&W / Betacam / 2007

Having lost the Spanish Civil War, hundreds of intellectuals and writers crossed the border into exile. Joaquim Jordà has traced the path of some of those exiles, Produced by International Sales revisiting the places they went and rebuilding the memory of the land. Along this journey he encounters different living witnesses of the most important events that Ovideo TV Contact Producer took place. Accompanying him are the texts narrated by the different writers who Televisió de Catalunya were involved in the events and who left behind their literary testimony. 068 069

Lizania Lizania

Directed by Marta Palacín, Elisabet Sort Written by Marta Palacín, Elisabet Sort Cast: Jesus Lizano Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 22’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

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This documentary is a journey that takes us to Lizania, the real-poetic world inhabi- Alkimia Produccions Contact Producer ted by Jesús Lizano, a galactic poet. Key figures and performers accompany us on this poetic adventure with no return. Lizania is a documentary of poetry. 070 071

Llach: La Revolta Permanent Llach: La revolta permanent

Directed by Lluís Danés Roca Written by Lluís Arcarazo, Lila Pla Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 90’ / Colour / 35mm / Dolby Digital / 2006

On 3 March 1976 in Vitoria (Basque Country), during the course of a mass wor- kers’ meeting, police intervention caused five deaths and more than one hundred Produced by International Sales injuries as the result of bullet wounds. Mediapro Contact Producer That same night, Llach composed what was to become one of the most symbolic Bainet Zinema songs of Spain’s Transition Era: “Campanades a morts”, or “Toll for the dead”. Today, thirty years later, Lluís Llach returns to Vitoria to perform the song in a mass concert held in memory of the victims of 3 March. 072 073

Mesalla: Pacifists in Iraq Mesalla: Pacifistes en Iraq

Directed by Alberto Arce Written by Alberto Arce Documentary / Adults / Language: English, Arabic, Kurdish / 57’ / Colour / Ultra Stereo / 2007

Produced by International Sales Producciones Doble Banda Contact Producer One day, the situation will come to an end. We’re trying to stay together and wait. Televisió de Catalunya Meanwhile, peace and reconciliation activities like the Iraqi Week of Nonviolence Palacios Producciones are helpful to create a network of hope and trust. We will survive, and then we will have to build a democratic country. 074 075

My Father’s Films Les pel·lícules del meu pare

Directed by Augusto M. Torres Written by Augusto M. Torres Cast: Karme Málaga, Ariadna Cabrol, Marisa Lull Documentary / Adults / Language: Catalan / 106’ / Colour, B&W / HD / 2006

After many years study abroad, she has just come home to Madrid with an Italian. Her parents separated when she was very young; she barely remembers her mo- Produced by International Sales ther and her memories of her father are as intense as they are cloudy. Els Quatre Gats Contact Producer One day, she receives a letter from a film laboratory informing her of the existence of the negatives of some films made by her father. Intrigued by this unknown facet of her father, she begins to make enquiries, tracing the films and trying to find out whether her mother is among the protagonists. 076 077

One Hundred Years of Club Esportiu Europa Cent anys del Club Esportiu Europa

Directed by Carles Balagué Written by Carles Balagué Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

The story of both the glorious and frustrating years of one of the teams that founded the Spanish football league. Club Deportivo Europa went through a long decline which was to last until the fifties. Persecuted for its affiliation to the Produced by International Sales Republican party, once the Spanish Civil War ended the club reappeared and from Diafragma Produccions Contact Producer its ranks rose such legendary players as Ramallets and Gonzalvo III. During the Cinematogràfiques sixties it achieved the golden dream of the Second Division and beat Real Zarago- Televisió de Catalunya za, champion of the Generalisimo’s Cup. The club then fell into oblivion once again and re-emerged in the nineties to win two Catalonia Cups. 078 079

OP-1207-X

Directed by Luciana Julião Written by Luciana Julião Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 24’ / Colour, B&W / DVD / 2007

Produced by International Sales Màster Documental Creatiu Contact Producer Universitat Autònoma Through ten stories, this documentary offers a view of a world that is constantly de Barcelona monitored and examines the implications of this surveillance on the everyday lives Televisió de Catalunya of its citizens. 080 081

Ordinary Boys

Directed by Daniel Hernández Written by Daniel Hernández, Gabi Martínez Documentary / Adults / Language: Arabic / 85’ / Colour / 35mm, HD / 2007

El Khader, a young man who dreams of becoming a theatre actor, struggles to survive, overwhelmed by debts and misery. Meanwhile, his friend Youssef, a low- Produced by International Sales profile drug dealer, is searching for clues that will lead him to the whereabouts of Alea Docs & Films Contact Producer his missing brother. “Will he ever return?” Rabia, an unemployed though enter- Televisió de Catalunya prising young woman with a degree in Law is asking the same question about her fiancé, who works in Europe. How will these three young people resolve their Televisión Española - TVE future in a poor Muslim neighbourhood tainted with terrorism? YLE 082 083

Outside the Ring Fora del ring

Directed by Gustavo Guerra Montoya Written by Gustavo Guerra Montoya, José Luis Díaz, Ángel Flores Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 25’ / Colour / DVD / 2007

Produced by International Sales Màster Documental Creatiu Contact Producer Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona From a female perspective, this documentary looks into the ritual of boxing, a sport Televisió de Catalunya that refuses to die out. 084 085

Pepe Sales: Poor, Poor Old Devils, Screw Them Pepe Sales: Pobres, Pobres que els donguin pel cul

Directed by Albert Pla, Lulu Martorell Written by Lulu Martorell Cast: Albert Pla Musical / Adults / Language: Catalan / 77’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Alguienvoló (Audiovisual&Arts) Contact Producer The life and work of Pepe Sales (1954-1994) according to his own audiovisual Televisió de Catalunya works. His videos for the TVE show Glasnost are combined with more homespun Televisión Española - TVE clips featuring trips, locations, exiles, tryouts, rehearsals, experiments, opinions and other information, to offer a portrait of his world of song, painting and video. 086 087

Pere Tarrés (1905-1950)

Directed by Jordi Roigé Written by Jordi Roigé, Natxo Tarrés Biography / General / Language: Catalan / 54’ / Colour, B&W / Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2007

This documentary is a new contribution to updating the legacy of this eminent man from Manresa (Catalonia) and bringing his message closer to the language Produced by International Sales of today. Utopia Global Contact Producer Pere Tarrés i Claret lived a brief but intense life. He left a deep impression as Televisió de Catalunya a doctor, as a driving force of the Federation of Young Christians of Catalonia (FJCC), as a priest, and as a man. Many people from a diversity of fields have taken him as an example and have worked to perpetuate his memory. 088 089

Phantasticus. Ramon’s Singing Phantasticus. El cant de Ramon

Directed by Cesc Mulet Written by Maties Salom, Cesc Mulet Biography / General / Language: German, English, Spanish, Catalan / 57’ / Colour / DVD / 2007

Where is Ramon Llull? The most direct answer takes us to the tomb of the Ma- jorcan scholar, at the church of Sant Francesc in Palma de Majorca. Close by, at Plaza Santa Eulàlia, a guide recalls a legendary encounter: the courtier Ramon Produced by International Sales Llull of Majorca pursuing a maiden, right here, eight centuries ago. Oberon Cinematogràfica Contact Producer But where is Ramon today? Ramon is diplomacy, logic, literature, passion, stub- La Perifèrica Produccions born insistence, legend. This documentary delves deep into the philosopher’s life Institut Ramon Llull and work through the eyes of the most eminent experts and most distinguished Televisió de Catalunya readers of the first great intellectual of Catalan culture. 090 091

Pic-nic

Directed by Eloy Enciso Written by Eloy Enciso Documentary / General / Language: English, Spanish, French, Valencian / 70’ / Colour / 35mm / Ultra Stereo / 2007

August, a Mediterranean beach. With these coordinates, Pic-nic homes in on a group of people who, though only temporarily here on the beach, look like they’ve Produced by International Sales been here forever, in their towel-neighbour routine or amid the anonymity of the Nadir Films Contact Producer snoozing masses beneath the beach umbrellas. The camera’s eye, slow and incisi- Ignacio Benedeti Cinema ve, converts a number of daily scenes into a magnificent musing on people today. Moreover, it explores the paradox that “free time” (so-named perhaps naively) has Teatre de l’Ull become. 092 093

Reyita

Directed by Oliva Acosta, Elena Ortega Written by Oliva Acosta, Elena Ortega, Rocío Santillana Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 88’ / Colour / 2007

This is the story of an “ordinary, everyday” woman who was born in 1902: Maria de los Reyes Castillo, Reyita. Reyita was a poor black woman, a victim of racial discri- mination since her childhood, yet she nevertheless rebelled against the destiny that Produced by International Sales her era had in store for her. Centre Promotor de la Imatge Contact Producer Sidestepping her husband, Reyita helped other women – many of them prostitutes – to look after their children, she was an active member of the Popular Socialist Party, shared the ideas of her guerrilla sons and fought small daily battles to chan- ge not only her home, but the world at large. 094 095

Scheduled Strolls Sortides programades

Directed by José María Pérez Written by José María Pérez Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish / 50’ / Colour / DVD, Other / 2007

Scheduled Strolls is a documentary filmed over the course of a year in one of Barcelona’s main hospitals, the Hospital de Bellvitge. The film focuses on Montse, a tetraplegic woman who has lived in the hospital for Produced by International Sales over thirty years. Montse first went into hospital when she was only eight years old, Nanouk Films Contact Producer with injuries from a traffic accident in which two of her friends died. This film depicts a woman with a lust for life and an extraordinary drive to be “normal”. For Montse “normal” means living life to the fullest and enjoying all the experiences it has to offer; like gastronomy, art, friendship and sex. 096 097

Shorok

Directed by Yolanda Olmos Written by Yolanda Olmos Documentary / Adults / Language: Arabic / 50’ / Colour / 16mm, Other / 2007

Produced by International Sales Producciones Doble Banda Contact Producer In Arabic, “shorok” means dawn. Khadija, Salwa, Hoda, Nadia and Saïda, five Moroccan women, take the floor to share with us their personal and collective struggle, in their clamour for a more equal and more decent future. They all offer their perspectives to show us a change that awaits in the future. 098 099

Smoke Ink Tinta de fum

Directed by Carlos Hernández Written by Carlos Hernández, David Lopes, Marta Moret Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 40’ / Colour / Ultra Stereo / 2007

Produced by International Sales Observatoriodecine Contact Producer A group of prison inmates seek rehabilitation through a work programme which is implemented in the forested areas surrounding Barcelona. This documentary explores the opinions and sentiments of this group and their relationship with the space in which they are serving their time. 100 101

Somewhere in Africa En un racó d’Àfrica

Directed by Lluís Crous Written by Lluís Crous Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 51’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Sensemaya Contact Producer

The motivations of some of our fellow citizens who decided one day to drop everything and leave for Africa, as aid workers. The documentary enters into the professional, personal and social reasons behind this decision. 102 103

Sonar Around the World

Directed by Josep Maria Salat, Jofre Font Written by Jofre Font Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 55’ / Colour / Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2007

A documentary on Sonar, the world’s biggest annual advanced music and multime- dia art festival, and its international spin-off SonarSounds. Founded in Barcelona in 1994, Sonar has grown into a major event and has become a trendsetter in Produced by International Sales electronic media, attracting thousands of eager participants each year. Sonar is Televisió de Catalunya Contact Producer cutting-edge music, art and film all in one. It is creative, surprising – shocking for some – and ground-breaking. In 2002, the festival’s smashing success convinced organizers to export the formula to other cities around the world under the name SonarSounds. 104 105

Spanish for Adults Espanyol per a adults

Directed by Tomas Tamosaitis Written by Tomas Tamosaitis Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 53’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Antonia, a language teacher for immigrants in a provincial Spanish town, does not speak any other language except her mother tongues, Spanish and Catalan. And Evohé Films Contact Producer yet, she gives a language lesson to people who do not speak Spanish at all. To tell Televisió de Catalunya the truth, there’s not a lot of talk about the language in Antonia’s lessons. Era Film 106 107

Struggle for Urban Space La lluita per l’espai urbà

Directed by Jacobo Sucari Written by Jacobo Sucari Social / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 59’ / Colour / DVD, Betacam / Ultra Stereo / 2006

A documentary dealing with the dramatic changes that urban development is inflic- ting on the landscape and the inhabitants of Barcelona’s Poble Nou district. This old industrial neighbourhood of factories and workshops is suffering a major Produced by International Sales process of transformation as a result of the City Council’s Regeneration Progra- Àrea de Televisió Contact Producer mme known as 22@ which aims to convert Poble Nou into an important centre for Televisió de Catalunya state-of-the-art technology and associated services. Struggle for Urban Space shows the reactions of the different neighbourhood organisations, displaced factory workers, squatters active in the area... 108 109

Students for Freedom Estudiants per la llibertat

Directed by Francesc Canosa Written by Joaquim Roglán, Francesc Canosa Documentary / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 55’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Createl Contact Producer Televisió de Catalunya A documentary that aims to restore the collective memory of the university mo- Creasur vement against Franco’s dictatorship in Spain and show how it affected not only Canal Sur Televisión politics but also the daily lives of several generations of young people. 110 111

Sunday at Five Diumenge a les cinc

Directed by Joan López Lloret Written by Oriol Cortacans, Marc Roma History / General / Language: English / 56’ / Colour / Betacam / 2008

The Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland ten years ago brought about the release of 400 prisoners. Two of them, one from the IRA, and the other a member of the UDA Loyalist paramilitary, offer a biopic explanation of the Produced by International Sales fundamental role of the prisoners in the peace process. Both speak of violence, Batabat Produccions Contact Producer suffering and forgiveness, and both evoke their community, victims, hope, dialogue Televisió de Catalunya and peace. Making their story complete is the input of family members, victims, ETB mediators, prison staff members and others involved in the peace process from the prisoners’ point of view. 112 113

The Climate Change and the Oceans El canvi climàtic i els oceans

Directed by José Luís Secorún Written by José Luís Secorún Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 26’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

The oceans play a key role in the Earth’s climate and it is because of them that global warming will be an irreversible process for the next thousand years. Marine scientists are detecting significant changes in all the oceans, although they Produced by International Sales still do not know in part how the complex oceanic system will react to this climate Rumbo Sur Contact Producer change triggered by human activity since the start of the industrial revolution. A deeper understanding of what is happening in the oceans is simply a matter of time. Even though this will not resolve the problem of climate change, it will help us anticipate the worst consequences. 114 115

The Ebro, From the Air L’Ebre des de l’aire

Directed by Carles Canet Written by Carles Canet Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 7x35’ / Colour / HD / 2007

Produced by International Sales Aurea Documentary Contact Producer Televisió de Catalunya A journey along Spain’s Ebro River from the cockpit of a helicopter. Fair Play Produccions Recorded in HD. Aragón Televisión 116 117

The Eyes of AIDS Els ulls de la sida

Directed by Lluís Crous, Aleyda Valdez Written by Lluís Crous, Aleyda Valdez Documentary / Adults / Language: English / 51’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Sensemaya Contact Producer

Four AIDS sufferers, from different places in southern Africa, survive and struggle against the disease in the area of the world most affected by the pandemic. Social rejection and poverty are their main enemies. 118 119

The Funa of Victor Jara La Funa de Víctor Jara

Directed by Nèlida D. Ruiz de los Paños , Cristian R. Villablanca Written by Nèlida D. Ruiz de los Paños, Cristian R. Villablanca Cast: Comissió Funa Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish / 30’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

After 15 years of democracy in Chile under left-wing governments, the torturers and assassins of Pinochet’s dictatorship still enjoy absolute impunity in the face of justice. Their names, photographs and personal details have been compiled in Produced by International Sales a book entitled Informe Gitter. This public information is the basis of work carried Parallel 40 Contact Producer out by human rights group, Comisión Funa, which is dedicated to exposing these Televisió de Catalunya people publicly, in front of their homes or work places. This is the story of the La Funa’s campaign against Edwyn Dimter Bianchi, accu- sed of the assassination of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara. 120 121

The Labyrinth’s Logic La lògica del laberint

Directed by Abel García Roure Written by Abel García Roure Education / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 55’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

Produced by International Sales Evohé Films Contact Producer Mental illnesses, and psychoses in particular, are a common fact of society today, yet remain a complete mystery for many people. This is a portrayal and a testimony of daily life, but also of the constant struggle maintained by people who suffer from this kind of illness, shoulder to shoulder with those who help them to deal with it. 122 123

The Life After... La vida després...

Directed by Àlex García, Óscar Malo Written by Àlex García, Óscar de Gispert Documentary / Adults / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / DVD, Other / 2007

Each day, hundreds of people arrive to the Spanish coasts in a desperate exodus. The media routinely tell us about them... Immigrants, tragedies, illegals, crisis, but... Who are these people? What happens later, right here in front of us? Stran- gers in a strange world discovering a very different Europe than the one they had Produced by International Sales imagined. Nanouk Films Contact Producer The Life After recounts the experiences of three of these people over four years’ Televisió de Catalunya time after their arrival in Spain. 124 125

The Revenge of the Banished La venjança del proscrit

Directed by Carlos Benpar Written by Carlos Benpar Cast: Ester Bové Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 70’ / Colour / 35mm / Dolby Digital / 2007

Produced by International Sales A woman speaks of her travels to the places cinema has made legendary; places Produccions Kilimanjaro Contact Producer she came to know at the local movie houses of her childhood. This introspection Producciones Kaplan leads her back to her first experiences of the “aventi” that children her age used to tell. Once her favourite pastime, the woman narrates the first “aventi” she ever heard, and the first she ever told herself. 126 127

The Shapers of Catalan National Day Els forjadors de la Diada

Directed by Enric Saurí, Marta Rovira Written by Enric Saurí, Marta Rovira Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 50’ / Colour / 2007

Produced by International Sales Zip Films Contact Producer Edit Utopic Envit A documentary on the celebration of 11 September throughout history. Televisió de Catalunya 128 129

The Three Lives of Reparaz Les tres vides de Reparaz

Directed by Josep Maria Palau, Manu Benavente Written by Josep Maria Palau Biography / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 50’ / Colour / Betacam, Other / 2007

Cartographer Gonçal de Reparaz introduced modern geography to Catalonia and Spain. Recognized for his contributions in this field, he was forced to go into exile during the Spanish Civil War. From his refuge in France, he managed to help with Produced by International Sales the purchase of weapons for the Republic, in addition to many other adventures. Manual Contact Producer He later travelled to Peru as a UNESCO envoy, where he studied the country’s arid Televisió de Catalunya zones, promoted the first archaeological excavations and discovered the world’s deepest canyon. Given that he was forgotten by all, this documentary aims to retrieve his memory. 130 131

This is not the Dakar Això no és el Dakar

Directed by Pepe Rodríguez, Sheila Aguado Written by Pepe Rodríguez, Sheila Aguado Adventure / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Beta- cam / 2007

Each January two car rallies hit the road for a crossing from Europe to the West African coast. One is the huge, expensive, spectacular machinery of the Rally Dakar. The other is the Plymouth-Banjul Challenge, an adventure that embodies Produced by International Sales values completely opposite to those of its counterpart. Media 3.14 Imagina International Sales The Challenge is simply to drive the route from Plymouth (UK) to Banjul (Gambia) Pepe Rodríguez Geraldine Gonard in cars whose nominal value cannot exceed 300 euro. In other words, to drive old +34 91 308 22 60 bangers for over 6,000 kilometers with practically no money and no mechanical [email protected] assistance, all in good humor. 132 133

Today, the Same Day is Different Avui, el dia es repeteix diferent

Directed by Xavier Baig, Òscar Moreno Written by Òscar Moreno, Xavier Baig Biography, Experimental, Social, Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 114’ / Colour, B&W / DVD, Betacam, Other / Dolby Digital, Other / 2007

Toni is 49 years old and he’s been a junky for the past thirty years. Today, the Same Day is Different takes us on a journey into Toni’s world, covering Produced by International Sales the last six months of his life, until the day he dies. REC videoproduccions Contact Producer His routines and his addictions form the stage from which Toni, with his own eloquent and captivating speech, tells us about his particular philosophy on life and his relationship with drugs, as he reflects on his life experiences and the little time he has left. 134 135

Utopia 79 Utopia 79

Directed by Joan López Lloret Written by Joan López Lloret Documentary / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 95’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

The Sandinista Revolution of 1979 ignited one of the 60’s and 70’s generations’ last hopes of changing the world. Drawing on the magical narrative of some personal diaries, we meet people who, disillusioned by the Spanish transition to democracy, travel to Nicaragua in search of their own Utopia. Meanwhile, other Produced by International Sales Nicaraguans have dreamed of their own revolution, from the guerrillas in the moun- Frame Zero Contact Producer tains or from the rebellious cities. Televisió de Catalunya The documentary then moves forward 25 years to show the consequences of this Utopia on the next generation, like the shards of a broken mirror image of the revolution. 136 137

Voices From Oblivion Veus de l’oblit

Directed by Carlo Corinaldesi, Clara Sanz Written by Carlo Corinaldesi, Clara Sanz Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 59’ / Colour / Betacam / Ultra Stereo / 2007

Produced by International Sales In the “Frente de Artistas”, interns of the José T. Borda psychiatric hospital in Bue- Observatoriodecine Contact Producer nos Aires strive to rise above the social exclusion to which they have been relega- ted on being branded as “locos”. They meet daily at workshops in which they learn different artistic disciplines that allow them to explore their expressive capacities and create works that transcend the walls of the mental hospital. 138 139

Waves of Liberty Adéu, Liberty

Directed by Carles Jover Ricart Written by Carles Jover Ricart, Alba Guerra Recas, Martín González Documentary / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Betacam, HD / 2007

One of the non-military apparatus developed by the US during its Cold War against the USSR was Radio Liberty. This documentary provides information and testi- Produced by International Sales monials from the early years until it became necessary to build the most powerful Canal Paradis First Hand Films radio station of the 20th century, the only transmitter capable of penetrating soviet Televisió de Catalunya Esther Van Messel jamming. This station was built on the beach of Pals (Costa Brava, Spain). Inside the station three former employees take us on a tour of the operative details of the Canal de Historia +41 44 312 20 60 station and describe the programming and content broadcast by Radio Liberty. [email protected] 140 141

What You Say I Am El que tu dius que sóc

Directed by Virginia García del Pino Written by Virginia García del Pino Documentary / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 28’ / Colour / DVD / 2007

Produced by International Sales A slaughterer, a policeman, a gravedigger, a stripper, a pig-farmer, and an unem- Màster Documental Creatiu Contact Producer ployed woman talk about the identity of workers and the social impact of their Universitat Autònoma de BCN jobs. Through their own words, they question work as the only possible option in Localia Catalunya life. This documentary invites us to reflect on a universal subject: the individual in relationship to work. 142 143

Wings Over Antarctica Ales sobre l’Antàrtida

Directed by David F. Miralles, Marc Martínez Written by David F. Miralles, Marc Martínez Adventure / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 51’ / Colour / HD / 2007

In early March 2007 three Spanish parachuters flew over Antarctica in wingsuits - a feat that nobody had ever achieved before. The only previous attempt, by a US team, ended in tragedy. Produced by International Sales This film follows the entire process, from the meticulous design of the wingsuits Media 3.14 Imagina International Sales to the moment of the jump itself, when the unpredictable weather conditions in Televisió de Catalunya Geraldine Gonard Antarctica put the expedition on the verge of disaster. +34 91 308 22 60 Beyond the adventure, this documentary offers a revealing exploration of one of the [email protected] most primal human desires: to feel the exhilarating freedom of flying like a bird. 144 145

You White People Vosaltres els blancs

Directed by Lala Gomà Written by Lala Gomà Cast: Eria Abalonde, Moses Lubandi, Rita Nabirye Documentary / General / Language: English, Lusoga / 52’ / Colour / HD / 2005

Eria lives at the school where he studies. When he can, he goes home to visit his family, who live in a hut in a village. He has never been to the city. The child explains to us his vision of his homeland, Africa, and the everyday life that Produced by International Sales surrounds him: his family, school and friends, with whom he discusses the main Oberon Cinematogràfica Contact Producer things that concern them, as well as other subjects that we suggested. Televisió de Catalunya One day, he travels with his friends to Kampala, the capital of Uganda. During their Zorn Production International time there, the children talk about how they see the city and compare it to their own natural surroundings in the countryside. 146 147 In Development Title Indexindex Documentaries

A Topography of Memory Topografia de la memòria 152 Rain of the North Pluja del nord 184 Barça-Madrid: More than a Match Barça-Madrid, més que un partit 154 Republic! Visca la República! 186 Before Time Erases it Abans que el temps ho esborri 156 Something is Stirring Under the Banana Trees Sota els bananers 188 Benito Eufemia - Dodge and Hit Benito Eufemia - Esquivar i pegar 158 Stage Door Màscares 190 Catalonia vs. Spain (...) Catalunya vs. Espanya (...) 160 The Astronaut Diary Diari d’un astronauta 192 Families, a Child May Be at Risk Famílies, un nen pot estar en risc 162 The Case of the Catalans El cas dels catalans 194 Far from Havana Lluny de l’Havana 164 The Dream, Story of a Transhumant El somni, història d’un transhumant 196 Garage Garatge 166 The Flights of Mercè Rodoreda Les fugides de Mercè Rodoreda 198 Laughter Against War El riure contra la guerra 168 The Forgiveness El perdó 200 Letters from the Fog Cartes des de la boira 170 The Retreat (from Gerona to India) El retir (de Girona a l’Índia) 202 Looking at the Sky Mirant al Cel 172 The Sieges of Saragossa (...) Els llocs de Saragossa (...) 204 Magic Màgia 174 The Thyssen-Bornemisza Saga La saga von Thyssen Bornemisza 206 Memory Book El Llibre de la Vida 176 To Loneliness A la soledat 208 Paper Roses Rosas de Papel 178 To Swim Nedar 210 Peking-Lhasa: End of the Line Pekin-Lhasa: final del trajecte 180 Who Am I Talking to? Amb qui parlo? 212 Portraits, by Fabià Estapé Retrats, de Fabià Estapè 182 Yago Iago 214 148 149 In Development Language Indexindex Documentaries

A la soledat To Loneliness 208 Garatge Garage 166 Abans que el temps ho esborri Before Time Erases it 156 Iago Yago 214 Amb qui parlo? Who am I Talking to? 212 La saga Thyssen Bornemisza The Thyssen-Bornemisza Saga 206 Barça-Madrid, més que un partit Barça-Madrid: More than a Match 154 Les fugides de Mercè Rodoreda The Flights of Mercè Rodoreda 198 Benito Eufemia - Esquivar i pegar Benito Eufemia - Dodge and Hit 158 Lluny de l’Havana Far from Havana 164 Cartes des de la boira Letters from the Fog 170 Mirant al Cel Looking at the Sky 172 Catalunya vs. Espanya (...) Catalonia vs. Spain (...) 160 Màgia Magic 174 Diari d’un astronauta The Astronaut Diary 192 Màscares Stage Door 190 El Llibre de la Vida Memory Book 176 Nedar To Swim 210 El cas dels catalans The Case of the Catalans 194 Pekin-Lhasa: final del trajecte Peking-Lhasa: End of the Line 180 El perdó The Forgiveness 200 Pluja del nord Rain of the North 184 El retir (de Girona a l’Índia) The Retreat (from Gerona to India) 202 Retrats, de Fabià Estapè Portraits, by Fabià Estapé 182 El riure contra la guerra Laughter Against War 168 Rosas de Papel Paper Roses 178 El somni, història d’un transhumant The Dream, Story of a Transhumant 196 Sota els bananers Something is Stirring Under the Banana Trees 188 Els llocs de Saragossa (...) The Sieges of Saragossa (...) 204 Topografia de la memòria A Topography of Memory 152 Famílies, un nen pot estar en risc Families, a Child May Be at Risk 162 Visca la República! Republic! 186 150 151

A Topography of Memory Topografia de la memòria

Directed by M. Dolors Genovés Written by M. Dolors Genovés History / General / Language: Catalan / 90’ / Colour, B&W / 2008

A Topography of Memory is a reflection on how public and private institutions around the world have managed remembrance locations, in other words, how a group of people relates to its past through elements that are recognised in both Produced by International Sales the imagination and reality at the same time. It is interesting to see how the preva- La Productora Contact Producer lent lack of memory in Catalonia and Spain for many years is not an isolated phe- Televisió de Catalunya nomenon. Forgetfulness is a mechanism of memory and, with a few exceptions, it has been the predominant explicit or implicit norm in most countries with a traumatic past. 152 153

Barça-Madrid: More Than a Match Barça-Madrid, més que un partit

Directed by Thierry Afalou Written by Thierry Afalou Documentary / Adults / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Betacam / 2008

A look at a long-standing sporting rivalry, one that sends football fans’ hearts racing twice yearly, be they Catalan, Spanish or from abroad. The viewing public of the Barcelona-Madrid match is second only to that of the World Cup final. Produced by International Sales This documentary explores the political, historical, social and identity-based roots that make this face-off so unique and so passionate. Key characters, deep-seated Parallel 40 Comic Strip passions, a 100-year-old rivalry... and all this rekindled by a political climate that Televisió de Catalunya Thierry Aflalou sees in the match the confrontation of Catalonia with the rest of Spain. Comic Strip +33 049 617 03 80 TV Rennes [email protected] 154 155

Before Time Erases it Abans que el temps ho esborri

Directed by Lydia Zimmermann Written by Xavier Baladía, Victoria Bermejo History / Adults / Language: Catalan / 75’ / Colour / 2008

An ironic journey through the memories of an upper-bourgeois family of the cosmo- politan and night-loving Barcelona of the Belle Époque. A family that mingled and Produced by International Sales became friends with the most renowned figures of the era. Distinto Films Contact Producer A look back at the years of splendour and bohemia of the Catalan bourgeoisie. Public Special Events A personal portrait of the 20th century. 156 157

Benito Eufemia - Dodge and Hit Benito Eufemia - Esquivar i pegar

Directed by Juanjo Giménez, Adán Aliaga Written by Juanjo Giménez, Adán Aliaga Cast: Benito Eufemia Biography / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 90’ / Colour / 16mm, Other, HD / Dolby Digital / 2007

Produced by International Sales Nadir Films Contact Producer

The life of boxer Benito Eufemia. A journey through the suburban slums of Barcelona. 158 159

Catalonia vs. Spain, Spain vs. Catalonia Catalunya vs. Espanya, Espanya vs. Catalunya

Directed by Isona Passola, Joan Dolç Written by Isona Passola, Joan Dolç Documentary / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 90’ / Colour / 35mm / Dolby Digital / 2007

A full-length cinema documentary about dialogue in the relations between Produced by International Sales Catalonia and Spain from an economic, philosophical, historical and non-political Massa D’Or Produccions Contact Producer perspective. Thus, we interview famous thinkers who contemplate the issue from Televisió de Catalunya a theoretical point of view. This documentary aims to serve as a tool of reflection on Spain’s regional tensions, to open up different viewpoints with the greatest freedom of expression. 160 161

Families, a Child May Be at Risk Famílies, un nen pot estar en risc

Directed by Zé Peixoto Written by Zé Peixoto Documentary, Education / General / Language: Portuguese / 72’ / Colour / HD / Ultra Stereo / 2008

A docudrama about the social work carried out by the “Associaçâo Brasileira Terra Produced by International Sales dos Homens” in promoting various assistance programmes for children and teena- Belozé Produccions Contact Producer gers at risk in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, so that these children may be reintegrated into DGT Filmes their families and communities. The docudrama depicts real cases, tackling domestic violence, teenage pregnan- cy, street children and institutionalised teenagers. 162 163

Far from Havana Lluny de l’Havana

Directed by Aleyda Valdez Written by Aleyda Valdez Documentary / Adults / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Betacam / 2008

Produced by International Sales Sensemaya Contact Producer

Far from Havana follows the life of a Cuban immigrant in Barcelona over a six-year period, from his arrival until he fully establishes his life in the city. A portrait of Cubans in Barcelona. 164 165

Garage Garatge

Directed by Oscar Digón Written by Oscar Digón Musical, Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 13x23’ / Colour / Dolby Digital / 2008

A music documentary series exploring the phenomenon known as “garage”. Focu- sing on the activities, experiences and opinions of the bands considered its main Produced by International Sales exponents in Spain, the programme will provide an inside view of the day to day Ensamble - Grupo Creativo Contact Producer “garage” experience. Audiovisual Built around a fairly fixed structure for all episodes, the visual aesthetic, editing, direction, design and graphics, will vary to reflect the particular style of each band presented. 166 167

Laughter Against War El riure contra la guerra

Directed by Carles Caparrós Written by Sílvia Cortés Cast: Tortell Poltrona Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Ultra Stereo / 2007

Laughter Against War is a journey of initiation which we set out on a Clowns Produced by International Sales Without Borders expedition led by founder Tortell Poltrona, through the places and La Productora Contact Producer scenarios of the most forgotten of forgotten peoples. YLE Swedish Offsetting these realities is the laughter offered by this group of clowns, which Televisió de Catalunya is conceived as a universal language. A language that is put to the test every day Lichtpunt throughout the entire world, regardless of the place or the circumstances. 168 169

Letters from the Fog Cartes des de la boira

Directed by Marta Hincapié Written by Marta Hincapié Cast: Alaska, Raffaella Carrà, Salvatore Adamo Documentary / General / Language: Others , Catalan / 55’ / Colour / HD / 2008

In the foggy city of Vic (Catalonia) more than 80 nationalities live together; im- migrants who have come from the five continents for a variety of reasons - love, exile and economic needs among others. Men and women born in such diverse Produced by International Sales countries as Colombia, Ghana, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Holland, Germany, Po- Set Màgic Audiovisual Contact Producer land, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, Palestine, India, Argentina, Senegal, Chile, the United States or Ecuador. This documentary project intends to link “videoletter” fragments (letters in video form) which the immigrants in Vic send to their loved ones all over the world. 170 171

Looking at the Sky Mirant al Cel

Directed by Jesús Garay Written by Jesús Garay i Montecarlo Cast: Paolo Ferrari, Gabriela Flores, Manel Bronchud History / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan, Italian / 90’ / Colour / 35mm / Dolby Digital / 2007

In the 1930’s, modern industrial technology put to the service of war created a new situation: massive, instant, indiscriminate destruction, affecting both soldiers and Produced by International Sales civilians. Barcelona was the first city ever to be systematically bombed from the air. Massa D’Or Produccions Contact Producer Between March 16-18, 1938 Barcelona was attacked non-stop, day and night. Silverspace Animation 3D In those two days, thousands of people lost their homes and more than three hun- dred lost their lives. These events were not only tragic for Barcelona, but were also Instituto Luce - Archivio Storico determinants in how the fateful Second World War would be fought. Televisió de Catalunya 172 173

Magic Màgia

Directed by Carles Caparrós Written by Carles Caparrós Documentary / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 100’ / Colour / HD / Dolby Digital / 2008

The 82-year-old Nicaraguan poet, Claribel Alegría, and her friend, Ernesto Carde- nal, give poetry classes to children with leukaemia. Accompanied by her son, Erik, a journalist and former guerrilla, Claribel travels to the places that she has lived: Nicaragua and El Salvador; Washington, Paris and Produced by International Sales Majorca... Aigua Films Contact Producer A testimonial documentary about poetry and its role in the 21st century; about the social commitment of intellectuals and artists; about the value of heritage; and about a certain sort of magic: Claribel knows how to read life in the poetic langua- ge and she knows how to explain it. 174 175

Memory Book El Llibre de la Vida

Directed by Marc Iwen Written by Marc Iwen Social / Adults / Language: English, Shona / 52’ / Colour / HD / 2008

We are in Mutare, the third largest city in Zimbabwe and the place where Spanish NGO, PLAN, is implementing the Memory Book Project. The project is based on Produced by International Sales helping HIV-positive mothers to write their memories and messages for the future Solidarity Films Contact Producer to their children, who they most probably won’t see growing up. The book helps mothers to talk about their illness and transmit their desires and fears, whilst helping their children understand that their assistance will be needed in the household chores and caring for their mother when she feels weak. 176 177

Paper Roses Rosas de Papel

Directed by Oliva Acosta Written by Oliva Acosta Cast: Pep Munné Documentary / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 55’ / Colour / HD / 2008

An actor believes to have found the role of his life: a poet he had the privilege to meet briefly Jaime Gil de Biedma. The actor, who falls in love with his character to the point of obsession, won’t stop until he finds a way to bring the poet back Produced by International Sales to life the only way he knows how. We travel with him on a journey of immersion Set Màgic Audiovisual Contact Producer into Biedma’s poetic experience and life so he can finally play the part and bring Televisió de Catalunya Biedma before the public once again. This journey is at once a documentary tribute Olivavá Producciones to this exceptional poet and an adventure in search of the meaning and relevance of poetry today. 178 179

Peking-Lhasa: End of the Line Pekin-Lhasa: final del trajecte

Directed by Lala Gomà, Rosa Cornet Written by Rosa Cornet Documentary / Adults / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / HD / 2007

The railway line that opened on July 1, 2006, between Beijing and Lhasa has led to a bitter confrontation between the Chinese government and Tibetan organisations that view it as the final step in the invasion of the country, which has been occupied Produced by International Sales by China since 1950. Picnic Contact Producer Two resettlements, one by a Chinese man taking the train to Lhasa, and the other Televisió de Catalunya by a Tibetan family who have decided to leave their country for a life of exile in Dha- ramsala (India), portray how this colossal work of engineering may change things in the highest country in the world. 180 181

Portraits, by Fabià Estapé Retrats, de Fabià Estapé

Directed by Daniel Serra Written by Daniel Serra Cast: Fabià Estapé, Jordi Pujol, Joan Laporta Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Betacam / 2007

This documentary is a faithful portrait of power and its mechanisms, a portrait of the powerful, of what drives them, of their actions and their decisions. Yet it is also a portrait of their most human facets explained by a brilliant bystander. Produced by International Sales The last fifty years of history from a unique and privileged perspective: the subtle Sagrera TV Contact Producer irony, the sense of humour and the clarity of Professor Fabià Estapé. Televisió de Catalunya This work is a voyage by the hand of a wise man, an affable journey, yet one that does not elude any of the controversies that it will uncover for us... “The other side of power” 182 183

Rain of the North Pluja del nord

Directed by Leonor Miró Written by Leonor Miró Documentary / Adults / Language: Arabic / 52’ / Colour / 2008

Produced by International Sales Hakima Naji, a longtime activist of the Moroccan feminist movement, embarks on a Producciones Doble Banda Contact Producer journey through northern Morocco where she will discover a forgotten generation of women whose stories were hidden for over 50 years. In the 1950s these strong women risked their freedom and their lives in the fight for the independence of their country. 184 185

Republic! Visca la República!

Directed by Jaume Grau, Harmonia Carmona Written by Jaume Grau Documentary / General / Language: Spanish / 55’ / Colour, B&W / HD / Dolby Digital / 2007

Produced by International Sales What would have happened if the Republic had won the Spanish Civil War? How Mercuri Societat General de Contact Producer would the country’s history have evolved? Producció Presented by Mamen Mendizábal, this is a journey of the imagination through Spain’s past and present, drawing on the opinions of experts and featuring pre- viously unpublished footage. 186 187

Something is Stirring Under the Banana Trees Sota els bananers

Directed by Lluís Crous Written by Lluís Crous Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / Betacam / 2008

Produced by International Sales Sensemaya Contact Producer Televisió de Catalunya Five trade unionists from the banana plantations of Izabal, in northern Guatemala, are living in hiding in an “unknown” place in the country’s interior. They are under police protection, given the threats against their lives. 188 189

Stage Door Màscares

Directed by Elisabeth Cabeza, Esteve Riambau Written by Elisabeth Cabeza, Esteve Riambau Cast: Josep Maria Pou Documentary / General / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 90’ / Colour / HD / Dolby Digital / 2008

Produced by International Sales From a model family man in love with a goat to a waning cinema genius who lives Oberon Cinematogràfica Contact Producer off his memories. Josep Maria Pou undergoes this very metamorphosis when he exchanges his role in La cabra (The Goat) for that of Orson Welles, the main character in his next theatre project. This is normally a private, solitary enterprise for any actor. Stage Door reveals his secrets. 190 191

The Astronaut Diary Diari d’un astronauta

Directed by Manuel Huerga Written by Manuel Huerga, Lilian González Cast: Michael López-Alegrí­a Documentary / General / Language: English / 90’ / Colour / 35mm / Dolby Digital / 2008

This documentary aims to share with the viewer the human experience of Captain Michael E. López Alegría, an astronaut who spends six months at the International Space Station. Produced by International Sales The aim of the film is not so much to explain the scientific objectives of the expe- Bausan Films Contact Producer dition, but rather to portray the most daily aspects of life in space, told in the first Pentagrama Films person by Michael himself. Life with his Russian colleague Mikhail Tyurin, personal Mediapro hygiene, food, leisure time, rest time, communication with family members and most especially, his personal thoughts and feelings. 192 193

The Case of the Catalans El cas dels catalans

Directed by Ferran Juste, Carles Caparrós Written by Ferran Juste, Carles Caparrós Cast: Mikha Violin, Glenn Jacobi, Ulrik Hjort Documentary / Adults / Language: Catalan / 90’ / Colour / Betacam / 2008

Catalonia is a European nation that was once a sovereign state, a benchmark for European democratic values, from long ago a forward-thinking model in this regard. It now lies hidden, its condition as a nation stifled beneath the structure of the existing states, the same states that at the height of a historical era of absolu- Produced by International Sales tism, were co-participants, be it actively or passively, in its dismemberment as a Parallel 40 Contact Producer state. The Case of the Catalans was the name given by the European chancelleries of the 18th century to the debates and accords concerning this secular conflict, still unresolved today. 194 195

The Dream, Story of a Transhumant El somni, història d’un transhumant

Directed by Christophe Farnarier Written by Christophe Farnarier, Roger Biosca Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / 2007

“Pipa” shepherds his flock every year from northern Catalonia’s Empordà to the Produced by International Sales Ripollès region. After sixty years, we accompany him on his last route. Step by Eddie Saeta Contact Producer step, he evokes stories of the trail and of its people. This year though, the heat won’t allow him to reach the mountain pastures. Cli- matic change and the construction of a high-speed train network are causing the disappearance of transhumance, an ancient tradition. 196 197

The Flights of Mercè Rodoreda Les fugides de Mercè Rodoreda

Directed by Montse Casals Written by Montse Casals Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour, B&W / Dolby Digital / 2008

Produced by International Sales 2008, the centenary of the birth of the great Catalan writer, Mercè Rodoreda, and Imposible Films Contact Producer 25 years after her death. The story of a woman who saves herself from the wreckage of her personal life through writing, accompanied by the two men she truly loved. An insight into her work through the biographical circumstances that engendered it. 198 199

The Forgiveness El perdó

Directed by Bonaventura Durall i Soler Written by Enrique Álvarez Cast: Jesus Lizano Documentary / Adults / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / 2008

Andrés Rabadán caused three trains to derail in 1994 at just 19 years of age. A few days later he turned himself in to the police after killing his father with a crossbow. Produced by International Sales He was sentenced to a psychiatric ward until he was no longer considered to be a Nanouk Films Contact Producer threat to society. In the past fifteen years, Andrés has begun to paint and write, and is now even married. Some psychiatrists believe him to be “cured”, while others feel that he ought to still be locked up. Yet it is here where the debate begins: does somebody who has committed a horrible crime deserve a second chance? 200 201

The Retreat (from Gerona to India) El retir (de Girona a l’Índia)

Directed by Lluís Miñarro, Christophe Farnarier Written by Lluís Miñarro, Christophe Farnarier Cast: Àngel Vidal, Lourdes Clapés, Magda Ballvè Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / 2007

Produced by International Sales Eddie Saeta Contact Producer A cyclic film allows us to travel from La Fradera, a Tibetan Buddhist center in Ge- rona, to a monastery in Dharamsala, India, as we accompany a group of novices and met their Buddhist masters. Six months later, those who decide to make the return journey begin a new process of spiritual purification in La Fradera. 202 203

The Sieges of Saragossa: Mina, the Conquest of Freedom Els llocs de Saragossa: Mina, la conquesta de la llibertat

Directed by Albert Solé Written by Albert Solé, Isabel Andrés Cast: Javier Nart History / General / Language: Spanish / 4x60’ / Colour / Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2008

Following careful documentary research, this series sets out to stage the specta- Produced by International Sales cular events that took place in the Sieges of Saragossa in 1808 and 1809 during Talent Films Contact Producer the Peninsular War. Here, the city of Saragossa is presented from two perspecti- Carolina Partners ves as both a symbol and a point of alliance for the entire country of Spain in the Fundación Zaragoza 2008 defence of freedom. And clearly representing this milieu emerges the figure of Javier Mina, nicknamed “The Student”. 204 205

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Saga La saga Thyssen Bornemisza

Directed by Aquiles Vilagrasa-Roth Written by José Pazó, Rosa Serra Documentary / General / Language: German, Spanish, French / 90’ / Colour, B&W / 35mm, 16mm, HD / Dolby Digital / 2008

At the end of the 19th century and throughout the 20th, the industrial revolution made it possible for wealth, power and influence to accumulate in the hands of certain families, a process similar to the one that occurred during the Italian Re- Produced by International Sales naissance. So emerged the Thyssen-Bornemisza family as a paradigm of success Homero Flims Contact Producer in Central Europe, thanks to opportunity, opportunism and a number of marital alliances. An alliance of industry, money, scandal, sex and art that began in Villa Favorita, in Lugano, and continues to the present day at the Thyssen Museum in Madrid. 206 207

To Loneliness A la soledat

Directed by José María Nunes Written by José María Nunes Cast: Enrique Irazoki, Herman Bonnin, Ricard Salvat Experimental / Adults / Language: Catalan / 84’ / Colour / HD / Dolby Digital / 2007

Produced by International Sales Valentí Films Contact Producer

The thrill of finding yourself amongst a multitude of people or things and you begin to sense a kind of freedom that heralds a new idea. Loneliness is contagious and those who feel it are inclined to recognise one another, even if they have never met. 208 209

To Swim Nedar

Directed by Carla Subirana Written by Carla Subirana, Núria Villazán Documentary / General / Language: Catalan / 90’ / Colour / Other, HD / Dolby Digital / 2008

Every family has its secrets. My grandfather was executed by firing squad after the civil war for committing three armed robberies. Was he an anarchist or just a Produced by International Sales common thief? No-one has ever known. The person who could have helped in my Benecé Produccions Contact Producer search for an answer was my grandmother, Leonor, but she suffered from senile dementia and has already passed away. The only clue I have is a name. This per- sonal journey reflects upon the loss of historical memory and the search for one’s own identity. 210 211

Who Am I Talking to? Amb qui parlo?

Directed by M. Lluna Antúnez Written by M. Lluna Antúnez Documentary / Adults / Language: Catalan / 52’ / Colour / HD / 2007

My father suffers from schizophrenia. Yes. I’m saying it loud and clear. And I want everyone to hear it: my father is a schizophrenic. And I love him, and my brothers Produced by International Sales and my mother love him, too. But it’s been tough to cope with his disease, under- Alea Docs & Films Contact Producer stand it and come to terms with it (if we’ve ever really managed to). Televisió de Catalunya Each family is a world in itself, and I’d go so far as to say that if each of us were to place a camera in our homes, we could make a documentary. It goes without saying that life outdoes fiction. I’m going to put a camera in my home. 212 213

Yago Iago

Directed by Sandra Camps Written by Sandra Camps Social / General / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 52’ / Colour / DVD, Betacam / Dolby Digital / 2007

Yago is a boy who suffers from dwarfism. At age 12 he decides to undergo a number of surgical procedures during a four-year period to lengthen his legs by 15 cm and his arms by 9 cm. This will make him taller and improve the quality of Produced by International Sales his life. Afterwards, he has to get past the long and difficult process of learning to Multiculti Producciones Contact Producer walk again. Nevertheless, after 4 years of surgeries and rehabilitation, Yago, now 16 years old, is happy to resume life as an average adolescent, just like his friends. Televisió de Catalunya Through Yago’s eyes we find out the difficult medical, social and personal conse- quences of this disability.

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Acteon Alea Docs & Films Àrea de Televisió Bausan Films Canal Paradis Comic Strip Marta Agulló Pablo Usón Cristina Mora Cobos Ingrid Fernández Glòria Rodríguez Martínez Thierry Aflalou Girona, 97, 2n 1a, Mallorca ,317, 2n 1a, 08037, Jonqueres, 15, pral. 1a, Muntaner, 244, 4t 2a, Güell, 58, edifici 5, 4, Place Sadi Carnot , 08009, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain 08003, Barcelona, Spain 08021, Barcelona, Spain 17001, Girona, Spain 13002 , Marseille, France Tel: +34 93 207 57 73 Tel: + 34 93 207 68 50 Tel: +34 93 467 10 10 Tel: +34 93 241 15 11 Tel: +34 972 94 09 72 Tel: +33 049 617 03 80 Fax: +34 93 207 57 73 Fax: + 34 93 207 68 60 [email protected] Fax: +34 93 414 17 97 Fax: +34 972 94 09 41 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.acteon.es www.aleadf.com www.bausanfilms.com www.canalparadis.net

Aigua Films Alguienvoló Aurea Documentary Beloze Produccions Centre Promotor Diafragma Carles Caparrós i Obiols (Audiovisual&Arts) Joan Cruells Bel·lo Torras de la Imatge Produccions Tuset, 21, entl. 2a, Jordi Herreros Pages de la Ribera, 16, Guerau de Liost, 8, S.2 P.31, Ferran Llagostera Cinematogràfiques 08006, Barcelona, Spain Passeig de Gràcia, 50, 7e 1a, 08003, Barcelona, Spain 08017, Barcelona, Spain Jonqueres, 15, pral. 1a A, Carles Balagué Mazón Tel: +34 667 50 87 72 08007, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 303 66 66 Tel: +34 93 406 80 38 08003, Barcelona, Spain Passeig de Gràcia, 54, 4t A, [email protected] Tel: +34 93 215 05 26 Fax: +34 93 310 72 63 Fax: +34 93 406 80 38 Tel: +34 93 301 1010 08007, Barcelona, Spain www.aiguafilms.com Fax: +34 93 272 21 52 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: +34 93 318 00 57 Tel: +34 93 215 10 87 [email protected] www.beloze.com [email protected] [email protected] www.alguienvolo.com www.cinesmelies.es

Albert Folk Alkimia Produccions Batabat Produccions Benecé Produccions Createl Didac Films Albert Folk Delgado Carlos Bria Lahoz Albert Jordana Antonia Andúgar Josep M. Quintana Pedro Costa Pl. Herenni 11, 1r 2a, Raset, 34, Corders, 22, Ptge. Tona, 10, Rosselló, 346-348, entl. 3, Major de Sarrià, 204, 2n, 08014, Barcelona, Spain 08021, Barcelona, Spain 08911, Badalona, Spain 08023, Barcelona, Spain 08025, Barcelona, Spain 08017, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 635 10 15 09 Tel: +34 93 253 30 95 Tel: +34 93 464 76 84 Tel: +34 93 284 07 19 Tel: 93 457 70 70 Tel: +34 93 204 35 28 [email protected] Fax: +34 93 253 31 23 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fax: +34 91 361 21 61 albertfolk.blogspot.com [email protected] www.batabat.cat www.benece.es www.createl.tv www.egeda.es/didacfilms 216 217 Sales & Production Companies Documentaries

Distinto Films Els Quatre Gats Ermedia First Hand Films Ikiru Films Institut Ramon Llull Miriam Porté Solano Marta Forn Elena Rodrigo Esther Van Messel Estefania Ferrer Diputació, 279, bxs., Jonqueres, 16, 9 A, Pelai, 12, Jerónimo Borao, 16, Fritz Heeb - Weg 5, Maignon, 26, 3r, 08024, 08007, Barcelona, Spain 08003, Barcelona, Spain 08001, Barcelona, Spain 50004, Zaragoza, Spain 8050, Zurich, Switzerland Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 934 67 80 00 Tel: +34 93 319 20 94 Tel: +34 93 301 05 70 Tel: +34 97 643 91 96 Tel: +41 44 312 20 60 Tel: +34 93 219 20 77 www.llull.cat [email protected] Fax: +34 93 317 61 22 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: +34 93 219 20 92 www.distintofilms.com [email protected] [email protected] www.ikirufilms.com

Eddie Saeta Ensamble - Grupo Evohé Films Frame Zero Imagina International La Productora Montse Pedrós Solé Creativo Audiovisual Pío Vernis Cristina Gironès Sales Albert Espel Gil Ptge. Permanyer 14, Liran Diamant Anglí, 33, 3r 1a, Pau Clarís, 97, 2n 2a A, Geraldine Gonard Pujades, 81, 08009, Barcelona, Spain Chopín, 5, bxs., 08017, Barcelona, Spain 08009, Barcelona, Spain Génova, 21, 7º, 08005, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 467 70 40 08004, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 295 59 75 Tel: +34 93 481 57 37 28004, Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 93 459 01 99 Fax: +34 93 467 74 89 Tel: +34 93 325 02 57 Fax: +34 93 268 21 73 [email protected] Tel: +34 91 308 22 60 Fax: +34 93 183 48 50 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.framezero.es [email protected] [email protected] www.eddiesaeta.com www.grupoensamble.com www.imaginasales.tv www.laproduc.com

Edit Utopic Envit Fair Play Homero Flims Imposible Films Localia Catalunya Albert Barceló Ptge. Sant Josep, 15, Produccions Aquiles Vilagrasa-Roth Marta Esteban Roca Marga Baró Domènech, 7, 08340, Vilassar de Mar, Ramon Tello Olzinelles, 57, bxs. Aragó, 261, entl. 2a, Casp, 6, 08010, 08012, Barcelona, Spain Spain de la Ribera, 16, entl. 1a, 08014, Barcelona, Spain 08007, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 238 87 94 Tel: +34 93 759 49 39 08003, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 696 335 634 Tel: +34 93 323 69 40 Tel: +34 93 344 14 00 Tel: +34 93 310 66 51 [email protected] Fax: +34 93 451 86 18 Fax: +34 93 310 72 63 [email protected] [email protected] www.fairplayfilms.com 218 219 Sales & Production Companies Documentaries

Manual Mediapro Multiculti Nanouk Films Observatoriodecine Picnic Manu Benavente Jaume Roures Producciones Marieke van den Bersselaar Beatriz Naranjo Albert Saguer Bel Lancaster, 10, 1r 2a Gaspar Fábregas, 81 Sandra Camps Pau Claris, 97, 1r 1a, Sicília, 265, Paseo Picasso, 32, pral. 2a, 08001, Barcelona, Spain 08950, Barcelona, Spain Rauric, 8, 08002, Barcelona, Spain 08009, Barcelona, Spain 08025, Barcelona, Spain 08003, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 412 69 42 Tel: +34 93 476 15 51 Tel: +34 696 452 410 Tel: +34 93 419 60 22 Tel: +34 93 446 06 68 Tel: +34 93 295 60 25 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.mediapro.es www.multicultibcn.com www.nanouk.tv www.observatoriodecine.com www.elpicnic.com

Massa D’Or Mercuri Societat Màster Documental Notro Films Ovideo TV Producciones Doble Produccions General de Creatiu U.A.B. Manuel Monzón Esther López Banda Isona Passola Vidal Producció Carmen Viveros Celín Lincoln, 11, Av. Tibidabo, 49, Leonor Miró García Sant Pere Més Alt, 66, pral. 1a Pilar Razquin Edifici I. Facultat CC. de la 08006, Barcelona, Spain 08035, Barcelona, Spain Castillejos, 265, entl. 2n, 08003, Barcelona, Spain Gaspar Fàbregas, 81, 08950, Comunicació Campus de Bellaterra, Tel: +34 93 567 05 05 Tel: +34 93 253 03 20 08013, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 310 35 10 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain 08013, Bellaterra, Spain Fax: +34 93 567 05 04 Fax: +34 93 212 00 29 Tel: +34 93 511 89 29 Fax: +34 93 268 81 99 Tel: +34 93 140 04 00 Tel: +34 93 581 35 85 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: +34 93 511 89 30 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.notrofilms.com www.ovideo.com [email protected] www.massador.com mercuri-sgp.com www.documentalcreativo.edu.es www.doblebanda.com

Media 3.14 Metròpoli Vídeo Nadir Films Oberon Parallel 40 Producciones Joan Úbeda Carulla Films Juanjo Giménez Peña Cinematogràfica Marta Castañé Kaplan Gaspar Fàbregas, 81 Agustí Corominas Montserrat de Casanovas, 141, Sandra Tàpia Mallorca, 209, pral 1a, Salomón Shang 08950, Barcelona, Spain Aragó, 61, 08032, Barcelona, Spain Aragó, 217, 5è, 08036, Barcelona, Spain Passeig de Gràcia, 115, bxs., Tel: +34 93 476 15 51 08430, La Roca del Vallés, Spain Tel: +34 93 217 41 00 08007, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 453 00 25 08008, Barcelona, Spain Fax: +34 93 476 15 52 Tel: +34 93 879 53 03 Fax: +34 93 217 41 00 Tel: +34 93 451 25 60 Fax: +34 93 323 93 30 Tel: +34 93 218 43 45 [email protected] Fax: +34 93 879 53 03 [email protected] Fax: +34 93 451 51 40 [email protected] [email protected] www.mediapro.es [email protected] nadirfilms.com [email protected] www.parallel40.com metropolivideofilms.com www.oberoncinematografica.com 221 Sales & Production Companies Documentaries

Produccions Rumbo Sur Set Màgic Audiovisual Kilimanjaro Olga Palet Montserrat Bou Sala Carlos Benpar Pl. Joan Cornudella, 18 - B 1r 1a, Ronda Sant Antoni, 44, 3r 2a, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 08035, Barcelona, Spain 08001, Barcelona, Spain 516, 1r, 08015, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 427 41 42 Tel: +34 93 324 91 25 Tel: +34 93 323 87 87 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.thalassa-online.com www.setmagic.com

Public Special Sagrera TV Solidarity Films Events Juan Carlos de la Hoz Marc Iwen Marta Figueras Arquitecte Sert, 10-12, 1r 1a, Plaça Gal·la Placídia, 1 pl. 19, Escorial, 50, casa 2, 08024, 08005, Barcelona, Spain 08006, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 225 92 92 Tel: +34 687 519 956 Tel: +34 93 285 12 38 Fax: +34 93 221 18 61 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.sagreratv.com

REC Sensemaya Talent Films videoproduccions Anna Coll Vicky Llanes López Oscar Moreno i Andrés Ptge. del Mar, 3 , Travessera de Gràcia, 96, 2n, Pl. Soler i Gustems, 19, 1r interior, 08390, Montgat, Spain 08006, Barcelona, Spain 08800, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain Tel: +34 93 469 16 97 Tel: +34 96 137 835 Tel: +34 93 814 09 18 Fax: +34 93 469 16 97 Fax: +34 131 85 56 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.hoyeldiaserepitediferente.com 223 Sales & Production Companies Documentaries

Teamtowers Valentí Films Zip Films Alvar Solache Lluís Valentí Anna Llanas Millan Vidal i Barraquer, 11, bxs. Celera, 17, Les Flors, 22, 2n 2a, 08720, Sitges, Spain 17457, Riudellots Girona, Spain 08001, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 629 867 715 Tel: +34 97 247 73 23 Tel: +34 93 441 07 33 [email protected] Fax: +34 97 247 76 46 Fax: +34 93 441 99 88 www.teamtowers.com [email protected] [email protected] www.valentifilms.com www.zip-films.com

Televisió de We Are Here Films Catalunya Vicente Martínez Pereiro Oriol Baquer Miró Ferlandina, 33, 4t, Carrer de la TV3, s/n, 08001, Barcelona, Spain 08970 , Sant Joan Despí, Spain Tel: +34 93 451 07 31 Tel: +34 93 499 93 33 Fax: +34 93 451 07 31 Fax: +34 93 473 15 63 [email protected] [email protected] www.wah-f.com www.tv3.cat

Utopia Global Zabriskie Films Alba Laguna de Paco Carles Torras Perez Doctor Trueta, 69-71, 4t 1a, Miquel Àngel, 116, entl. 1a, 08005, Barcelona, Spain 08028, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 511 66 90 Tel: +34 649 599 889 Fax: +34 93 511 66 89 [email protected] [email protected] 225 Festivals & Awards Documentaries

Back to the Land Je ne suis pas Mesalla: Pacifists in El viaje inverso moi-même Iraq Málaga Spanish Film Je ne suis pas moi- Mesalla: Pacifistes en Festival / 2006 même Iraq International 1001 Documentary Gijón International Film Festival Film Festival / 2007 Feature Films Out of Black Memory Málaga Spanish Film Festival: Born Competition / 2007 Memòria negra in Malaga / 2007 SEMINCI Scheduled Strolls Valladolid International Film Festival Lizania Time of History / 2006 Sortides programades Lizania FICMAC - Catalonia International Sitges, International Film Festival of Environmental Film Festival Official Can Tunis Catalonia / 2007 Documentary / 2007 Can Tunis Montreal World Film Festival / 2007 Llach: La Revolta Smoke Ink Permanent Tinta de fum Closed Box Llach: La revolta Bogotá Documentary Film permanent Festival / 2007 Caixa tancada Donostia San Sebastian Nyon Documentary Film International Film Festival Festival / 2008 Velódromo / 2006 227 Festivals & Awards Documentaries

catalanfilms&tv members: Struggle for Urban Voices From Oblivion Space Veus de l’oblit La lluita per l’espai Bogotá Documentary Film Festival urbà / 2007 Málaga Spanish Film Festival / Buenos Aires Human Rights Film 2007 Festival / 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam - Cinema of the World: Time & Tide / 2007 Wings Over Antarctica The Life After... Ales sobre l’Antàrtida La vida després... Torelló Mountain and Adventure Film Festival (Spain) / 2007 Docs DF / 2007 “Best Mountain Adventure Documentary” Today, the Same Day is Different You White People Avui, el dia es repeteix diferent Vosaltres els blancs Medimed (Spain) / 2006 Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia: Nova Autoria Section / 2007 www.catalanfilms.cat www.catalanfilmsdb.cat [email protected] Tel +34 93 552 49 40 Fax +34 93 552 49 53

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