cobertes10_origOK2.pdf 2 14/01/10 14:26 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Documentaries 2010 Main Index Welcome 3 Index of Titles 5 Documentaries 9 Index of Upcoming Productions 153 Upcoming Documentaries 157 Sales & Production Companies 193 Catalan Language Production 3 Àngela Bosch Director Let me give you 10 reasons why this catalogue is sure to be very useful for you: In your hands is the best compilation of Catalonia’s documentary production for 2009 and 2010. Featured here are all of the industry’s finished products, as well as its upcoming titles. A single glance will give you an overview of our industry’s most recent production, with documentaries that are already making their rounds at festivals, markets and coproduction meetings worldwide, as well as others that have yet to begin. Surely, you have heard of our industry, and this is an excellent sampling of our most outstanding productions. All of Catalonia’s audiovisual producers have contributed to this catalogue, carefully supervising each and every detail of their titles. Here you will find some of the industry’s biggest names alongside up-and-coming talents; production companies with vast experience, alongside others that are just beginning. In a word, represented here is all of Catalonia’s audiovisual creativity. Few film industries are as prolific and diverse, and still fewer boast the high quality that the Catalan industry has displayed time and again. The sector’s main media dedicate a special focus event to the Catalan region each year. This catalogue was designed in keeping with professional criteria, meaning that you will find all the information you need, exactly the way you need it. And moreover, because we have added much more information to our online database: www.catalanfilmsdb.cat For a “10” year in Documentary Films. Documentaries 2010 Index of Titles 5 100 Days 100 Dies 9 El Sarau 49 7 Histories and 1 City 7 Històries i 1 ciutat 11 End of Waiting Time El final de l’espera 51 A Day in August Un dia d’agost 13 Endangered Aquatic Birds Ocells marins en perill 53 A letter to Antonio Una carta per l’Antonio 15 Father George Baba Georges 55 A Place in the World Un lloc al món 17 Francesc Pujols, the Driver of God Francesc Pujols, el xofer de Déu 57 A Spoon in the Poket Una cullera a la butxaca 19 Franco’s Spies Espies de Franco 59 ¡No es fácil mi’ja! No és fàcil mi’ja! 21 Ich bin Enric Marco 61 Abraham. The Religions of the Book Abraham. Les religions del llibre 23 Immersion Immersió 63 After the Violence Després de la violència 25 Inside & Outside Dins i fora 65 All for an Eye Per un ull de la cara 27 Jaume Plensa 67 All I Know... Tot el que sé... 29 Jordi Savall & The Borgias Jordi Savall i els Borja 69 Anas, an Indian Film Anas, una pel·lícula Índia 31 Judaism, the covenant of Yahweh Judaisme, el pacte de Yahvé 71 Anna’s Look La mirada de l’Anna 33 Learn to Eat, Learn to Live Aprendre a menjar, aprendre a viure 73 Battling with the Past La batalla de la memòria 35 Life Returns to the Aiguamolls Wetlands La vida torna als aiguamolls 75 Blow Horn 37 Lloret de Mar: Seafaring Memories Lloret de Mar: memòria marinera 77 Camp d’Argelers 39 Maria and Me María y yo 79 Cataluña - Espanya 41 Masks Màscares 81 Collective Celluloid Cel·luloide col·lectiu 43 Masons Maçons - Els fills de la vídua 83 Crist del Fluvià, the Memory’s Light Crist del Fluvià, la llum de la memòria 45 Maybe You’d Listen Better with Music: Salvador Espriu to the Rhythms of Jazz Dance to the Spirits Dansa als esperits 47 Amb música ho escoltaries potser millor - Salvador Espriu a ritme de Jazz 85 Documentaries 2010 Index of Titles 7 Mixed Media 87 The Frame El marc 125 Mura, a Cinema Town Mura, un poble de cine 89 The House La casa 127 My Other Self El meu altre jo 91 The Land Inhabited, Words for a Landscape La terra habitada, Oceans 93 paraules per un paisatge 129 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Man Named Juan Marsé Érase una vez The Pathway of Dreams El camí dels somnis 131 Juan Marsé 95 The Poachers of the Delta Els furtius del Delta 133 One Person, One Vote Una persona, un vot 97 The Second Home La segona pàtria 135 Postcards from the Antarctic Postals des de l’Antàrtida 99 The Showcase Project 137 Revolution Take Two Revolució #2, retorn als escenaris 101 The Tough Guy El rude 139 San Pietro, “Tonnara” Island San Pietro, l’illa de la ‘’Tonnara’’ 103 Towards Quimelca Cap a Quimelca 141 She (They) Ella(s) 105 Travellers Viatjants 143 Silence Mutismo 107 This Very Instant Un instante preciso 145 Son and Moon Son and Moon (Diario de un Astronauta) 109 Vanesa and Amadeu Vanesa i Amadeu 147 Symphony of a Market Simfonia d’un mercat 111 Verse Code Código Verso 149 The Adventure of Sailing L’aventura de navegar 113 Where Are You From? What Language Do You Speak? D’on ets? The Barbecue La barbacoa 115 Quin idioma parles? 151 The Bombing of the Liceu La bomba del Liceu 117 The Call of the ‘’Tho Pa Ga’’ La crida del ‘’Thö-Pa-Ga’’ 119 The Colour of Innocence El color de la innocència 121 The Final Escape Al final de l’escapada 123 9 Written by Vicenç Asensio Rovira, Joan Manel Soldevilla Albertí Produced by Visual13 Sales Agent Contact producer Synopsis “100 Days” is a documentary that aims to offer an accurate, objective and detailed portrayal of the final days of the Spanish Civil War in the Catalan town of Figueres. When the capital of the Alt Empordà region became a key city in the war, Figueres and its people found themselves in a dramatic and gripping position, enduring some of the most horrifying moments in the history of the country. 100 Days With a testimonial compilation of the facts and the contribution of several experts and historians, the documentary builds a tense narration that explains 100 Dies the events that took place between the end of the Battle of the Ebre and the total occupation of the region by the national troops. At an inexorable and by Vicenç Asensio Rovira irreversible pace, 100 Days reviews the events that determined the history of our country in those final days of the war: the caravans of exiles, the brutal bombings, the building of shelters and the suffering of the civilian population. Through the prisms of both the heart and painstaking objectivity, 100 Days Documentary / General Audiences / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 35’ / Colour, B&W / portrays the intensity of some of the most uniquely terrible moments endured HD / 2009 by Figueres and the Alt Empordà region, 70 years ago. 11 Written by María Rentero, Verónica Font Produced by Producciones Doble Banda Sales Agent Contact producer 7 Histories and 1 City 7 Històries i 1 ciutat by Verónica Font Synopsis “7 Histories and 1 City” offers an account of the lives of seven women in the Catalan city of Figueres. Maite, Dolors, Jana, Dori, Gemma, Mireia and Lurdes offer us their outlooks on different aspects of life. Simply and beautifully, they display their daily world. Accompanying the story is the music of the group De Documentary / General Audiences / Language: Spanish, Catalan / 78’ / Colour / 2009 Calaix, as we become privy to a previously unknown facet of Figueres. 13 Written by Raquel Cors Produced by Dokia Films Sales Agent Contact producer A Day in August Un dia d’agost by Raquel Cors Synopsis “A day in August ”is a portrait about the old age. A strong and straight story picturing the struggle of Miquel and Carmen to do and achieve little day to day Documentary / General Audiences / Language: Catalan / 30’ / B&W / DVD, Betacam things. ‘’A day in August’’ confronts us with sensitivity to something as essential Digital / 2008 as natural, which is the last stage of life. 15 Written by Sarah Bernheim Produced by Parallel 40 Sales Agent Contact producer A letter to Antonio Una carta per l’Antonio by Sarah Bernheim Synopsis Sarah has heard the story of Antonio since she was a child. His grandmother often told her how were the months they lived in Belgium with that unknown 11 years-old child. “A letter to Antonio” is a personal search of Sarah through Documentary / General Audiences / Language: Catalan, Dutch / 30’ / Colour / DVD, written records and her grandmother’s memories, who has never been able to Betacam / 2009 forget the boy who arrived to Belgium the end of the Civil War. 17 Written by Ariadna Moreno Produced by Màster Documental Creatiu Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Televisió de Catalunya Sales Agent Contact producer A Place in the World Un lloc al món by Ariadna Moreno Synopsis On the outskirts of Barcelona, the school Escuela Maestre Morera decided to include bereavement of meaningful losses as a daily activity.A documentary on shool integration where a group of girls and boys from different cultures Documentary / General Audiences / Language: English, Spanish, Catalan / 29’ / Colour / and places work on migration and cultural bereavement in order to show that Betacam, Betacam Digital / Ultra Stereo, Other / 2009 difference is nothing but a way to find a place in the world. 19 Written by Mireia Ibars Produced by Noche de estreno Sales Agent Contact producer A Spoon in the Poket Una cullera a la butxaca by Mireia Ibars Synopsis Mireia returns to Barcelona from Paris and starts to ask about her grandfather’s exile in France.