Strong Canadian presence at the San Sebastián International Film Festival
Montreal, September 15th, 2014—Telefilm Canada is delighted with the strong Canadian presence at the 62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival to be held in Spain from September 19 to 27. Six Canadian films will be presented at the Festival.
This year the Festival will also be organizing a Focus on Canada. A delegation of 12 Canadian producers will take advantage of the various festival activities and participate in the 3rd Europe-Latin America Coproduction Forum, which attracts numerous decision-makers each year.
This initiative by Telefilm and its partners—the Canadian Media Production Association, Manitoba Film & Music, the Ontario Media Development Corporation and the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)—offers the members of the Canadian delegation a unique opportunity to develop their international business network and enhance their knowledge of coproductions with Spanish-speaking countries.
Félix and Meira
Director: Maxime Giroux
Production: Metafilms
La Voz en off (Voix off) (Chile-France-Canada coproduction)
Director: Cristián Jimenez
Production: 1976 Productions (Canada), Jirafa (Chile), Rouge international (France)
New Directors (competitive section for first and second films)
In Her Place
Director: Albert Shin
Production: TimeLapse Pictures Productions
Pearls (a selection of the best films of the year not yet released in Spain to have received critical acclaim and/or awards at other international festivals)
Mommy (tied for the 2014 Cannes Jury Prize)
Director: Xavier Dolan
Production: Metafilms
Zabaltegi (a non-competitive section open to the most surprising films of the year)
Violent
Director: Andrew Huculiak
Production: Amazing Factory Productions, Media Darling
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (France-Canada coproduction)
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Production: Filmarto (Canada), Épithète Films (France)
Focus on Canada
Producers participating in the Europe-Latin America Coproduction Forum:
- Nicolas Comeau, 1976 Productions (Montreal)
- Michael Dobbin, Quiet Revolution Pictures (Ottawa)
- Christopher Zimmer, Vertical Productions (Halifax)
- Anne-Marie Gélinas, EMA films (Montreal)
- Yanick Létourneau, Peripheria Productions (Montréal)
- Jennifer Weiss, The Film Farm (Toronto)
- Bill Marks, Vortex Words + Pictures (Toronto)
- Nancy Florence Savard, Productions 10e Ave (Quebec City)
- Barrie Dunn, Trailer Park Productions Limited (Halifax)
- Phyllis Laing, Buffalo Gal Pictures (Winnipeg)
- Kyle Irving, Eagle Vision (Winnipeg)
- Kevin Tierney, Park Ex Pictures (Montreal)
For more information : canada-sansebastian2014.ca