Nearly a hundred international buyers will participate at the Malaga Spanish Screenings

Nearly a hundred international buyers will participate at the Malaga Spanish Screenings FAPAE, sponsored by the Malaga Festival and supported by ICAA, ICEX, Junta de Andaluc a, Ayuntamiento de Malaga and EGEDA, organized the 11th edition of this film market, which for the first time held in the framework of the Festival de M laga.

This year, the Confederation of Spanish audiovisual producers organizes the Spanish film Screenings, an event designed as a international platform for the promotion of Spanish cinema, which celebrates its 11th Edition on 20, 2017 21 and 22 March.

Spanish Screenings - Malaga film It is the only market for impulse and promote Spanish cinema at the international level of these characteristics is carried out in our country and will take place for the first time in the framework of the Festival de M laga. Spanish cinema, which certainly makes it an essential appointment on the international agenda of the cinematographic sector.

The objective is to promote sales abroad of our cinema and to inform the international press news that will be released soon in their countries of origin.

Data from the 11th Edition

92 international buyers from 33 countries (among them, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Russia, USA. USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia Korea of the South, Taiwan and South Africa) and delegates from 11 festivals will have the opportunity of viewing in helmet cinema Vialia Malaga, more than 40 Spanish productions, of which 9 are International Premiere.

One of the novelties of the market is the Next From Spain section > dedicated to the projection of titles that are still in production process or even teasers of the projects.

On the other hand, during the development of the market, journalists from Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, USA. USA, Mexico, Argentina and Japan, will interview teams of 15 films in junkets in the Press Office of the Hotel AC M laga Palacio.

In addition, producers, distributors, agents, exhibitors, festivals, as well as other professionals in the sector, will be in the business centre, located in the Sales Office of the Hotel AC Malaga Palacio, where will be placed the Industry Club, exclusive space with stands and enabled tables for meetings, open to all accredited professionals and has a networking service. Here the Online video library, also new to this Edition, will also be established through which participants will have access to more than 50 Spanish premiere and catalog titles until a week after the end market, thus increasing the possibilities of trading in securities.

Parallel activities

In the Conference Hall of the Hotel AC Malaga Palacio presentations and conferences will be held to discuss the most relevant issues and affecting the film industry today, as well as future trends.

The institutional opening of Spanish Screenings - Malaga film, act in which a special prize will be given to FAPAE by its 25th anniversary will be held on Monday, March 20.

Subsequently give start the find of co-production Uruguay Audiovisual, organized by the Festival of Malaga and the ICAU (Institute of the cinema and Audiovisual of the Uruguay), with the objective of bring projects that are looking for a co-production with Spain and strengthen the collaboration between both countries. 4 projects in the form of pitching will be presented and bilateral meetings will be established.

On 21 March the new models of Business Roundtable will take place in the distribution and production platforms. Then, the Cabildo and the audiovisual sector of La Palma bring to the Spanish Screenings the advantages and facilities for filming on the island through the section Focus and will be subsequently presented the book guide accountant and Attorney of the industry of cinema and Audiovisual and Wednesday 22 there will be a symposium with TVE and Movistar +.

Finally, on 22 March held at the Teatro Cervantes usual FAPAE at the Malaga Festival Press Conference to analyse the situation of the sector and communicate the latest figures of the exhibition of Spanish cinema in the international market. It will be given the prize FAPAE - COMSCORE 2017 to the Spanish film of greater international impact.

Summary of the previous editions

Throughout the ten editions of the Spanish film Screenings have gone around 3,000 professionals, with more than 1,000 international buyers from 40 countries and 1,500 titles available in the library.

More than 200 international media have done 1,300 interviews with teams of 220 Spanish productions through the press junkets.

Spanish Screenings - Malaga film is organised by FAPAE, sponsored by the Malaga Festival and supported by ICAA (Institute of cinematography and audiovisual Arts), ICEX Spain export and investment, Junta de Andaluc a, Ayuntamiento de Malaga and EGEDA (Entidad de Gesti n de rights of the producers audiovisual).

Cuenta con la colaboraci n de AEC (Asociaci n Estatal de Cine), AEPAA-APRIA (Asociaci n de Empresas de Producci n Audiovisual y Productores Independientes de Andaluc a), Filmotech, Escuela de Cine de M laga, SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores), AC Hotels, ComScore y Mountain.

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