by Alfonso Rivera
The Spanish sales company is supporting Eva Libertad’s debut film in the Panorama section, along with Gala del Sol’s Sundance title Rains over Babel and David Pérez Sañudo’s The Harvester
Deaf [+], the debut film by Eva Libertad, offers a fresh perspective on motherhood, is set to be one of the standout Spanish films of the year. Not only will it be presented worldwide in the Panorama section at the upcoming 75th Berlinale, but it will also be part of the official selection at the next Malaga Film Festival. It is also the leading title in the catalogue that Latido Films is taking to the European Film Market, which is being held at the same time as the German film festival.
In addition, Latido Films is presenting the next film (currently in production) by David Pérez Sañudo, one of Spain’s most promising directors, following his participation in the New Directors section of San Sebastián with his first two feature films: Ane Is Missing [+] and The Last Romantics [+]. His new work, The Harvester, is a thriller starring a serial killer in 1870s Spain, starring two-time Goya Award winner Antonio de la Torre and one-time winner Patricia López Arnaiz (read news).
A third title stands out in the Latido Films catalogue at the first major continental market of the year: Rains over Babel [+], a co-production between Colombia, the United States, and Spain which was recently featured in the NEXT section of Sundance, and is directed by Gala del Sol.
Other films that Latido Films will represent in Berlin include The Whisper (Argentina/Uruguay), a horror film by Gustavo Hernández; Ancestral, by Pablo Aragüés and Marta Cabrera, a supernatural horror film starring Spanish actresses Almudena Amor, Ana Fernández and Emma Suárez; A Whale [+] by Pablo Hernando (which was screened at Sitges), and the Polish fantasy production Night Silence by Bartosz M. Kowalski (which premiered in Warsaw).
Completing this catalogue is the latest production by Gerardo Herrero, Raqqa: Spy vs Spy, which premiered at the last Seville Film Festival; Re-creation, a co-production between Ireland and Luxembourg by Jim Sheridan and David Merriman; 8, the next film by Basque director Julio Medem (read more); They Will Be Dust [+], a musical about love until death directed by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, winner of the Platform award in Toronto and recent winner of two Feroz awards; and La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés [+], the feature film debut of musician C. Tangana, who directs as Antón Álvarez, and which, after receiving a special mention in the New Directors section at San Sebastián, is now vying for a Goya in the documentary category.
Other titles managed by Latido Films at the EFM include Pheasant Island by Asier Urbieta (read more); The Story of Us by Helena Taberna (read more); Saturn Return [+] by Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez, winner at the Malaga Film Festival last year and Spain’s submission to the Oscars; As Silence Passes By [+], Sandra Romero’s debut; Little Loves [+] by Celia Rico; and La casa [+] by Álex Montoya.