Market screenings Berlinale

CHECK OUT THE EFM MARKET SCREENINGS Aamelat. Day Laborers of War Birds Flying East Foremost by Night Gold Lust Memories of a Burning Body Negu Hurbilak Reinas Restless Waters, Shivering Lights Teresa The Chapel The Coffee Table The Imminent Age The Quiet Maid The Sleeping Woman The Teacher Who Promised the Sea While You’re Still You

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Aamelat. Day Laborers of War

by Eva Parey Produced by Films de l’Orient, Frame 77 Sales Agent Feel Sales info@feelsales.com

Screening Sun 18

12:45h

CinemaxX 2

Synopsis Women and girls who fled the war in Syria carve out a future that has become a business in Lebanon’s hard lands.

Birds Flying East

by Pau Durà Produced by Fosca Films, Tandem Films, Icónica Producciones Sales Agent Filmax filmax@filmax.com Screening Sun 18

15:00h

CinemaxX 12

Synopsis Mario, a keen birdwatcher, but unable to drive, offers to pay a man he just meet to drive him from Valencia to Romania. Neither of them is aware of the other’s story, but a new and definitive journey starts for both of them.

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Foremost by Night

by Víctor Iriarte Produced by La Termita Films, Inicia Films, A4A Productions, Atekaleun Films, CSC Films, Ukbar Filmes Sales Agent Alpha Violet info@alphaviolet.com

Screenings Sat 17 Tue 20

16:35h 15:00h

CinemaxX 19 Virtual Cinema 1

Synopsis A film noir encompassing three deaths, two robberies, and a runaway. The story of two women meeting on the banks of the Douro River.

Gold Lust

by Ibai Abad Produced by Mayo Films, Nakamura Films, Abacus Sales Agent Feel Sales info@feelsales.com Screening Mon 19

15:55h

Arsenal Cinema 2

Synopsis The arrival of the railway to a distant town brings along the “Escanyapobres”, a loan shark that corrupts a young country girl until she’s addicted to money.

Memories of a Burning Body

by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss Produced by Playlab Films, Substance Films Sales Agent Bendita Film Sales sales@benditafilms.com

Screening Tue 20

11:15h

CinemaxX 9

Synopsis In an era of repressive taboos, they learnt what it meant to be a woman through unspoken rules. Now, their fearless voices embody a mature woman, revisiting a kaleidoscopic life of intertwined memories, secrets, and hidden desires.

Negu Hurbilak

by Negu Collective Produced by Cornelius Films, Maluta Films Sales Agent Begin Again Films hola@beginagainfilms.es

Screenings Sat 17 Mon 19

11:00h 14:20h

Virtual Cinema 8 Cinemobile

Synopsis In 2011, the armed conflict in the Basque Country appears to come to an end.

A young woman flees with a clear goal: to cross the border. She arrives in Zubieta, a village where ancient myths and modern conflicts seem to converge.

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Reinas

by Klaudia Reynicke Produced by Inicia Films, Maretazo Cine, Alva Film Sales Agent The Yellow Affair contact@yellowaffair.com

Screening Thu 15

15.45h

CinemaxX 19

Restless Waters, Shivering Lights

Synopsis Lucia and Aurora are about to leave their country forever with their mom – and they need their ‘father’ to sign exit papers. It’s been convenient for Carlos to not be a dad, but now if he wants his daughters love, he has to earn back his place before they leave.

by Ángeles Hernández Produced by Mr Miyagi Films, Vista Sur Films, Mapa Films Sales Agent Filmsharks alpha@filmsharks.com Screening Thu 15

17:10h

CinemaxX 16

Synopsis Lidia and her father Pablo return to the family lighthouse after her mother’s death.

Pablo, aware of Lidia’s fragile emotional balance, worries for a possible relapse after her suicide attempt. Dire danger awaits them...

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Teresa

by Paula Ortiz Produced by Bluebird Films, Inicia Films, La Lengua en Pedazos AIE, Nu Boyana Portugal Sales Agent Filmax filmaxint@filmax.com Screenings Sun 18 Sun 18

11:15h 16:30h

CinemaxX 17 Virtual Cinema 1

The Chapel

Synopsis Spain, 16th Century.

Teresa waits patiently. Today, the Inquisitor is coming. His visit and his judgement will determine what happens to the San José monastery that she has worked so tirelessly to build with her sisters.

by Carlota Pereda Produced by Filmax, Bixagu Entertainment Sales Agent Filmax filmaxint@filmax.com

Screening Thu 15

11.00

CinemaxX 16

Synopsis Emma wants to learn how to communicate with the spirit of a little girl who has spent centuries trapped inside a chapel and so she tries to convince Carol, a skeptical and fake medium, to help her.

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The Coffee Table

by Caye Casas Produced by Alhena Production, La Charito Films, Apocalipsis Producciones Sales Agent MPM Premium contact@premium-films.com Screening Tue 20

14:30h

Virtual Cinema 8

Synopsis Jesus and Maria are a couple who have just become parents. To shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table. A decision that will change their existence.

The Imminent Age

by Col·lectiu Vigília, Clara Serrano Llorens, Gerard Simó Gimeno Produced by Ringo Media Sales Agent Begin Again Films hola@beginagainfilms.es Screenings Sun 18 Tue 20

17:40h 10:00h

CinemaxX 3 Virtual Cinema 8

Synopsis Bruno’s (18) life is increasingly limited by the growing dependence of his grandmother Natividad (85).

When the opportunity to take her to a nursing home arises, both will have to deal a hard decision.

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The Quiet Maid

by Miguel Faus Produced by Calladita Films, Potenza Producciones, Decentralized Pictures Sales Agent Filmsharks alpha@filmsharks.com Screening Sat 17

15:50h

dffb Cinema

Synopsis Amidst the opulence of a Costa Brava mansion, a Colombian maid’s summer of servitude transforms as she uncovers hidden joys and unlocks the secret to unexpected fortune.

The Sleeping Woman

by Laura Alvea Produced by Coming Soon Films, La Claqueta PC, La Mujer Dormida AIE, La Cruda Realidad, Filmgate Miami Sales Agent Filmax filmaxint@filmax.com Screenings Fri 16 Sat 17

12:35h 16:00h

dffb Cinema Virtual Cinema 1

Synopsis Ana, a nursing assistant, starts to feel attracted to Agustín, the husband of the woman in a coma whom she’s caring for. It is then that she begins to be harassed by strange, paranormal phenomena.

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The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

by Patricia Font Producer by Lastor Media, Filmax, Minoria Absoluta, Mestre Films AIE Sales Agent Filmax filmaxint@filmax.com

Screenings Fri 16 Sat 17

11:00h 17:30h

Virtual Cinema 1 dffb Cinema

Synopsis In 1935, Antoni Benaiges is hired as a teacher in a small, isolated village in Burgos, Spain. There, he establishes an intense relationship with his students, a group of young boys and girls between the ages of six and twelve.

While You’re Still You

by Claudia Pinto Produced by Televisió de Catalunya, Sin Rodeos Films, Nakamura Films Sales Agent Filmax filmaxint@filmax.com Screenings Sat 17 Sun 18

11:00h 9:30h

CinemaxX 12 Virtual Cinema 1

Synopsis One summer, four years ago, veteran actress Carme Elias, who’d just been diagnosed Alzheimer’s, and filmmaker Claudia Pinto decide to shoot their third and last film together.

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