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Spanish Producers at Hot Docs Tout Opportunities in Their Country’s Booming Documentary Sector
Spain’s push to position itself as a premier player in the world's film and TV industries extends to the documentary zone.
“But complicated also means opportunities, when you combine all these things within Spain,” said Lukimedia’s Stephanie von Lukowicz, a former ARTE commissioning editor and longtime pitch moderator/trainer and independent producer, who is based in Barcelona. “These kinds of things are happening all over the world.” Nofuentes’ ability to access European and Spanish funding has allowed shooting to begin in February in Guatemala, where she has a local co-producer; she is seeking North American involvement to support the filming of final scenes in the U.S. On Wednesday, Spain dominated screens with the world premieres of three feature documentaries, including Marta Gómez and Paula Iglesia’s “Flying Hands” (a Pakistani mother builds a community that uplifts deaf children), Peter Porta’s “The Click Trap” (investigative journalists and online activists reveal the unsettling reach of the unregulated digital advertising industry), and Mauro Colombo’s “Wild Gleaming Space” (a chilling encounter deep in Panama’s untamed jungle trigger a personal exploration of life and death; the film is also in Deal Maker, seeking sales and broadcast partners).
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