In late October, the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport announced its proposed financial support package for 2021 through the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA). Of the 70 applications received, just 45 were successful (40 fiction films, four animated films and one documentary). The pool included 33 international coproductions — 31 with Spain as the majority partner and two where Spanish production companies played a secondary role. Selected projects will receive a share of €47 million; that’s a €7-million increase on last year. This funding is part of the pot made available for Programme 330A, Spain’s Recovery and Resilience Plan for culture.

The beneficiaries vary in terms of budget. For fiction films, the combined total is €3,599,463,71, whereas the four animated films will require €5,452,165,25 between them and the sole documentary €1,686,823. If we look only at projects directed by women, which account for half of the 14 fiction films selected, their combined budgets come to €2,932, 011. Two of the four animated films have female directors, with budgets amounting to €5,843,330, as does the selected documentary.

The successful titles are: Modelo 77 [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], directed by Alberto Rodríguez and produced by Atípica Films, which will receive a grant of €1,400,000 — the same amount secured by the musical Voy a pasármelo bien, written and directed by David Serrano (We Need to Talk [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Lucía Alemany’s sophomore film following The Innocence [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], by Fernando León de Aranoa (already released and set to represent Spain at next year’s Oscars).

The following projects will each receive a grant of €1 million: The Beasts [+lire aussi :
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interview : Carlota Pereda
fiche film], the first full-length feature from Carlota Martínez Pereda, adapted from her award-winning and disturbing short film of the same name; The Cuckoo's Curse [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], by Fernando Colomo (already on general release in Spain); Chinas [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], directed by Arantxa Echevarría, poised for the 3 December release of La familia perfecta [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]; Loli Tormenta, a dramedy by Agustí Villaronga; Te estoy amando locamente [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], written and directed by Alejandro Marín; Alguien que cuide de mí [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], the directorial début of writer (and occasional actress) Elvira Lindo, written in partnership with Daniela Fejerman and backed by Tornasol; El no cumpleaños de Ava, directed by Elena Ruiz Guitart and based on an outline by David Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández (Isaac [+lire aussi :
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interview : Angeles Hernandez et David…
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Asedio [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], just wrapped, directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas and produced by Apache Films (more news on that soon) will also receive support of €1m, along with several others including Pájaros [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], by Pau Durà, El maestro que prometió el mar, by Patricia Font; Alimañas, a dark comedy directed by Pep Anton Gómez; Venus [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] from Jaume Balagueró (the latest chapter in The Fear Collection — read more here); Mamacruz [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] (La Claqueta), by Patricia Ortega; From the Shadows [+lire aussi :
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interview : Félix Viscarret
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To see the full list of applicants and selected films (in Spanish), click here.