Spanish director Maria Herrera Lopez’s feature debut Since You’re gone It won two major awards at the ECAM Forum International Co-Production Market A held in Madrid from June 10th to 13th.
Since You’re gone The Spanish platform won the 30,000 euro film award for which it won the streaming rights to a Spanish production. The family drama won the Madrid Film Award for 7,000 euros, presented to a project set in Madrid.
Produced by producer distributor Avalon, the film is about a woman facing the next stage in her life after her long-standing mother’s death.
Because you’re gone It was screened in the film “To Come Section,” which featured 15 Spanish and international projects in search of international fundraising and co-production partners.
The main winners of the last push section where eight Spanish and international films were shown in post-production to potential partners were those of Peruvian directors Gracia Barbieri and Gonzalo Benavente Secoco The art of war Post-production was awarded 15,000 euros.
The film mixes genres and explores the recent history of Peru and the voices of artists from the country.
Furthermore, the first feature of Spanish director Albasquinas, the arrival of age drama bye bye I was awarded the IFFR Rotterdam Award for an invitation to the 2026 Cinemart co-production market for my project to participate in the ECAM Development Lab La Incubadora.
Nativity Chilean Frimmaker Francisca Alegria won Screen International ECAM Forum Award for projects with the most international appeal.
Two awards in the series project section were given by Serializados and Series Enthusiasts, respectively, and sent to the closed thriller of the Javier Mariscal Crevoisier people Black waterConnectica’s fiction awards included awards such as Elizabeth Cruz, Barbara Robles and Adrian Arjona. New Age.
The second Annaal pitching event was held by the Madrid film school ECAM, with over 700 specialists from Spain and abroad. It included programmers from Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, London and Rotterdam, as well as Spanish and international distributors such as Le Pacte, Films Boutique, Alpha Violet and Charades.
Forum coordinator Alberto Valverde said: “Several conversations that began last year have also been closed.”
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