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After screening at national and international festivals and markets, the feature film #thechallenge concluded 2025 with its selection at Platino Go To AFM. Accompanied by EGEDA, the film received multiple master classes from professionals well-versed in the North American market. Over the course of five days, the participants received training in marketing, distribution, and negotiation. …

#THE CHALLENGE: among the feature films selected for the 3rd edition of the Platino Awards presented at the AFM. Read More »

The recent publication Show Me the Lab highlights the screenwriting process and the value of group exchanges and consultants with strong track records. After researching 80 programs, the team led by Marta García and Gerardo Michelin selected 25 initiatives that have the potential to improve the quality and positioning of Latin American filmmakers. The CDPAI …

The Ibero-American Project Development Course: CDPAI in the spotlight of Ibero-America’s most influential laboratories Read More »

It has been a year of both challenges and joys for the Alava-based production company, Orlok Films. Director and screenwriter Imanol Ortiz López and producer Mary Alexandra Fernández are constantly working on projects. On Friday, November 7, at the SGAE headquarters in Madrid, they will finish the prestigious Ibero-American Project Development Course (CDPAI) by presenting …

Orlok Films prepares to shoot #thechallenge, while finishing the development of Bramble at the CDPAI Pitch. Read More »

Colorado’s premier Halloween festival, the Telluride Horror Show, will celebrate its 16th edition with international screenings from October 10 to 12. The festival will feature authors Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Sarah Langan, Daniel Kraus, and Paul Tremblay. They will chat with attendees and sign books at Creepy Campfire Tales. The selected short films include …

TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW 2025 lists “Don’t Talk to Strangers” in the short film section. Read More »

The prestigious Toronto After Dark Film Festival will celebrate its 18th edition with a varied program. From October 15 to 19, 2025, audiences in Toronto will enjoy five exciting nights of screenings, including ten feature film premieres and twenty-nine short films from Canada and around the world. The short film Don’t Talk to Strangers, directed …

The 2025 Toronto After Dark Film Festival welcomes the short film Don’t Talk to Strangers, the only Spanish short film on its list. Read More »

In celebration of the 34th Madrid Film Festival, which provides a platform for emerging filmmakers to produce their first and second feature films, the ten projects selected for the industry section’s Pitch Session have been announced. Among them is Sasia/Bramble by Imanol Ortiz López.

The feature film Dysphoria, an adaptation of David Jasso‘s novel of the same name, is a benchmark in Spanish horror literature. Though the film has taken a different path, it has finally come to fruition. Co-written by Imanol Ortiz López, Joan-Pol Argenter and directed by Christopher Cartagena, the film will premiere at the acclaimed Fantastic …

“Dysphoria”, the film co-written by Imanol Ortiz López, Joan-Pol Argenter and Christopher Cartagena, premieres at FANTASTIC FEST in Austin. Read More »

The Ibero-American Audiovisual Project Development Course has announced the projects selected for its 2025 call. Out of 700 applications from 20 Ibero-American countries, six series and 17 feature films were chosen, including “Sasia/Bramble“, a fantasy drama written by Imanol Ortiz López and Jordi Farga and set to be filmed in Álava.

The renowned horror and fantasy film festival, MACABRO, is opening its doors to a selection of short films from around the world, including Imanol Ortiz López‘s short film, “Don’t talk to strangers”. Screenings will take place in Mexico City from 19 to 30 August to entertain legions of spectators and horror fans.

From July 8 to 13, Bogotá will be immersed in fantasy with the Ibero-American Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasofest. The festival will include a selection of eleven national and international feature films and seven short films. Among the latter is “Don’t talk to strangers”, directed by Imanol Ortiz López, which continues to be recognized at important …

“Don’t talk to strangers” part of the short film section of Fantasofest 2025 Read More »

The second module of the EAVE PRODUCERS WORKSHOPS took place in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Approximately 100 film producers from over 35 countries participated in the prestigious program, which fosters alliances and collaborative growth among regions worldwide. Mary Alexandra Malavé Fernández, from the Alava-based production company Orlok Films, represented the six producers selected in the Basque Country.

From June 5 to 8, the first edition of the Avant-Garde Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (AGHFFF) took place in Novigrad, a coastal city in Croatia. Producer, screenwriter, and director Nikki Bohm initiated the festival to promote genre cinema visibility in Europe. The festival received support from various regional horror and fantasy festivals, including the …

The short film “Don’t talk to strangers” at the 1st edition of Avant-Garde Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (AGHFFF) Read More »