news
- November 18
"#THE CHALLENGE: among the feature films selected for the 3rd edition of the Platino Awards presented at the AFM."
https://www.audiovisual451.com/platino-go-to-afm-2025/
news
- November 18
"The Ibero-American Project Development Course: CDPAI in the spotlight of Ibero-America’s most influential laboratories"
https://www.latamcinema.com/revistas/show-me-the-lab-a-map-of-european-labs-open-to-latin-america/
news
- November 4
"Orlok Films prepares to shoot #thechallenge, while finishing the development of Bramble at the CDPAI Pitch."
https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/cultura/2025/11/04/orlok-films-prepara-rodar-elreto-mientras-redondea-otro-largometraje-sasia-productora-imanol-ortiz-lopez-mary-alexandra-fernandez-vitoria-gasteiz-alava-araba-10300794.html
news
- October 3
"TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW 2025 lists “Don’t Talk to Strangers” in the short film section."
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3906911/telluride-horror-show-2025-lineup-includes-dust-bunny-shelby-oaks-and-the-creep-tapes/
news
- September 28
"The 2025 Toronto After Dark Film Festival welcomes the short film Don’t Talk to Strangers, the only Spanish short film on its list."
https://torontoafterdark.com/news/toronto-after-dark-announces-its-2025-line-up
news
- August 21
"“SASIA/BRAMBLE” is among the projects selected for the PNR at the Madrid Film Festival."
https://pnrcine.com/seleccionados-pitch-session-3-para-primeros-y-segundos-largometrajes/
news
- August 16
"“Dysphoria”, the film co-written by Imanol Ortiz López, Joan-Pol Argenter and Christopher Cartagena, premieres at FANTASTIC FEST in Austin."
https://cineuropa.org/es/newsdetail/482417/#cm
news
- July 28
"“SASIA/BRAMBLE” selected for the Ibero-American Audiovisual Project Development Course 2025."
https://box-office.es/news/el-curso-de-desarrollo-de-proyectos-audiovisuales-iberoamericanos-cdpai-anuncia-los-23-proyectos-seleccionados-en-su-20a-edicion/
news
- July 28
"“Don’t talk to strangers” in the international short film section of MACABRO: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival."
https://marvin.com.mx/macabro-anuncia-sus-cortometrajes-de-terror/
news
- July 10
"“Don’t talk to strangers” part of the short film section of Fantasofest 2025"
https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/cine-y-tv/llega-fantasofest-a-bogota-reconocido-evento-de-cine-fantastico-donde-es-y-cuales-son-las-peliculas-que-puede-ver-3469694?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLZX4ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp5meNVva1-53Hq4OZfx1jO9REIPN0tNDw4gykJeMwto0iIfMdzFSKGMiCL3U_aem_CzR1WDiu221VDM-El2To6g
news
- June 29
"The feature film project “SASIA / BRAMBLE” selected at the EAVE PRODUCERS WORKSHOP 2025"
https://www.audiovisual451.com/euskadi-muestra-su-potencial-como-socio-de-coproduccion-ante-profesionales-de-35-paises-en-vitoria-gasteiz/
news
- June 9
"The short film “Don’t talk to strangers” at the 1st edition of Avant-Garde Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (AGHFFF)"
https://filmmakers.festhome.com/es/festival/avant-garde-horror-fantasy-film-festival
news
- May 4
"“Don’t talk to strangers” among the short films of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2025"
https://www.lpafilmfestival.com/jesus-palacios-propone-una-noche-freak-con-un-cine-que-todavia-es-capaz-de-incomodar-al-espectador/
news
- April 25
"BRAMBLE, among the selected projects in Apika lab 2025"
https://www.audiovisual451.com/un-total-de-seis-proyectos-participaran-en-la-quinta-edicion-de-apika-audiovisual-project-lab/
news
- April 3
"The feature film project Bramble is in the official section of BIF MARKET 2025."
https://www.bifmarket.net/hatching-raven/
news
- March 2
"A-Maniki, produced by Orlok Films, premieres at the Short Films Malaga Official Selection 2025"
https://festivaldemalaga.es/edicion/ver-pelicula/?id=3132
news
- February 7
"Producer Mary Alexandra Fernandez is selected to participate in the Inspirational Lab: Genre Rules at WEMW 2025"
https://www.wemw.it/inspirational-labs/genre-rules/
news
- November 11
"Madrid’s short film week includes “Don’t talk to strangers” in MADFANT 2024"
https://www.aullidos.com/noticia/41167/maraton-madfant-madrid/
news
- September 29
"“Don’t talk to strangers”, from Vitoria to conquer festivals around the world."
https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/cultura/2024/09/28/hay-hablar-extranos-vitoria-conquistar-festivales-mundo-orlok-films-cine-gasteiz-alava-araba-8741354.html
news
- September 28
"Fangoria announces the short films at Beyond Fest, with “Don’t talk to strangers” headlining a day of screenings."
https://www.fangoria.com/beyond-fest-shorts-lineup-2024/
news
- September 21
"Review of “Don’t talk to strangers” on Olivier H.’s film blog."
https://www.filmquestfest.com/2024-official-selections/
news
- September 21
"The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival hosts “Don’t Talk to Strangers” in its short film section."
https://theplaylist.net/brooklyn-horror-film-fest-2024-lineup-includes-dead-mail-gazer-joe-begos-jimmy-stiggs-wake-in-fright-more-20240920/
news
- September 14
"“Don’t talk to strangers” in the official section of FilmQuest 2024."
https://www.filmquestfest.com/2024-official-selections/
news
- September 13
"BEYOND FEST: The most important genre festival in the United States announces among its selections the short film “Don’t talk to strangers”."
https://beyondfest.com/the-biggest-genre-film-festival-in-the-u-s-beyond-fest-returns-for-its-12th-outing-with-an-82-feature-slate-and-15-days-of-global-cinematic-celebration/
news
- September 13
"“The #thechallenge” is part of the 3rd edition of the Film Financing Market – Sitges"
https://www.audiovisual451.com/film-financing-market-selecciona-10-proyectos-en-su-tercera-edicion/
news
- September 9
"Fantastic Fest 2024 announces the selection of the short film “Don’t talk to strangers”."
https://www.fantasticfest.com/film-guide
news
- September 9
"Official Selection in competition of the short film “Don’t talk to talk to strangers” at the European Fantastic Film Festival of Strasbourg."
https://melies.org/the-news/strasbourg-european-fantastic-film-festival-selection-2024/
news
- August 24
"Official selection of the short film “Don’t Talk to Strangers” at SXSW Sydney 2024"
https://au.variety.com/2024/film/news/sxsw-sydney-unveils-2024-short-films-slate-16835/
news
- August 12
"Official selection of the short film “Don’t talk to strangers” at Fantasia Film Festival"
https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/dont-talk-to-strangers
news
- July 5
"The short film “Delivery” in the FantasoFest screening at the Cinemateca in Bogotá."
https://www.eltiempo.com/bogota/llega-a-la-cinemateca-de-bogota-la-tercera-version-de-fantasofest-la-muestra-iberoamericana-de-cine-fantastico-3357269?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabpOGNWedyTQtzL7aK8DbI4PMB47yRovOp9bW4efhaK01KRpBYau2m4FU0_aem_xthI34zhdKLuM6XRh7_98Q
news
- June 27
"“#thechallenge” is present in Platino Next Gen 2024"
https://enfoqueav.es/cine/egeda-revela-las-ocho-peliculas-que-seleccionadas-para-platino-next-gen/
news
- June 10
"‘#thechallenge’ was selected for the third edition of the Iberoamerican Fantastic Film Lab Fantasolab"
news
- May 21
"“#thechallenge” is selected for the 4th edition of Promercat-València Film Market"
https://www.audiovisual451.com/seleccionados-29-proyectos-para-la-cuarta-edicion-de-promercat-valencia-film-market/
news
- May 8
"Official Selection of the short film “Don’t talk to strangers” / “Jende arrotza” at the international festival ICOOF"
https://www.elcorreo.com/alava/araba/vitoria-proyecta-mejores-cortometrajes-internacionales-20240507221252-nt.html
news
- May 8
"The shortfilm “Don’t talk to stranger”/”Jende arrotza” was projected into FANT in section basque shorts"
https://www.fantbilbao.eus/eventos/jende-arrotza/
news
- April 18
"The feature film project “#thechallenge” participates for the 2nd consecutive year in the BIFF MARKET, in the online section."
https://enfoqueav.es/cine/varios-proyectos-espanoles-en-el-mercado-de-cine-de-genero-belga-biff-market/
news
- February 12
"Selection of “Don’t talk to strangers” at LAKFF – Landshut Short Film Festival"
https://landshuter-kurzfilmfestival.de/en/programm/wettbewerbe/deadline-award/shock-block-3/dont-talk-to-strangers/
news
- February 11
"SELECTION IN WHEN EAST MEETS WEST-INSPIRATIONAL LABS GENRE RULES"
https://www.wemw.it/inspirational-labs/genre-rules/
news
- February 11
"BASQUE AUDIOVISUAL-Interview with Imanol Ortiz López and his recent participation in the Genre Rules Lab, as part of the WEMW."
https://www.basqueaudiovisual.eus/es/noticias/participar-en-genre-rules-ha-sido-una-experiencia-vital-emocionante-y-enormemente-inspiradora/105
news
- January 11
"Álava will have tax incentives of up to 70% by 2024"
https://www.elcorreo.com/alava/araba/incentivos-cine-alava-generan-expectacion-madrid-20240209002812-nt.html
news
- November 20
"“The South Saga” arrives at the Ventana Sur Audiovisual Market in Buenos Aires, in the Animation section!"
https://enfoqueav.es/cine/espana-presenta-en-ventana-sur-de-buenos-aires-cinco-largometrajes-y-una-serie-en-desarrollo/
news
- November 19
"Official Selection of “Don’t talk to strangers” at the Abertoir horror festival (Méliès)"
https://abertoir.co.uk/event/2023-festival/short-film-competition-2023/
news
- November 18
"Official Selection of “Don’t talk to strangers” at the Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival/ Terror Molins (Méliès)"
https://users.molinsfilmfestival.com/es/2023/movies/399
news
- November 18
"Interview with Imanol Ortiz and Mary Fernandez in Radio Molins de Rei"
https://www.radiomolinsderei.cat/programs/bondiaibonahora2016/radiomolinsderei_podcast_30019?s=11111&ref=wa
news
- November 18
"Selection at the Jornadas Profesionales at the Molins de Rei/Terror Molins Horror Festival"
news
- July 13
"Delivery wins three awards at the II Ibero-American Laboratory for Fantastic Film Projects 2023"
news
- July 4
"Call for proposals for the Ibero-American Laboratory for Fantastic Film Projects 2023"
https://fantasolab.com/convocatorialab/
news
- May 10
"Interview with Imanol Ortiz López, director of the short film Alumbramiento"
https://www.terrorweekend.com/2023/05/entrevista-imanol-ortiz-lopez-director.html
news
- May 7
"BIF Market"
https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/cultura/areas/cine/contenedora-noticias/2023/abril/festival-bruselas.html
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