Leading Barcelona production-distribution company Filmax has picked up the international rights to “Ama,” the directorial debut of Spain’s Julia de Paz Solvas. The mother-daughter drama bowed at Spain’s 24th Malaga Film Festival this week, where it plays in official competition. Filmax releases the feature theatrically in Spain on July 16.
Produced by La Dalia Films, “Ama” follows a mother, Pepa, and her six-year-old daughter, Leila, who find themselves homeless after they are kicked out from where they were living. Cast adrift, they struggle to find shelter but in the process, form a tight bond that was virtually non-existent before that.
“‘Ama’ looks at motherhood as a human relationship, references of which are, unfortunately, greatly lacking, and shines a light on those women who are facing this task alone, desperately trying not to fall short of the mythicized ideals of motherhood,” said de Paz Solvas.
Newcommer Tamara Casellas leads a...
Produced by La Dalia Films, “Ama” follows a mother, Pepa, and her six-year-old daughter, Leila, who find themselves homeless after they are kicked out from where they were living. Cast adrift, they struggle to find shelter but in the process, form a tight bond that was virtually non-existent before that.
“‘Ama’ looks at motherhood as a human relationship, references of which are, unfortunately, greatly lacking, and shines a light on those women who are facing this task alone, desperately trying not to fall short of the mythicized ideals of motherhood,” said de Paz Solvas.
Newcommer Tamara Casellas leads a...
- 6/10/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Salvador Calvo’s “Adú” leads the way at Spain’s annual Goya Awards nominations with 14 nods, including for best film and best director.
“Las niñas” and “Akelarre” followed with nine nominations each, while “Rosa’s Wedding” has eight.
In the running for the best film Goya are “Adú,” a Netflix acquisition; “Ane” by David Perez Sanudo; “La boda de Rosa” by Iciar Bollain; “Las niñas” by Pilar Palomero; and “Sentimental” by Cesc Gay.
Competing for the best direction Goya will be Salvador Calvo for “Adú”; Juanma Bajo Ulloa for “Baby”; Iciar Bollain for “La boda de Rosa”; and Isabel Coixet for “Nieva en Benidorm.”
In the running for best European film are Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi”; Florian Zeller’s “The Father”; Viggo Mortensen’s “Falling”; and Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy.”
Mortensen was the big draw at the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival where “Falling” played, and where he received the Donostia Award.
“Las niñas” and “Akelarre” followed with nine nominations each, while “Rosa’s Wedding” has eight.
In the running for the best film Goya are “Adú,” a Netflix acquisition; “Ane” by David Perez Sanudo; “La boda de Rosa” by Iciar Bollain; “Las niñas” by Pilar Palomero; and “Sentimental” by Cesc Gay.
Competing for the best direction Goya will be Salvador Calvo for “Adú”; Juanma Bajo Ulloa for “Baby”; Iciar Bollain for “La boda de Rosa”; and Isabel Coixet for “Nieva en Benidorm.”
In the running for best European film are Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi”; Florian Zeller’s “The Father”; Viggo Mortensen’s “Falling”; and Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy.”
Mortensen was the big draw at the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival where “Falling” played, and where he received the Donostia Award.
- 1/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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