by Jennifer Green
“If you stayed home this summer while your friends were gallivanting around Europe, here are five shows and movies that will transport you to the continent from the comfort of your own couch. Let them take you on a European tour, from Naples through Basque Country to Paris, from Croatia to Copenhagen.”
#popcornplease
by Alfonso Rivera
“The Official Section of the 70th San Sebastian Film Festival, which will take place from 16th to 24th September, is starting to take shape…”
#sansebastianfilmfestival
by WebWire
“Although the discourse was different, as indeed was the political process, this disillusionment and ideological crisis also spread to the Basque cultural scene, giving rise to the creation of different works that, often in the midst of fierce controversies, generated a unique context.”
#basquefilmresearch
by Ed Meza
“Mixing past and a present, ‘The Executioners’ is initially set in 1996 in a small Basque town in Spain’s northern province of Navarra. The story follows four adventurous 12-year-old boys who set out to explore an old abandoned mine. Deep in its bowels, they discover…”
#basquefilms
by Alfonso Rivera
“This series on the life of the famous Basque fashion designer, produced by Disney+ and directed by the trio of José Mari Goenaga, Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi, is currently being filmed.”
#basqueinfilm
by Naman Shrestha
“Created by Verónica Fernández and Laura Sarmiento, Netflix’s ‘Intimacy’ (originally titled ‘Intimidad’) is a Spanish drama series that depicts the situation when one’s private life becomes the subject of conversation for everyone around. The narrative chronicles the lives of four women who are forced to tread the fine line between their private and public lives when a sexual video of a politician gets leaked to the press, for everyone to see.”
#basqueinfilm
by NewsEditor11
“Netflix is betting that Dangerous Liaisons will be rewritten in modern France. It is also releasing another version Choderlos de Laclos’ epistolary masterpiece July 8, 2022. The series was shot in Biarritz, France in spring 2021. Here, Rachel Suissa transforms the 1782 novel’s libertine aristocrats into teenager influencers.”
#filmsshotintheEH
by Emmie Harrison-West via PRWeek
“As scientific evidence continues to prove, our lifestyles are damaging our planet – leaving little hope for a promising future for younger generations.
The dystopian film Bihar, meaning ‘tomorrow’ in Basque, follows the story of a girl born in 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, living in a slowly crumbling society – showing viewers a glimpse into the future.
The film is realistic and reflective, covering the potentially fatal struggles as a result of sticking to non-sustainable models through the eyes of the young girl.
For the project’s launch, a model of the girl’s head was created and placed in the Estuary of Bilbao, designed to appear as if drowning with the changing tide of the water.
The film had more than 3,000 impacts in media and press, with coverage in 75 different countries worldwide.
News of the short film went viral on social media, securing more than 300 million views and a spot on Basque Country’s main TV channel at prime time.”
“So believable, powerful and utterly scary! This film is such a realistic depiction of what could happen in the future. Well done LLYC.”
#basquefilm
by Phil Goodwin
Writer and Director: Manu Gomez
At the height of ETA’s terror campaign in 1985 Euskadi (Basque Country) the summer holidays beckon for 12-year-olds Marcos, José, Toni and Paquito…
#onceuponatimeinEuskadi
by Alfonso Rivera
“The Basque filmmaker presents a film that blends adventure, drama and noble principles, toplined by Javier Rey and Patricia López Arnáiz.”
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