The San Sebastián Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum has announced the selection of projects for its nineteenth edition, which will be held on 25, 26 and 27 September 2023 within the framework of the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival.
Chosen from among a total of 100 inscriptions, the success of the open call is guaranteed. The committee wanted to highlight the quality and potential of the selected projects, two of which are Basque, with the remaining thirteen coming from Germany, Canada, Poland, Brazil, Iceland, Lithuania, Italy, France, Argentina and Iran. They are all auteur documentaries covering society-related themes and with international visibility, which have always been the hallmark of our Forum:
| Project | Nationality | Production |
|---|---|---|
| ANIMAL | España – Francia | Kanaki Films SL |
| BLACK WATER | España | En Buen Sitio Producciones |
| CALLE DE LOS ANGELES | España – Portugal | Limbus Filmak – Silvia Rey – Anexo 82 |
| DECEMBER | Polonia – Lithuania | Telemark – Just a moment |
| IF I DIE | España – Brasil | Esther Vital |
| LA PIETÀ | España – Islandia – Lituania | SUICAfilms – AXfilms – Studio Nominum |
| LES CULPABLES | España | Boogaloo Films – Guspira Films |
| PRIMAVERA À MIRAFIORI | Italia – Alemania | Labins SC – con men Filmproduktion |
| PULSO | Brasil | Revoada Produçoes |
| QUE NO PREVALEZCA EL SILENCIO | Canadá | Films Camera Oscura |
| RAPA | España | Rapa a película AIE |
| SINGIN WINGS | España – Irán – Francia | Barnabe Productions – Eli Image – Les ouvriers de l’image |
| YO TERRATENIENTE | España – Argentina | Tourmalet Films – AH! Cine |
The selection for this edition is completed by two guest projects, the result of the collaboration agreements that the Forum maintains with the FIPADOC Festival and DOCSBARCELONA:
| Proyecto | Nacionalidad | Producción |
|---|---|---|
| PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS | Noruega – Irán – Italia | Antipode Films – FiFi Film – ZaLab |
| HORI, LEARN TO LIVE AFTER DAESH | Francia | Galaxie Presse France-Chabaka Unlimited |
On the day of the pitching sessions, the organisation will create an agenda of personalised one-to-one meetings between the Commissioning Editors and the representatives of the presented projects, with the aim of specifying possible collaboration agreements.
All of them will be candidates for the IBAIA – ELKARGI prize, worth €5,000 for the best project presented at the pitching session, whose jury will comprise the members of the Panel.
