13/07/2017 - The (so far) Spanish distributor of independent and arthouse films is adding another string to its bow by trying its hand at production

Thanks to Betta Pictures, a distributor founded four years ago, Spanish audiences have been able to enjoy cinematic delights such as Me and You [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Bernardo Bertolucci, Black Souls [+see also:
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interview: Francesco Munzi
film profile] by Francesco Munzi, The Bride [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Paula Ortiz
film profile] by Paula Ortiz, The Next Skin [+see also:
film review
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interview: Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta
film profile] by Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo, A Kid [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Lioret
film profile] by Philippe Lioret, Death in Sarajevo [+see also:
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interview: Danis Tanovic
film profile] by Danis Tanovic and Lady Macbeth [+see also:
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interview: William Oldroyd
film profile] by William Oldroyd, among other titles. At the end of last month, the company owned by Alex Lafuente, Ania Jones and Lara Pérez Camiña was renamed Bteam Pictures, and what’s more, it is now venturing into the world of production with its Bteam Producciones division. 

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The first batch of projects it is producing follows the same editorial policy that guided the firm as a distributor, focusing on auteur films that are independent, feisty, original and interesting. One of these movies is Between Two Waters [+see also:
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interview: Isaki Lacuesta
film profile], a film that combines documentary and fiction, directed by Isaki Lacuesta and starring the very same actors who appeared in his previous effort, The Legend of Time, albeit 12 years older and wiser: it will be shot this coming August in San Fernando (Cádiz). Another of its upcoming films is Las niñas [+see also:
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interview: Pilar Palomero
film profile], the debut feature by Pilar Palomero (who has so far helmed five short films), which will be filmed in summer 2018. This co-production with Valerie Delpierre (Inicia Films) took part in the most recent edition of Small is Biútiful in Paris (see the news), and it will depict the lives of the residents of a convent school in the 1990s, as the world changes all around them.

However, Bteam Pictures will by no means be neglecting its distribution activities: indeed, it is set to release Personal Affairs [+see also:
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film profile] by Sebastián Lelio, which scooped the Silver Bear for Best Script at the most recent Berlinale (slated to go on general release on 13 October), and Radiance [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)