14/06/2019 - Three preview screenings and five features as yet unseen in France will unspool in Paris from 17-26 June, in the presence of their directors; a professional sidebar is also on the agenda

Organised from 17-26 June at the Majestic Passy cinema in Paris, "Dífferent 12! L'autre cinéma espagnol" will allow audiences to discover a total of nine features. Standing out among them are three that are set to receive preview screenings: the opening film, the animation Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [+see also:
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interview: GoCritic! Interview: José L…
film profile] by Salvador Simó (in competition at Annecy this week and due to be released in French theatres on 19 June, courtesy of Eurozoom); the impressive Fire Will Come [+see also:
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interview: Óliver Laxe
film profile] by Oliver Laxe, the winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the most recent Cannes Film Festival (coming out in France on 4 September, thanks to Pyramide Distribution); and Staff Only [+see also:
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interview: Neus Ballús
film profile] by Neus Ballús (unveiled in the Berlinale Panorama last February and going on general release from 19 July, courtesy of New Story).

Also featuring in the showcase are five Spanish pictures that have not yet been seen in France: The Days to Come [+see also:
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interview: Carlos Marques-Marcet
film profile] by Carlos Marqués-Marcet (first revealed in competition at Rotterdam before pulling off a hat-trick at the Málaga Film Festival by scooping the Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress), Love Me Not [+see also:
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interview: Lluís Miñarro
film profile] by Lluís Miñarro (which was world-premiered at Rotterdam), Ana by Day [+see also:
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film profile] by Andrea Jaurrieta (starring Ingrid García Jonsson), Diana [+see also:
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film profile] by Alejo Moreno (which took part in the Montreal World Film Festival, the Málaga Film Festival and the Seminci in Valladolid) and Cages [+see also:
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film profile] by Nicolás Pacheco (screened at the Seville European Film Festival, among other events), which will bring the gathering to a close. The selection is rounded off by The Deer [+see also:
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interview: Koldo Almandoz
film profile] by Koldo Almandoz (premiered in the New Directors section of San Sebastián – released in the French Basque Country on 23 January 2019, via Gabarra Films).

Interestingly, "Dífferent 12! L'autre cinéma espagnol" will pay tribute to thesp Sergi López, and a huge number of actors from the various films selected will also be attending the festivities.

The programme also includes a professional sidebar, as all of the features on the line-up (in addition to more recent Spanish-produced movies) will be presented to French distributors on 17 June at the Rendez-vous à l'Opéra! event organised by Ciné+ and Espagnolas en Paris. On 26 June, Small is Biútiful will unspool, offering French professionals a selection of Spanish projects in search of co-producing partners, distributors and international sales agents. Cineuropa will report on this event in more detail in the days to come. Incidentally, among the movies being showcased this year at "Dífferent 12! L'autre cinéma espagnol" are two features (Staff Only and Ana by Day) that took part in the 2013 iteration of Small is Biútiful.

(Translated from French)