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IN DEVELOPMENT
70' Documentary (Nagore Eceiza, 2024)
PRODUCER
After living a clandestine love story for 8 years with her Hindu partner, circumstances force the Muslim artist Dorine to return to her family in another state of India.
There, she is forced to adapt again to a strict discipline governed by her father, a fervent believer of Islam.
Lab participation and awards:
NOKA Mentoring programme
Lau Haizetara Co-production Market (SSIFF)
Zinebi Film Fest Forum
DocsLabs Valencia (Fidba Award)
Malaga Film Festival (MAFFIC)
Abycine Lanza
Basque Government Script fund and Development fund.
70' Documentary (Nagore Eceiza, 2024)
PRODUCER
After living a clandestine love story for 8 years with her Hindu partner, circumstances force the Muslim artist Dorine to return to her family in another state of India.
There, she is forced to adapt again to a strict discipline governed by her father, a fervent believer of Islam.
Lab participation and awards:
NOKA Mentoring programme
Lau Haizetara Co-production Market (SSIFF)
Zinebi Film Fest Forum
DocsLabs Valencia (Fidba Award)
Malaga Film Festival (MAFFIC)
Abycine Lanza
Basque Government Script fund and Development fund.
MY WAY OUT
70' Documentary (Izaskun Arandia, 2022)
DIRECTOR | PRODUCER
A documentary about the legendary transgender club The Way Out in London and its founder, Vicky Lee. As the club approaches its 30th anniversary, we look back at the last 3 decades in the London trans scene, discovering the club's impact on the transgender community as a safe and unique place.
Producers: IZAR Films | AltContent
Distributor: ATERA Films (Spain)
International Sales: Feel Sales
"The project, on which has Izaskun Arandia has laboured against adversity for five long years, has now resulted in the big screen explosion of a flavoursome, bittersweet bite of happiness, sincerity and balanced optimism." (Carlos Loureida, FOTOGRAMAS)
"As this film, savoured like a glass of champagne - and causes the same instant high - shows, in that haven of freedom, brightness, tolerance, diversity and disco music there was always a warm welcome for straight, gay, trans and non-binary people." (Alfonso Rivera, CINEUROPA)
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS:
26 Muestra iInternacional de Cine Realizado por Mujeres, Zaragoza 2023
Zinegoak, Bilbao International LGTBIQ+ Film and Performing Arts Festival 2023
37 Muestra Internacional de Cine y Mujeres, Pamplona 2023
Doha Independent Film Festival 2023 - Best Documentary Feature Film Award
12th Queer-Streifen Film Festival, Regensburg (Germany ) 2023
Busan Indie Film Festival (South Corea) 2023 - Best Documentary Feature Film Award
Muestra Internacional de Cine en Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico) 2023
Las Palmas Film Festival 2023
D'A Film Festival Barcelona 2023
Ciclo de Mujeres Cineastas, Murcia 2023
Semana del Cine Documental Vasco, Gasteiz 2023
Milton Keynes Film Festival 2022 - Winner Best Director Award
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2022
Omovies Film Festival, Napoli (Italy) 2022
Lulea Film festival (Sweden) 2022
Free The Kitsch Athens Film Festival (Greece) 2022
70th San Sebastian International Film Festival 2022 (WORLD PREMIERE)
* Selected at the 2016 European Women’s Audiovisual Network Multiple Revenue Stream Training for Future Films programme * Selected at the Meta!Kultura programme by Goteo * Selected at the Working Zinema pitching and networking competition * Selected at ZINEBI Industry 2021
DIRECTOR | PRODUCER
A documentary about the legendary transgender club The Way Out in London and its founder, Vicky Lee. As the club approaches its 30th anniversary, we look back at the last 3 decades in the London trans scene, discovering the club's impact on the transgender community as a safe and unique place.
Producers: IZAR Films | AltContent
Distributor: ATERA Films (Spain)
International Sales: Feel Sales
"The project, on which has Izaskun Arandia has laboured against adversity for five long years, has now resulted in the big screen explosion of a flavoursome, bittersweet bite of happiness, sincerity and balanced optimism." (Carlos Loureida, FOTOGRAMAS)
"As this film, savoured like a glass of champagne - and causes the same instant high - shows, in that haven of freedom, brightness, tolerance, diversity and disco music there was always a warm welcome for straight, gay, trans and non-binary people." (Alfonso Rivera, CINEUROPA)
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS:
26 Muestra iInternacional de Cine Realizado por Mujeres, Zaragoza 2023
Zinegoak, Bilbao International LGTBIQ+ Film and Performing Arts Festival 2023
37 Muestra Internacional de Cine y Mujeres, Pamplona 2023
Doha Independent Film Festival 2023 - Best Documentary Feature Film Award
12th Queer-Streifen Film Festival, Regensburg (Germany ) 2023
Busan Indie Film Festival (South Corea) 2023 - Best Documentary Feature Film Award
Muestra Internacional de Cine en Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico) 2023
Las Palmas Film Festival 2023
D'A Film Festival Barcelona 2023
Ciclo de Mujeres Cineastas, Murcia 2023
Semana del Cine Documental Vasco, Gasteiz 2023
Milton Keynes Film Festival 2022 - Winner Best Director Award
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2022
Omovies Film Festival, Napoli (Italy) 2022
Lulea Film festival (Sweden) 2022
Free The Kitsch Athens Film Festival (Greece) 2022
70th San Sebastian International Film Festival 2022 (WORLD PREMIERE)
* Selected at the 2016 European Women’s Audiovisual Network Multiple Revenue Stream Training for Future Films programme * Selected at the Meta!Kultura programme by Goteo * Selected at the Working Zinema pitching and networking competition * Selected at ZINEBI Industry 2021
SOCORRISTAS
80' Documentary (Caroline Kim-Morangue, 2022)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
“Socorristas” are a group of women who help other women terminate their pregnancies in Argentina, where abortion is still illegal. In Cordoba, in the centre of the country, we have found 15 rescuers, none of whom are doctors or health-care professionals, they are all activists. Just as the country is debating on legalizing abortion, their actions are collective, political and passionate. These women lead their own revolution every day.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
“Socorristas” are a group of women who help other women terminate their pregnancies in Argentina, where abortion is still illegal. In Cordoba, in the centre of the country, we have found 15 rescuers, none of whom are doctors or health-care professionals, they are all activists. Just as the country is debating on legalizing abortion, their actions are collective, political and passionate. These women lead their own revolution every day.
NON DAGO MIKEL?
80' Documentary (Amaia Merino & M.A. Llamas, 2021)
CO-PRODUCER
The disappearance of a young Basque bus driver called Mikel Zabalza after he was arrested by the police, mistaken for an ETA member.
35 years after his death his family are still demanding the truth.
Producers: IZAR Films | Mintza Komunikazio Elkartea
Featuring: Ion Arretxe, Idoia Aierbe, Lohizune Amatria Zabalza, Garazi Iribarren Zabalza, Mirari Zabalza Barberena, Garbiñe Garate, Patxi Zabalza.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS
World Premiere at the 68th San Sebastian International Film Festival (22nd September 2020) IRIZAR Award Jury's Special Mention:
" In recognition of the horrific and systematic human rights violations through the necessary archive image work, we give the Jury's Special Mention to Amaia Merino and Miguel Angel Llamas' film Non Dago Mikel?" * WINNER: Lauaxeta Award for Best Basque Film (2020) * Selected at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Argentina (May 2021), Selected at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico (Oct 2021), * Selected at DocsMX, Mexico (Oct 2021) * Selected at Cinespaña, France (Oct 2021) * Selected at DocsValencia, Spain (Nov 2021) * Selected at Festival Huellas, France (Nov 2021) * Selected at the ATLANTIDOC - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Uruguay (Dec 2021) WINNER: AtlantiDoc Award Best Documentary
CO-PRODUCER
The disappearance of a young Basque bus driver called Mikel Zabalza after he was arrested by the police, mistaken for an ETA member.
35 years after his death his family are still demanding the truth.
Producers: IZAR Films | Mintza Komunikazio Elkartea
Featuring: Ion Arretxe, Idoia Aierbe, Lohizune Amatria Zabalza, Garazi Iribarren Zabalza, Mirari Zabalza Barberena, Garbiñe Garate, Patxi Zabalza.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS
World Premiere at the 68th San Sebastian International Film Festival (22nd September 2020) IRIZAR Award Jury's Special Mention:
" In recognition of the horrific and systematic human rights violations through the necessary archive image work, we give the Jury's Special Mention to Amaia Merino and Miguel Angel Llamas' film Non Dago Mikel?" * WINNER: Lauaxeta Award for Best Basque Film (2020) * Selected at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Argentina (May 2021), Selected at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico (Oct 2021), * Selected at DocsMX, Mexico (Oct 2021) * Selected at Cinespaña, France (Oct 2021) * Selected at DocsValencia, Spain (Nov 2021) * Selected at Festival Huellas, France (Nov 2021) * Selected at the ATLANTIDOC - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Uruguay (Dec 2021) WINNER: AtlantiDoc Award Best Documentary
2 URTE 4 HILABETE ETA EGUN BAT
90' Documentary (Lander Garro, 2020)
CO-PRODUCER
TRAILER
What would you sacrifice 2 years of your life for?2 Years, 4 Months and 1 Day tells the story of 6 men who fought against compulsory military service in Spain. They all have one thing in common: They were imprisoned for their refusal to conform to the military service and they all chose to go to jail rather than to be part of the military.
There were many reasons for their fight: pacifism, anarchism, nationalism or religious believes. All different, but they all demonstrated great courage and determination, so much so that they won the fight against the State.
Thanks to their fight, entire generations of men after them didn't have to comply with the compulsory military service ever again.
Producers: IZAR Films | Labrit Multimedia
Premiere on 24th June at the San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival
CO-PRODUCER
TRAILER
What would you sacrifice 2 years of your life for?2 Years, 4 Months and 1 Day tells the story of 6 men who fought against compulsory military service in Spain. They all have one thing in common: They were imprisoned for their refusal to conform to the military service and they all chose to go to jail rather than to be part of the military.
There were many reasons for their fight: pacifism, anarchism, nationalism or religious believes. All different, but they all demonstrated great courage and determination, so much so that they won the fight against the State.
Thanks to their fight, entire generations of men after them didn't have to comply with the compulsory military service ever again.
Producers: IZAR Films | Labrit Multimedia
Premiere on 24th June at the San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival
MUGA DEITZEN DA PAUSOA
79' Documentary (Maider Oleaga, 2018)
CO-PRODUCER
TRAILER
Stepping into the Boundary on IMDB
Two women will met at an apartment in San Sebastian, one is alive and she is the filmmaker, the other one is called Elvira Zipitria Irastorza, and she died in 1982.
The filmmaker finds out that Elvira run the first Basque clandestine school in that same apartment, for 30 years, under the harsh Franco dictatorship. She was a politician, a teacher and an advocate of Basque language. And despite her pioneering work, she is not much known in the Basque Country or elsewhere.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Premiered at the Xixon International Film Festival (2018) * Selected at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (2019) * Selected at the Muestra de Cine Vasco (Uruguay, 2019) * Winner Azkue Award, Best Documentary (Zinemaldia.cat, Barcelona 2019) * Selected at the Play Doc Festival (Tiu, 2019) * Selected at Espanoramas (Buenos Aires 2019) * Semi-finalist a the FESTPRO Film Festival (Moscow, 2019) * Selected at Rome Independent Prisma Award (Rome, 2019) * Winner Indie Visions Film Festival, Best Feature Documentary (USA, 2019) * Winner, Eurasia International Film Festival, Best Documentary (Russia, 2019) * Selected at the Cinespaña Film Festival (Toulouse, 2019) * Selected at the Muestra de Cine en Primera Persona (Madrid, 2019) * Selected at SGAE Documental (Madrid, 2019) * Selected at DOCMA (Madrid, 2020) * Selected at Loraldia (Bilbo, 2020) * Selected at Ibiza International Independent Film Festival (Ibiza, 2020) * Semi-finalist at the Realtime International Film Festival (Lagos, 2020)
|EUS|
Maider Oleagaren dokumental bat. Elbira Zipitria politikari, hizlari, irakasle, euskalzale eta besteak beste NOR-NORI-NORK paradigmaren asmatzailea nor izan zen aurkitzeko saiakera bat. Proiektuak Ikusmira Berriak laguntza jaso zuen, Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Gidoien Garapenerako laguntza eta Sortze Dokumentalen Produkziorako laguntza ere.
Ekoizleak: IZAR Films | REC Grabaketa Estudioa | Gariza Films | Maider Oleaga
CO-PRODUCER
TRAILER
Stepping into the Boundary on IMDB
Two women will met at an apartment in San Sebastian, one is alive and she is the filmmaker, the other one is called Elvira Zipitria Irastorza, and she died in 1982.
The filmmaker finds out that Elvira run the first Basque clandestine school in that same apartment, for 30 years, under the harsh Franco dictatorship. She was a politician, a teacher and an advocate of Basque language. And despite her pioneering work, she is not much known in the Basque Country or elsewhere.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Premiered at the Xixon International Film Festival (2018) * Selected at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (2019) * Selected at the Muestra de Cine Vasco (Uruguay, 2019) * Winner Azkue Award, Best Documentary (Zinemaldia.cat, Barcelona 2019) * Selected at the Play Doc Festival (Tiu, 2019) * Selected at Espanoramas (Buenos Aires 2019) * Semi-finalist a the FESTPRO Film Festival (Moscow, 2019) * Selected at Rome Independent Prisma Award (Rome, 2019) * Winner Indie Visions Film Festival, Best Feature Documentary (USA, 2019) * Winner, Eurasia International Film Festival, Best Documentary (Russia, 2019) * Selected at the Cinespaña Film Festival (Toulouse, 2019) * Selected at the Muestra de Cine en Primera Persona (Madrid, 2019) * Selected at SGAE Documental (Madrid, 2019) * Selected at DOCMA (Madrid, 2020) * Selected at Loraldia (Bilbo, 2020) * Selected at Ibiza International Independent Film Festival (Ibiza, 2020) * Semi-finalist at the Realtime International Film Festival (Lagos, 2020)
|EUS|
Maider Oleagaren dokumental bat. Elbira Zipitria politikari, hizlari, irakasle, euskalzale eta besteak beste NOR-NORI-NORK paradigmaren asmatzailea nor izan zen aurkitzeko saiakera bat. Proiektuak Ikusmira Berriak laguntza jaso zuen, Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Gidoien Garapenerako laguntza eta Sortze Dokumentalen Produkziorako laguntza ere.
Ekoizleak: IZAR Films | REC Grabaketa Estudioa | Gariza Films | Maider Oleaga
BIHAR DOK AMAIRU
73´Documentary (Ander Iriarte & Aitor Bereziartua, 2018)
WRITER | CO-PRODUCER
TRAILER
At the Basque Culinary Center, 5 young talented students of cutting-edge gastronomy from all over the world will go back to the past to create the menu Bihar dok 13. They will travel to 1966 to discover the decade that would change everything in Basque culture. With five special events, we will discover the movements Gaur, Ez dok amairu and the spiritual father of the BCC, the Basque Nouvelle Cuisine. The “Bihar dok amairu” menu prepared by the young chefs will be served during a special meal and enjoyed by the most relevant personalities in Basque culture today, uniting new artists and musicians. The old generation will symbolically open the door to the new.
A documentary film by Ander Iriarte and Aitor Bereziartua.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Premiered at the 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival (2018) * Selected at the Cine Culinario Medellin (Colombia) * Selected at the Master of Art Film Festival (Bulgaria) * Selected at the Food Film Festival (Polonia) * Selected at the Seoul Int Food Film festival (Corea) * Selected at the Asha Int Film festival (India) * Selected at the Festival de Lugo (Spain) * Selected at the Semana de Cine Vasco (Basque Country) * Selected at the Festival de Cine Tolima "Ve y se Ve"(Colombia) * Selected at the Huatulco Film & Food Festival (Mexico)
Producers: Mirokutana | REC Grabaketa Estudioa | IZAR Films
Watch the film on FILMIN
WRITER | CO-PRODUCER
TRAILER
At the Basque Culinary Center, 5 young talented students of cutting-edge gastronomy from all over the world will go back to the past to create the menu Bihar dok 13. They will travel to 1966 to discover the decade that would change everything in Basque culture. With five special events, we will discover the movements Gaur, Ez dok amairu and the spiritual father of the BCC, the Basque Nouvelle Cuisine. The “Bihar dok amairu” menu prepared by the young chefs will be served during a special meal and enjoyed by the most relevant personalities in Basque culture today, uniting new artists and musicians. The old generation will symbolically open the door to the new.
A documentary film by Ander Iriarte and Aitor Bereziartua.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Premiered at the 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival (2018) * Selected at the Cine Culinario Medellin (Colombia) * Selected at the Master of Art Film Festival (Bulgaria) * Selected at the Food Film Festival (Polonia) * Selected at the Seoul Int Food Film festival (Corea) * Selected at the Asha Int Film festival (India) * Selected at the Festival de Lugo (Spain) * Selected at the Semana de Cine Vasco (Basque Country) * Selected at the Festival de Cine Tolima "Ve y se Ve"(Colombia) * Selected at the Huatulco Film & Food Festival (Mexico)
Producers: Mirokutana | REC Grabaketa Estudioa | IZAR Films
Watch the film on FILMIN
DSS 1813 - 2013
70' Documentary (2013)
WRITER
The history of the city of Donostia (San Sebastian) from the British siege and arson in 1813 and consequent reconstruction of the city, to 2013.
Producers: ORIO Produkzioak Associate Producers: ETB | RTVE
Premiered at the 61st San Sebastian International Film Festival (Sept 2013)
WRITER
The history of the city of Donostia (San Sebastian) from the British siege and arson in 1813 and consequent reconstruction of the city, to 2013.
Producers: ORIO Produkzioak Associate Producers: ETB | RTVE
Premiered at the 61st San Sebastian International Film Festival (Sept 2013)
TO SAY GOODBYE
75' Animated Documentary (Matt Richards, 2012)
PRODUCER | CO-WRITER
To Say Goodbye on IMDB
A compelling, revealing and dramatic animated feature-length documentary that tells the emotional story of the 1937 evacuation of 4,000 Basque Children to England through the voices of those who experienced it first-hand.
Producers: IZAR Films | REC Grabaketa Estudioa | ETB (Associate Producer)
Nominated for 'Best Basque Film' - Serbitzu Award, 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival (Sept 2012)
Distributed theatrically in the Basque Country in 2013-14 and selected in film festivals world-wide.
"Both the style and treatment are courageous, saturated and ghostly, on landscapes that are scorched, forgotten, frozen." Begoña del Teso, DIARIO VASCO
Watch the film here (52' TV version)
PRODUCER | CO-WRITER
To Say Goodbye on IMDB
A compelling, revealing and dramatic animated feature-length documentary that tells the emotional story of the 1937 evacuation of 4,000 Basque Children to England through the voices of those who experienced it first-hand.
Producers: IZAR Films | REC Grabaketa Estudioa | ETB (Associate Producer)
Nominated for 'Best Basque Film' - Serbitzu Award, 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival (Sept 2012)
Distributed theatrically in the Basque Country in 2013-14 and selected in film festivals world-wide.
"Both the style and treatment are courageous, saturated and ghostly, on landscapes that are scorched, forgotten, frozen." Begoña del Teso, DIARIO VASCO
Watch the film here (52' TV version)
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