ALOKATU S.L.

>JOSE MARÍA LARA (Producer)Alokatu is a member of IBAIA (Basque Producer Association) and FAPAE (Spanish Producer Association), being José María Lara in both Board of Directors. José M. Lara is the chairman of “Tambor de Hojalata” and president of the “International Film Festival for Children & Youth” (FICI).

>FILMS

1991 EL ANONIMO, vaya papelón… by Alfonso Arandia with Martxelo Rubio, Miguel Molina, Jorge de Juan. It took part in the London Film Festival and Johannesburg Film Festival.

1993 LOS AÑOS OSCUROS (Dark years) by Arantxa Lazkano, with Eider Amilibia, Garazi Elorza, Klara Badiola. It took part in over thirty internationals festivals such as Montreal, London or San Sebastian Film Festivals. In France it was at Creteil, Laon and Sarlat. Award for Best Film at the Ragazzi Bellinzona Festival (Switzerland).In Spain, it won several prizes in different Festivals. Arte broadcasted it.

1994 JUSTINO, (The Senior Citizen Killer) by La Cuadrilla with Saturnino Gracia, Carlos Lucas. Critics award in Montpellier Festival. Prize for best film in the following festivals: Sitges (Spain), Courtmajeur (Italia), Montevideo (Uruguay), Puerto Rico and various Spanish Festivals. Two Goya awarded: best new actor and new director. Especially Quality Prize from the Spanish Cinematography Institute. Mercure Distribution is in charge of the internationals sales and Colifilm distributes the film in France.

1996 LA FABULOSA HISTORIA DE DIEGO MARIN by Fidel Cordero, with Martxelo Rubio, Alicia Borrachero, Txema Blasco. It has taken part in several Spanish and Latin American Festivals.

1997 A CIEGAS (Blinded) by Daniel Calparsoro in co production with Starline, with Najwa Nimri, Ramón Barea, Alfredo Villa. Official selection at “La Biennale di Venezia”. TF1 International is in charge of internationals sales.

1998 ATILANO, Presidente by La Cuadrilla with Manuel Manquiña, Ramón Barea, Laura Conejero. With the participation of the French company DMVB. With the participation of Eurimages.

1998 PECATA MINUTA by Ramón Barea with Elena Irureta, Aitzpea Goenaga, Ane Gabarain. Participated in San Sebastian Festival and won spanish awards in several national Film Festivals.

1999 ASFALTO by Daniel Calparsoro with Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, Gustavo Salmeron y Alfredo Villa. International Festival of Berlin, Section Panorama Especial. With the participation of Eurimages.

2000 TIME’S UP! by Cecilia Barriga, with Leonor Benedetto, Alicia Scherson y Santiago Douglas. Amiens International Festival: Best Film and Best Actress (Leonor Benedetto). Special Mention in the Festival of Creteil (France). Has taken part in the Festivals of San Sebastian (Zabaltegi), La Havana, Istanbul, Miami, and Los Angeles.

2002 FRANCISCA (¿De qué lado estás?) by Eva López Sánchez, Mexican-German co production, with the Ibermedia support., staring Ulrich Noethen, Fabiola Campomanes, Julio Bracho, Rafa Martín. “Panorama” section in the International Berlin Film Festival.

2003: THE DEVIL’S APPRENTICE by Willi Huismann, documentary 55’ co-produced with Sur Films and WDR (Germany)

2004: EL COCHE DE PEDALES (PEDAL CAR) by Ramón Barea starring Rosana Pastor, Álex Angulo and the support of Canal +, TVE, IBERMEDIA and Basque Government and Generalitat Valenciana. Co produced with Tráfico de Ideas and Malvarrosa Media

2004: 25 GRADOS EN INVIERNO (25 DEGREES IN WINTER) by Stéphane Vuillet, co production with Marion Hänsel staring: Carmen Maura and Jacques Gamblin, selected for the official section of Berlin Film Festival and Málaga Film Festival, 2004. (With Man´s Films and Lancelot Films)

2005: EL CIELO GIRA (The sky turns) The creative documentary film by Mercedes Álvarez with the support of Canal +, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, ICAA and Navarra Government. The film won the Tiger Award in the Rotterdam International Film Festival and the first award in the Cinema du Reel Festival from Paris.

2005: AUPA ETXEBESTE (feature film), by Asier Altuna and Telmo Esnal. In co-production with Irusoin with the participation of ETB & Canal+. The film won the youth pubil award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Goya award nominated for best new director.

2006. CARGO, feature film directed by Clive Goron. Script by Paul Laverty. Staring: Daniel Brühl, Luis Tosar & Peter Mullan.

2006: MI CARRERA EN LA IGLESIA (My career in the church) Documentary film by Catherine Ulmer in co-production with TVE & ZDF with the participation of ARTE.

2007. LA INFLUENCIA, feature film by Pedro Aguilera. Cannes 2007. Quinzaine Realisateurs. Won the “L’Age D’Or et Cinédécouvertes award” at the Brussels European Film Festival.

2007. COSMOS feature film by Diego Fandos. Selected to take part at the San Sebastián Film Festival, Zabaltegi Section.

2008. A PLACE IN THE CINEMA, creation documentary by Alberto Morais. SEMINCI (Valladolid International Film Festival). “Tiempos de historia” Section. International Film Festival Rotterdam (Cinema Regained).

>In the Development stage

THE WRATH OF ANGELS feature film by Daniel Calparsoro

EL VIENTO QUE REGRESA feature film by Cecilia Barriga

MONSIEUR PACO feature film by Carlos Saura

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