Fasten Films Revs Up Catalan Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based, Fasten already has three features selected for Cannes: Maria M. Bayona’s ‘The End of It,’ Laila Marrakchi’s ‘Strawberries’ and ‘Rehearsals of a Revolution,’ from Pegah Ahangarani

By John Hopewell

John Hopewell

Chief International Correspondent

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Adrià Monés’ Fasten Films, producer of Cannes-selected “The End of It,” “Strawberries” and “Rehearsals of a Revolution,” has announced a new slate of films led by Catalan talent Mar Coll, Maria M. Bayona, Adrià Garcia and Nely Reguera.

Fasten is also developing debut features from Víctor Alonso-Berbel, Jordi Boquet, Carlos Lechuga and Oriol Pérez, positioning the Barcelona, Madrid and Canary Island-based production house as a driving force in a new-phase and already vibrant Catalan Cinema.

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