Top arthouse and crossover Spanish distributor Elastica Films – buyer of Cannes winners “Sentimental Value,” “The Secret Agent,” “Sound of Falling,” and competition entries “Romería,” which it also produced, as well as “Nouvelle Vague” – has boarded the Spanish pic “Anekumen” by rising Basque talent Irati Gorostidi.

The historical drama shot in 16 mm will be pitched as a work in progress at next week’s ECAM Forum Co-Production Market in Madrid.

Leading Basque player Leire Appellaniz is producing for her outfits Apellaniz y de Sosa (The Sacred Spirit) and Sr. & Sra (“Samsara”) co-run with Ion de Sosa and Aritz Moreno respectively. “Anekumen is exactly the type of cinema I stand for: meaningful, with a high ethical, artistic standpoint, and a female gaze,” said Apellaniz who’s been f

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