Crossroads Catalogue 2009

Benecé ProduccionsCompany ProfileBenecé Produccions S.L. was founded in 1986 as an audiovisual production company, and since then hascarried out its activity in the field of video, television, cinema and advertising production and direction.For the last 8 years, Benecé has been developing its line of full-length fiction films and documentaries,framed within the original, inquisitive viewpoint of their creators and the relevance to history and the contemporaryworld. This new line took off with titles such as “El Cas Pinochet” (2001), by Patricio Guzmán,or “Cravan vs Cravan” (2002), by Isaki Lacuesta.Recent productions include “Ingrid” (2008) by Eduard Cortés and “Los Condenados” by Isaki Lacuesta. Thelatter won the international critic’s price (FIBPRESCI) at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2009.Benecé’s team of professionals is made up of 30 permanent staff and a carefully selected group of collaboratorswho bring their specific viewpoint to each project.Producer’s ProfileXavier Atance is co-founder of Benecé Produccions and producer of all the audiovisual productionsmade by Benecé.Marieke van den Bersselaar studied Film and Television at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.She then left her country to live in Barcelona, Spain.There, she started working at the audiovisual production company Nanouk Films, searching financing fordocumentary projects and producing countless video clips and other audiovisual projects. As a freelancer,she worked in different kinds of audiovisual projects for a variety of production companies in Barcelona.In 2008 she started financing and producing two documentaries for the production company Black TrainFilms.Recently, she’s entered Benecé Produccions where she helps finding financing and distribution for bothBenecé’s documentaries and feature films.Marieke van den Bersselaar,Xavier AtanceProducersContactName of Company: Benecé ProduccionsAddress: Passatge de Tona 10T: +34 932 840 719M: +34 616 313 479marieke@benece.es www.benece.esSelected FilmographyLos Condenados, 2009Ingrid, 2009Nadar (doc), 2008El Pallasso i el Führer (TV), 2007Dies d’Agost, 2006SPAIN9