San Seb boosts The spanish language selection

TAULL, The country -- The San Sebastian Film Festival, the greatest movie event within the The spanish language-speaking world, has introduced its most powerful The spanish language pic presence in a long time. Three films happen to be put into the 11 Competition game titles already introduced: Enrique Urbizu's "No Relaxation for that Wicked," Isaki Lacuesta's "Double Steps" and Benito Zambrano's "The Sleeping Voice." In dark crime drama "Wicked," Urbizu explores the noirish register which was an element of his most acclaimed movies, 1991 debut "Todo por la pasta" and 2002's "Box 507." Tests for "Wicked," that is repped in worldwide marketplaces by Filmax, were typically the most popular associated with a pic at June's Madrid p Cine-The spanish language Film Screening. In Africa-set "Steps," Lacuesta provides a strikingly shot, docu-style fiction drama "about soldiers, part vampire pic, part spaghetti Western," Lacuesta told Variety. The 3rd film from Zambrano, whose "Alone" won Berlin's Panorama audience award, "Voice" adjusts Dulce Chacon's novel about women about the losing side from the The spanish language Civil War. The Basque Country festival has additionally introduced an additional 11 The spanish language game titles playing From Competition or perhaps in the Zabaltegi fest sidebar. These vary wildly from genre photos to intimist dramas, docus and animation, and tap productions from key up-and-coming local shingles, highlight rising Basque talent, and can include a number of Spain's most eagerly looked forward to third and fourth films of 2011. One potential standout from the three The spanish language films competing for that Zabaltegi-New Company directors award is Ignacio Ferreras' debut feature toonpic "Facial lines," an older person buddy movie which was a standout at March's Cartoon Movie. 6 Sales handles worldwide marketplaces. Additionally, there are good buzz on David Trueba's "Madrid 1987," a 2-hander starring Jose Sacristan, playing an over-the-hill author, and Maria Valverde like a student delivered to interview him. Bertsolari," Asier Altuna's docu-aspect of Basque poets, plays From Competition. New fest director Jose Luis Rebordinos was likely to raise the genre pic presence, and that he has shipped with two movies from Madrid-based Apaches Ing.: Eduardo Chapero Jackson's fantasy pic "Verbo," and sci-fi laffer "Extraterrestrial," that was helmed by Nacho Vigalondo ("Timecrimes"), and it is being offered by Wild Bunch. Zabaltegi New Company directors will even include Sandra Sanchez's docu "Behind the Lights," following an itinerant fair worker Telmo Esnal's "Urte Berri on, Amona!," a dark comedy in regards to a mother-in-law and "Puzzled Love," a 13-part love story helmed by students at Barcelona's ESCAC film school. Also flying the The spanish language flag, Zabaltegi Special offers will screen Manuel Huerga's historic documentary "14 d'Abril: Macia contra Companys," Lacuesta's "The Clay Journals," a portrait of painter Miquel Barcelo, and Eterio Ortega's docu "In the Finish from the Tunnel within the Basque Country," from a concept through the indefatigable producer Elias Querejeta. As formerly introduced, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's "Burglars" opens the festival, which runs Sept. 16-24. Emiliano p Pablos led for this article. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com