Fresdevalfilms
FRESDEVAL FILMS is a company engaged in producing fictional cinematographic films and documentaries that are projects of high artistic quality, based on an original view of topics of social, human and cultural interest. Since it was founded in 2000, FRESDEVAL FILMS has carved out its own unique niche within the Spanish film industry, positioned as a young production company made up of filmmakers with new ideas, solid training, and proven experience and talent.
Jaime Rosales
Director and Scriptwriter
Barcelona, 1970
Graduated in Business Sciences from ESADE, the decisive boost to his cinematographic training came with a scholarship awarded in 1996 to study at the prestigious International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), in Havana and then at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney. Since 2000, with his production company Fresdeval Films, he has developed all of his projects as a director. His films talk about the inability to communicate, the complexity of the family universe and the unexpected emergence of violence in everyday life. A tireless explorer of the possibilities that audiovisual format can offer, Jaime Rosales’ films reflect the director’s great interest in finding new expressive forms far distanced from the usual conventions of cinematographic language.
He has given courses, talks and conferences at a large number of universities, film schools and art centers. His collaborations and participations include: Prado Museum, Caixa Forum, Picasso Foundation of Málaga, Reina Sofía Museum, Georges Pompidou Center, Artium Vitoria Museum, CCCB of Barcelona, Complutense University of Madrid, Carlos III University, University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, ECAM, EICTV, ESADE, New York University, Université de Lyon, IBAFF.
In March 2014, the Center Georges Pompidou held a retrospective of all of his work. He is a Knight of the Order of French Arts and Letters and National Culture Prize of the Generalitat of Catalonia (2015). In 2018 he published El lápiz y la cámara (“The Pencil and the Camera”), a book that reflects on cinema and artistic creation.
Filmography
LAS HORAS DEL DÍA
(THE HOURS OF THE DAY)
Cannes International Film Festival 2003. Director’s Fornight
.
FIPRESCI Prize (International Film Critics Awards).
LA SOLEDAD
(SOLITARY FRAGMENTS)
Cannes International Film Festival 2007. Un Certain Regard
.
Goya Award: Best Film, Best Director and Best New Actor
TIRO EN LA CABEZA
(BULLET IN THE HEAD)
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2008. In Competition.
FIPRESCI Prize (International Film Critics Awards).
SUEÑO Y SILENCIO
(THE DREAM AND THE SILENCE)
Cannes International Film Festival 2012. Director’s Fornight.
HERMOSA JUVENTUD
(BEAUTIFUL YOUTH)
Cannes International Film Festival 2014. Un Certain Regard.
PETRA
Cannes International Film Festival 2018. Director’s Fornight.
GIRASOLES SLVESTRES
(WILD FLOWERS)
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2022. In Competition.
Bárbara Díez
Producer, Executive Producer and Line Producer
Maracaibo (Venezuela), 1981
Born in Venezuela she moved to Madrid (Spain) at an early age, where she took a Graduate Course of Audiovisuals and a Postgraduate Course in Film Production in the film school TAI in Madrid. In 2004 she was granted a scholarship to study Film Production at the International Film and Television School in San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV) in Cuba. As her graduation thesis in the school she produced the short film “El Espino”, directed by Théo Court, nominated to Best Short-feature film by the Cinefoundation of the Cannes Festival 2005. Before and after her studies in Cuba, she worked as assistant of postproduction, materials and festivals in MORENA FILMS, an important Spanish production company, participating in several documentaries and feature films. In October of 2005, she starts a new professional challenge entering to the staff of the production film company FRESDEVAL FILMS, first as production coordinator. A few years after she becomes Line Producer for all of Fresdeval’s productions, as well as for other production companies. In 2013 she becomes Executive Producer and in 2015 shareholder of the company.
After participating more creatively in Petra (2018), working closely with the scriptwriters, Bárbara decides to take the step into writing with the project Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers), led by Jaime Rosales. It thus becomes his first job as a scriptwriter.
Films
As EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND SCRIPTWRITER
Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers), feature film by Jaime Rosales. Fresdeval Films – A Contracorriente Films – Oberon Media – Luxbox (2022). San Sebastian International Film Festival – Oficial Selection (in Competition) 2022.
As PRODUCER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Petra, feature film by Jaime Rosales.
Fresdeval Films – Wanda Vision – Oberon Cinematográica – Les Productions Balthazar – Snowglobe (2018).
Cannes International Film Festival – Director’s fortnight 2018.
As EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers)
Hermosa juventud (Beautiful Youth), feature film by Jaime Rosales. Fresdeval Films – Wanda Vision – Les Productions Balthazar (2014). Cannes International Film Festival – Un Certain Regard 2014 Prize Ecumenical Jury. Preselected EFA 2014.
As LINE PRODUCER
Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers)
Petra
Hermosa juventud (Beautiful Youth)
Caníbal, feature film by Manuel Martín Cuenca. Coproduction Spain-Romania-Russia-France. La Loma Blanca – Mod Producciones – CTB Film Company – Libra Film – Luminor (2013). San Sebastian International Film Festival – Oficial Selection 2013. Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) – Special Presentation 2013. Goya 2013 Best Director of Photography. Preselected EFA 2014.
Sueño y silencio (The Dream and the Silence), feature film by Jaime Rosales. Fresdeval Films-Wanda Vision-Les Productions Balthazar (2012). Cannes International Film Festival – Director’s fortnight 2012.
La mitad de Óscar (Half of Oscar), feature film by Manuel Martín Cuenca. La Loma Blanca-14 pies (2010). Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) – Oficial Selection 2010. Gijon International Film Festival – Oficial Selection 2010.
Tiro en la cabeza (Bullet in the Head), feature film by Jaime Rosales. Fresdeval Films-Wanda Vision- Les Productions Balthazar (2008). San Sebastian International Film Festival – Oficial Selection 2008 – FIPRESCI Prize.
FOTOS: Quim Vives, Rolf Konow