Spanish Films Pitch Remake Rights at Shanghai Market
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- ICAA organized a Shanghai Remakes event on June 21 at the Shanghai Film & TV Market, where Spanish companies will pitch four titles for Asian market remakes.
- Latido Films will present Netflix’s hit “The Platform”, noting that remake rights have already been sold for that title.
- Begin Again Films will pitch “When You No Longer Love Me”, a genre‑blending murder mystery/romance that attracted interest from China among three countries after Cannes Remakes 2026.
- Cinema Republic will showcase “Rosa’s Wedding”, a feminist comedy that won a 2020 Malaga Festival Special Jury Prize and earned €980,683 in Spain.
- Mod Producciones will present “Two Many Chefs”, a father‑son drama set in Basque haute cuisine, highlighted for its universal appeal and potential resonance with Chinese audiences.
- Antonio Saura (Latido Films managing director) said remakes reduce risk and development costs compared with original projects, making them a growing business side.
- Gloria Bretones (co‑CEO of Begin Again Films) emphasized that remakes lower risk and cost, and that China is one of three markets showing interest in “When You No Longer Love Me”.
Why it matters: Chinese distributors and Spanish producers gain a proven, cost‑effective pipeline for content, while the reliance on remakes may sideline original Spanish projects, shifting investment toward adaptations that fit Asian market tastes and potentially limiting the development of new, home‑grown stories.
