John Hopewell

The Honorary Awards will be presented at Tallinn’s TV Beats Forum on Nov. 18, followed by a fireside chat with Hummelvoll, Supin and Marike Muselaers.   

This year’s edition also offers a reminder of Spain’s arthouse power, a merited tribute to Rafael Cobos, and eye-opening Andalusian doc-features. 

Running Nov. 14-22, Andalusia’s Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival spotlights good or great films from Latin-America, Spain or also Andalusia.   

‘Jōhatsu’ is a Japanese term for individuals who choose to disappear without trace. 

Titles include the latest from Isabel Coixet, Carla Simón, Luis Miñarro, Carlos Marquès-Marcet, plus Cannes winner ‘Sirât,’ and new breakout auteurs.

Other names to conjure: Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys with ‘We Believe You’ and Daniel Vidal Toche, with ‘The Anatomy of the Horses.’

‘The New Years’ is produced by Movistar Plus and Caballo Films, in co-production with Arte France  

‘God’s Favorite Girl’ also scooped an industry prize, the BDC Producciones Award, at June’s Guadalajara Film Festival. 

Nabis Filmgroup has co-produced Sofía Exarchou’s ‘Animal,’ Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ and Maureen Fazendeiro’s ‘The Seasons.’  

Another Mipcom conversation driver: Cost-cutting measures such as AI and Unreal Engine, co-production and windowing.