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Helmed by Kike Maillo, "Eva" will roll from December in Switzerland. Screenplay is by Sergi Belbel, Maillo, Marti Roca and Aintza Serra.
A meller with futuristic overtones, "Eva" sees a shy young genius (Bruehl) employed by his former university to design robot software. Action unfolds in a mountainous region, which could be the Pyrenees, given that characters speak in Catalan and Spanish.
"Eva" has already caught media attention in Barcelona. Its budget -- Euros6 million ($8.6 million) -- is way above Spain's norm. It's one of first four films to receive coin -- an average $2.4 million -- from state org ICIC Catalan Institute of Cultural Industries and Catalan pubcaster TV3 in their combined push to encourage wider audience films in Catalan.
"Eva" reps the feature film debut of Maillo, a former alum and now a teacher at Barcelona's prestigious Escac film school, like Juan Antonio Bayona ("The Orphanage").
Wild Bunch is negotiating international rights.
And, like another much-commented on Catalan pic -- Daniel Benmayor's Napoleonic actioner "Bruc" -- "Eva" plays off Barcelona's vibrant genre pic tradition. It dips its toe into sci-fi and is Spain's first robot film.
"Eva" is the flagship production of shingle Escandalo, which produces first features from former Escac students.
Another Escandalo production, Mar Coll's "Three Days With the Family," picked up an early San Sebastian festival prize Tuesday -- the 5th City of San Sebastian Film Commission City Award. Kudo went to a Spanish pic making best use of locations. Film was made with the aid of the Barcelona/Catalonia Film Commission.
Another production, Marcal Fores' "Animals," will shoot from January, according to Escandalo producer Sergi Casamitjana. Pic is a fantasy-laced coming-of-ager, "Donnie Darko" meets Gus Van Sant, said Escandalo producer Aintza Serra.
"Cinemagoers are young. The directors who work with Escandalo are normally under 30, so naturally target this audience," Casamitjana said.
Escandalo's "Blog," about and shot by 14-year-old girls using vidcams, is now in post. It was helmed by Elena Trape.
