This page was last updated on February 20th, 2012.
CURRENT STATUS OF THE COMPANY:
Pérez Giner is preparing for Els Quatre Gats:
1. RADIACIONS:
Already in post-production a telemovie produced by Els Quatre Gats and TV3, based on the play of the same title written by Enric Juliana and Julià de Jodar. The two authors of the original have been born in Badalona and have received numerous awards. Enric Juliana is deputy director and CEO of La Vanguardia newspaper in Madrid. Julia de Jodar received the Charlemagne Prize in 2010 with the novel LA PASTORAL CATALANA. Mireia Ubero (1984) has made the film adaptation of the original work. The recording of the telefilm, directed by Judith Colell, began in late October, 2011. The executive producers are Elisa Plaza and Pérez Giner. The main characters are played by Ferran Rañé and Francesc Orella.
2. LA FÁBRICA DEL TERROR:
PG is developing for ELS QUATRE GATS and other coproducers a series of films from the horror genre written and directed by new directors with any one destination for film and other as tv-movies and/or television series.
There currently are twelve treatments to choose from and two scripts completely finished by Alvaro Prieto, HUNGRY and GHOST IN THE MACHINE.
One of the new directors is Gonzalo Escuder, who studied at the Tisch Film School (NY, USA). He currently teaches at the ESCAC of Barcelona.
Other director is the former ESCAC student Nacho Ramírez.
All these projects are being developed right now and will apply for subsidy and presented to television networks. Logically, they will only be further developed if we can tally the financing and recovery plans.
LA FABRICA DEL TERROR is a multimedia trademark for promoting not only film and tv, but also spanish horror books, comics, music and web projects.
EGEDA (Producers Association), SciFiWorld (magazine) & Sitges Fantastic Film Festival are partners of LA FABRICA DEL TERROR.
In coproduction with a company from Madrid, we will shot WAX, from Victor Matellano.
LAST PRODUCTIONS:
The last two productions in which Pérez Giner has acted as Executive Producer are ELOÏSE by Jesús Garay, and together with García Arrojo in Josetxo San Mateo’s BULLYING. These two films were shot in Barcelona in Catalan original version on 2009 and released later that year.
Filmax, cinema and DVD distributor in Spain, is also in charge of the INTERNATIONAL SALES. At this time they have signed contracts with USA, Russia, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Germany, Philippines, Luxembourg, Austria, France, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Belgium, Poland, Holland and Mexico. Also the Latin American Pay-TV broadcasters have acquired the film rights.
The dvd is in stores, and digital versions of the film can be purchased at Filmotech & Filmin.
The movie was selected for the SEMINCI (Valladolid International Cinema Festival), October 2009. Garay’s movie was screened on the original Catalan version with Spanish subtitles in the official section “Punto de Encuentro”.
The Festival des Films du Monde – The World Film Festival, of Montreal (Quebec- Canada) screened the film with a great public and critical in 2009.
INTERNATIONAL SALES have been closed in Brazil, Thailand, Russia, Poland, Japan and the pay TV rights in Latin America. Skyline also has acquired the rights for airlines.
The DVD is in stores, and digital versions of the film can be purchased at Filmotech & Filmin.
LAS PELÍCULAS DE MI PADRE
Still in the stores the DVD of “Las Películas de mi padre”, directed by Augusto M. Torres, distributed by Filmax. In the extras you can find also some short films of the director.
TEACHING:
Perez Giner is preparing an online course for the website PG Production Services in collaboration with YouTube.
2012. PG will take part in the Production Master of the Pompeu Fabra University.
2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011. PG took part in the Cinematography Master of the ESCAC, coordinated by Tomás Pladevall.
2008 & 2009. He also took part in the Blanquerna’s Direction Master, from the Ramón Llull University.
2009. The students of the Direction’s Master of Blanquerna watched ELOÏSE and received a collective class, after the projection, by PG, Garay and the crew of the movie.
2009. PG participated in a round table of the Ramon Llull University, exposing his thoughts about the search of the cinema watcher.
BOOK:
On sale now “Josep Antón Pérez Giner. La veritable de l’Innombrable”, written by Piti Español, on triple version in Catalan, Spanish and English; edited by the Film Archive of Catalonia and Pórtic.
The book was launched in the Catalonia and Madrid Film Archives, and in the Cultural Center “Octubre” on Valencia.
AWARDS:
The Catalan Cinema Academy appointed honorary members in a ceremony at the palace Albeñiz, chaired by Barcelona’s Major, on january 10.
From right to left: Joel Joan (Academy president), Joana Martí, Romà Gubern, Antonio Isasi Isasmendi, Major Jordi Hereu, Pérez Giner i Jordi Savall.
The Sitges International Film Festival 2008 scheduled an homage to PG for his stage as producer of horror movies, and granted him the award “María”.
The Mollerussa Film Festival 2008 scheduled a season, “Pérez Giner and the documentary”, screening five movies of this genre produced by PG.
On January 22nd 2009 was the celebration of the 30 anniversary of the PAC’s foundation. This producer’s association was the first in Spain and PG was his first president. At the mass act attended, as well to producers, the top officials of the ICAA, the ICIC and the Ajuntament of Barcelona, PG was appointed as Honorary President.
Selection of some previous awards
1966 Prize San Gregorio for Broken Toys by Manuel Summers. Prize Ciudad de Valladolid.
1979 Concha de Plata Festival Donostia for Somnambulists.
1991 Festival Awards- La Havana for Latino Bar.
1999 Special Award “St. George” RNE “for his film career”.
1999 Critics Award for “Best Film” Festival Sitges for Fotos.
1999 Award “Homenots. Carlos Duran “for his film career”.
2000 Prize “Ciutat de Barcelona” City Council “for the courage of his approach unprecedented in film production” by Monkeys Like Becky.
Presence of his productions in official sections at Cannes (“Company, process in Catalonia” and “Baroque“), Berlin (Latino Bar) and Venice (Monkeys Like Becky).
