Basque Audiovisual: meet us at MIPCOM 2009, the world's audiovisual and digital content market

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The production company Txalap.art was created late 2004 following the incursion of Oreka Tx, a pair of musicians, in the world of audiovisual production. This pair of “txalapartaris” formed by Igor Otxoa and Martinez de San Vicente Harkaitz created this company whose first job is the audiovisual project called Nömadak Tx, which was 74% of production of Txalap.art.

Appart from the audiovisual production, Txalap.art produces musical and dance spectacles, as Nömadak TX Live (choosen for the WOMEX 2009 Official Showcase) or “Hostoak” and “Leaves”, the new show is producing at the moment where basque dance, music and vocals will find a great fusion together.

TXALAP.ART & ARENA COMUNICACION. This is the second feature film they produce together. The first one was a great experience with the multi awarded film NÖMADAK TX. Its International Premiere was at IDFA 2006 and has been awarded at the San Sebastian IFF, Guadalajara IFF, Silverdocs, Durban IFF, Moffom (Prague), Docs DF (Mexico), Belfast IFF, Napa Sonoma FF, etc. It has been screened in more than 100 international film festival and the audience voted the film as the Second Favourite Film of the 20 Years of IDFA, and was again screened at IDFA 2007 with the other 19 films choosen by the spectators. The international distribution company is Autlook Films and it will be soon premiered in cinemas in USA, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Holland, the United Kingdom, Benelux, Poland, for wich countries the theatrically rights have been already sold.

The experience with that film has been so helpful for “Pura vida / The ridge”, as well as the contacts in festivals, broadcasters and distribution companies. They were all asking for the next project of the team of Nömadak TX, but they needed 4 years to choose the story they wanted to tell. They had it so clear with “Pura vida / the ridge”.