Filmax

{{Infobox company

| name = Filmax International

| logo = Filmax logo.svg

| services = Film production, film distribution

| location = Barcelona, Spain

| founded = {{Start date and age|1953}}

| founder = Alfredo Talarewitz

| website = {{URL|https://www.filmax.com}}

}}

Filmax International is a Spanish motion picture production company and film distributor based in Barcelona, and one of Spain's largest integrated film and television groups.{{cite book |last1=Lange |first1=André |title=Film Distribution Companies in Europe |last2=Newman-Baudais |first2=Susan |last3=Hugot |first3=Thierry |collaboration=European Audiovisual Observatory, Council of Europe |work= |publisher=Council of Europe |year=2007 |isbn=9789287160201}} It produced the REC horror series, and owns the Nirvana Films and New World Films International distributors and the Fantastic Factory label, dedicated to create fantasy films in the horror, science fiction and action genres created in 1998 by Brian Yuzna and Julio Fernández.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H8kmu4hmTx4C&q=filmax+international&pg=PA182|title=Alternative Europe: eurotrash and exploitation cinema since 1945|first1=Ernest|last1=Mathijs|first2=Xavier |last2=Mendik|year=2004|publisher=Wallflower|page=164|isbn= 9781903364932}}{{not in source|date=July 2020}}{{cite news|url= https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/filmax-scares-up-slate-1117880461/ |title= Filmax scares up slate |publisher=Variety|access-date=June 7, 2024}}

At different times, Filmax has entered into distribution agreements with Paramount, Lauren Films, Lakeshore, Summit, Fintage House, Nu lmage, Annapurna and Freeway.

History

The company was founded in 1953 by Alfredo Talarewitz, as a distributor of Hollywood films.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sRJffwBNXHkC&q=%22filmax%22&pg=PA40|page=41|first1=Rafael|last1=de España |first2=Salvador Juan|last2=i Babot|title=Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas: más allá de Esplugas City|language=es|publisher=Barcelona University|date=2005|isbn=8447529487|oclc=1025231691}} From 1955 onwards, it collaborated with Spanish production company {{lang|es|Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas}}.

Between 1963 and 1968, the company signed a distribution agreement in Spain with Paramount Pictures to distribute the films from its catalog.{{Cite web |last=Mayorga |first=Emilio |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Filmax unveils Hugo Stuven’s thriller ‘El Nido’; celebrates 70th anniversary at San Sebastian |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/filmax-unveils-hugo-stuvens-thriller-el-nido-celebrates-70th-anniversary-at-san-sebastian/5186199.article |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Screen |language=en}}

The Filmax trademark was acquired in 1987 by Julio Fernández.

In 2019, Filmax had distributed over 800 films.

Releases

= 2020s =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" \|+ {{Screen reader-only\|Filmax films released in the 2020s}} ! Release date{{Refn\|group=n.\|The listed date refers to the film's theatrical release in Spain by Filmax, not necessarily its first screening or when it premiered.}} ! Title ! Director(s) ! scope=col class="unsortable" style="width:3%;" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
16 September 2022	The House Among the Cactuses	Carlota González-Adrio	{{center\|{{Cite web\|first=Toni\|last=Vall\|title=Crítica de 'La casa entre los cactus'\|date=13 September 2022\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-la-casa-entre-los-cactus-5057634/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es}}}}
30 September 2022	Lost & Found	Jorge Dorado	{{center\|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-objetos-5064847/\|website=Cinemanía\|first=Toni\|date=29 September 2022\|title=Crítica de 'Objetos'\|last=Vall\|via=20minutos.es}}}}
14 October 2022	Piggy	Carlota Pereda	{{center\|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-cerdita-5067540/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title=Crítica de 'Cerdita'\|date=10 October 2022\|first=Irene\|last=Crespo}}}}
4 November 2022	Vasil	Avelina Prat	{{center\|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-vasil-5072975/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|date=31 October 2022\|first=Carlos\|last=Marañón\|title=Crítica de 'Vasil'}}}}
9 December 2022	The Open Body	Ángeles Huerta	{{center\|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.academiadecine.com/2022/12/09/manticora-cuerpo-abierto-con-los-anos-que-me-quedan-y-matadero/\|website=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España\|date=9 December 2022\|title=Mantícora, Cuerpo abierto, Con los años que me quedan y Matadero}}}}
20 January 2023	The Burning Cold	Santi Trullenque	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-el-fred-que-crema-5092682/\|first=Toni\|last=Vall\|title=Crítica de 'El fred que crema'\|date=16 January 2023}}
27 January 2023	Lobo feroz	Gustavo Hernández Ibañez	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-lobo-feroz-5095296/\|first=Sergio F.\|last=Pinilla\|date=25 January 2023\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title=Crítica de 'Lobo feroz'}}
24 February 2023	Irati	Paul Urkijo Alijo	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-irati-5103923/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Miguel Ángel\|last=Romero\|date=23 February 2023\|title=Crítica de 'Irati'}}
31 March 2023	Tin & Tina	Rubin Stein	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-de-tin-tina-5114073/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Sergio F.\|last=Pinilla\|date=29 March 2023\|title=Crítica de 'Tin & Tina'}}
5 May 2023	In the Company of Women	Sílvia Munt	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.diariovasco.com/oarsoaldea/errenteria/buenas-companias-rodada-errenteria-estrenara-mayo-20230302214304-nt.html\|website=Diario Vasco\|date=1 March 2023\|first=Iker\|last=Castaño\|title='Las buenas compañías', rodada en Errenteria, se estrenará el 5 de mayo\|publisher=Grupo Vocento}}
9 June 2023	Girl Unknown	Pablo Maqueda	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Rubén\|last=Romero Santos\|date=7 June 2023\|title='La desconocida': cine de inesperados giros de guion\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/desconocida-critica-reparto-estreno-5135633/}}
16 June	Kepler 6B	Alejandro Suárez Lozano	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/kepler-sexto-b-karra-elejalde-critica-reparto-estreno-5137059/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Sergio F.\|last=Pinilla\|title='Kepler Sexto B': Karra Elejalde se convierte en Un Quijote espacial en medio de la crisis\|date=12 June 2023}}
30 June 2023	Unicorns	Àlex Lora	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|date=28 June 2023\|title='Unicornios': los instagramers frente al espejo de su propio vacío\|first=Toni\|last=Vall\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/unicornios-pelicula-critica-reparto-estreno-5142197/}}
6 July 2023	Love & Revolution	Alejandro Marín	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/te-estoy-amando-locamente-critica-reparto-estreno-5144860/\|title='Te estoy amando locamente': la lucha del colectivo LGTBI andaluz en una emotiva versión patria de 'Pride'\|first=Miguel Ángel\|last=Romero\|date=6 July 2023}}
11 August 2023	The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth	Ángel Gómez Hernández	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/hombre-saco-critica-reparto-estreno-5163751/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title='El hombre del saco': revisión de la leyenda para tiempos de Netflix\|date=10 August 2023\|first=Santiago\|last=Alverú}}
15 September 2023	The Cuckoo's Curse	Mar Targarona	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/el-cuco-critica-reparto-5172195/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Toni\|last=Vall\|date=13 September 2023\|title=Crítica de 'El cuco': no hay que ser el más listo para adivinar por dónde irán los tiros}}
27 October 2023	Mamacruz	Patricia Ortega	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/mamacruz-critica-estreno-reparto-5183889/\|date=25 October 2023\|title=Crítica de 'Mamacruz': viaje al cuarto de una abuela\|via=20minutos.es\|website=Cinemanía\|first=Rubén\|last=Romero Santos}}
10 November 2023	The Teacher Who Promised the Sea	Patricia Font	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/maestro-que-prometio-mar-critica-estreno-reparto-5188068/\|date=7 November 2023\|title=Crítica de 'El maestro que prometió el mar': Antoni Benaiges, el profesor que enseñó a los niños a ser niños\|via=20minutos.es\|website=Cinemanía\|first=Enid\|last=Román Almansa}}
17 November 2023	The Chapel	Carlota Pereda	{{Cite web\|first=Enid\|last=Román Almansa\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/ermita-critica-estreno-reparto-5190131/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title=Crítica de 'La ermita': Carlota Pereda convierte a Belén Rueda en una médium para hablarnos sobre el duelo\|date=15 November 2023}}
24 November 2023	Andrea's Love	Manuel Martín Cuenca	{{Cite web\|title=Crítica de 'El amor de Andrea': La película más 'bressoniana' de Manuel Martín Cuenca\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|date=22 November 2023\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/amor-andrea-critica-estreno-reparto-5192113/\|first=Philipp\|last=Engel}}
12 January 2024	Honeymoon	Enrique Otero	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/honeymoon-critica-estreno-reparto-5207389/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Toni\|last=Vall\|title=Crítica de 'Honeymoon': pareja devastada y 'Mazinger Z'\|date=10 January 2024}}
19 January 2024	The Monster of Many Noses	Abigail Schaaff	{{center\|{{Cite web\|website=Fotogramas\|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a46451083/lhome-dels-nassos-critica-pelicula/\|title=Crítica de ‘L’home dels nassos’, la Guerra Civil a través de una leyenda catalana\|date=19 January 2024\|first=Blai\|last=Morell}}}}
14 February 2024	Idol Affair	Teresa Bellón, César F. Calvillo	{{Cite web\|first=Javier\|last=Ocaña\|author-link=Javier Ocaña\|title=Crítica de 'Buscando a Coque': mi mujer se ha follado a mi ídolo\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/buscando-coque-critica-estreno-reparto-5217951/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|date=13 February 2024}}
15 March 2024	We Treat Women Too Well	Clara Bilbao	{{Cite web\|date=13 March 2024\|title=Crítica de 'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres': Carmen Machi, la novia de la muerte que ríe y congela la sangre\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/tratamos-demasiado-bien-mujeres-critica-estreno-reparto-5227027/\|first=Sergio F.\|last=Pinilla\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es}}
5 April 2024	Birds Flying East	Pau Durà	{{Cite web\|date=3 April 2024\|title=Crítica de 'Pájaros': aleteo del alma\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/pajaros-critica-estreno-reparto-5232523/\|first=Toni\|last=Vall\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es}}
12 April 2024	Jumping the Fence	Benito Zambrano	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/salto-critica-estreno-reparto-5234071/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title=Crítica de 'El salto': por un mundo y un cine mejores\|date=10 April 2024\|first=Javier\|last=Ocaña\|author-link=Javier Ocaña}}
26 April 2024	Mamifera	Liliana Torres	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/mamifera-critica-estreno-reparto-5238563/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title=Crítica de 'Mamífera': el triunfo de la no maternidad\|date=24 April 2024\|first=Irene\|last=Crespo}}
17 May 2024	A Real Job	Thomas Lilti	{{Cite web\|url=https://filasiete.com/critica-pelicula/los-buenos-profesores/\|website=Filasiete\|title=Los buenos profesores\|date=16 May 2024\|first=Alberto\|last=Fijo}}
31 May 2024	The Sleeping Woman	Laura Alvea	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|date=29 May 2024\|first=Rubén\|last=Romero Santos\|title=Crítica de 'La mujer dormida': el despertar de una autora\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/mujer-dormida-critica-estreno-reparto-5349789/}}
19 June 2024	Birth	Pau Teixidor	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a61168004/alumbramiento-crtica-pelicula/\|website=Fotogramas\|title=Crítica de 'Alumbramiento', realidad sin sensacionalismos en una nueva mirada sobre el tráfico de bebés\|date=20 June 2024\|first=Juan\|last=Pando}}
5 July 2024	Mean Streak	Fer García-Ruiz	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/mala-persona-critica-estreno-reparto-5526997/\|title=Crítica de 'Mala persona': Arturo Valls se convierte en un buenazo y en la peor persona del mundo en la misma película\|first=Enid\|last=Román Almansa\|date=2 July 2024}}
25 July 2024	Norberta	Sonia Escolano, Belén López Albert	{{Cite web\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|first=Fernando\|last=Bernal\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-norberta-5534287/\|title=Crítica de 'Norberta': un verso libre entre cine social, comedia familiar y drama de género\|date=25 July 2024}}
6 September 2024	Last Stop: Rocafort St.	Luis Prieto	{{Cite web\|website=HobbyConsolas\|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/natalia-azahara-javier-gutierrez-investigan-aterradora-leyenda-urbana-trailer-estacion-rocafort-1397212\|date=24 July 2024\|title=Natalia Azahara y Javier Gutiérrez investigan una aterradora leyenda urbana en el tráiler de Estación Rocafort\|first=José Carlos\|last=Pozo}}
25 October 2024	Rita	Paz Vega	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc.es/sevilla/cultura/paz-vega-estrena-directora-guionista-rita-pelicula-20240710141431-nts.html\|website=ABC\|date=10 July 2024\|title=Paz Vega se estrena como directora y guionista con 'Rita', una película ambientada en la Sevilla de los años 80}}
13 December 2024	May I Speak with the Enemy?	Alexis Morante	{{Cite web\|website=rtve.es\|url=https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20240926/rtve-presenta-festival-san-sebastian-enemigo-pelicula-gila/16264049.shtml\|title= RTVE presenta en el Festival de San Sebastián '¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila'\|date=26 September 2024}}
10 January 2025	Dismantling an Elephant	Aitor Echevarría	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-desmontando-un-elefante-como-impacta-adiccion-resto-miembros-familia-5670563/\|website=Cinemanía\|via=20minutos.es\|title=Crítica de 'Desmontando a un elefante': cómo impacta la adicción en el resto de miembros de la familia\|date=9 January 2025\|first=Andrea G.\|last=Bermejo}}
7 February 2025	Greedy People	Potsy Ponciroli	{{center\|{{Cite web\|website=Audiovisual451\|title=‘Fuera de la ley’ – estreno en cines 7 de febrero\|date=4 February 2025\|first=Marco\|last=Sánchez Sequera\|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/fuera-de-la-ley-estreno-en-cines-7-de-febrero/}}}}
21 February 2025	Daniela Forever	Nacho Vigalondo	{{Cite web\|url=https://cineconn.es/daniela-forever-nacho-vigalondo-henry-golding/\|website=Cine con Ñ\|title=Se adelanta el estreno de ‘Daniela Forever’, la nueva película de ciencia ficción de Nacho Vigalondo, una historia de amor y sueños\|date=22 January 2025}}
28 March 2025	Fury	Gemma Blasco	{{Cite web\|website=rtve.es\|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20250210/rtvees-estrena-trailer-furia-debut-gema-blasco-sobre-violencia-sexual-vergueenza/16439808.shtml\|title=RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'La Furia', el debut de Gemma Blasco sobre la violencia sexual y la vergüenza\|date=10 February 2025}}
16 April 2025	Our Father, Our President	Manuel Huerga	{{Cite web\|website=Cineuropa\|date=15 April 2025\|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/476374/\|first=Alfonso\|last=Rivera\|title=Review: Our Father, Our President}}
9 May 2025	The Portuguese House	Avelina Prat	{{Cite web\|website=Audiovisual451\|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-cine-espanol-que-se-estrenara-en-2025/\|date=3 January 2025\|first=Marco\|last=Sánchez Sequera\|title=El cine español que se estrenará en 2025}}
30 May 2025	Hamburg	Lino Escalera	{{Cite web\|url=https://cineconn.es/hamburgo-lino-escalera-jaime-lorente/\|website=Cine con Ñ\|title=Tráiler de ‘Hamburgo’, el thriller con Jaime Lorente como conductor para la mafia de la trata de mujeres\|date=24 March 2025}}
12 June 2025	Join Me for Breakfast	Iván Morales	{{Cite web\|website=Audiovisual451\|title=‘Esmorza amb mi (Desayuna conmigo)’ – estreno en cines 12 de junio\|date=9 June 2025\|first=Marco\|last=Sánchez Sequera\|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/esmorza-amb-mi-desayuna-conmigo-estreno-en-cines-12-de-junio/}}
20 June 2025	Virgins''	Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo	{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20250513/rtvees-estrena-trailer-comedia-virgenes-sobre-boom-turistico-costa-del-sol-anos-60/16577073.shtml\|website=rtve.es\|date=13 May 2025\|title=RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de la comedia 'Vírgenes', sobre el boom turístico de la costa del Sol en los años 60}}

Fantastic Factory

American producer Brian Yuzna and Spanish producer Julio Fernández founded Fantastic Factory in 1998 and was Spain's first major production house to specialize in horror films with a notable lean towards the international market.{{Cite book |last=Oliveira|first= Rui M. Trindade |title=Supranational Horrors: Italian and Spanish Horror Cinema since 1968 |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2022|isbn=9781793654342|pages=144–145}} Yuzna stated his goal with the studio was to establish a business model similar to other independent horror producers like American International Pictures and Hammer Film Productions. Yuzna's approach to the company saw him utilize seasoned imported American talent such as himself, Stuart Gordon, and Jack Sholder helming certain projects while also fostering locally procured Spanish directors for other projects made by the company. From 2000-2005, the company produced nine films all of which were shot in English. Fantastic Factory is seen as laying the groundwork for more successful Spanish genre film making and filmmakers such as the [•REC] film series directed by Fantastic Factory alums Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.

= Films =

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!Notes

2000

|Faust: Love of the Damned

|Distributed in the United States by Lionsgate.

rowspan=2|2001

|Arachnid