Mantarraya Productions

Mantarraya Productions, is an independent cinema production company funded in 1998. On their web page they define Mantarraya as; "... works as a platform for a new generation of filmmakers and has earned a reputation for promoting new talent".

Mantarraya Productions
Company typePrivate
GenreMotion pictures
Founded1998
FounderJaime Romandia
Pablo Aldrete
Headquarters,
Mexico
Websitewww.mantarraya.com

NDMantarraya is the label they use for distribution (in association with Nodream Cinema company of film director Carlos Reygadas), and NDM is the international sales company label.

Mantarraya Productions is known for their risky content on their films. They are the Mexican production company with the most international film awards in the last 50 years. Since 2002 they participated eight times in different sections of the Cannes Film Festival and their parallel sections; six times in the "Official Selection", four of them in the Competition and two more in "Un Certain Regard", also they have been invited 2 times to the Directors' Fortnight a parallel section of Cannes Film Festival.

The Mexican Academy choose Heli to represent Mexico for the 2014 Oscars Award.

Spontaneous generation

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In 2005 Mantarraya participated with two of their productions in the "Official Selection" at the Cannes Film Festival, unusual for an independent production. That year they participated with Battle in Heaven by Carlos Reygadas invited to the Competition and Sangre by Amat Escalante who was invited to Un Certain Regard where the film was honored by the FIPRESCI Award.

In 2005 the French newspaper Le Monde referred to them as: "Mexique, la génération spontanée".[1]

In 2007 they repeated this achievement as they were invited with two other of their productions, Silent Light by Carlos Reygadas who received the Jury Prize in the Competition of the "Official Selection" and La Influencia by Pedro Aguilera that premiered at the Fortnight sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes awards

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Venice awards

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  • 2016 The Untamed by Amat Escalante receives the Award for "Best Director".

Filmography

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Year Original title English title Director Duration World premiere Notable awards
or nominations
2016 La Region Salvaje The Untamed Amat Escalante 90 min Venice Film Festival "Competition" "Official Selection" Best Director (Venice Film Festival)
2013 Heli Heli Amat Escalante 105 min Cannes Film Festival "Competition" "Official Selection" Best Director (Cannes Film Festival)
Representing México for the Oscar Awards
2013 Halley Halley Sebastian Hofmann 80 min Rotterdam Film Festival – Competition
Sundance Film Festival
2012 Post Tenebras Lux Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas 110 min Cannes Film Festival "Competition" "Official Selection" Best Director (Cannes Film Festival)
2010 Alamar To the Sea Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio 73 min Toronto International Film Festival Tiger Award (Rotterdam Film Festival)
2010 Río de Oro River of Gold Pablo Aldrete 100 min Toulouse Film Festival "Competition" Nominated to the Golden Star / Grand Prix Award
2010 Flores en el Desierto Flowers in the Desert Jose Alvarez 71 min Morelia Int. Film Festival Best Documentary Morelia Int. Film Festival
2009 El Arbol The Tree Carlos Serrano 71 min San Sebastián Film Festival Nominated to the Mayahuel de Oro
(Guadalajara Film Festival)
2008 Los Bastardos Los Bastardos Amat Escalante 90 min Cannes Film Festival "Un Certain Regard"
"Official Selection"
Best Film "(Morelia Film Festival)"
2007 La Influencia La Influencia Pedro Aguilera 110 min Directors' Fortnight "Parallel Section"
Cannes Film Festival
Premio Edad de Oro (Cinedecuverts Bruselas)
2007 Luz Silenciosa (aka Stellet Litch) Silent Light Carlos Reygadas 145 min Cannes Film Festival "Competition" "Official Selection" Best Director (Cannes Film Festival)
5 Ariel Awards (Mexican Academy), including "Best Film"
Representing México for the Oscar Awards
Spirit Award Nominations (Best Foreign Film)
2005 Sangre Sangre Amat Escalante 90 min Cannes Film Festival "Un Certain Regard"
"Official Selection"
FIPRESCI Award (Festival de Cannes)
2005 Batalla en el Cielo Battle in Heaven Carlos Reygadas 97 min Cannes Film Festival "Competition" "Official Selection" FIPRESCI Award (Rio Film Festival)
2005 Nippon e Yokoso Nippon e Yokoso Pablo Aldrete 75 min
2002 Japón Japón Carlos Reygadas 130 min Directors' Fortnight "Parallel Section"
Cannes Film Festival
Special Mention" Caméra d'Or
Cannes Film Festival

References

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  1. ^ "Mexique, la génération spontanée". Le Monde.fr. 11 May 2005.
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