Mario Balarezo del Caz

Andalucía is the backdrop for “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, the first ever Bollywood film to be shot in Spain. The road movie stars the most famous stars from the Hindi industry and basically tells the story of three friends travelling through Spain and that will have to confront their own fears to life. The film is directed by Zoya Akhtar and stars Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin y Farhan Akhtar. 75% of the technical crew is Spanish and over 400 Spanish dancers and extras have been hired for this Bollywood production that will be released in April of 2011.

José Maria Orbe's Aita - his first participation on the festival and will also compete for the New Directors award. Judith Collell and Jordi Cardena's Elisa K - a first participation for Colell while it’s the second for Cardena who presented “Los Papeles de Aspern” in 1991.

Principal photography is complete on Miguel Ángel Vivas' (Reflejos) latest thriller. Secuestrados tells the story of how a Spanish family suffers an express kidnapping that takes place during one single night and is handled by a group of criminals from Eastern Europe.

Last year's big newcomer sensation Santiago A.Zannou (“El Truco Del Manco”) has already hoped onto his sophomore film. La Puerta de No Retorno is a curious sounding project - as it stars Zannou's own father, Alphonse Zannou.

Acclaimed short film director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's third feature film is currently in post production. After DarkBlueAlmostBlack and last year's Gordos, Arévalo commented that this will be his most personal project to date and it will mark a clear departure from his previous works since it will be his first full comedy and will be including a lot of his personal experiences.