Brussels-based sales firm Best Friend Forever has teased the debut of Andrea Bagni “Ramona,” a Spanish romantic comedy that will premiere in Karlovy Vary.
Produced by Sergio Ugit de Risier at Tortilla Films, “Ramona” previously won awards at the in-progress sessions at REC Tarragona and the Malaga Festival in Spain. The film is also set to open the Atlantida Mallorca Film Festival later this month.
The streaming service Filmin acquired the Spanish rights. Theatrical distribution partner will be announced by Best Friend Forever at a later stage.
Ramona follows a young woman who has just moved to Madrid with her boyfriend, hoping for a fresh start. She wants to be an actress and a mother and lives in the best neighborhoods of the city. The day before my first audition, I met an older man, named Bruno, with whom you feel an instant connection. Ramona runs away frightened by her feelings but the next day she finds out that Bruno is the director with whom she is supposed to audition.
The film stars Lourdes Hernandez, a red Russian singer also known as the Spanish voice of Merida in Disney’s “Brave,” and Bruno Lastra, a well-known Spanish actor whose credits include “Elite,” “Wrong Side of the Tracks,” and “Borgia.”
“I am delighted to find in BFF the sales partner who will help Ramona in her quest to reach infinite heights,” said Augie de Rissier, who previously produced “Crazy,” the sci-fi romance, and “Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway.” Audience Award at the Fantasia Film Festival.
Best Friend Forever founders, Martin Gunder and Charles Bean, said they “completely fell in love with the frankness and tone of the film,” calling it “a refreshing, audience-loving movie that will make you fall in love.”
The current Best Friend Forever roster also includes Oscar-nominated director Alê Abreu’s Perlimps and Anca Damian’s The Island, which just premiered in Annecy. The banner was launched at Cannes 2019 and is the sister company of indie sales based in Paris.
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