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ARCADIA was created in 2004 by Ibon Cormenzana with the aim of producing quality feature films with international potential, supporting auteur cinema and promoting the talent of promising young filmmakers.

In 2008, Ignasi Estapé and Ángel Durández joined ARCADIA in order to promote and structure private investment funds for film production, taking advantage of the existing tax incentive model in Spain. Sandra Tapia, an executive producer at Arcadia since 2010, joins the company in 2019.

More than 30 FEATURE FILMS
fiction, animation y documentary

PRODUCTIONS THAT HAVE REACHED
AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD

Burning Body (Jorge Torregrossa and Laura Mañá, 2023) was distributed through Netflix, which achieved great audience and critics’ success; Abracadabra (Pablo Berger, 2017) premiered in the US and Latin America through Sony Pictures, in addition to reaching screens in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, or China thanks to Playtime; Project Lazarus was sold globally to NBC Universal, and Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves was sold to countries around the world.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
IN FESTIVALS AND FILM ACADEMIES

Blancanieves (Pablo Berger, 2012) won 10 Goya Awards, including Best Film, participated in festivals around the world and was selected by the Film Academy to represent Spain at the Oscars. Blackthorn (Mateo Gil, 2011), was the winner of 4 Goya awards and selected at the Tribeca Film Festival. No Rest for the Wicked (Enrique Urbizu, 2011), it won 6 Goya awards including Best Film. Don’t cry, fly (Claudia Llosa, 2014), participated in the Official Section of the Berlinale 2014. Journey to a Mother’s Room (Celia Rico, 2017), won the Youth Award and the Special Mention from the jury at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, in addition to 4 nominations for the Goya Awards. And, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Mother (feature film), participated in the Orizzonti Official Section of the Venice International Film Festival 2019 where it won the Best Leading Actress Award, in addition to 3 Goya Award nominations.

In 2022 Arcadia premiered As Bestas at Cannes (2022) by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, which Arcadia again won the award for Best Film at the Goya’s 10 years later.

In the wake of As Bestas, Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams (2023) also premiered at Cannes International Film Festival, and has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Film. Pablo Berger’s fourth film has won 2 Goya Awards (Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay), Annecy’s Contrechamp Award and the European Academy’s EFA Award for Best Animated Film.

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PIONEERS IN THE STRUCTURING OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS E TAX INCENTIVES

At ARCADIA we have also provided financial services to productions such as Uno para todos, by David Ilundáin; Te quiero imbécil, by Laura Mañá; Remember Me, by Martin Rosete; Deep, by Julio Soto Gurpide; Cerca de tu casa, by Eduard Cortés; El Bar, by Alex de la Iglesia and Amores Locos, by Beda Docampo Feijóo.

Arcadia
The Team

Ángel Durández

President / Partner

Ibon Cormenzana
Ibon Cormenzana

Producer/Partner

Ignasi Estapé

Managing Director / Partner

Sandra Tapia
Sandra Tapia

Executive Producer / Partner

Christina Morbin

General Manager

Andrea Martínez

Executive Producer

Maite Miqueo
Maite Miqueo

Development / Postproduction / Marketing Coordinator

Yolanda Maymó
Yolanda Maymó

Controller and Head of Administration and Accounting

Olivia Pliego

Production Coordinator

Patricia Carrillo Bernuy

Production Assistant

Marina Cañellas

Administration and Accounting