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Panamanian production takes place at a film festival in Morocco

Panamanian production takes place at a film festival in Morocco

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The istmeña film projection "something blue" was charged with closing with a golden clasp the 6th Spanish Film Festival, that was developed by the Cervantes Institute of Rabat, in the Kingdom of Morocco, and where they have been shown the thirteen most significant productions of Spanish cinema in recent years.

"Something Blue" starring Elizabeth Grimaldo, Carlos Torres, Andrea Pérez Meana, Robin Duran, Andres Morales, among others, was a comedy, directed by Mariel García Spooner, who was the winner of the Fondo Cine in 2018, and gave by the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) through the National Cinema Direction to support the development of cinema in our country.

That film cycle was the result of an alliance between the Cervantes Institute and Spanish-speaking embassies accredited to Morocco and where viewers were able to get to know the great work of our filmmakers and especially that they saw beautiful locations in Panama, as was the Casco Antiguo.

Mariel García Spooner is a producer, film and television director, cultural manager, and creator of important projects such as Hayah International Cortometrics Festival of Panama, Panama Film Lab, Hayah Connect and founder of Comic with Panama.