ABOUT US
Established in 2014 between Madrid and New York, Salon Indien Films was founded with the intention of creating a wide range of projects of fiction and documentary. We felt that we needed creative freedom in order to produce the films that we were in love with. The Other Kids (2016) directed by Pablo de la Chica became our first international project. Now, the film has been sold to more than 20 TV channels worldwide, screened at film festivals around the world and received numerous accolades such as the NHK Japan Prize 日本 賞 2016 Best Educational Film in Japan and the Audience Award at DOCSMX 2016.
Salon Indien Films has also specialized in the distribution of films both in Europe and Latin America expanding its catalogue with extraordinary films from visionary directors such as Olivier Jourdain (Agua Sagrada), Guillermo García López (Goya for Best Documentary for Delicate Balance), Teresa Sendagorta (Mothertongue), Javier Senz (Manchester Keeps On Dancing, David Pareja (Indestructible, the soul of the salsa) and Diego Torres (Foolish Old Man) among others. Our films connect with millions of viewers worldwide through theatrical release, Film Festivals and VOD/TV.
production
Series
Lemoniz
Created by Pablo de la Chica
In development.
When a little girl mysteriously disappears in a forest in the Basque Country, her mother and her partner, both Interpol agents, launch a search for her, confronting the consequences of an experiment linked to the abandoned nuclear power station in Lemoniz.
Something evil has awakened in the forest.
Selected at Conecta Fiction Pitch Copro Series; Ventana CineMad 2020 and Sitges PichBox European Scripted Series.
CATEGORY / TV Series / RUNTIME: 8 Episodes, 50 min. GENRE / Horror, Thriller.
bento
Created by Creado por Salba Combé
In development - In coproduction with Mr.Klaus Studio, RTVE (España) and Vesper Studios (Portugal)
The fate of Humankind lies in the hands of five young animal spirits disguised as humans. Could it be worse? yes it could, if we consider those youngsters are nearly teenagers, have superpowers and have been sent to a brand new world they don’t really know. Their mission: Fix both the big and small problems, they find on their way and stop ant capture the ancient evil Otaka.
Selected at Cartoon Forum 2018 Pich Series and Ventana CineMad 2020.
CATEGORY / Animation series / RUNTIME: 11 Episodes, 52 min. GENRE: Animation, action, adventures.
El final de la victoria
Created by Guillermo Logar
In development / In coproduction with Alégrame el día Films.
Series that narrates the construction of democracy in Spain through the four years of Adolfo Suárez's government and the events that led to the radical transformation of the country.
CATEGORY / TV Series / RUNTIME: 8 Episodes, 50 min. GENRE / Historical, drama, politics, thriller.
INSIDE THE WILDLIFE
Created by Pablo de la Chica
In development - With the support of Ministerio de Cultura (España)
A documentary series where the audience will witness the magic of wild nature and observe different species in danger of extinction from the point of view of Rangers, biologists, veterinarians and specialists who watch over their habitat and fight against their possible disappearance from the face of the Earth.
CATEGORY / Documentary series / RUNTIME: 6 episodes, 50 min. GENRE: Wildlife.
feature films
SUáREZ
Written and directed by Guillermo Logar
In development - In coproduction with IB3 TV
Suárez is a political thriller set in 1977, the most important and turbulent year in the recent history of Spain. A fundamental year to understand the transformation of the country from a dictatorship into a democracy. The first fiction that deals with reconstructing those 12 frantic months through the history of its most prominent protagonist, former president Adolfo Suárez.
Selected at ABYCINE LANZA 2017, MADRIDCREALAB 2018.
CATEGORY / Feature Film / RUNTIME: 110 min. GENRE / Historical, drama, politics, thriller.
entre nos
Directed by Diego Corsini
In development - In coproduction with Cineworld (Argentina)
A succession of memories, without chronology, reflections on love, the couple, passion, hate and nostalgia. A reflection on how one feels strange in his own land, in his own house, in his own life.
Selected by ICAA for the 2019 coproduction forum Ventana Sur.
CATEGORY / Feature Film / RUNTIME: 95 min. GENRE: Drama.
al alba
Directed by Fany de la Chica
In development - In coproduction with Quexito Films and Leónidas Films
Triana is an Andalusian jazz singer based in New York, who for family reasons is forced to return to her small town in the Sierra de Jaén. There she must make a journey to her roots through flamenco and face the problematic relationship with her mother.
Selected at Torino Film Lab 2020. With the support of Columbia University NYC.
CATEGORY / Feature Film / RUNTIME: 100 min. GENRE: Drama.
elefante
Directed by Pablo de la Chica
In development - In coproduction with Huaorani Films
Gabriel begins a new life with his mother in Madrid, fleeing the violence of his native Medellín. In the capital, he will learn to survive a new danger that threatens him as he tries to fulfill his dream of swimming with an elephant.
CATEGORY / Feature Film / RUNTIME: 100 min. GENRE: Drama, magical realism.
Documentary
el año decisivo
Directed by Guillermo Logar
Estimated release date: 2021
This is the story of the most exciting year of The Spanish Transition. The documentary ranges from the appointment of Adolfo Suárez as president to the first democratic elections and raises questions that directly influence current Spanish political life. 44 years after those events: What do we understand by Spanish Transition? Is there a 78 Regime? Guillermo Logar's documentary asks these and other questions and offers the testimonies of many of the most important protagonists of the time.
CATEGORY / Documentary Feature / RUNTIME: 100 min. GENRE: Politics, Historical.
THE OTHER KIDS
Directed by Pablo de la Chica
Mubiru Reagan's life depends on a football scholarship. His dream is to emulate his idol, Fernando Torres, and be able to score a goal that will take his country, Uganda, to their first African Nations Cup. But above all he wants to study.
Premio Movistar+ al Mejor Documental Español 2016 en Documenta Madrid 2016 (España). Premio Japan Prize 日本 賞 2016 Best Educational Film - Youth Category (Japón), Premio del Público en DocsMx (México), Premio del Público en HumanDoc (Polonia) y Mención Especial en los Gold Panda Awards (China).
CATEGORY / Documentary Feature / RUNTIME: 85 min. GENRE: Sports, Drama.
indestructible: The soul of salsa
Directed by David Pareja
Over a decade ago Diego ‘El Cigala’ began a journey, alongside Bebo Valdés, through the music of Latin America, a journey that revealed to him many new artistic horizons. Now it is time to embark upon a journey against the clock, with the inspiration of many fellow musicians who are now gone and, especially, that of his partner in life, Amparo: the woman who had the dream that Diego is now trying to materialize. Travelling through cities such as Havana, New York, Cali, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, the singer is searching for the roots of salsa, a musical style which, like flamenco, was born out of the hope and expectations of a migrant community.
Official Selection: Doc. España SEMINCI 2017, Festival de La Habana, Cuba 2017, Miami Film Festival
CATEGORY / Documentary Feature / RUNTIME: 85 min. GENRE: Musical.
del otro lado
Directed by Iván Guarnizo
In coproduction with Gusano Films (Colombia) - Estimated release date: 2021
My mom spent 2 years kidnapped by the FARC in 2004. Now that she is gone and that war is over, my brother and I read the diaries she wrote during her captivity; we remember that she forgave and decided to search for the guerrillas who guarded her.
With the support of FDC Colombia, IDFA Bertha Found and Tribeca Film Institute.
CATEGORY / Documentary Feature / RUNTIME: 95 min. GENRE: Drama.
the price of progress
Directed by Víctor Luengo
What are the decision-making mechanisms among Agri-food Industry, European institutions and the scientific community? Who decides really the agriculture of tomorrow? Who decides the price we have to pay for it are the questions raised.
DOCSMX (Mexico); Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid - Seminci (Spain) “Mención Especial del Jurado en la categoría "Espiga Verde"; Another Way Film Festival (Spain), EcoCup International Green Film Festival (Russia).
CATEGORY / Documentary Feature / RUNTIME: 90 min. GENRE: Enviroment.
manchester keeps on dancing
Directed by Javi Senz
'Manchester Keep in Dancing' is a truly remarkable social study of a culture that helped put Manchester on the worldwide music map. This documentary, by Madrid filmmaker Javi Senz, goes much deeper than the Hacienda and instead digs into archive footage that has never before been seen on film, alongside in-depth interviews, to help educate the viewer understand how house music arrived in the city in the early 1980's and takes them on a journey through the rich tapestry of its success and memorable stories.
Official Selection: Doc'n Roll Film Festival (London)
CATEGORY / Documentary Feature / RUNTIME: 90 min. GENRE: Musical.
SHORTS
mama
Directed by Pablo de la Chica
Postproduction / Estimated release date: 2021
In coproduction with Quexito Films, See-Through Films, Kinetoscopio Films, Media Attack y Filmmakers Monkeys.
In a brutally dangerous landscape, sanctuary becomes the most valued commodity -- both to heal and be healed. Mama Zawadi and her “babies", orphaned baby chimpanzees traumatized by the violence threatening their extinction, find their own sanctuary together at the Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center where unconditional love is the first step in healing the wounds of war.
CATEGORY / Documentary Short / RUNTIME: 29 min. GENRE: Drama.
colibrí
Directed by Pablo de la Chica
In coproduction with Huaorani Films and Kinetoscopio Films
Medellín / Comuna 8 / Villatina / Aquí la autoridad es la calle / Esta noche no dieron bala / Una sombra vigila en cada esquina del parche / Mijo que la Virgen me lo acompañe / Para que llore mi madre, llora la tuya. / El colibrí aún está vivo.
CATEGORY / Documentary Short / RUNTIME: 19 min. GENRE: Drama.
blue & malone
Directed by Abraham López Guerrero
With: Aura Garrido, José Luis García Pérez, Alex O' Dogherty.
A coproduction with ESDIP Animation Studio, El Viaje Imposible, Wiseblue Studios.
On the eve of its demolition, Berta visits the old theater where her grandmother used to work. She finds out that it’s not completely abandoned. Mortando Malone and Big Blue Cat, her old imaginary friends, are there to help her solve an impossible case: recapture her capacity to dream.
CATEGORY / Animated Short / RUNTIME: 21 min. GENRE: Fantasy, Comedy.
el mundo de mao
Directed by Pablo de la Chica
During the LRA conflict, childhood was snatched from thousand kids in North Uganda. Thousands of them stopped being children, they stopped dreaming and they became a forgotten generation. Mao is one of those children, his dream is to meet his idols face to face one day. He takes refuge in sports to forget about the past but, above all, Mao plays football to feel free.
CATEGORY / Documentary Short / RUNTIME: 12 min. GENRE: Drama.
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