Lluís Miñarro, the producer of Eddie Saeta
10/06/2008Who's who
The Producer
LLUIS MIÑARRO ALBERO
How did you become a professional producer? By staying optimistic and turning each commercial failure into a success. And not waiting for pats on the back.
Name A Favourite Film: Ordet, Carl Dreyer
Name A Favourite Director: Roberto Rossellini
The best thing about your profession: Helping create the monsters they call directors.
The ideal team: Always the cast, crew and production team, and as few partners as possible.
The Production Company
EDDIE SAETA SA
Established 1989
+34 93 467 70 40
eddie@eddiesaeta.com
Specializing in fiction and creative documentaries
Mission: To support auteur cinema and artistic values, and to try not to make banal pictures.
Successful production(s):
- Artistically: Honor of the Knights (Honor de Cavalleria) and In the City of Sylvia (En la ciudad de Sylvia)
- Financially: None
Tell us about your co-production experiences: All things considered they have been positive. Co-producing is necessary for getting your films into other markets and giving them better chances of success. Of course, it is more complicated and takes more time and dedication.
Recent productions:
- El cant dels ocells, Albert Serra
- Liverpool, Lisandro Alonso
- El Brau Blau, Daniel Villamediana
- El Somni, història d'un transhumant, Christophe Farnarier
Upcoming projects:
- Aita, Jose Mª de Orbe
- Singularidades de uma rapariga Loira, Manoel de Oliveira