Who we are Mosaic is a documentary film production company founded in Mallorca 15 years ago. Our films have participated in festivals such as IDFA, Hotdocs, Malaga Festival, Docaviv, Festival dei Popoli, Doc Edge or Seminci, among others. And they have been distributed on international television and platforms. We currently have projects in production and … Read more
At Mosaic, we are always looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly. As part of this commitment, we have acquired LED lights to make filming more sustainable. 🍃 💡 This acquisition has been made possible thanks to grants aimed at promoting audiovisual productions in Mallorca as part of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience plan … Read more
We are pleased to announce that editor Aina Martos has joined our team. This new hire has been made possible thanks to the funding received through the Comprehensive Qualification and Employment Program (PICE), as part of the 2024 TRAINING PLAN Program. This initiative has been made possible thanks to the support of the European Social Fund (ESF), which … Read more
The documentary about the most important architect from Mallorca, José Ferragut, selected in thirteen festivals of Europe and South America. “Life and Death of an Architect” received recently the price to best script at the Madrid Film Festival while competing with 88 other works. The script is the work of Mar Pla, Josep Mª Nadal … Read more
“The Archduke and the Peasant”, es un documental dirigido por Sílvia Ventayol y producido por Mosaic Producciones, que aborda la vida y las pasiones del Archiduque Luis Salvador, y que acaba reflexionando sobre los retos que se nos presentan en la conservación de nuestro patrimonio natural y cultural. EL ARCHIDUQUE Luis Salvador de Austria … Read more
Good morning, We have received your curriculum for film director. As you’ve told us, you are 21 years old and have graduated in audiovisual communications. Besides that, you have a master’s degree, a short film and two journalistic reports from your internship at a TV station. We appreciate the interest you have showed in wanting … Read more
In a questionable attempt of not losing viewers, the television (and some cinema) acquired in the nineties an increasingly accelerated editing rhythm. The ellipsis –avoiding the ‘superfluous’ moments of a story to address directly the ‘interesting’ ones- turned to the key and necessary resource to reach this end. The manipulated acceleration of events sinks us … Read more
Last week we returned from the 63rd edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival where we participated in the market that is held in parallel. It is a forum where producers offer distributors and television channels their latest productions. A good part of what we will see in theaters and televisions in the near future … Read more
The Sarajevo Film Festival was founded in 1995, in the midst of the Balkan War, in order to distract the population during the long siege that the city has suffered since 1992. Today, twenty years later, we find a different festival. The war is the protagonist, through a dozen documentaries and feature films that serve … Read more
The work of an audiovisual production company endures a large number of myths associated with fleeting moments of glamour and celebration when a good part of the work is already finished. Festivals, premieres, awards and interviews are a recognition, deserved or not, of a kind of invisible journey through an unknown desert. This journey has … Read more
Albert Einstein used to say that we only understand what we are able to explain to our grandmother. Just like science, stories also need to be explained, not only clearly, but also emotionally. Stories should transcend the diversity of the audience, its culture and generation. Only that way, they are truly global. The production of … Read more
2015 has just begun, it’s a good time to recap the best films we’ve seen in Spain during the past year. 2014 has brought original proposals made in Spain such as Loreak, La Herida or Magical girl. All of these examples point to a generational change and the long-awaited confirmation of an authentic native cinema. … Read more
Documentary production is an obstacle course. With almost all subsidies on the islands extinguished, regional or national channels are the main option, however co-production with regional television is not easy and not only because of their budgetary limitations, but especially because of the limitations in their editorial line. The documentary is still a way of … Read more
While traveling in Cape Verde, I came across a biography of the African revolutionary leader, Amílcar Cabral. In those pages, Hamilcar’s life exuded utopia, ambition and commitment throughout his life. Despite the lucidity of his ideas and the height of his feats, I discovered a leader mistreated by History. Thus began the desire to make … Read more
The technological revolution has led to a democratization in the use of audiovisual devices. Cinema should be freer and less contaminated by commercial interests, but it is not entirely like that. What are the opportunities and challenges facing independent cinema? Brand content, networking, reconquering movie theaters, cinema on demand or sustainable production are some of … Read more
In the most adverse context for cinemas, the first Spanish cooperative cinema with more than 1,300 members appeared. The model raises the need for a popular commitment to auteur cinema and in PIONEERS OF A NEW MODEL Faced with the imminent closure of the only cinema in its original version in Mallorca, a group of … Read more
El cine de guerrilla vuelve con fuerza. La francesa “Donoma” y la española “Gente en sitios” nos demuestran que la falta de recursos redobla exponencialmente la libertad creativa. Últimamente están surgiendo algunas propuestas cinematográficas de guerrilla realizadas con un presupuesto irrisorio o nulo compensado por un deseo de hacer un cine libre, independiente de los … Read more
Es cierto. Los Top 10 son una práctica muy yanki y este tipo de listas generan recelos totalmente comprensibles. Sin embargo, queremos compartir y repasar algunos de los títulos que más nos han cautivado este año. Por no saturar hemos seleccionado 7 películas, algunas, a día de hoy pendientes de estreno en nuestro país, como … Read more
Desde la invención del cine conviven dos concepciones: el cine de entretenimiento y el de autor. Una relación complicada en donde cada modelo reclama más espacio. ¿Qué papel juega el autor en una sociedad marcada por el marketing? ¿Qué futuro les deparan a estas dos opciones y qué papel jugarán las nuevas tecnologías? “La sencillez … Read more