Juanma Bajo Ulloa: 'In the Spanish production lack talent and risk and opportunism'

Has been more than four years since Juan Bajo Ulloa premiere 'Fragile', a film small, self and with little impact with the returning to the direction from where he disappeared after signing the film that was once the most Grossing in the history of Spanish cinema, 'Airbag'. It now presents a documentary commissioned by the Alternative Film Festival of Gijn.

Why does not fit the Basque filmmaker in his own industry? "Lack talent and risk in the Spanish production and opportunism. Skepticism is what I feel. After 'Airbag' I spent three years without receiving a single bid," says the man who delivered a Goya Award dress shirt with the Brazilian team football.

"Producers know that I will not accept anything and the idiosyncrasies of this guild is to collect more subsidies and institutional support that by investing in , by resorting to new directors, a breeding ground for opportunists, who they are offered contracts sided, "she says.

He made his debut with two films' emotions are very close, which served as a vital therapy, "such as' Butterfly Wings' and 'dead mother', which won the critical blessing in the form of prizes such as Shell Oro de San Sebastian or two Goya Awards, a Best Director and Best Screenplay novel, all of them for his first work.

The next

December 5 retrieves both titles in DVD format in a careful and extended edition with extra content and spirit Cinfilo. Then came 'Airbag' - "in many media groups upset because the movie snatched the box office on its own films," he recalls, and went to the theater with 'Popcorn'.

What happened to Captain Thunder

When he was offered

Adapt 'Captain Thunder' accepted without hesitation, but after a year and a half of work, abandoned the project for differences with the production, when understood "that it would not be what was promised."

Del

New attempt to adapt the Spanish comic which is currently under preparation is not to say, because they do not know and because he does not believe that going to count on "experience that requires out ahead."

"The filmmakers have to act as public relations and thus get only a gentle film," says Bajo Ulloa, who is considered an admirer of the film from Alejandro Amenbar, Juan Antonio Bayona, Julio Medem and actor Javier Bardem. So

Believes that "there is a middle path between the film Juanma Bajo Ulloa and fraudulent", while ensuring be open again to the film commission, after an entire night without sleep finalizing the details of his post new documentary, which delivers "in extremis" to the organization of the Festival de Cine de Gijon, where he has presented today in the cycle 'disorder and conspiracy'.

The documentary

'A Tale of a group of rock' was born as a request for the District 14 band for the film after his last concert 25 years in business. Never had a success but only stayed in business.

"It shows the side of no success. The movies are made of winners but this documentary is a tribute to all those who have not succeeded."

Although

Is not assured commercial distribution - "people just want abdominal and famous" - its tour of festivals half the world is already underway, says the director. This Friday will be seen in the Guggenheim Bilbao, a talisman of their appointments, the International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao (Zinebi), and then become part of the programming of the Festival of Havana between 5 and 12 December. And it has been negotiating its participation in Sundance in early 2009, pointing.