THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA

Synopsis:

In 1935, Antoni Benaiges is hired as a teacher in a small, isolated village in Burgos, Spain. There, he establishes an intense relationship with his students, a group of young boys and girls between the ages of six and twelve, to whom he makes a promise: to take them to see the sea for the first time in their lives.

75 years later, the granddaughter of one of those students discovers the wonderful story hidden behind a promise that was never fulfilled.

News:

Filmax Swoops on Spanish Civil War Drama (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based Filmax has acquired the rights for Spain and international to “The Teacher Who Promised The Sea,” starring Laia Costa, a best actress winner at Germany’s Lola Awards for Sebastian Schipper’s bank heist thriller, “Victoria.”Directed by Goya best fiction short winner... Read More

Filmax gets 6 nominations among all its series and films nominated for the 2024 Feroz Awards

Filmax series SELFTAPE and DATING IN BARCELONA, as well as the films THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA and MAMACRUZ have been recognized with several nominations at the Feroz Awards 2024.The Feroz awards are organized by the "Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España" (AICE) and... Read More

Filmax gets 9 nominations for the 2024 Goya Awards

"THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA", "ANDREA'S LOVE", "MAMACRUZ", "THE CHAPEL" and "WHILE YOU'RE STILL YOU", have been recognized with several nominations at the Goya Awards 2024 granted by the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.The awards ceremony will take... Read More

Filmax gets 8 nominations for the 2024 Gaudi Awards

"THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA", "IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN" and "WHILE YOU'RE STILL YOU"have been recognized with several nominations at the Gaudi Awards 2024 granted by the Catalan Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.The awards ceremony will take... Read More

Filmax wins 2 awards at the Gaudi Awards

We follow our streak at the Spanish Awards Ceremonies that have taken place this weekend by winning two Gaudi Awards given by the Catalan Film Academy."THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA" had it's world premiere at the Seminci Film Festival, the film became the 2023... Read More

Filmax Closes ‘The Teacher Who Promised the Sea’ with Italy’s Officine Ubu (EXCLUSIVE)

Spanish indie film studio Filmax has sold sleeper hit “The Teacher who Promised the Sea” to Italy’s Officine Ubu following sales to Nachshon Films in Israel, Angel Films Scandinavia, India’s BookMyShow and airline rights to Encore Inflight.“The Teacher…” is based on the... Read More

27th Sonoma International Film Festival

The 27th Sonoma International Film Festival (March 20-24), as always, leaned into wine and food. The five-day festival curated by Spence along with senior programmers Amanda Salazar and Ken Jacobson, showcased more than 100 films. Twenty-five countries were represented in this year’s... Read More

‘The Teacher Who Promised the Sea’ Rolls Out Sales, Notable International Box Office for Filmax

One fast-consolidating industry lore, compounded by Toronto dealing – or lack of it – has it that non-English-language dramas don’t sell.Try telling that, however, to Filmax. “The Teacher Who Promised the Sea,” chronicling the tragedy of barbaric slaughter  in the Spanish Civil... Read More

The Teacher Who Promised The Sea winner of a Sapiens Award

On november 26th the III Sàpiens Awards, the third edition of The Night of History, were held at the Petit Palau del Palau de la Música Catalana, in Barcelona.Among the winners, the film THE TEACHER WHO PROMISED THE SEA won the... Read More