Director Laura Muñoz Liaño
Producer Elisa Bogalheiro
Spain
Synopsis
In an Andalusian fishing town in 1984, the disappearance of a boat forces a young girl to face the fragility of the adult world and discover the resilience of the women who sustain life during the wait.
Contact elisa.p.bogalheiro@gmail.com
Director´s Biofilmography
Laura Muñoz Liaño is an Andalusian director, screenwriter and producer with a solid career in documentary and fiction cinema. She is the screenwriter of the fiction feature Violetas, broadcast on Canal Sur TV, TV3 and À Punt, and the director and screenwriter of Jesucristo Flamenco, produced by CSRTV and the Andalusian Regional Government and awarded at national and international festivals. She has written, directed and produced short films such as Ciudadanos de Ninguna Parte, Riesgos Laborales and Enjauladas, broadcast on Canal 2 Andalucía. She is the screenwriter and executive producer of Sueños Flamencos, selected at the Seville European Film Festival (2025), and the director, co-writer and executive producer of Cordilleras del Olvido. Actualmente desarrolla el largometraje Stella Maris, seleccionado en Locarno Match Me! (2025)
Total budget 1.948.382,00 €
Funds secured 875.000 €
Objectives to be achieved
Institutional support Stella Maris is supported by a production grant from the Andalusian Regional Government and the participation of Canal Sur, with a committed investment of 400.000 €. The project has also secured tax incentives through Yunit and confirmed distribution agreements in Portugal and Brazil. It has been selected at Locarno Match Me! Pro and is featured in the Berlinale catalogue, confirming its artistic strength and international potential. The main objective at this stage is to consolidate international co-production and close the remaining financing for the feature film.
Objectives to be achieved To consolidate international co-production and secure full financing for the feature film.
Co-production´s interesting countries
The co-production with Portugal is already established through María Zimbro, with a consolidated working relationship and proven experience. Portugal is also highly compatible with European co-production structures involving Belgium and France.
The project prioritises Belgium for its strong auteur cinema ecosystem; France for its cultural and social film support (CNC, ARTE); and Germany for its industrial strength and presence at markets such as Berlinale/EFM. Netherlands is attractive for hybrid projects, while Italy is a natural partner due to a direct creative link, as the film editor is Italian.
PRODUCER’S BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Elisa Bogalheiro is a Portuguese executive producer, director and screenwriter with a solid track record in European independent cinema and international co-productions. She produced and directed the feature documentary Os Grandes Criadores (2022), which was commercially released and screened internationally. She is executive producer of A Procura da Estrela (2024), a project supported by the ICAA and selected at international festivals.
She has worked as executive producer and line producer on both documentary and fiction feature films, and has developed projects linked to cultural and musical memory such as El Rey Peret (TV movie, 2024). Her work combines a strong auteur sensibility with a production strategy focused on international circulation and cross-border collaboration between Portugal and Spain, as exemplified by Stella Maris.
