La Fidèle Production is a film production company based in the French Basque Country. Since its inception, it has paid particular attention to the production of cinema in the basque language, the emergence of new talents, international cooperation, and stories that capture your attention!
Our films:
2025: La Fidèle Production coproduces PHEASANT ISLAND, the first film by Asier Urbieta, in coproduction with Arcadia Motion Pictures Films from Barcelona and Tentazioa Produkzioak from Euskadi. The film is inspired by real events surrounding the migration crisis at our borders. The film is presented for the first time at the Gothenburg Festival in Sweden.
2024: La Fidèle Production coproduces and distributes in theaters the film IRATI by Paul Urkijo, the largest budget in the history of basque cinema, which won the audience award and special effects award at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival. The film explores Basque mythology against a historical backdrop: the creation of the Kingdom of Navarre. The film is screened in France for the first time at the Gérardmé festival.
2023: La Fidèle Production coproduces the film IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN by Silvia Munt, with Irusoin from Euskadi, Manny Films in France, and Oberon Media from Barcelona. The film received the audience award at the Malaga Festival and the Human Rights Festival in San Sebastián. The film revisits a feminist group from the 70s in Euskadi that organized clandestine trips along the Basque coast for women to have abortions in dignified conditions. The film is distributed in France by Damned Films and has its French premiere at the Nouvelles Vagues Festival in Biarritz.
2021: La Fidèle Production coproduces the film COVEN OF SISTERS directed by Pablo Agüero with production companies Kowalski Films, Lamia, Gariza in Euskadi, Tita B in Brittany, and Campo Cine in Argentina. The film offers a modern look at the 17th-century Inquisition in the Basque Country. The film, distributed by Dulac Distribution, is released in theaters in 2021 and attracts over 70,000 viewers in France. It is also the most awarded film at the Goya Awards 2021 in Spain, winning 5 statuettes.
2020: In 2021, La Fidèle Production produces the film JOKARI, by Marc Lahore and Julieta Salz. A French feature film shot during the first lockdown in 2020, filmed and performed by the authors themselves. Jokari is a cinematic allegory of confinement. Amid COVID, a copy is streamed from the Le Select cinema in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, which was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is now available on Outbuster.com.
2019: La Fidèle Production coproduces the second feature film by Lara Izagirre: NORA, selected at the Zinemaldia Festival in San Sebastián. The film is a poetic road movie that follows the journey of a young aspiring illustrator. It features the exceptional participation of Eugenio Alterio, a veteran Argentine actor. The film is released in theaters in France in 2021, distributed by Gastibeltzak Films.
2018: La Fidèle Production coproduces the comedy AGUR ETXEBESTE, the second installment of Aupa Etxebeste, directed by Telmo Esnal and Asier Altuna, distributed by Filmax.
2017: La Fidèle Production participates in the feature film DANTZA, directed by Telmo Esnal, partly filmed in New Aquitaine.
Legal Notice:
La Fidèle Production (PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION) is a limited liability company (SARL) with a capital of 45,000 €, located at 15 Rue Denak Batean, 64122 Urrugne, registered under number 80744594500023 RCS Bayonne – VAT Number FR12807445945. The director of publications and manager is Jokin Etcheverria. The company is equally owned by Jokin Etcheverria and J.O.K Production S.L .