Official Competition

Official Competition (Spanish: Competencia oficial) is a 2021 Spanish-Argentine comedy film directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn,[2] from a screenplay by Duprat, Cohn, and Andrés Duprat. It stars Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz and Oscar Martínez.

Official Competition
SpanishCompetencia oficial
Directed byGastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn
Written by
  • Mariano Cohn
  • Andrés Duprat
  • Gastón Duprat
Produced byJaume Roures
Starring
CinematographyArnau Valls Colomer
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista International (es)
Star+ (ar)
Release dates
  • 4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) (Venice)
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (Spain)
  • 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) (Argentina)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Cast

Production

In January 2020, Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Oscar Martínez, Pilar Castro, Irene Escolar, Carlos Hipólito, José Luis Gómez, Nagore Aranburu, Koldo Olabarri and Juan Grandinetti were announched to have joined the cast, with Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn directing from a screenplay they wrote alongside Andrés Duprat.[5] Cruz and Banderas had only shared onscreen time before during two minutes of Pedro Almodóvar's 2013 film I'm So Excited!.[6]

The film was produced by The Mediapro Studio, with the participation of RTVE, TV3, and Orange España.[7]

Principal photography began in February 2020.[8] In March 2020, production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Shooting resumed in September 2020 and the wrap was announced in October 2020.[4]

Release

Official Competition had its world premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival on 4 September 2021.[10] It will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021.[11] Buena Vista International will distribute in the film in Spain. Protagonist Pictures handled the international sales.[7]

Star+ acquired distribution rights for Latin America.[6] In the case of Argentina the film is scheduled for a 17 March 2022 release.[12] IFC Films purchased the theatrical release rights for the United States.[13]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed sixteen critics and assessed all sixteen as positive for a 100 percent rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 8.20 out of 10.[14]

At the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, it won the award for Outstanding International Feature.[15] At the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, it won the Audience Award for most popular film in the Galas and Special Presentations program.[16]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
202230th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Actress in an International ProductionPenélope CruzNominated[17]

See also

References
  1. "Official Competition". Venice International Film Festival. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. Bałaga, Marta (5 September 2021). "Crítica: Competencia oficial". Cineuropa.
  3. Torres, Salva (25 February 2022). "Oscar Martínez: "La inseguridad es una patología universal de los actores"". Makma.
  4. Silvestre, Juan (15 October 2020). "Penélope Cruz y Antonio Banderas finalizan el rodaje de 'Competencia oficial'". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. Lang, Jamie (30 January 2020). "Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas to Co-Star in 'Competencia Oficial'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. Hopewell, John (22 July 2021). "Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas Comedy 'Official Competition' Drops First Teaser Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. "'Competencia Oficial' llegará a los cines bajo distribución de Buena Vista International". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. Grater, Tom (14 February 2020). "Hot Berlin Project: Antonio Banderas & Penelope Cruz Comedy 'Official Competition' Boarded By Protagonist Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. Roxborough, Scott (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas Film 'Official Competition' Suspends Production". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. Vivarelli, Nick (July 26, 2021). "Venice Film Festival Full Lineup Unveiled – Live Updates". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. Rubin, Rebecca (2021-07-20). "Toronto Film Festival Lineup Adds 'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' and 'Clifford the Big Red Dog'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ""Competencia Oficial", de Cohn y Duprat, abre el José Ignacio International Film Fest". Télam. 30 December 2021.
  13. Keslassy, Elsa; Yossman, K.J. "Penelope Cruz-Antonio Banderas Starrer 'Official Competition' Scooped by IFC Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  14. "Official Competition". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  15. Donald Macdonald, "Sudbury entertainment briefs: New novel; Cinefest awards". Sudbury Star, October 3, 2021.
  16. Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 13, 2021.
  17. Aller, María (15 March 2022). "Premios Unión de Actores 2022: 'El buen patrón' arrasa entre los premiados". Fotogramas.
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