CHAMPIONEX
Trailer
Synopsis
Los Amigos win the Spanish basketball championship for the first time, but are disqualified because of Sergio, leading to their dramatic breakup. Two years later, Cecilia, an inexperienced but optimistic coach, agrees to fulfill Julio's dream of reuniting the team. Despite a series of misfortunes associated with Cecilia's arrival, described as a "jinx", the enthusiasm of Los Amigos remains unwavering. Against all odds, they find themselves participating in an exciting and unexpected international electronic sports tournament watched by millions of people around the world.
Film sheet
Los Amigos win the Spanish basketball championship for the first time, but are disqualified because of Sergio, leading to their dramatic breakup. Two years later, Cecilia, an inexperienced but optimistic coach, agrees to fulfill Julio's dream of reuniting the team. Despite a series of misfortunes associated with Cecilia's arrival, described as a "jinx", the enthusiasm of Los Amigos remains unwavering. Against all odds, they find themselves participating in an exciting and unexpected international electronic sports tournament watched by millions of people around the world.
LANGUAGES): Spanish
SUBTITLE: English
COUNTRY(S): Spain
PREMIER TYPE: Latinamerican Premiere
SECTION: Hispanic Looks
DIRECTOR(S): Javier Fesser
PRODUCER(S): Javier Fesser, Pilar Benito, Alvaro Longoria, Luis Manso
SCREENWRITER(S): Javier Fesser, Athenea Mata, David Marqués
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Angel Amoros
EDITOR: Javi Frutos
MUSIC: Lourdes Hernandez
CONTACT: Hallucinate, Latido Films
DISTRIBUTION: Elisa Hipólito, Brianeitor, Jesús Vidal, Gloria Ramos, Sergio Olmos, Jesús Lago, Fran Fuentes, Alberto Nieto Ferrández, José de Luna, Stefan López, Roberto Chinchilla, Jelen Garcia, Claudia Fesser
Director's Statement
Both “Campeones” and its sequel “Campeonex” arise from reality, no matter how surreal it may seem or no matter how cartoonish it may seem to someone. Like me, for example. Everything that appears in the film is taken from what I have known about the universe of intellectual disabilities: a very original universe because we are talking about people who have another operating system and approach problems from another place. Simpler, more direct and effective. In Campeones, above all, there is a lot of Warner cartoons. The Looney Tunes shorts are inhabited by adorable losers: Coyote, Daffy Duck... all losers with whom I would like to have a beer. With whom I would learn a lot and have fun, basically. But Ibáñez is essential, of course. I learned to tell stories through Mortadelo and Filemón. There is something in Ibáñez's universe, in terms of mechanics, in terms of constant movement, that always attracted me greatly. His visual gags, his use of color... Ibáñez's influence on me is evident, but not only in the adaptations I have made, but in the rest. Ibáñez is also in Camino and in the Campeones films.
Festivals and awards
Both “Campeones” and its sequel “Campeonex” arise from reality, no matter how surreal it may seem or no matter how cartoonish it may seem to someone. Like me, for example. Everything that appears in the film is taken from what I have known about the universe of intellectual disabilities: a very original universe because we are talking about people who have another operating system and approach problems from another place. Simpler, more direct and effective. In Campeones, above all, there is a lot of Warner cartoons. The Looney Tunes shorts are inhabited by adorable losers: Coyote, Daffy Duck... all losers with whom I would like to have a beer. With whom I would learn a lot and have fun, basically. But Ibáñez is essential, of course. I learned to tell stories through Mortadelo and Filemón. There is something in Ibáñez's universe, in terms of mechanics, in terms of constant movement, that always attracted me greatly. His visual gags, his use of color... Ibáñez's influence on me is evident, but not only in the adaptations I have made, but in the rest. Ibáñez is also in Camino and in the Campeones films.
38th Goya Awards (2024) Best Newcomer (Brianeitor) – Nominated – Best Sound (Tamara Arévalo, Fabiola Ordoyo, Yasmina Praderas) – Nominated – 29th Forqué Awards 2023 Film and Education in Values Award – Nominated -.
Javier Fesser Pérez
Javier Fesser Pérez de Petinto (Madrid, February 15, 1964) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director, known for directing films such as The Miracle of P. Tinto, two adaptations of Mortadelo and Filemón, Camino and Campeones. In April 1992, together with Luis Manso, he founded the production company Cines Pendelton, where he remains to this day. The first two works he wrote and directed were the short films Aquel ritmillo (1995) and El secdleto de la tlompeta ( 1996), which become the two most awarded in Spanish cinema, including the Goya, the first of them. His beginnings were in the advertising market until he created Pendelton Films with which he began to make some short films that received numerous awards at both national and international film festivals. His first feature film, The Miracle of P. Tinto (1998) earned him a Goya nomination for best new director, but his greatest success at the box office would be the adaptation of Francisco Ibáñez's characters, Mortadelo and Filemón, in the film The Great Adventure by Mortadelo and Filemón (2003). His third feature film Camino (2008) was surrounded by controversy, although it won the Goya for best director. In 2007, his short film, Binta y la gran idea, was nominated for an Oscar. In 2018, Campeones, starring Javier Gutiérrez, is released. It tells the story of a professional basketball coach who is forced to coach a team made up of people with intellectual disabilities. With a script by Fesser himself and David Marqués (Isolated, Gods and Dogs). It won, among other awards, the 2019 Goya Award for best film, and was one of the cinematographic events of 2018, achieving a collection of almost 20 million euros in the more than sixteen months that it remained in theaters, reaching 3,5, 2023 million viewers. In XNUMX, its sequel Campeonex premieres, which has also become the biggest box office success of the year in Spain.
Director's Filmography
Campeonex (2023) – Sob stories (2020) – The invisible monster (2020) -Short Film- Champions (2018) – 17 years together (2017) -Short film – Your other birthday (2016) -Short film- Technical service (2016) -Short Film- Welcome (2015) -Short film- Mortadelo and Filemón against Jimmy the Horny (2014) Pain (2013) -Short Film- In the end everyone dies (2013) Invictus, Caesar's courier (2013) -Short Film- Camino (2008) Candida (2006) -Screenwriter- Binta and the great idea, Piece from the film “In the World at every moment” (2004) The great adventure of Mortadelo and Filemón (2003) The surprise (2001) -Short film- Javi and Lucy (2001) -Web series- The miracle of P. Tinto (1998) Foam (1995) -Television program, screenwriter- El secdleto de la tlompeta (1995) -Short film- That rhythm (1995)