San Sebastian – Basque production outfit Amania Films and Andalusia’s La Claqueta have launched a new strategic partnership to increase both companies’ presence in the Spanish audiovisual marketplace and further abroad.

According to the companies, their partnership “marks a milestone in the collaboration between Basque and Andalusian cinema and reinforces a commitment to the diversification and mutual growth of both companies.”

The first project under their new arrangement is the big-budget serial killer drama-thriller “Sacamantecas,” directed by Amania founder and award-winning filmmaker David Pérez Sañudo. The companies are also poised to team on a new fiction series, “Maddi y las fronteras,” based on writer Edurne Portela’s fictionalized biography of María Josefa Sansberro, who backed French resistance during WWII and died in a Nazi concentration camp.

Under the terms of their deal, La Claqueta will acquire a portion of Amania and, in return, help the company take on larger projects.