Company Profile
Federation Spain, part of Federation Studios, was founded by producer and CEO Juan Solá. Based in Madrid, the company has extensive experience in both national and international film and television production. Vanessa Delgado serves as COO. Federation Spain’s credits include Dancing on Glass (Netflix), Awareness (the second most-watched Spanish audiovisual title worldwide on Prime Video in 2023), The Night House, Amanece en Samaná, Perfectos Mentirosos (Prime Video) and the series Ayla y los Mirror (Disney+) and Nails (SkyShowtime/Telemundo).
In addition, Federation Spain has significant expertise in production services, contributing to projects such as Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire (Legendary Pictures), Dr. Death (Universal), Totems (Gaumont), Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (Luv Films), Lucky Luke (Disney+), and UAP. Led by Pascal Breton and Lionel Uzan, Federation Studios represents a new generation of independent European studios, focused on the creation, production, financing, and distribution of high-quality original content for the global market. The company collaborates with leading international talent and partners to build a robust distribution portfolio alongside a slate of premium productions. Headquartered across key cities including Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Madrid, London, Berlin, and Cologne, the group operates in drama, kids and family, documentary, and light entertainment, and employs approximately a 250 full-time staff.
JUAN SOLA
CEO/PARTNER
Company Highlights
NAILS
Lina, Vanessa, Irene, and Marilís are four women from different social backgrounds and different ages who meet at a nail salon. Their repeated encounters give rise to an unlikely friendship that turns them into accomplices — to the point where they decide to rebel against their realities and set off an emotional tsunami within their families.
Format: TV Series
Genre: Comedy
Director: Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor
Screenplay: Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor
Cast: Cristina Castaño, Gracia Olayo, Marimar Vega, Teresa Cuesta, Fernando Tejero, Javier Antón, Juanjo Cucalón, Raúl Mérida
AWARENESS
Ian is a rebellious teenager living on the fringes of society with his father. They survive through small-time cons, fueled by Ian's extraordinary ability to project visual illusions into people's minds. After losing control of his powers in public, a mysterious secret agency begins hunting him down. On the run, Ian will discover he is not alone — and that his entire life has been a lie.
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Thriller
Director: Daniel Benmayor
Screenplay: Daniel Benmayor, Iván Ledesma, Manuel Burque
Cast: Pedro Alonso, Carlos Scholz, María Pedraza, Lela loren, Óscar Jaenada
AYLA Y LOS MIRROR:
Ayla, a spoiled rich girl, is left with no memories after suffering a devastating loss following her father's death. With no one to claim her, she ends up at El Bosque, a foster care center. There she meets Inés and The Mirrors, a dance crew, and discovers a remarkable gift: she can hear other people's feelings through musical daydreams. Her aunt Esmeralda keeps a close eye on her to make sure she doesn't threaten her newly inherited fortune.
Format: TV Series
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Children's Television
Director: Javier Pulido, María Pulido, Ana Vázquez
Screenplay: Ada Hernández, Alberto Grondona, Ana Hormaetxea, Noelia Bodas, Tatiana Chisleanschi, Flora González Villanueva, Adela Gutiérrez, Libe Ortiz
Cast: Violeta Madel, Cristian López, Daniela Monter, Israel Menéndez, Camino Moreno, Alicia Chojnowski, Verónica Ramos, Anastasia Russo
LAS NIÑAS DE CRISTAL
Following the suicide of the National Classical Ballet's star dancer, Irene is chosen to replace her in the company's most ambitious production: Giselle. Thrust into the crosshairs of her peers' jealousy, Irene finds solace in her friendship with Aurora, a new dancer under the iron grip of her mother. Pushed to their limits by the sacrifices required to make it in dance, Irene and Aurora's relationship grows increasingly close — and increasingly obsessive. (Filmaffinity)
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Jota Linares
Screenplay: Jota Linares, Jorge Naranjo
Cast: María Pedraza, Paula Losada, Marta Hazas, Ana Wagener
THE NIGHT HOUSE
After losing his parents, Richard is sent to live with relatives in the remote town of Ballantyne. One day, during a prank at a phone booth, he witnesses a classmate get sucked into the receiver. The local police suspect Richard, and no one believes his story except Karen, a fellow outcast. Together, Richard and Karen set out to unravel the mystery. (Deadline)
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Jesper Ganslandt
Screenplay: Jesper Ganslandt, Jo Nesbo
Cast: Aaron Paul, Charlie Murphy, Jacob Tremblay
AMANECE EN SAMANÁ
Two couples — Ale and Santi, Natalia and Mario — head to Samaná to celebrate twenty years together. The trip takes a turn when Ale confesses that, on the night they all met, she rigged things to end up with Santi while Mario was trying to get her number, shattering the group's good vibes. The next morning, Ale wakes up with a brutal hangover, forced to face the fallout from her confession.
Format: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rafa Cortés
Screenplay: Rafa Cortés, Javier Canales Sepúlveda, Belén López Albert, Marta Sánchez, Emilio Tomé
Cast: Luis Tosar, Luisa Mayol, Luis Zahera, Bárbara Santa-Cruz