BFI Distribution announces that its latest acquisition, the multi-award winning Spanish animated feature, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, directed by Salvador Simó and recorded at Abbey Road with composer Arturo Cardelús, will premiere on-demand on BFI Player’s Subscription service from today.

Using traditional 2D hand-drawn animation and a fresh way of re-telling a transitional moment in cinema history, the film recounts the fascinating true story of how Luis Buñuel made his second film, Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread. The stranger-than-fiction tale is a compelling and often amusing portrayal of the character of young filmmaker Luis at the beginning of his long career. The film’s haunting orchestral score is by the Spanish composer and pianist Arturo Cardelús, an associate of the Royal Academy of Music, and was recorded in-part at Abbey Road in Studio Two.

Premiering at the Animation is Film Festival in Los Angeles in October 2018 where it won the Special Jury Award, it has gone on to win numerous awards at festivals, including Best European Animated Feature Film at the European Film Awards 2019. Arturo Cardelús has also won awards and nominations for his score. Arturo enlisted the help of the Royal Academy of Music where he was once a student, and an emotive choral section was recorded at Abbey Road with 40 singers from the Academy’s Musical Theatre Choir.

Buñuel is now the latest addition to the BFI Player, the go-to destination for film lovers in the UK, that offers a different type of streaming experience expertly curated by BFI programmers and special guests. You can watch here.