A large part of the Spanish film industry gathered on 21 January for the Feroz Awards, one of the most important events in the industry. Actresses, actors, directors and all those invited to the gala walked the red carpet with tension. The bitter shadow of Spain’s first MeToo case was hanging over them. Only hours before, the newspaper El País had published an investigation in which three women accused the Spanish director Carlos Vermut, winner of the Golden Shell in San Sebastian for Magical Girl (2014), of sexual violence. In recent years, the director had become an essential figure in Spani…