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Chris Evans covers Spain and Portugal for Screen.

Antonio Banderas in talks to play Fidel Castro in Castro’s Daughter

13-Jan-2012
EXCLUSIVE: US-based outfit Mankind Entertainment is holding talks with Antonio Banderas to play Fidel Castro in Michael Radford’s forthcoming drama Castro’s Daughter.
Filmworks Dubai take rights to best-selling novel Mornings in Jenin

17-Nov-2011
Dubai outfit pick up rights to Susan Abulhawa’s best-selling novel
Spain's Freak to sell features, picks up Between Night And Day

30-Sep-2011
Spanish shorts distributor and sales outfit Freak is expanding into international feature sales.
Spain chooses Black Bread over Almodovar for Oscar race

28-Sep-2011
The Spanish Film Academy has made the surprising decision of putting forward Agusti Villaronga’s post Spanish Civil War drama Black Bread (Pa Negre) as Spain’s entrant for the foreign-language Oscar, snubbing Pedro Almodovar’s critically acclaimed film
The Double Steps wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian festival

25-Sep-2011
Catalan director Isaki Lacuesta’s Mali-set drama The Double Steps picked up the Golden Shell as the San Sebastian International Film Festival came to a close Saturday night.
Festival Films take Spanish rights to Camera d’Or winner Las Acacias

23-Sep-2011
Urban Distribution International has sold Pablo Giorgelli’s Camera d’Or winner Las Acacias to Festival Films for distribution in Spain off the back of its successful screening in the Horizontes Latinos section at the San Sebastian film festival.
Apaches Entertainment launches new outfit Mapache

23-Sep-2011
Hot Spanish production outfit Apaches Entertainment is set to launch a new production company called Mapache focusing on smaller budget local titles.
7 Crates and Clandestine Childhood win top Films In Progress awards

22-Sep-2011
Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schembori’s Paraguayan thriller 7 Crates (7 Cajas) and Benjamin Avila’s Argentinian-Spanish-Brazilian drama Clandestine Childhood (Infancia Clandestina) have won the much coveted Films In Progress awards at San Sebastian.
Wild Bunch take sales rights to Vigalondo’s English-language project Windows

21-Sep-2011
Wild Bunch has picked up the international sales rights to Oscar-nominated Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo’s hotly anticipated new thriller project Windows, currently in development.
Memento secures spate of new deals for Nader And Simin

21-Sep-2011
Memento Films International has sold Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Bear winner Nader and Simin, A Separation to several key territories, off the back of its successful screenings at Toronto and now San Sebastian.
EU approves Canary Islands 1% corporate tax for film producers

20-Sep-2011
The Canary Islands government has taken the unprecedented step of applying to the Spanish government and the European Union for approval on a 1% corporate income tax, which would be available to international film producers who set up on the islands.
The Last Friday wins top Cinema In Motion prize at San Sebastian

20-Sep-2011
Yahya Alabdallah’s drama The Last Friday [pictured] and Eliane Raheb’s documentary Confession And Struggle have walked away with the Cinema In Motion awards at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
San Sebastian's golden touch

12-Sep-2011
New films from Martin Scorsese, Julie Delpy and Kim Ki-duk suggest it may be a vintage year at San Sebastian (Sept 16-24).
Kandor Graphics and Timeless Films unite for major European 3D animation

10-Sep-2011
Spain’s Kandor Graphics studio in Granada and UK outfit Timeless Films are set to co-produce an English-language 3D family animation film called Justin And The Knights Of Valour, voiced by Freddie Highmore, Mark Strong and Antonio Banderas among others.
Film Factory picks up major Spanish project The End

9-Sep-2011
Spanish outfit Film Factory Entertainment has taken worldwide sales rights to Jorge Torregrossa’s hotly anticipated thriller The End (Fin), starring Maribel Verdu.
Vertice sells Lovestorming to Venevision for the US

7-Sep-2011
Spanish outfit Vertice Sales has secured a number of deals on key titles ahead of Toronto, including Borja Cobeaga’s popular comedy Lovestorming (No Controles) to Venevision for the US.
Imagina books deals for Amador, Red Eagle, Three Meters

6-Sep-2011
Spanish outfit Imagina International Sales has announced a load of big deals on its titles ahead of Toronto, including Fernando Leon De Aranoa’s award-winning drama Amador to Film Movement for the US and Canada.
Spanish heavyweights join forces for Torregrossa thriller Fin

1-Sep-2011
Major Spanish producers Mod Producciones, Apaches Entertainment and Antena 3 Films are set to co-produce the thriller Fin, directed by Jorge Torregrossa and starring Maribel Verdu [pictured].
Netflix to launch in Spain in January 2012

16-Aug-2011
Major film streaming and DVD rental site Netflix will arrive in Spain in January 2012, following its success in the US and Canada, but will face a tough challenge in a country ravaged by piracy.
Canet, Auteuil to star in Christian Duguay's Jappeloup

11-Aug-2011
Major French outfit Pathe is backing Quebecan film-maker Christian Duguay’s new drama, Jappeloup, about the small black horse that won gold at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, set to star Daniel Auteuil and Guillaume Canet.
Spain’s Balearic Islands propose new film funding incentive

4-Aug-2011
The Balearic Islands in Spain, which includes Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, have put forward a proposal to the Spanish Government for a new regional incentive to attract more film and TV productions.
San Sebastian announce 15 Spanish titles

2-Aug-2011
Five local titles will feature in official selection at the 59th San Sebastian Film Festival
UK and Hungarian producers join Spanish drama At 2:15

27-Jul-2011
Nick Nolte [pictured] and Melanie Griffith to star.
Spanish film rights society SGAE to perform major overhaul following scandal

25-Jul-2011
Major film and music rights society SGAE will face investigations and a complete overhaul of its structure and policies following allegations of the embezzlement of around €400m in funds intended for film-makers and musicians.
Fresnadillo’s thriller Intruders to open San Sebastian

15-Jul-2011
English-language film stars Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl, Pilar López de Ayala and Kerry Fox
Fox International joins Spanish comedy Ghost Graduation

14-Jul-2011
Film is the latest from Spanish Movie director Javier Ruiz Caldera
Sitges opens with sci-fi Eva, line-up includes Balaguero latest

4-Jul-2011
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival opens with Kike Maillo’s Eva, starring Daniel Bruhl
Michael Radford attached to direct Castro’s Daughter

30-Jun-2011
Il Postino director Michael Radford will direct biopic Castro’s Daughter for Mankind Entertainment.
Latido secures spate of key sales deals

13-Jun-2011
Spanish outfit Latido Films has sold several key titles to leading territories, including comedy hit Chinese Take-Away to Ascot Elite for Germany and to Archibald for Italy.
Spanish organisations unite to offer film loans

7-Jun-2011
Three of Spain’s government backed organizations Official Credit Institute (ICO), Audiovisual SGR and Cersa have join forces to provide new loans up €600,000 to audiovisual companies to make projects and keep afloat.
Magic City Memoirs takes top honours at Ibiza Film Festival

31-May-2011
Aaron Salgado’s drama Magic City Memoirs walked away with the best film, best screenplay and best actor awards at the fifth Ibiza International Film Festival on Sunday, while Ed Gass-Donnelly won best director for Small Town Murder Songs.
Maricel Alvarez joins cast of Woody Allen’s Bop Decameron

27-May-2011
Biutiful actress Maricel Alvarez will join the ensemble cast of Woody Allen’s next project
Tornasol Films to co-produce romantic comedy Con Quien Sueña Gabi?

25-May-2011
Major Spanish producers Tornasol Films are set to co-produce a romantic comedy called Con Quien Sueña Gabi? alongside Carlos Santurio’s El Garaje Producciones with ...
Avalon picks up raft of titles for Spain

19-May-2011
Key indie distributor Avalon has picked up several titles at Cannes for Spain, including UK sci-fi film Attack The Block and Mexican drama Miss Bala.
Maria Ripoll confirmed as director of Traces Of Sandalwood

17-May-2011
Pontas also takes sales rights to When I Saw You and The Real Millennium
Spanish Film Screenings to include Blackthorn, Cousinhood

16-May-2011
The sixth edition of the Spanish Film Screenings event in Madrid will feature some of the hottest new local titles, including Mateo Gil’s western Blackthorn and Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s comedy
Film Factory takes international sales rights to thriller The Path

6-May-2011
Spanish outfit Film Factory Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to Miguel Angel Toledo’s hotly anticipated feature debut The Path (La Senda), co-written with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
Film Factory picks up sales rights to Ghost Graduation

29-Apr-2011
The Spanish company has taken international sales rights to Javier Ruiz Caldera’s family comedy and will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.
Antena 3 Films to co-produce terrorist drama Kazajo

28-Apr-2011
Sergio Pablos and Antena 3 Films also join Juan Jose Campanella’s animation Futbolin
Guardans joins European Broadcasting Union

27-Apr-2011
Ignasi Guardans has been appointed director of public affairs and member relations at the European Broadcasting Union six months after departing his post as director general of Spain’s film institute ICAA.
Spanish actress Maria Isbert dies aged 94

26-Apr-2011
Viridiana and El Verdugo actress dies aged 94 after a career spanning almost 70 years
Angela Bosch removed from post as director of Catalan Films & TV

21-Apr-2011
Respected industry figure Angela Bosch has been removed from her job as director of Catalan Films and TV as part of a reshuffling within the Catalan government’s film body ICIC.
Filmax takes sales rights to No Rest For The Wicked

18-Apr-2011
Warner Bros will release the Enrique Urbizu thriller in Spain this autumn
Latido take international rights to Chinese Take-away

15-Apr-2011
Spanish outfit Latido Films has picked up international sales rights to Sebastian Borensztein’s successful comedy Chinese Take-away, starring Ricardo Darin, which will make its international premiere at the Cannes market.
Alta's Enrique Gonzalez Macho to head Spain’s Film Academy

11-Apr-2011
Agustin and Pedro Almodovar return to the Academy after six-year absence.
Spain’s Arcadia Motion Pictures to make gothic Snow White film

8-Apr-2011
Ibon Cormenzana’s Arcadia Motion Pictures are set to produce an alternative version of Snow White set in 1920s Spain, written and directed by Pablo Berger and starring Maribel Verdu.
Relativity chooses Fresnadillo to direct The Crow remake

8-Apr-2011
The Spaniard beat out his countryman Francisco Javier Gutierrez for the job and will now go ahead for Relativity and Ed Pressman, the producer behind the 1994 original.
Avalon picks up 13 Assassins, Pina for Spain

7-Apr-2011
Spanish indie Avalon Distribution has picked up Takashi Miike’s samurai tale 13 Assassinsand Wim Wenders’ 3D dance film
As Luck Would Have It

24-Mar-2011
Cult Spanish director Alex De La Iglesia follows the success of his Silver Lion winning film The Last Circus with this dark film starring Salma Hayek, which was blacklisted for five years before being rescued by Spanish producer Andres Vicente Gomez.
Spain’s Lazona to adapt Ugly Duckling series for big screen

23-Mar-2011
Madrid based outfit Lazona is in development on two new projects, one a coming-of-age comedy with popular director Roberto Santiago and the other a film adaptation of the International Emmy-nominated series
Tornasol to work with Cell 211 director Daniel Monzon on murder mystery

23-Mar-2011
Spanish outfit Tornasol Films, producers of Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes, will work on an
Torrente 4 grosses record $20m in its first week in Spain

22-Mar-2011
Santiago Segura’s comedy Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis has blown away the competition and set new records as it amassed an incredible $20m in its first week at the Spanish box office up to Mar 20.
Latido secures more sales on key titles

21-Mar-2011
Spanish outfit Latido Films has sold theatrical rights for The Diary Of Carlota to Brave Film for Italy and 80 Days to
SND takes on Iglesia’s As Luck Would Have It for France

18-Mar-2011
French distributor SND has picked up theatrical distribution rights to Alex De La Iglesia’s new Spanish-language dark comedy As Luck Would Have It, starring Salma Hayek, from the film’s producers.
Julia’s Eyes director to make English-language horror Venom

16-Mar-2011
The Orphanage producers Rodar Y Rodar have revealed a new slate of projects to Screen, including Julia’s Eyes director Guillem Morales’ $17m English-language horror-thriller ...
Argentina and Chile dominate the Toulouse Films In Progress titles

15-Mar-2011
The Latin American Film Screenings of Toulouse has announced its six projects which will compete in the 19th Films In Progress programme, all of which are either Chilean or Argentinian co-productions.
Luis De La Madrid readies thriller Chonicle Beyond The Border

11-Mar-2011
Renowned Spanish director/editor De La Madrid to make thriller Chronicle Beyond The Border
Sitges director faces pornography complaint over A Serbian Film

8-Mar-2011
Spanish festival heads rally to support Angel Sala over the accusations.
Red Lights

24-Feb-2011
Hot off the huge success of his first English-language film Buried, Spanish director Rodrigo Cortes moves on to an even bigger thriller with heavyweights Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver.
Aurum picks up Man On A Ledge and Gone for Spain

22-Feb-2011
Aurum has picked up Spanish rights to Asger Leth’s thriller Man On A Ledge, starring Ed Harris, Sam Worthington and Jamie Bell, and Heitor Dhalia’s thriller Gone, starring Amanda Seyfried.
Alta Films pick up Midnight In Paris for Spain

18-Feb-2011
Woody Allen’s romantic comedy Midnight In Paris has been sold to indie outfit Alta Films for release in Spanish theatres through their distribution wing Alta Classics.
TriPictures pick up Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark for Spain

17-Feb-2011
Major distributor TriPictures has taken Spanish theatrical rights to the Guillermo Del Toro backed horror Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark from Miramax.
DeaPlaneta pick up The Awakening for Spain

16-Feb-2011
Major distributor DeaPlaneta has picked up Spanish theatrical rights to Nick Murphy’s supernatural thriller The Awakening from
Filmax to produce English-language horror The Returned

15-Feb-2011
Major Spanish studio Filmax is set to make a new horror project titled The Returnedwith Manuel Carballo in the director’s chair, following his success with Exorcismus.
Black Bread sweeps the board at the Goya awards

14-Feb-2011
De La Iglesia confirms resignation as Academy president
Terra Mater picks up sales for Olivares' Among Wolves

12-Feb-2011
Film has already taken $4m in Spain.
Vertice's new projects include The Golden Nose

11-Feb-2011
Also, Vertice Cine picks up Last Night and
Co-producing with Spain

10-Feb-2011
What makes Spain so attractive to foreign co-producers? Chris Evans reports
The new face of Spain

10-Feb-2011
Spain’s film-makers are tapping international talent and scoring success on the world stage. Chris Evans explores the growing ambition of the territory — and the realities of film financing
Hot properties

10-Feb-2011
Spain has a wealth of high-profile projects lining up for 2011, from the anticipated new film from Pedro Almodovar to the latest horror titles. Chris Evans profiles some of the most exciting titles
The talent pool

10-Feb-2011
When it comes to acting and film-making talent, Spain is an international hotspot. Chris Evans rounds up the new names emerging from the country
The pain in Spain

10-Feb-2011
The Spanish box office may have risen in 2010 but the market remains squeezed by piracy. Chris Evans reports
Imagina seal more key deals on Allen’s Midnight In Paris

8-Feb-2011
Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris has been sold to several more territories ahead of its world premiere as the opening film at Cannes, including to Italy, Germany and Latin America.
Film Factory takes sales rights to Dutch hit Saint

2-Feb-2011
Barcelona-based Film Factory Entertainment has picked up international sales rights (excluding Benelux, US and Canada) to Dick Maas’ popular Dutch horror Saint, with LA-based XYZ Films handling North American rights.
Vaca Films to make English-language sci-fi horror based on best seller

2-Feb-2011
Cell 211 co-producers Vaca Films are set to make a big sci-fi horror project provisionally titled Welcome To Harmony, to be directed by Miguel Angel Vivas.
Antena 3 Films to co-produce Brain Drain and Three Meters Above The Sky sequels

31-Jan-2011
Spain’s Antena 3 Films, the cinema production wing of broadcaster Antena 3, is set to co-produce sequels to the hugely successful local-language comedy dramas Brain Drain and Three Metres Above The Sky.
Spain’s Pontas to co-ordinate new Frankfurt Book Fair film programme

28-Jan-2011
Barcelona based film and literary agency Pontas will help co-ordinate a new two day film programme at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair aimed at attracting film producers to see the latest books on offer.
Daniel Bruhl to star in Spanish gambling biopic The Pelayos

25-Jan-2011
Veteran Catalan film-maker Eduard Cortes is set to direct the comedy-drama project The Pelayos (Los Pelayos)about legendary roulette player Gonzalo Garcia Pelayo, starring Daniel Bruhl and Lluis Homar.
The Skin I Live In

20-Jan-2011
Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar reunites with his Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down star Antonio Banderas in this hotly anticipated thriller, currently in post.
Before The Fall director Gutierrez to make two US projects

17-Jan-2011
Spanish director remaking The Monkey’s Paw and working on sci-fi film The Greys.
Canales' Film Factory take sales on Arevalo’s Cousinhood

14-Jan-2011
Former Filmax executive Vicente Canales has confirmed Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s hotly anticipated comedy Cousinhood (Primos) as his first pick up under his new sales label Film Factory Entertainment.
Warner Bros take Spanish rights to Almodovar's The Skin I Live In

14-Jan-2011
Spanish great Pedro Almodovar’s new film The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito) has been sold to Warner Bros for distribution in Spain.
The Last Circus picks up 15 Goya nominations

11-Jan-2011
Spanish academy president Alex De La Iglesia’s The Last Circus (Balada Triste De Trompeta) has picked up 15 nominations for the 25th edition of the Goya awards, the academy announced today.
Vertice Cine acquires Mateo Gil’s Blackthorn for Spain

10-Jan-2011
Madrid based outfit 6 Sales has sold Agora scriptwriter Mateo Gil’s Blackthorn, starring Sam Shepard and Eduardo Noriega, to indie distributor Vertice Cine for release in Spain.
Hollywood dominates Spanish box office in 2010

7-Jan-2011
Only two Spanish film sin top 30: Three Steps Above Heaven and Julia’s Eyes.
Dygra Films to make 3D animation Lost & Found

21-Dec-2010
Spanish animation company Dygra Films is developing a new 3D animation project called Lost & Found, to be directed by the company’s president Manolo Gomez.
Vicente Canales sets up new sales agency Film Factory Entertainment

16-Dec-2010
Former Filmax International chief Vicente Canales is setting up a new independent Spanish sales agency called Film Factory Entertainment, combining genre titles from young directors with more commercial output from leading directors.
Morena Films to adapt Bardem book for the big screen

15-Dec-2010
Spanish outfit Morena Films is set to produce a film called Scorpion In Love (Alacran Enamorado), based on Spanish actor Carlos Bardem’s hard-hitting redemption novel.
Sony joins Sergi Vizcaino's horror Scars

10-Dec-2010
Sony will finance and co-produce alongside Spanish outfit Roday Y Rodar, which has revealed details of its new slate.
Morena Films to produce portmanteau feature with seven leading directors

8-Dec-2010
7 Days In Havana directors include Julio Medem, Laurent Cantet, Gaspar Noe, Pablo Trapero and Benicio Del Toro.
Spain’s Molinare and Infinia to merge their post production companies

7-Dec-2010
Imagina’s post production outfit Molinare and competitor Infinia, part-owned by Filmax, are in advanced negotiations to merge their two companies.
Disney pick up Chico & Rita for Spain

29-Nov-2010
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Spain have taken theatrical rights to Oscar winning Spanish director Fernando Trueba’s Spanish-UK animation feature Chico & Rita.
Spain’s Pontas sells film rights to best selling Swedish comedy novel

25-Nov-2010
Sweden’s Nice Entertainment and FLX Film have taken the film rights to Jonas Jonasson’s best-selling novel The Centenarian Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared.
Vicente Canales steps down as head of Filmax International

23-Nov-2010
Filmax International director Vicente Canales has left his post after 13 years at the Spanish studio and will be replaced by Ivan Diaz, head of international sales.
Spanish studio head Martinez appointed president of Spain Film Commission

22-Nov-2010
Elsa Martinez, the director general of Ciudad De La Luz studios in Alicante, has been appointed president of the Spain Film Commission with the intention of “making cinema one of our country’s main industries”.
Optimum takes UK rights to $20m Spanish historical epic Lope

18-Nov-2010
Wild Bunch has secured several key deals on Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington’s $20m historical epic Lope, including Optimum for the UK and Concorde for Germany.
The Impossible

18-Nov-2010
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona’s first English-language drama The Impossible is hotly anticipated thanks to its A-list stars, Ewan Mcgregor and Naomi Watts and the success of his debut feature The Orphanage.
StudioCanal secure key sales on Spanish titles Bruc and Tadeo Jones

17-Nov-2010
French sales outfit StudioCanal has confirmed several deals on Daniel Benmayor’s historical drama Bruc and Enrique Gato’s animation Tadeo Jones at the AFM, including StudioCanal-owned ...
Warner Bros take Spanish rights to comedy Primos

16-Nov-2010
Spanish director Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s new $3.7m comedy Primos has been sold to Warner Bros for theatrical distribution in Spain.
Icon takes UK rights to Filmax thriller Kidnapped

16-Nov-2010
Spanish studio Filmax has confirmed several sales deals of key titles at AFM, including Miguel Angel Vivas’ home invasion thriller Kidnapped to Icon for distribution in the UK.
Mario Camus to receive honorary Goya award

10-Nov-2010
The Spanish director will receive the award at a ceremony on February 13 2011.
Evohe Films to make doc about controversial boxing champion

5-Nov-2010
Barcelona-based Evohe Films is to make 138 Seconds, a documentary feature about the controversial boxing champion Josep Girones, with Mexico’s Cacao Films.
Megan Gallagher joins Roger Gual's Tasting Menu as script consultant

4-Nov-2010
Gallagher, who previously worked at Focus and Lightstorm, joins Roger Gual’s comedy set at the famous El Bulli restaurant
Carlos Cuatros to replace Ignasi Guardans as ICAA director

22-Oct-2010
Spain’s minister of culture Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde made the surprise decision last night to remove Ignasi Guardans from his post as director general of Spain’s film institute, the ICAA, and will replace him with Carlos Cuatros, director of Spain’s film academy.
Spain’s Alta Films pick up Canada’s Incendies

20-Oct-2010
Alta Films has taken Spanish theatrical rights to Denis Villeneuve’s multi-award winning drama Incendies, which has been selected as Canada’s entrant for the foreign-language Oscar.
Alberto Marini leaves production director post at Filmax

20-Oct-2010
Italian born film executive and producer Alberto Marini is leaving his position as director of international productions at leading Spanish film studio Filmax from November to work on his own “more personal” productions.
Jaume Collet Serra sets up LA-based Ombra Films

17-Oct-2010
Barcelona born director Jaume Collet Serra who has made a name for himself in the US is setting up a new production company in LA called Ombra Films, which will tie relations between Hollywood and Spain.
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale takes top prizes at Sitges

16-Oct-2010
Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s horror/thriller Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale has picked up the best film and director prizes in the main official competition at Sitges genre film festival today (Saturday), sweeping aside strong competition from local and Asian titles.
Spain's Just Films to make English-language thriller Transgression

11-Oct-2010
Barcelona based producers Just Films are set to make an English-language thriller called Transgression, directed by Catalan film-maker Enric Alberich.
Spain’s 6 Sales take international rights to Captain Thunder

6-Oct-2010
Leading Spanish outfit 6 Sales has taken international sales rights to award-winning Spanish director Antonio Hernandez’s hotly anticipated $12m project Captain Thunder.
Intruders

30-Sep-2010
28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s latest film is set between Madrid and London and stars Clive Owen as a family man whose daughter is visited by unknown intruders.
Spain's Lolafilms option film rights to best-selling trilogy of novels

30-Sep-2010
Major Spanish producer Andres Vicente Gomez through his outfit Lolafilms has optioned the film rights to the best selling Spanish thriller trilogy series The Dark Door (La Puerta Oscura), written by David Lozano.
Latido takes sales rights to Ventura Pons’ A Thousand Fools

29-Sep-2010
Juan Torres joins Latido’s international sales team.
Spain selects Even The Rain for Oscar race

28-Sep-2010
The Spanish Film Academy has selected multi award-winning director Iciar Bollain’s drama Even The Rain to represent Spain for the foreign-language Oscar, beating off competition from prison drama Cell 211 and historical romantic epic
Peter Mullan's drama Neds wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian

25-Sep-2010
Neds from director Peter Mullan picked up the Golden Shell award for best film at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, while Raul Ruiz took the Silver Shell best director prize for his four and a half hour epic Mysteries Of Lisbon.
TVE increases film spend and stands firm on sales business

23-Sep-2010
Major Spanish public broadcaster TVE has increased its investment in films by 20% to $47m (€35m) for 2010 and will continue its film sales activities, despite former TVE head of cinema insisting sales activities would be wound down.
Two Mexican dramas win San Sebastian’s Films In Progress awards

23-Sep-2010
Bernardo Arellano’s Entre La Noche Y El Dia and Iria Gomez Concheiro’s Asalto Al Cine have picked up San Sebastian’s Films In Progress awards for incomplete Latin American projects.
Luis Tosar to make comedy-drama Los Fenomenos

22-Sep-2010
Spanish actor-producer Luis Tosar is set to work on a comedy-drama called Los Fenomenos through his production company ZircoZine.
Filmax strikes key deals for hostage thriller Kidnapped

22-Sep-2010
Miguel Angel Vivas’ thriller is about a family held hostage.
Sur La Planche and House For Sale win San Sebastian Cinema In Motion awards

21-Sep-2010
Leila Kilani’s Sur La Planche and Mohamed and Atia Al-Daradji’s House For Sale were announced as the winners of the Cinema In Motion awards at San Sebastian for incomplete films from the Maghreb region of Africa and Portuguese speaking countries.
Kasdan to make Darlin Companion with Kline, Keaton and Jenkins

21-Sep-2010
Veteran US director and scriptwriter Lawrence Kasdan is set to direct a new family drama titled Darlin Companion with longtime collaborator Kevin Kline leading the cast, alongside Diane Keaton and Richard Jenkins.
Imagina take sales rights to San Sebastian title Elisa K

20-Sep-2010
Leading Spanish outfit Imagina has picked up international sales rights to respected Catalan directors Judith Colell and Jordi Cadena’s drama Elisa K, which is a world premiere in competition at San Sebastian.
SGR and IFCIC likely to share EC guarantee fund

20-Sep-2010
Spain’s mutual guarantee funding body Audiovisual SGR and France’s lending institute IFCIC are expected to split 50-50 the new European Commission (EC) film fund worth $10.5m (€8m), which guarantees bank loans to producers.
Alta Films take Spanish rights to Even The Rain

16-Sep-2010
The distributor plans to release the Iciar Bollan’s drama, which has been shortlisted to represent Spain at the Oscars, on January 7
Spotlight on San Sebastian

16-Sep-2010
On the eve of the San Sebastian Film Festival (17-25 September), Chris Evans looks at this year’s eclectic line-up, the last before festival director Mikel Olaciregui steps down.
Cell 211, Lope and Even The Rain compete to represent Spain at the Oscars

16-Sep-2010
Daniel Monzon’s successful prison drama Cell 211 has been selected as one of three potential candidates to represent Spain for the foreign-language Oscar, alongside Andrucha Waddington’s romantic period drama Lope and Iciar Bollain’s Even The Rain.
Spain’s film funding reduced due to crisis

10-Sep-2010
The Spanish Film Institute (ICAA) has been forced to half its funding for individual film projects from $1m (€800,000) to $500,000 (€400,000) based on their commercial success, due to the economic crisis.
Paskaljevic to head San Sebastian official selection jury

10-Sep-2010
San Sebastian has announced its official selection jury for this year, which will be chaired by award winning Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic.
Veteran Spanish producer buys film rights to bestselling Iraq novel

9-Sep-2010
Andres Santana of Aiete Ariane Films has picked up the film rights to Spanish journalists Eduardo Martin de Pozuelo and Jordi Bordas’ number one best-selling novel No Coverage from literary agency Pontas.
Sarah’s Key to close San Sebastian; Fipresci selects The Ghost Writer as film of year

3-Sep-2010
San Sebastian has announced that French director Gilles Paquet Brenner’s film Sarah’s Key will close the festival.
San Sebastian Basque section boasts five world premieres

1-Sep-2010
The San Sebastian film festival has announced eight titles for its Zinemira Basque Film section, including the world premiere of Juan Miguel Gutierrez’s The Music Square.
Disputes intensify over Michael Radford's Spanish project La Mula

1-Sep-2010
Radford seeks injunction; Spanish production company Gheko Films approaches UK and Irish authorities over financing troubles.
Coixet’s documentary Aral to premiere at San Sebastian

29-Aug-2010
Leading Spanish director Isabel Coixet’s documentary Aral: El Mar Perdido will receive its world premiere in the non-fiction sidebar of San Sebastian, alongside Andrei Ujica’s The Autobiography Of Nicolae Ceaucescu and Federick Wiseman’s Boxing Gym.
Sony projects world's first 3D press conference to Madrid

28-Aug-2010
US studio Sony broke new ground Friday by projecting the first 3D press conference for its film Resident Evil: Afterlife to Spanish press in Madrid.
San Sebastian's Made In Spain line-up includes Cell 211

26-Aug-2010
Daniel Monzon’s Cell 211 and Elias Querejeta’s Cerca De Tus Ojos are among the 19 films which will participate in San Sebastian’s Made In Spain section, highlighting key local titles of 2010.
San Sebastian Film In Progress selections include Terrazas' debut

24-Aug-2010
Seven unfinished projects from Latin American film makers will be presented in this year’s Films In Progress section at San Sebastian, including Gael Garcia Bernal collaborator Kyzza Terrazas’ directorial debut The Language of The Machetes (El Lenguaje De Los Machetes).
Almodovar adds leading Spanish actors to cast for The Skin I Live In

20-Aug-2010
Almodovar’s $13m thriller starts shooting Monday for El Deseo.
Felipe Cazals’ Chicogrande to open San Sebastian

20-Aug-2010
The San Sebastian film festival has announced four more titles for its official selection, including the international premiere of Felipe Cazals’ Mexican drama Chicogrande, which will open the festival.
San Sebastian's additions include works from Poitras, Trapero, Lacuesta

18-Aug-2010
Specials boasts world premiere of Lacuesta’s All Night Long.
Julia Roberts to receive San Sebastian's Donostia award

15-Aug-2010
Julia Roberts will collect the Donostia lifetime acheievement award at this year’s San Sebastian film festival where she will also be promoting her new film Eat Pray Love, which will feature in official selection.
Imagina sells Spanish drama Paper Birds to Japan

13-Aug-2010
Spanish outfit Imagina has sold Emilio Aragon’s $8m music drama Paper Birds to Alcine-Terran for theatrical distribution in Japan, ahead of its premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
San Sebastian boasts eight world premieres in New Directors line-up

9-Aug-2010
Constantin Popescu’s Principles Of Life, Hao Jie’s Single Man, Sophie Schoukens’ Marieke, Mariekeand Mikkel Munch-Fals’ Nothing’s All Bad are among the titles to world premiere in the New Directors section at San Sebastian.
Melanie Griffith joins cast of Spanish drama At 2:15

6-Aug-2010
The actress has been confirmed to star alongside Nick Nolte in Maria De Kannon Cle’s debut feature.
Nacho Vigalondo to make English-language sci-fi thriller Windows

6-Aug-2010
The Oscar-nominated Spanish director is in development on the project with 28 Weeks Later producer Enrique Lopez Lavigne.
Luna's Abel heads San Sebastian's Horizontes Latinos line-up

4-Aug-2010
The San Sebastian film festival has announced all 11 of its Horizontes Latinos titles, which include Diego Luna’s Abel, Daniel and Diego Vega’s October and Pablo Larrain’s Post Mortem.
Latido secures Asian deals on top titles

30-Jul-2010
Spanish sales outfit Latido Films has secured several deals for its films, especially in Asia, including Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes to Korea and India.
San Sebastian adds films from Sayles, Kawasi, Ruiz

28-Jul-2010
Several titles from major award-winning international film makers, including John Sayles, Naomi Kawasi and Raul Ruiz, have been added to the official selection line-up at the San Sebastian film festival, where they will compete for the coveted Golden Shell.
San Sebastian world premieres include Villaronga's Black Bread

23-Jul-2010
The San Sebastian film festival has announced four Spanish titles for its official selection, which will all compete for the Golden Shell.
Spanish 3D animation Holy Night to world premiere at San Sebastian

19-Jul-2010
Spain’s first film to be made in 3D, titled Holy Night, will make its world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival next month.
Rebordinos to head San Sebastian as Olaciregui plans surprise departure

17-Jul-2010
The San Sebastian Film Festival has announced that its director Mikel Olaciregui will be replaced by Jose Luis Rebordinos from January 1, 2011, following the next edition of the event in September.
Spanish Film Institute passes new cultural test for funds

15-Jul-2010
Local and international producers will be relieved to see that the cultural requirements are pretty straightforward and in some cases quite generic.
Sleep Tight

8-Jul-2010
Filming is underway on Rec director Jaume Balaguero’s latest project, the $6m terror thriller Sleep Tight, which is being produced by Spanish studio Filmax.
Nick Nolte to star in US-Spain drama At 2:15

8-Jul-2010
Spanish outfit CLO D’Art Productions will make a $3m (€2.5m) drama titled At 2:15 with a US co-producer and a mixture of leading American and Spanish actors, including Nick Nolte.
Producers and financiers square up at Spanish film finance conference

5-Jul-2010
The Screen International-backed conference reveals the chasm between producers and private financiers in Spain.
Gerard Yubero partners with Legacy, Wind Fish for Tango Dancer

2-Jul-2010
The Spanish producer will work with Canada’s Legacy Filmeworks and UK’s Wind Fish on $7m Spain-set thriller.
Tornasol, Haddock reteam for thriller Everyone Has A Plan

22-Jun-2010
Leading Spanish producers Tornasol Films are once again uniting with Argentina’s Haddock Films on a new thriller titled Everyone Has A Plan, following their collaboration on the Oscar winning drama
Major European producers unite for sea drama Wave

20-Jun-2010
Maria Ripoll’s tragic sea adventure film Wave is finally set to go ahead after four years in gestation with several leading European producers attached, including Belgium’s Banana Films, Spain’s Kanzaman Films and Ireland’s Samson Films.
Filmax pick up sales rights to Vaca Films’ thriller Kidnapped

17-Jun-2010
Spanish mini studio Filmax has taken international sales rights outside Spain and France to award winning director Miguel Angel Vivas’ new project Kidnapped, starring leading Spanish actor Fernando Cayo.
Spain's Cell 211 producers to make detective thriller Nowhere

16-Jun-2010
Leading Spanish production outfit Vaca Films will follow the huge success of their prison drama Cell 211 with the $5m thriller Nowhere, to be written and directed by Manuel Sanabria.
Screen International to co-sponsor Spanish film financing conference in Madrid

15-Jun-2010
Spain’s film institute, the ICAA, and government backed film finance facilitators, Audiovisual SGR, are co-organising a finance conference to take place in Madrid on July 1 looking at how producers can access private funding for their film projects.
Spain’s Rodar Y Rodar to work on new project with Julia’s Eyes team

11-Jun-2010
Major Spanish producers Rodar Y Rodar are set to make a new $7m thriller/horror called El Hombre Hueco with Guillem Morales and Oriol Paolo, the writing/directing duo of Julia’s ...
Kanzaman to produce Blood Wedding, also comes on board for Don Quixote

9-Jun-2010
Leading Spanish outfit Kanzaman Films has come on board for Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, starring Robert Duvall, and David Carson’s Blood Wedding, ...
Major European outfits partner for The Violin of Auschwitz

8-Jun-2010
German outfit Rich And Famous Film are set to co-produce a new English-language WWII drama called The Violin Of Auschwitz with several major producers, including Lolafilms in Spain and TF1 from France.
Golem picks up slew of Cannes award winners for Spain

4-Jun-2010
Leading indie/arthouse distributor Golem has picked up Spanish rights to several Cannes award winners, including Aussie director Michael Rowe’s Camera D’Or winner Leap Year from Pyramide and Xavier Beauvois’ Grand Prix winner Of Gods And Men from Wild Bunch.
Elisa Salinas

2-Jun-2010
Mexican businesswoman and leading film/TV producer Elisa Salinas talks to Chris Evans about her own companies, Television Azteca and Corazon Films, and her new post on the board of Filmax.
Wanda Films pick up Certified Copy, Enchantment for Spain

2-Jun-2010
Leading producer/distributor Wanda Films has taken Spanish theatrical rights to Abbas Kiarostami’s Cannes competition title Certified Copy from MK2 and documentary The Field Of Enchantment from Wild Bunch.
Aurum takes Spanish rights to slew of titles led by Kane & Lynch

27-May-2010
Aurum’s other acquisitions include Son Of No One, The Three Musketeers and Vicky The Viking 2.
US financier Adi Cohen pulls out of investment in Spain's Zip Films

21-May-2010
New York-based venture capitalist Adi Cohen’s plans to invest in Spanish production company Zip Films through his company GC Corporation and new outfit Regal Entertainment have run aground due to financial disputes.
Spain’s Tornasol Films to make World Cup comedy

19-May-2010
The Spanish production company is planning to start shooting this summer.
6 Sales secures deals for Miffy The Movie

18-May-2010
Miffy The Movie goes to Warner Bros for distribution in Benelux, Noori for South Korea, and Kino Swiat for Poland at the Cannes market.
Pontas seals sales package deal with Cinema Libre Studio

18-May-2010
Leading Spanish film and literary agency Pontas has secured European sales rights to several films from US production outfit Cinema Libre Studio.
Universal Pictures takes Spanish rights to Napoleon drama Bruc

17-May-2010
Universal Pictures has picked up Spanish theatrical rights to Daniel Benmayor’s $8m historical action adventure film Bruc.
Filmax plans two new [REC] films

3-May-2010
[REC] directors Paco Plaza and Jaume Balaguero will split directing responsibilities for the two films.
Rodar Y Rodar set to produce Sergi Viscaino's horror film Scars

3-May-2010
The Orphanage producers are making another Spanish-language horror project; DeaPlaneta will handle sales.
La Zona reveals cast for its Spanish political thriller 23-F

23-Apr-2010
Leading Spanish actors Juan Diego, Paco Tous, Fernando Cayo and Mariano Venancio will head up the cast for the political thriller 23-F about a failed military coup in Spain.
Philco Films to produce three major Stanley Kubrick projects

22-Apr-2010
Philco Films is set to make three films based on scripts by the late legendary film-maker Stanley Kubrick: Civil War drama Downslope; Scarlett Johansson-starrer Lunatic At Large, and a TV series called God Fearing Man about a renowned bank robber.
Mod Producciones boards Arevalo’s comedy Primos

21-Apr-2010
Agora producers Mod Producciones have joined Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s new $4m comedy project Primos as co-producers alongside Atipica Films.
Alta Films take Spanish rights to Allen's Stranger

15-Apr-2010
Alta Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Woody Allen’s new drama You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger from Imagina ahead of its presence at Cannes in as an out of competition screening.
Spain’s Pontas to make two English-language projects

14-Apr-2010
Spanish based production company Pontas will develop two $10m projects based on best selling novel Traces Of Sandalwood
Campanella follows up Oscar with 3D fussball animation

14-Apr-2010
Argentinian director Juan Jose Campanella will follow his Oscar-winning thriller The Secret In Their Eyes with a 3D animation film called Futbolin.
Filmax takes international rights to Spanish thriller Verbo

8-Apr-2010
Eduardo Chapero-Jackson’s hotly anticipated feature debut is a dark thriller.
Blackthorn

8-Apr-2010
A follow up to Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, Mateo Gil’s second feature is currently shooting on location in Bolivia.
Spain

31-Mar-2010
The Spanish boix office enjoyed a boost later int he year from a string of local films, including Agora, Planet 51 and Cell 211, as well as the Avatar juggernaut.
Mikel Lejarza appointed president of Antena 3 Films

26-Mar-2010
Lejarza moves over from TV businss with the intention of investing in more commercially minded European films.
Seville Pictures picks up Room In Rome for Canada

23-Mar-2010
Wild Bunch also sells Julio Medem’s romantic drama to Yeni Bir Film for Turkey.
Spanish broadcaster TVE's film investment budget slashed

22-Mar-2010
Budget cuts mean TVE will wind down most of its international film sales activities.
New Spanish film law shakes up role of private broadcasters

21-Mar-2010
The Spanish parliament has approved a new law that lowers the maximum level that private TV broadcasters are obliged to invest in film from 5% of their annual revenue to 3%, with the caveat that they invest more in independent projects.
TriPictures takes Spanish rights to high profile duo

17-Mar-2010
TriPictures has picked up Spanish theatrical rights to Lisa Azuelos’ US remake of her own French coming-of-age comedy LOL and Luc Besson’s adventure film The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec.
Spain’s Pontas sells Auschwitz novel to US producer

11-Mar-2010
The Barcelona-based literary agency and production company sells rights to Maria Angels Anglada’s A Violin In Auschwiz.
Avalon picks up Spanish rights to Banksy doc

10-Mar-2010
Avalon Distribution will release Exit Through The Gift Shop in Spain
Imagina secures deals for Allen’s Stranger

9-Mar-2010
Spanish outfit Imagina has secured multiple sales deals on Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
Momentum/Aurum take Spanish rights to Soderbergh, Nispel films

8-Mar-2010
Momentum Pictures has picked up Steven Soderbergh’s action thriller Knockout, and Marcus Nispel’s $100m action-adventure Conan for distribution in Spain through its sister company Aurum.
Fernando Bovaira and Simon De Santiago, Mod Producciones

4-Mar-2010
Two former Sogecine executives, Fernando Bovaira and Simon De Santiago talk about their new production outfit Mod Producciones, which made a big impact last year with its first film, Alejandro Amenabar’s historical epic Agora
Latido sells Secret to Germany

3-Mar-2010
Spanish outfit Latido Films secures further sales for Juan Jose Campanella’s Oscar nominated film The Secret In Their Eyes
Antonio Banderas to take on Spain's last Muslim king

25-Feb-2010
Antonio Banderas seeks financing for historical epic based on the story of Spain’s last Muslim sultan.
The reign in Spain

22-Feb-2010
Chris Evans looks at why the Spanish film sector is upbeat as it heads into 2010 with increased investment, greater international collaboration and a local audience revitalised by good Spanish product
Optimum takes UK rights to Guillem Morales' Julia's Eyes

22-Feb-2010
DeAPlaneta has sold UK rights to Guillem Morales’ hotly anticipated horror Julia’s Eyes, produced by Guillermo del Toro, to Optimum Releasing.
Cell 211 takes top honours at the Goyas

15-Feb-2010
Daniel Monzon’s thriller Cell 211 stole the limelight from Alejandro Amenabar’s historical epic Agora at the 25th Goya Awards ceremony last night (February 14), scooping eight awards including best film and best director, against Agora’s seven.
Madagascar's Frolick to write Spanish animation Holy Night

11-Feb-2010
Madagascar writer Billy Frolick is to co-write Juan Galiñanes’ 3D animation Holy Night.
The next generation

9-Feb-2010
The breakthrough actors, producers and directors to track this year. Profiles by Chris Evans
Giving audiences what they want

9-Feb-2010
While Spanish films are experiencing an upturn in popularity, international titles are finding it more difficult to make an impression in the territory. Chris Evans reports
Ones to watch

9-Feb-2010
The 10 films to look out for in Spain this year. Profiles by Chris Evans
The insiders

9-Feb-2010
The producers and directors who reign in Spain. Profiles by Chris Evans
Breaking down borders

9-Feb-2010
Spanish producers are working with their international counterparts on an unprecedented scale in an attempt to increase budgets and widen the appeal of their films around the world. Chris Evans reports
Europe approves Spain's $800m film fund

1-Feb-2010
The European Commission gives Spain’s national film fund the green light.
Cell 211 takes top honours at Spain’s industry awards

29-Jan-2010
Daniel Monzon’s thriller leads the Jose Maria Forque awards.
Filmax takes sales rights to thriller Agnosia

29-Jan-2010
Spanish studio takes international sales rights to Eugenio Mira’s thriller.
Daniel Bruhl and Paz Vega join the cast of Castro’s Daughter

27-Jan-2010
Daniel Bruhl, Paz Vega and Mia Maestro have joined the cast of Bobby Moresco’s new drama Castro’s Daughter, which will shoot this spring in Puerto Rico.
Spain’s La Zona to produce Madrid bombings feature

22-Jan-2010
Spanish film-maker Enrique Urbizu will tackle the Madrid terrorist bombings in his new drama No habrá Paz Para Los Malvados; while another award-winning local director Achero Mañas is set to make a new family drama with Bellatrix Films.
Local and 3D films drive Spanish box office growth

15-Jan-2010
James Cameron’s Avatar and a string of successful local films, led by Alejandro Amenabar’s Agora, boosted Spain’s box office takings from $856.6m (€595.9) in 2008 to $910.6m (€633.3m) last year
Filmax takes sales rights to Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno

14-Jan-2010
Spanish studio Filmax has picked up international sales rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated debut feature, El Mal Ajeno.
Wild Bunch seals raft of deals for Medem’s Room In Rome

13-Jan-2010
Wild Bunch has sold Julio Medem’s $4.5m romantic drama Room In Rome to several territories across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Cell 211, Agora lead Spain's Goya nominations

11-Jan-2010
The Spanish Film Academy has honoured Daniel Monzon’s popular prison drama Cell 211 with a massive 16 nominations for this year’s Goya awards, followed by Agora with 13, and nine apiece for The Dancer And The Thief and The ...
Fox takes Spanish rights to $20m action adventure Lope

8-Jan-2010
20th Century Fox has picked up Spanish theatrical rights to Andrucha Waddington’s $20m Spanish-Brazilian historical epic Lope.
Alta Films picks up Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno for Spain

8-Jan-2010
Leading distributor Alta Films has taken Spanish theatrical rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated feature debut El Mal Ajeno, produced by director Alejandro Amenabar (pictured).
Veteran Spanish producer Tedy Villalba dies aged 74

21-Dec-2009
Renowned Spanish producer Tedy Villalba has died in Madrid after a long period of ill health. He was 74 years old.
Spanish director Antoni Sole to make English-language 3D horror

14-Dec-2009
Barcelona-based director and producer Antoni Sole is set to shoot the horror film Web Cam in 3D with Michael Madsen, Robert Englund and Estella Warren attached to star.
Aurum acquires raft of US titles

10-Dec-2009
Spanish distributor Aurum has acquired Spanish rights to five US titles, including Roger Donaldson’s thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, from FilmNation.
TriPictures picks up Next Three Days, Dark Fields, Killer Inside Me

8-Dec-2009
Distributor TriPictures has closed Spanish rights to key US titles, including Oscar- winning director Paul Haggis’ new crime thriller The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe (pictured) and Liam Neeson.
Imagina sells Spanish comedy Gordos to Latin America

7-Dec-2009
Spanish sales company Imagina has confirmed deals for Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s popular Spanish comedy Gordos (pictured) in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Hungary following the American Film Market last month.
DeaPlaneta picks up four high profile US titles for Spain

3-Dec-2009
Leading Spanish distributor DeaPlaneta has closed Spanish rights to Robert Luketic’s Killers, starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, and How To Make Love To An Englishman, starring Pierce Brosnan.
Spain launches film download site in fresh bid to tackle piracy

30-Nov-2009
Spain is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch next year of a new film download site that will offer major US titles and local films.
Wide Pictures picks up major US titles for Spain

13-Nov-2009
Spanish distributor Wide Pictures had a busy AFM taking distribution rights to several major US films, including Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep and David Schwimmer’s Trust, starring Clive Owen.
Spain's Rodar Y Rodar to make English-language comedy

12-Nov-2009
Barcelona-based production outfit Rodar Y Rodar is set to produce the romantic screwball comedy The Barcelona Connection with the UK’s Maravilla Pictures and US-based Blue Engine Entertainment.
Sony Classics takes US on Campanella's Secret

11-Nov-2009
Argentinian director Juan Jose Campanella’s new drama The Secret In Their Eyes, starring Ricardo Darin, has been sold by Latido Films to Sony Pictures Classics for distribution in the US.
Spain at AFM

4-Nov-2009
Crisis, crashes - and a new Bigas Luna film.
Radford walks off set of $10m Spanish civil war drama La Mula

3-Nov-2009
The $10m (€6.8m) Spanish civil war drama La Mula has been left in turmoil after director Michael Radford walked off set due to a dispute between its co-producers.
Spain’s Antena 3 joins Woody Allen’s Stranger

27-Oct-2009
Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 has boarded Woody Allen’s new London project as a co-producer. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is currently in post-production.
Saw VI release in Spain postponed due to X rating

23-Oct-2009
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Spanish arm has had to postpone its nationwide release in Spain of the horror film Saw VI due to the film being given an X rating for extreme violence by the Spanish government’s film institute, the ICAA.
Chile heat

23-Oct-2009
Oscar-winning Spanish director Fernando Trueba unveiled his first new dramatic feature in seven years, the Chile-set The Dancer And The Thief, at San Sebastian last month. Chris Evans reports
Spain launches new film commission to tackle piracy

20-Oct-2009
The Spanish government is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch of a new film commision that will focus on protecting intellectual property rights.
Shepard and Noriega to star in Mateo Gil’s western Blackthorn

16-Oct-2009
Veteran US actor Sam Shepard and Spanish star Eduardo Noriega will head the cast of Mateo Gil’s new project Blackthorn, a western set to shoot in Bolivia next year.
Le Pacte sells The Refuge to Spain, Argentina

13-Oct-2009
French sales company Le Pacte has sold Francois Ozon’s drama The Refuge (Le Refuge) to Karma Films for distribution in Spain and to Distribution Company for Argentina following screenings at Toronto and San Sebastian.
Moon dominates Sitges festival awards

12-Oct-2009
Duncan Jones’ debut feature Moon scooped the best film, screenplay, actor and production design awards at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, which closed today (October 12).
Latido Films sells The Secret In Their Eyes to several key territories

2-Oct-2009
Juan Jose Campanella’s The Secret In Their Eyes has been sold to 10 territories, including the UK, Australia, France and Brazil, off the back of its positive response at Toronto and San Sebastian.
Wanda Vision to produce new Rafa Cortes movie Dakota in the US

2-Oct-2009
Spanish outfit Wanda Vision and Davien Littlefield in the US will co-produce award-winning Spanish film-maker Rafa Cortes’ New York set comedy Dakota.
Spain at Mipcom

1-Oct-2009
Screen International brings you the profiles of Spanish broadcasters Television Espanola, Antena3 TV, and Telecinco.
Spain picks The Dancer And The Thief for Oscars

29-Sep-2009
Fernando Trueba’s heist drama The Dancer And The Thief has beaten off competition from Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Gordos and Isabel Coixet’s Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo to be selected as Spain’s entry for the foreign-language ...
City Of Life And Death takes San Sebastian's Golden Shell

27-Sep-2009
Lu Chuan’s harrowing drama City Of Life And Death was the surprise winner as San Sebastian came to a close on Saturday, claiming the Golden Shell and shutting out Spanish-language productions including The ...
Chow Yun Fat to star in Zip Film's Dancing With Strangers

25-Sep-2009
Barcelona based producers Zip Films are set to make the $15m Dancing With Strangers, which will be a co-production with the US, Germany and China and is set to star Chow Yun Fat.
Iranian film-makers lead pro-democracy protest at San Sebastian

24-Sep-2009
Iranian film-makers Hana and Samira Makhmalbaf will lead a protest today (September 24) at the San Sebastian Film Festival. against the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presence in the UN Council in New York.
Uruguay dominates San Sebastian Films In Progress awards

24-Sep-2009
Uruguayan films La Vida Util and Norberto Apenas Tarde have won the industry and TVE awards in this year’s San Sebastian Films In Progess section.
Imagina closes deals in Oscar contenders Gordos and Maps

23-Sep-2009
Imagina has secured a number of sales on Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Fat People (Gordos) and Isabel Coixet’s Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, which are both competing to be Spain’s entrant for the foreign-langugage Oscar.
Jose Campanella’s Secret emerges as early favourite at San Sebastian

23-Sep-2009
Jose Campanella’s The Secret Of Their Eyes has emerged as the frontrunner for the Golden Shell just days after the San Sebastian International Film Festival kicked off (September 18).
Argentina’s Pablo Trapero and Ricardo Darin team up for romantic drama

22-Sep-2009
Argentinean director Pablo Trapero’s next project will be a romantic drama called Noir, with local superstar Ricardo Darin in the lead role.
Valencia reveals new $26m funding scheme

18-Sep-2009
The Valencian Government is launching a new $26m (€17.6m) film fund incentive, which will be available to international producers shooting in the region.
Spain's Kanzaman to make $15m action adventure Zanshin

16-Sep-2009
Kanzaman, the Spanish production company, is set to make a 16th century action adventure film called Zanshin, involving battles between the Japanese and Spanish
Spain selects Dancer, Gordos and Map Of The Sounds Of Toyko for Oscars

15-Sep-2009
Spain has selected Fernando Trueba’s drama Dancer And The Thief, Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s comedy Fat People (Gordos) and Isabel Coixet’s drama Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo as its entries for the best-foriegn language film at the Academy Awards.
Projects with potential

14-Sep-2009
A showcase for Latin films seeking completion funding is growing in importance.
Prestige platform for auteurs

11-Sep-2009
Exciting European and Latin American film-makers take centre stage at this year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival (September 17-26).
Spanish broadcaster TVE forced to increase film investment

8-Sep-2009
The Spanish government has given the local film industry a boost after increasing the level of required investment from public service broadcaster TVE to 6% of its annual revenue. The changes will be introduced next year.
Sitges Film Festival reveals five world premieres for next edition

7-Sep-2009
Sitges International Film Festival, Spain’s leading genre event, has revealed three world premieres for this year’s edition.
San Sebastian turns the spotlight on Basque film-makers

4-Sep-2009
The San Sebastian Interntional Film Festival has completed the line-up for this year’s edition with a new section highlighting local titles.
San Sebastian announces Made In Spain line-up

31-Aug-2009
The San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed a 15-strong films for its Made In Spain section, which covers the top local films from 2009 including Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces.
San Sebastian announces complete Zabaltegi line-up

27-Aug-2009
The San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed the remaining projects in it Zabaltegi Specials and Pearls sections.
San Sebastian announces Films In Progress line-up

25-Aug-2009
San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed its line-up of Latin American projects for the Films In Progress section, including works from rising Uruguayan talents Federico Veiroj and Daniel Hendler.
Indie distribution update 2009: Spain

21-Aug-2009
US indie titles are struggling in Spain as local distributors’ cautious acquisitions policies begin to bite.
Egoyan’s Chloe to open San Sebastian

21-Aug-2009
Atom Egoyan’s thriller Chloe, which stars Lian Neeson and Julianne Moore, will open this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.
San Sebastian announces Horizontes Latinos titles

18-Aug-2009
San Sebastian International Film Festival has revealed 13 titles will compete in this year’s Horizontes Latinos section, which covers the new projects coming out of Latin America.
San Sebastian announces 17-strong New Directors section

11-Aug-2009
The San Sebastian International Film Festival has announced a 17-strong film line-up for its New Directors sidebar, which includes British director Tom Harper’s new film The Scouting Book For Boys.
Spain’s Ciudad De La Luz studios appoints new director general

7-Aug-2009
Ciudad De La Luz, Spain’s leading film studio, has appointed Else Martinez as director general. The PR executive will replace Jose Maria Rodriguez Galant, who is stepping down after three years.
San Sebastian's Spanish titles include new films from Campanella, Rebollo

26-Jul-2009
San Sebastian has revealed an impressive line-up of Spanish films for its official selection and New Directors section, including multi award winning director Fernando Trueba’s new drama The Dancer And The Thief and Oscar nominee Juan Jose Campanella’s The Secret In Their Eyes.
Spanish financiers tune in to Lope

24-Jul-2009
Spain is hoping to tap into the revival of the swashbuckler with Lope, the story of 16th playwright Lope De Vega, directed by Brazil’s Andrucha Waddington and shot in Morocco.
Filmax marketing chief Rafael Cabrera leaves after ten years

17-Jul-2009
Rafael Cabrera, managing director of marketing at Spanish studio Filmax, is leaving after nearly ten years at the company.
Spain’s La Zona to make English-language romantic drama

16-Jul-2009
Spanish scriptwriter Rafael Russo is set to direct English-language romantic drama, Woman In A Bar, starring Elena Anaya.
Flamenco goes 3D for Spanish cinemas

15-Jul-2009
Rafael Alvero, the former director general of Universal Pictures Spain, is launching the country’s first company dedicated to producing alternative 3D content for cinemas.
Fox picks up Spanish rights to Amenabar’s Agora

13-Jul-2009
US studio Fox International has piecked up the Spanish rights to Alejandro Amenabar’s $70m historical epic Agora, starring Rachel Weisz, It will be released on October 9.
Spanish box office dominated by Hollywood blockbusters

9-Jul-2009
Hollywood again dominated the Spanish box office, which rose 6.2% to $392.6m for the first six months of 2009, compared with $368.6m for the same period in 2008.
All peer-to-peer activity may soon be outlawed

9-Jul-2009
Chris Evans takes a look at piracy in Spain, one of the world’s worst offenders.
Spain reveals new regional $835,000 film fund

8-Jul-2009
Rodrigo Cortes’ drama Buried is one of the first films to benefit from a new $835,487 (€600,000) regional Spanish fund.
Maribel Verdu picks up Spain’s National Cinema Award

30-Jun-2009
Actress Maribel Verdu has won Spain’s prestigious National Cinema Award, which is selected by the Ministry of Culture and comes with prize money of $42,000 (€30,000).
Woody Allen to make next project in Paris

26-Jun-2009
Woody Allen will follow his London based project with a romantic drama set in Paris, confirmed the film’s Spanish co-producers Mediapro.
Spain reveals plans for $125m film fund

19-Jun-2009
Ignasi Guardans, the new director general of Spain’s Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), has announced plans for a new $125m (€90m) film funding scheme.
Spanish film industry woos public with cheap cinema tickets

18-Jun-2009
Spain’s leading film industry association’s have joined forces to encourage people to go to the cinema rather than illegally downloading films.
Sony picks up Spanish drama Agallas amid wave of activity in Spain

12-Jun-2009
US studio Sony has taken Spanish distribution rights to Agallas from Spanish sales outfit Latido Films.
De la Iglesia sets out plans for Academy presidency

9-Jun-2009
Alex de la Iglesia, the incoming president of the Spanish Film Academy, is planning to tackle piracy and improve the quality and distribution of local film during his tenure.
Directors Diaz Yanes and Radford reveal new projects

9-Jun-2009
Spanish director Agustin Diaz Yanes’ next project will be a sci-fi film set at the end of the 21st century.
Spain's Wanda Films to shoot Entre Lobos in October

5-Jun-2009
Spanish director Gerardo Olivaresl is set to begin shooting drama Entre Lobos on location in Sierra Cordoba in October.
Alex De La Iglesia set to become Spanish Film Academy president

28-May-2009
Spanish film-maker Alex De La Iglesia is set to take over as president of the Spanish Film Academy after becoming the only candidate to put his name forward.
Seville Festival to focus on British film

27-May-2009
The Seville European Film Festival will showcase a selection of British films at this year’s event in November.
Golem picks up Air Doll, Partir

26-May-2009
Golem has taken Spanish rights to four titles, including Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Un Certain Regard title Air Doll and Catherine Corsini’s drama Partir (Leaving).
Alta Films picks up Ghobadi’s Persian Cats for Spain

25-May-2009
Alta Films has taken Spanish distribution rights to Bahman Ghobadi’s docu-fiction No One Knows About Persian Cats, which picked up a special prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Canne
Vertigo Films picks up Bright Star for Spain

25-May-2009
Vertigo Films, one of the Spain’s leading distributors, has bought the Spanish rights to Jane Campion’s Cannes competition title Bright Star.
Halcyon buys rights to Estulin's The True Story Of The Bilderberg Group

25-May-2009
Los Angeles-based The Halcyon Company has bought the film rights to writer Daniel Estulin’s best selling book, The True Story Of The Bilderberg Group, from publishing house TrineDay.
Golem picks up Spanish rights to Antichrist, White Ribbon

22-May-2009
Spanish distributor Golem has bought the rights to Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist and Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon for distribution in Spain.
Alta Films picks up Eric, A Prophet and Fish Tank

22-May-2009
Alta Films has picked up three Cannes competition titles, Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric, Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet and Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, for distribution in Spain.
TriPictures picks up Summit’s Tree Of Life, Letters To Juliet

21-May-2009
Leading Spanish outfit TriPictures has taken the distribution rights for Spain to Terrence Malick’s Tree Of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, and Gary Winnick’s Letters To Juliet.
Gheko attaches Alvaro Begines to direct Saving Grace remake

20-May-2009
Spanish production company Gheko Films is pushing ahead with a remake of Nigel Cole’s Sundance winner Saving Grace three years after it bought the rights.
Spanish director Paula Ortiz to make first feature film

19-May-2009
Spanish director Paula Ortiz is set to make her first feature film De Tu Ventana A La Mia. Local stars Raul Arevalo and Maribel Verdu likely are expected to play lead roles.
Alta Films picks up Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo for Spain

18-May-2009
Spanish director Isabel Coixet’s Cannes competition title Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo has been sold to Alta Films for distribution in Spain.
Warner Bros takes Latin American rights to Lope

14-May-2009
US studio Warner Bros has signed a deal with Conspiracao Filmes to distribute Andrucha Waddington’s $16m action adventure film Lope across Latin America.
IIPA calls for US Trade Office to review piracy in Spain

14-May-2009
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has asked the US Trade Representative (USTR) to conduct a special review into the Spanish government’s stance on piracy
Spanish city Benidorm seeks international productions

13-May-2009
The Spanish city of Benidorm is setting up a Film Office after signing an agreement with Ciudad De La Luz studios.
Jorge Dorado to adapt Yulenka for Fox International

11-May-2009
Spanish director Jorge Dorado is set to write and direct an adaptation of the Russian drama Yulenka for Fox International in Spain.
Filmax takes Spanish rights to Magic Africa

11-May-2009
Filmax, the Spanish producer/distributor, has picked up the Spanish distribution rights to distribute Jordi Llompart’s 3D film Magic Journey To Africa.
Eduardo Chapero Jackson to shoot first full length feature

8-May-2009
The multi-award winning Spanish shorts director Eduardo Chapero Jackson is looking to shoot his first feature film, titled Verbo, this summer.
Andrucha Waddington to direct Spanish-Brazilian film Sun Seeker

8-May-2009
Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington is set to direct a new project titled Sun Seekers, which will be a romantic tale set in the time of the Incas in Peru.
Enrique Gato to direct 3D animation Tadeo Jones

8-May-2009
Spanish director Enrique Gato is beginning production on the 3D animation feature Tadeo Jones, based on his own short films of the same name
Spain's Filmax picks up Magic Journey To Africa for Cannes

7-May-2009
Major Spanish producer/distributor and sales outfit Filmax has taken international sales rights to Jordi Llompart’s $13m live-action 3D film Magic Journey To Africa.
Imagina picks up new Woody Allen for Cannes

6-May-2009
Spanish sales outfit Imagina has obtained the sales rights to Woody Allen’s new project and will present it for the first time to distributors at Cannes.
Javier Diez de Polanco leaves Prisa

6-May-2009
Javier Diez de Polanco, head of film and TV at Spanish media group Prisa, has left the company.
Media group Prisa acquires Spain's Tesela Producciones

5-May-2009
Prisa, the Spanish media group, has taken full control of Tesela Producciones, one of the leading producers of Spanish language films.
'The spanish public is very lazy'

24-Apr-2009
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Market Report - Spain

24-Apr-2009
The two stand-out foreign films of the 2008 Spanish box office were Matteo Garrone’s Cannes award-winner Gomorrah ($2.8m) and Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Oscar-winning Austrian title The Counterfeiters ($3.2m). Both were controversial titles which benefited from wide marketing campaigns.
Filmax refinances debts to set aside $32m a year for new technologies

17-Apr-2009
Major Spanish studio Filmax has closed a deal with 41 banking institutions to refinance its debts so that it can set aside $32.5m (Euros 25m) annually to expand and improve its new technology business.
Eduardo Campoy named interim president of Spanish Film Academy

16-Apr-2009
Leading film producer Eduardo Campoy has been named as the interim president of the Spanish FilmAcademy following the appointment of former chief, Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde, as minister of culture.
Spanish minister of culture looks to boost film funding

15-Apr-2009
Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde, the new Spanish minister for culture, is seeking to help local film companiessecure loans through a deal with Aval Audiovisual SCR (Reciprocal Guarantee Society).
Spain sees first prosecution in piracy case

13-Apr-2009
Spain has finally taken a strong stand against piracy with the administrator of a P2P file sharing site being sentenced to six months in jail and fined $6,500 (Euros 4,900) in a court case in Logrono, Spain.
Spanish prime minister appoints film-maker as culture minister

7-Apr-2009
Spanish film-maker Angeles Gonzalez Sinde has been appointed as the new minister of culture for Spain in a radical shake-up of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’scabinet.
Madrid puts plans forlocal film incentive on hold

6-Apr-2009
A film incentive aimed at supporting the distribution and promotion of Spanish films and co-productions has been put on hold by the local government agency in Madrid due tolack of funding.
Alta Films to distribute Tornasol's films in Spain

2-Apr-2009
Alta Films hasformed a deal with leading Spanish production company Tornasol Films to handle the local release of its projects.
Spanish box office takes $160m in first quarter

1-Apr-2009
The Spanish box office took a total of $160m (Euro 120m) in the three months to March 29 compared with $180m (Euro 136m) in the same period last year.
Luis Tosar joins cast of Spanish biopic Lope De Vega

31-Mar-2009
Spanish actor Luis Tosar has joined the cast of Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington's historical biopic Lope De Vega about the Spanish playwright and poet.
Sex, Party & Lies takes $2.4m in its opening weekend in Spain

30-Mar-2009
Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes' local comedy Sex, Party & Lies has taken the Spanish box office by storm with opening weekend figures of $2.4m (March 27-30).
TVE's commitment to Spanish film

27-Mar-2009
Television Espanola (TVE) is one of the first ports of call for Spanish producers and one of Europe's leading buyers of third-party titles. Last year, the public free-to-air broadcaster screened 98% of all Spanish films shown on local television. Highlights included Pedro Almodovar's Volver (3 million viewers) and Vicente Aranda's historical drama Juana La Loca (2.6 million).
Broken Embraces fails to scale same box-office heights as Volver

23-Mar-2009
Pedro Almodovar’s latest film Broken Embraces took $1.3m in its opening weekend at the Spanish box office, a full $1m less than his previous offering Volver, following a mixed response from critics.
RealFlow's special effects boom

13-Mar-2009
Ignacio Vargas and Victor Gonzalez have every right to boast of their achievement in helping to transform the special-effects industry. Their fluid technology, which simulates and manipulates real movements in 3D using particle-based techniques, has been used in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Poseidon, National Treasure and most recently The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which picked up the special-effects Oscar last month.
Spanish outfit Avalon Distribution picks up In The Loop for Spain

10-Mar-2009
Spanish indie production and distribution outfit Avalon has picked up rights for Spain to Armando Iannucci's political comedy In The Loop from Protagonist Pictures.
Wanda Films pick up Francois Ozon's Ricky for Spain

10-Mar-2009
Leading Spanish distributor Wanda Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Francois Ozon's comedy drama Ricky from Le Pacte, following its competition screening at Berlin.
Arts Alliance Media push digital rollout in Spain

9-Mar-2009
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal with Yelmo Cines, one of Spain's leading exhibitors to extend their digitalofferingsadding a further 18 digital screens across Spain with 3D and satellite capabilities.
Alta Films picks up Moreno's A Good Man

5-Mar-2009
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Juan Martinez Moreno's thriller A Good Man from Latido Films.
Alta Films picks up award winning Salt Of This Sea

23-Feb-2009
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir's romantic drama Salt Of This Sea for theatrical distribution in Spain.
Alta Films picks up French comedy LOL for Spain

20-Feb-2009
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up theatrical distribution rights for Spain to Lisa Azuelo's French comedy LOL (Laughing Out Loud) from Pathe International.
DeaPlaneta sells key Spanish titles at Berlin

18-Feb-2009
Spanish sales outfit DeaPlaneta sold several of their leading titles at the Berlin film festival, including Irene Cardona's Spanish-Moroccan romantic comedy Un Novio Para Yasmina and Gracia Querejeta's award winning Seven Billiards Tables.
Alta Films picks up Spanish rights to Stephen Frears' Cheri

16-Feb-2009
Spanish distribution outfit Alta Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Stephen Frears' Berlin competition title Cheri, starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Camino takes top honours at the Goyas

2-Feb-2009
Javier Fesser's Camino swept the board with six Goya awards out of seven nominations at last night's awards ceremony, including best picture and best director.
Tesela Producciones reveals new slate of projects

27-Jan-2009
Spanish outfit Tesela Producciones will produce local director Achero Manas new family drama Franny & Joe (working title) and Argentinian director Adolfo Aristarain's political project Timote.
Spain 2008 box office rises by 12.5% but admissionsfall

13-Jan-2009
The Spanish box office rose by exactly $100m from $698m in 2007 to $798m (Euros 595.6m) in 2008, according to figures released by Nielsen EDI.
Intervision Partners to make Spanish big budget epic

1-Jan-2009
Spanish/US production outfit Intervision Partners is in advanced negotiations with The Weinstein Company to put together a major project billed as the 'Spanish Joan Of Arc'.
Tornasol Films bringsbestsellerThursday's Widowsto big screen

23-Dec-2008
Leading Spanish production outfit Tornasol Films will bring Claudia Pineiro's award-winning novel Thursday's Widows (Las Viudas De Los Jueves) to the big screen.
The Blind Sunflowers dominates nominations for Goyas

22-Dec-2008
Jose Luis Cuerda’s The Blind Sunflowers has picked up 15 nominations for the 23rd Goya awards, more than double the number of any other film.
Spain 's Iciar Bollain to shoot Agua in Bolivia

15-Dec-2008
Multi award winning Spanish actress and director Iciar Bollain is in pre-production on a new drama Agua about theforced privatisation ofBolivia's leading public water companies in 2000.
Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri to shoot The Food Guide To Love

12-Dec-2008
Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri will shoot The Food Guide To Love with Spain 's Tornasol Films.
Profile: Spain's OscarEntryThe Blind Sunflowers

12-Dec-2008
Harrowing dramas and horror films, including the like of Pan's Labyrinth, (Rec) and The Orphanage, are enjoying their success at the Spanish and international box office. Now Jose Luis Cuerda's The Blind Sunflowers (Los Girasoles Ciegos) has emerged to join that illustrious group.
Spain's Alokatu reveals new film slate

2-Dec-2008
Spanish production company Alokatu has oulinedits forthcoming projects to ScreenDaily, including Carlos Saura's Spanish civil war drama Monsieur Paco.
Sony picks up Spanish rights to El Juego Del Ahorcado

30-Nov-2008
Sony Pictures Spain has picked up Spanish distribution rights to renowned director Manuel Gomez Pereira's romantic drama El Juego Del Ahorcado.
Adolfo Aristarain to adapt La Muerte Lenta De Luciana B for the big screen

26-Nov-2008
Award-winning Argentinean director Adolfo Aristarain will shoot the thriller La Muerte Lenta De Luciana B in Argentina and Spain next March.
Mikhail Kalatozishvili's Wild Field wins best film at Estoril film festival

24-Nov-2008
Russian director Mikhail Kalatozishvili's drama Wild Field has taken the best film award at the Estoril film festival in Portugal.
Latido Films sells Sex Party & The Night to Sony

22-Nov-2008
Latido Films has sold Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes' new film Sex Party & The Night (Mentiras Y Gordas) to Sony for distribution in Spain.
Paulo Branco to work with Raoul Ruiz on Misterios De Lisboa

18-Nov-2008
Portugal's leading producer Paulo Branco is set to work with Chile 's leading director Raoul Ruiz on the dark, suspense drama Misterios De Lisboa.
Manoel De Oliveira to make another film as he turns 100

16-Nov-2008
Veteran Portuguese film maker Manoel De Oliveira will celebrate his 100th birthday on December 12 by shooting a new film, Singularidades De Uma Rapariga Loira, in his home country.
Filmax to produce horror Exorcismus, following success of [REC]

10-Nov-2008
Filmax is to produce horror film Exorcismus with Luis De La Madrid directing and The Devil's Backbone writer David Munoz working on the script.
Spain short life of a saint

7-Nov-2008
Spanish director Javier Fesser has sparked controversy and praise in equal measure for his third feature film, Camino, which delves into the curious world of Opus Dei as seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old girl. A favourite with both critics and audience alike at the San Sebastian film festival in September, where it had its world premiere, the film has gone on to perform well at the Spanish box office through Alta Films, taking just over $1m since its release on October 17.
Filmax takes on sales for Agustin Diaz Yanes' Just Walking

5-Nov-2008
Filmax International has picked up the international sales rights to Agustin Diaz Yanes' Just Walking (Solo Quiero Caminar) and will commence sales at AFM.The Alatriste director's latest film about three brave women who take on a group of Mexican drug traffickers has an impressive cast list that includes Diego Luna, Ariadna Gil (Pan's Labyrinth), Pilar ...
Estoril announces line-up, Catherine Deneuve to chair jury

4-Nov-2008
Portugal 's Estoril Film Festival has revealed its full line-up of films for 2008.
AFM: Spanish sales companies look beyond horror

3-Nov-2008
The last few years have all been about horror films from Spain but 2009 promises a more diverse slate of projects. One of the few scary movies in the works is Filmax's [Rec 2] which will be offered to buyers for the first time at the AFM. Jamie Balauguero is back in the director's seat for the project which is now in pre-production. Filmax will also be presenting another sequel in the shape of the animated
Wild Bunch sells Javier Fesser's Camino to several territories

24-Oct-2008
Spanish director Javier Fesser's controversial, but popular religious family drama Camino has been sold by Wild Bunch to several territories, including Latin America and India.
Spain - Speeding bullet

17-Oct-2008
Award-winning Spanish director Jaime Rosales has sparked huge controversy with his latest film, Bullet In The Head (Tiro En La Cabeza). It follows the everyday life of an ETA member, with no dialogue within earshot and little action until the explosive closing scenes.
Pandora's Box wins the Golden Shell at San Sebastian

28-Sep-2008
Yesim Ustaoglu's coming home drama Pandora's Box has won the Golden Shell for best film at the 56th edition of San Sebastian.
Norteadocompletes hat trick at San Sebastian's Films In Progress

25-Sep-2008
Mexican director Rigoberto Perezcano has won all three awards in the Films In Progress section of the San Sebastian film festival for his debut feature Norteado.
San Sebastian deals for Still Walking and Pandora's Box

25-Sep-2008
Golem Distribucion has acquired the Spanish theatrical rights to Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda's Still Walking (Aruitemo, Aruitemo).
Funny Balloons seals raft of territories for Louise-Michel

23-Sep-2008
French sales outfit Funny Balloons has sold Benoit Delepine and Gustav Kervern's black comedy Louise-Michel to Ad Vitam in France, Pony Films (Austria), Columbus (Switzerland), Cirko (Hungary), Independenta (Romania), UTV (India), Vendetta (New Zealand/Australia), and Maywin (CSI and Baltics). The deals were closed on the back of the film's world premiere at San Sebastian today.
San Sebastian announces Cinema In Motion award winners

23-Sep-2008
San Sebastian's Cinema In Motion programme has selected Najwa Najjar's romantic drama Pomegranates And Myrrh, Mohamed Chrif Tribak's political tale Le Temps Des Camarades and De Gaulle Eid's moving film Chou Sar' as this year's winners.
Wide Management sells La Vida Loca to Siren Visual for Australia/New Zealand

22-Sep-2008
Wide Management has sold Christian Poveda's documentary La Vida Loca to Siren Visual for theatrical distribution in Australia and New Zealand.
Michael Winterbottom begins work on Naomi Klein'sShock Doctrine

21-Sep-2008
Michael Winterbottom and Road To Guantanamo collaborator Mat Whitecross are working on documentary The Shock Doctrine.
Banderas to star in Mexican drama La hija Del Ruisenor

19-Sep-2008
Antonio Banderas has revealed that his next project will be the supernatural thriller La Hija Del Ruisenor from Mexican director Luis Mandoki.
San Sebastian ready to welcome 1,600 industry attendees

18-Sep-2008
This year's San Sebastian film festival (September 18-28) has attracted some of the leading lights of world cinema to its shores, including Kim Ki-duk, Christophe Honore, the Coen Brothers, and Richard Eyre, whose film The Other Man will kick off proceedings tonight.
In Focus: Galicia

12-Sep-2008
Galicia may be an autonomous state tucked away in the north-west corner of Spain, but that is not stopping a new breed of local film-makers from bursting onto the global scene by working with international film-makers on bigger budget productions.
Interview: San Sebastian director Mikel Olaciregui

12-Sep-2008
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Preview: San Sebastian International Film Festival

12-Sep-2008
Set in a pretty horseshoe bay lined with restaurants and cafes, San Sebastian has always been one of the most popular stop-offs on the annual festival circuit. The festival is appreciated for its laid-back approach to business dealings and as a productive breeding ground for Spanish and South American talent.
San Sebastian to honour Antonio Banderas and Meryl Streep

5-Sep-2008
The San Sebastian film festival has announced that Meryl Streep and Antonio Banderas will receive the Donostia award, which is given to a film personality in recognition of their work and career.
Richard Eyre's The Other Man to open San Sebastian

3-Sep-2008
San Sebastian has announced that British director Richard Eyre's romantic drama The Other Man will open the festival in official selection, out of competition, and US director Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom will be the closing film.
San Sebastian announces Films In Progress projects

2-Sep-2008
San Sebastian has announced the six titles from Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Nicaragua that will make up this year's Films In Progress section of the festival.
There Will Be Blood takes Fipresci Grand Prix

1-Sep-2008
US director Paul Thomas Anderson has been awarded the Fipresci Grand Prix for his film There Will Be Blood.
San Sebastian selects projects for Cinema in Motion

28-Aug-2008
The San Sebastian International Film Festival has revealed the four films that will compete in the fourth edition of Cinema In Motion, which highlights key projects from the Maghreb region and developing Arabian countries.This year's selected projects are Lebanese director De Gaulle Eid's Chou Sar' (Lebanon-France-Palestine); Najwa Najjar's Pomegranates And Myrrh (Palestine); Mohamed Chrif Tribak's ...
San Sebastian announces Zabaltegi Pearls and Specials sections

26-Aug-2008
The San Sebastian film festival has announced the full line-ups for the Zabaltegi Pearls and Zabaltegi Specials sections, including titles from some of the biggest names in cinema at the moment.Zabaltegi Pearls showcases films that have already featured prominently on the international festival circuit but have not yet had their release in Spain. This year's line-up includes Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the Coen brothers' ...
Tropic Thunder to strike in San Sebastian

14-Aug-2008
San Sebastian has announced that Ben Stiller's film Tropic Thunder will be in official selection, out of competition, at this year's festival.
San Sebastian announcessix more Spanish titles

12-Aug-2008
The San Sebastian film festival has added anothersix Spanish titles to its line-up, including Gabriel Velazquez's Amateurs, Daniel Hernandez's Ordinary Boys and Santiago Zannou's El Truco Del Mano, which will all compete in the Zabaltegi New Directors section.
Jonathan Demme to chair San Sebastian jury

7-Aug-2008
Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme will chair the official jury at this year's San Sebastian film festival.
San Sebastian adds The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas to Selection

30-Jul-2008
San Sebastian has announced that Buena Vista/Disney’s The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas will be presented as an international premiere in official selection at this year’s festival.
San Sebastian announces more Official Selection titles

24-Jul-2008
San Sebastian has announced that international directors Javier Fesser, Hirkazu Kore-eda, Samira Makhmalbaf, Michael Winterbottom, Belen Macias and Yesim Ustaoglu will be showing their latest films in Official Selection at this year's festival.
Filmax to launch new movie channel in Catalonia

24-Jul-2008
Filmax has signed an agreement with Barcelona based publishing company Grupo Godo to launch a movie channel in the Catalonia region on digital terrestrial television.
San Sebastian announces first Official Selection films

26-Jun-2008
This year's San Sebastian International film festival (Sept18-27) will see its official selection include new films from acclaimed directors Daniel Burman, Christophe Honore, Kim Ki-Duk, Kristian Levring and local favourite Jaime Rosales.
TVE now on board for Almodovar's Broken Embraces

4-Jun-2008
Spanish public broadcaster TVE has joined forces with El Deseo on Pedro Almodovar's new film Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos), which starts shooting this week in Lanzarote.
FilmSharks International closes more deals on The Desert Within

27-May-2008
Buenos Aires based FilmSharks International has sold Rodrigo Pla's Cannes critic's title The Desert Within to seven more territories following its screening at Cannes.
Imagina sells Chef's Special to 20+ territores.

23-May-2008
Nacho G Velilla's debut feature Chef's Special has been sold by Imagina sales to several key territories, including the US, on the back of its success at the Spanish box office. TLA releasing has taken rights to the family comedy for the US, Canada, UK and Ireland; Cine, Video Y TV will distribute the film in Mexico; Ringford took Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay; We&Co will distribute the film in French speaking European countries; ...
FilmSharks sells key Latin American titles

21-May-2008
Buenos Aires based sales company FilmSharks International has sold Rodrigo Pla's Critic's Week title The Desert Within to Distrimax for the US.
Morena Films announce two new films

20-May-2008
Spanish outfit Morena Films will shoot two comedies later this year, Bon Appetit and Neon Flesh.
Valencia increases financial incentive

19-May-2008
Valencia has announced a new incentive for producers. The incentive is open to European and Spanish producers and offers between 16% and 20% of spend in Valencia. To get the full 20%, producers' local spend must be at least $12.5m or they can form a multi picture deal to shoot in the region (ie 4 films in 12 months).
Paramount backs Carrera's Mexican drama Backyard

19-May-2008
Paramount has bought the rights to Carlos Carrera's Mexican drama Backyard from the film's co-producers Indigo Films.
Tic Tac productions to tackle first Franco graves feature

19-May-2008
Galicia-based Tic Tac productions will be the first company to make a feature-length film about the mass graves of those killed by General Franco's rebel forces in Spain.
Vaca Films lines up Daniel Monzon for $5m prison drama

18-May-2008
Spanish production outfit Vaca Films has revealed that it will shoot the $5m prison drama Cell 211 from promising new director Daniel Monzon in August.
Latido sells key titles to UTV

17-May-2008
Latido Films has sold several of its films to major Indian distributor UTV, including veteran Spanish director Manuel Gutierrez Aragon's Basque terrorist drama Who's Next.
Fox buys Che for Spain as two separate films

17-May-2008
Steven Soderbergh's competition title Che will be released by Fox in Spain as two separate films.
[Rec] directors return for sequel to horror hit

16-May-2008
Filmax is promoting a sequel to the hit horror film Rec with the same directors, Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza, attached to direct.Rec 2 will have the same 'claustrophobic concept' as the first film, seen through a handheld camera lens, according to Filmax.Full details for the film, such as cast, budget and shooting dates are being kept secret for now, but there has already been interest ...
Stars sign up for Future Films' Parasomnia

16-May-2008
Future Films signs Karolina Kurkova and Kevin McKidd to Parasomnia
Wide Pictures takes Spanish rights for Two Lovers

15-May-2008
New Spanish indie outfit Wide Pictures has taken rights for Spain to James Gray's competition title Two Lovers, but will pass responsibility for distributing the film in Spain to Filmax. The film is being sold by Wild Bunch.Filmax announced yesterday that it has signed a deal with Wide Pictures to distribute its titles in Spain over the next two years, including the closing film at Cannes, Barry Levinson's What Just Happened, starring ...
Sony picks up Malice In Wonderland for the UK

15-May-2008
Spain's 6Sales has secured leading territories for Simon Fellows' Malice In Wonderland, which is set to go into production with Danny Dyer (Severance) and Mischa Barton in the lead roles.Marina Fuentes of 6Sales has sold the film to Sony UK for the United Kingdom, Quality for all of Latin America, Paradise for CIS, Shooting Stars for the Middle East and D Productions for Romania and Turkey.Described as a modern twist on the ...
BBC Films to give UK producers 30% of its actual equity recoupment

12-May-2008
BBC Films announced today that it will create a corridor for UK producers to access 30% of the actual equity recoupment that BBC Films receives on a project.The move comes as part of some key changes to the deal terms offered to UK film producers, and has been warmly welcomed by producers body PACT. The idea is to move the film producer further up the profit chain, therefore hopefully helping producers build more sustainable businesses.The 30% will apply wherever ...
San Sebastian to honour Japanese film noir, Monicelli

9-May-2008
Preparations for this year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival (Sept 18 - 27) got underway as organisers revealed two retrospectives on the works of Italian maestro Mario Monicelli and a dedication to the Japanese film noir genre.
Filmax International acquires international rights to Invitation Only

6-May-2008
Spanish outfit Filmax International has acquired the international sales rights excluding Asia, Germany and Poland and the distribution rights for Spain for the Asian horror production Invitation Only directed by Kevin Ko.
Spanish piracy- gearing up for a fight

28-Mar-2008
Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Belarus ... and Spain. Spain' How does a western European country with such a long-established tradition of cinema-going and a rich history of film-making find itself on a watch list of the worst offenders for intellectual property theft, alongside states with virtually no film industries of their own and precious few cinemas'
BFI to unveil two new Mediatheques in the UK

14-Mar-2008
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of its London launch at the new BFI Southbank, the British Film Institute has revealed that it plans to open two new UK mediatheques by December 2008.
Spanish producers and distributors forming coalition to tackle piracy

10-Mar-2008
Leading Spanish producer associations FAPAE and Egeda are forming a coalition with the local anti-piracy organisation, FAP (supported bythe Motion Picture Association), the Federation of Spanish distributors (Fedecine), the music producers association Promusicae and representatives from the publishing sector to help build relations with internet service providers and clamp down on copyright infringement online.
Video-on-demand - Territory snapshot: Spain - Independent producers search for VoD play

22-Feb-2008
With the leading VoD portals in Spain such as Imagenio and Orange TV striking deals with the US studios to show all their major projects, the smaller Spanish indie films are being squeezed out. But now local producers and distributors are fighting back with their own internet VoD portals.
Canada's Strategic Partners market to spotlight South America

21-Feb-2008
Filmmakers and financiers from Brazil, Argentina and Mexico will join international delegates at this year's Strategic Partners Co-Production market in Halifax, Nova Scotia (September 12-14).Run in conjunction with the Atlantic Film Festival, this three-day concentrated market has a strong core attendance from Canada, the US and the UK, as well as delegations from the spotlight countries, whose selection is based on industry growth, spiking business activity and consultation ...
Jaime Rosales' Solitary Fragments to get Spanish re-release

8-Feb-2008
Spanish director Jaime Rosales' powerful family drama Solitary Fragments will be re-released in cinemas across Spain today following its best picture and best director awards at last week's Goyas.
Alberto San Juan to star in David Planell's adoption drama La Verguenza

6-Feb-2008
Spanish screenwriter David Planell, a nominee at last week's Goya Awards for Siete Mesas De Billar Frances, will start shooting his first feature as director, La Verguenza, from next week in Madrid.Spain's Avalon Productions is producing the drama. The cast features Alberto San Juan, fresh off the back of his best actor Goyas win for Bajo Las Estrellas, ...
Spanish director Jaime Rosales takes top honours at Goyas

4-Feb-2008
Jaime Rosales pulled off the surprise of Spain's 23rd Goya awards in Madrid by winning best director and best film for Solitary Fragments (La Solidad).
Spain's Imagina launches film sales division under Setuain

15-Jan-2008
Spain's leading television distributor Imagina has moved into film sales, handling international rights on films produced by its associated companies, as well as pick ups from other independent production companies.
2008 Preview - Hitting the high notes

4-Jan-2008
The reverberations of the US writers' strike are being felt around the world as a trio of international shoots - Sony's Angels And Demons, Warner Bros' Vietnam drama Pinkville, to be directed by Oliver Stone, and Warner Bros- backed Shantaram, set to star Johnny Depp - have been put on hold and hastily pulled from schedules.
Spain's Dygra Films reveals five film slate until 2012

3-Jan-2008
Galicia based animation studio Dygra plans a slate of digital 3D projects.
Israeli film Foul Gesture claims first international buyers

11-Oct-2007
Israeli revenge drama Foul Gesturehas soldto Barton Films for Spain, Portugal and Andorra
Warner Bros in Spain to develop and co-produce El Deseo films

4-Oct-2007
Pedro and Agustin Almodovar's El Deseo has further strengthened its partnership with Warner Bros International in Spain by agreeing to develop and co-produce film projects with the studio, including El Patio De Mi Carcel, currently shooting in Madrid.Warner Bros already distribute El Deseo's films in Spain.'Since we are particularly close to Simona Benzakein [Warner Bros' vice president of European productions] and Richard ...
Joy Division to open Sheffield Doc/Fest

28-Sep-2007
The 2007 Sheffield Doc/Fest (Nov 7 - 11) is to open with the European premiere of Grant Gee's Joy Division, a documentary about the legendary British post-punk group. The film made its world premiere at Toronto earler this month.
San Sebastian's Films In Progress champions Gasolina

27-Sep-2007
In San Sebastian 's Films In Progress section, Guatemalan youth drama Gasolina by Julio Hernandez Cordon has won three of the five awards, including the top industry prize.
San Sebastian sales heat up as FiGa takes US rights to Eyes

26-Sep-2007
Los Angeles-based distributor FiGa Films has bought US and Canadian rights to the Argentinian prison drama Through Her Own Eyes (Por Sus Propios Ojos), a world premiere in the Horizontes Latinos section of the San Sebastian film festival, according to the film's producer Paula Grandio.
Recycle and Salt Of This Sea win Cinema in Motion awards

25-Sep-2007
Now in its third year, San Sebastian's Cinema in Motion programme has selected Mahmoud Al Massad's Recycle, an insightful documentary that exposes the economic and political instability of Jordan, and Anne Marie Jacir's moving portrait of Palestine, Salt Of This Sea, as this year's winners.
Wild Bunch closes a slew of deals on Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame

24-Sep-2007
The screening of Hana Makhmalbaf's French-Iranian drama Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame in official competition at San Sebastian has sparked a flurry of international sales.
Latido secures more sales for Saura's Fados

24-Sep-2007
Spanish sales outfit Latido Films has sold Carlos Saura's film Fados to countries across North, Central and South America.
Cancun festival plans international film market for 2008

22-Sep-2007
The new Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival is planning to expand next year to include an international market.The event debuts on Nov 5, opening with Mexican film Nonna's Trip and including titles from the US, Canada, Spain, Iceland, Germany, Italy and Latin America. But there are already plans for future growth. 'We are also putting together plans for an international market, but that won't feature until next year,' Pedro Valiente, ...
Strategic Partners projects include Indigenes writer's debut

21-Sep-2007
At the recent Strategic Partners co-production market in Canada, producers revealed a number of new projects currently in the works.
Festival - Building up a buyers' market

21-Sep-2007
While San Sebastian director Mikel Olaciregui admits it can be difficult to attract major US buyers so soon after Toronto, the festival remains a busy sales event, with almost 100 international buyers scheduled to attend in 2007. These include Lionsgate, HBO, Warner Bros, DeA Planeta and Rezo Films.
Festival - Latin lovers

21-Sep-2007
With its beautiful horseshoe bay, old-town tapas bars and laid-back Basque atmosphere, San Sebastian is a popular industry stop-off on the festival circuit. Despite the increasingly busy autumn calendar, the 54-year-old event is this year expecting more than 1,700 delegates, plus a further 1,500 press and a smattering of international stars.
Spain - Dangerous minds

21-Sep-2007
Julio Medem is back with his first film in four years, Chaotic Ana, which is screening at San Sebastian this week. Charlotte Rampling (speaking Spanish) and newcomer Manuela Velles star in the film, which ventures into the troubled, psychotic world of a young woman named Ana.
Spain - Place at the top table

21-Sep-2007
Gracia Querejeta was born in Madrid into a film family. Her father, Elias, has produced more than 40 films and has taken an active role in supporting Gracia's own film career, including her latest work, Seven Billiards Tables, which makes its world premiere at San Sebastian this week.
United Kingdom - Looking to the Future

21-Sep-2007
UK outfit Future Films was created in 2000 to help producers put together financial packages for their films. That remit was soon expanded to include working as co-producers, and now the company is looking to be involved at every stage of a film's progress from development to international sales.
Cronenberg reveals further plans for The Fly opera

20-Sep-2007
More than 20 years after directing Jeff Goldblum in The Fly, Cronenberg has decided to make an operatic version of the classic horror.
Nova Scotia boosts tax credit for producers

15-Sep-2007
Tax relief on local labour costs for productions shooting in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has been increased from 35% to 50%, it was announced at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax. Nova Scotia premier Rodney MacDonald announced the rise at the opening gala screening of Roger Spottiswoode's Shake Hands With The Devil, produced by Halifax Films. The film, which is about the efforts by Canadian Lt-General Romeo ...
2929 Productions take to The Road

14-Sep-2007
Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban's 2929 Productions is set to shoot The Road at the beginning of 2008 with John Hillcoat (The Proposition) on board to direct.
Spain - Investigating women's lives

14-Sep-2007
It was a role in Ken Loach's 1995 Spanish Civil War film Land And Freedom that inspired Iciar Bollain to become a director. With a CV of local productions under her belt, Bollain impressed Loach at auditions for the film, so much so that he created a part for her.
Marketing - Brand marketing - learning the hard sell

8-Sep-2007
In India, the sight of Bollywood stars on posters or television promoting the biggest brands is an everyday occurrence. But despite their popularity now across the globe, it seems their brand appeal has yet to take off.
San Sebastian adds four new titles to line-up

7-Sep-2007
San Sebastian has added two new Spanish titles, Angel Amigo's anti-facist documentary El Ano De Todos Los Demonios and Antonio Mercero's moving film Y Tu Quien Eres about alzheimers victims to the Zabaltegi Specials and Horizontes Latinos sections, respectively.
Marketing - Bollywood spreads the net

7-Sep-2007
Bollywood's global reach has expanded rapidly in recent years with the development of solid theatrical markets across disparate territories. This expansion, combined with a range of demographics that now includes non-Indian audiences, means that international Bollywood and Indian film marketers need to be on the cutting edge.
UK government backs fight against piracy

6-Sep-2007
Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, met with senior figures from all sectors of the film industry in London yesterday to discuss how to tackle the growing problem of piracy.
San Sebastian announces Films In Progress line-up

21-Aug-2007
San Sebastian's Films In Progress sidebar will see six Latin American film projects from promising film makers compete for nearly $40,000 worth of completion funding and technical support.
Amitabh Bachchan: Indian summer

3-Aug-2007
Bollywood idol Amitabh Bachchan tells Chris Evans why his days of singing and dancing are behind him as more challenging roles beckon.
Gary Tam: touching the sun

3-Aug-2007
Composer-turned-director Gary Tarn is breaking new ground with his approach to film-making. He talks to Chris Evans about his first film, Black Sun, and the dangers of his next project.
Eros International acquires 51% of Ayngaran

12-Jul-2007
Eros International has made a foray into Tamil films, the second largest segment in India, by acquiring a 51% interest in Ayngaran International, a dominant force in the Tamil content and distribution industry.
Black Gold: storm in a coffee cup

8-Jun-2007
Coffee expose Black Gold riled multinationals in the US and is now raising awareness in the UK. Chris Evans speaks to film-makers Marc and Nick Francis about taking on the world's second-largest export industry.
Palme d'Or winners: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

17-May-2007
Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are in the elite group of two-time Palme d'Or winners, with Rosetta in 1999 and The Child in 2005. They also appeared in Competition with The Son in 2002 (winning best actor for Olivier Gourmet) and agree that Cannes helped cement their reputations.
Vinnie Jones brings weight to The Heavy

17-May-2007
Making his directorial debut, Marcus Warren will commence principal photography on UK thriller The Heavy from May 20.
Palme d'Or winner: Alan Bridges

17-May-2007
British director Alan Bridges turns 80 this year, but is still writing scripts. During his career he has worked with some of the biggest names in cinema history, including Ingmar Bergman and Laurence Olivier, but insists that his Palme d'Or win for The Hireling in 1973 was one of his crowning glories.
Industry Trust launches $6m campaign to tackle copyright theft

16-May-2007
The Industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness is kicking off the largest anti-piracy campaign ever in the UK on June 1 to educate the public about the damaging effects of what they now refer to as 'Knocking Off'.
Set Report - Cracking the code

27-Apr-2007
Alex de la Iglesia has built a reputation across Europe as a comedy director with a larger-than-life persona and spontaneous style of film-making. So it came as little surprise to find him painting the walls of St Edmund Hall in Oxford and bellowing at his crew to work faster when Screen visited the set of his latest film The Oxford Murders on a sunny day in mid-March.
Hooper to direct Katharine Graham biopic for Ziskin, HBO Films

24-Apr-2007
Tom Hooper is set to direct a biopic about the legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham which is being produced later this year by Laura Ziskin for HBO Films.Joan Didion (The Year Of Magical Thinking) is scripting the film from Carol Felsenthal's 1993 biography Power, Privilege And The Post: The Katharine Graham Story.Hooper has become a firm favourite at HBO Films. He directed ...
BFI scouts locations for new Film Centre to open by 2012

3-Apr-2007
The British Film Institute (BFI) is already looking at the third of four potential sites in London 's Southbank for its new 'British Film Centre' to be completed in time for the London Olympics in 2012.
UK: inward production

30-Mar-2007
The UK has been a popular location for major US and international productions for decades. But with uncertainty in recent years over the territory's tax incentives and a clampdown on Gaap financing, Colin Brown - who was appointed in December 2006 - will need to convince US studios of the merits of the new tax credit scheme.
Egeda launches Spanish VOD site

28-Mar-2007
Spanish rights society Egeda has launched Filmotech.com, A VOD service offering Spanish and European titles at a price lower than DVD rental costs.
Latin American locations: welcome to the jungle

26-Mar-2007
During the past decade Latin America has attracted more and more international production with its stunning and varied locations and cheap labour costs.
Spanish government promises 18% film tax write off

21-Mar-2007
Spain's vice president Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega announced on Monday that an 18% tax write off will be included in a new film law for producers, broadcasters and investors. Butthe industry remains cautiously optimistic awaiting clarification on how it will work.
United Kingdom - History moves with the times

16-Mar-2007
As the industry increasingly looks to take advantage of back catalogues, the world's largest and most valuable film archive is now being made available at the click of a button - for free.
United Kingdom - Pirate Duty

9-Mar-2007
Film piracy cost the UK industry $1.6bn (£800m) in 2005 and, with new platforms for distributing films illegally arising every year, the need to tackle organised crime has never been more urgent.
UK Film Council, Sledgeto launch Myfilms 'social networking' site

28-Feb-2007
The UK Film Council is backing a new site that aims to boost cinema attendances of independent European films.
Production - Bollywood in the UK - Passage from India

23-Feb-2007
When UK chancellor Gordon Brown made a government visit to India last month it was telling that he made a bee-line for Bollywood, taking in a tour of the YRF Studios in Mumbai and speaking of the need to provide further incentives for Indian film-makers to shoot in the UK.
Production - co-productions - Forming partnerships

23-Feb-2007
Aside from Bollywood projects coming to the UK solely for location work, there is now a new generation of Indian film-makers interested in working more closely with UK producers and technicians and even considering the benefits of the new tax relief.
Production - Set jetting

23-Feb-2007
Bollywood productions may bring work for UK crews and facilities, but another financial benefit is found through tourism.
Production - The big pull

23-Feb-2007
Italy's government has designated India as its trade target for 2007. Speaking at a press conference earlier this month in Mumbai, minister for international trade Emma Bonino said: "We want to invite Indian film-makers to shoot in Italy. After all, we too have some of the most picturesque locales."
Capturing the moment

26-Jan-2007
As a London-based photographer, Sean Ellis worked with some of the biggest names in showbusiness, including Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Takeshi Kitano. But his future became clearer when he collaborated with David Lynch on a series of fashion photos. "I was a fashion photographer who was a frustrated film director," Ellis says.
Momentum MD Marchand suspended and replaced by Napper

11-Jan-2007
UK distributor Momentum Pictures has suspended managing director Xavier Marchand.
Chairman of EMI joins Vue

21-Dec-2006
EMI chairman Eric Nicoli has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Vue Entertainment with immediate effect.
UK producers voice concerns over new tax laws

13-Dec-2006
UK producers remain concerned about the scope of the new British tax laws, a panel of government representatives were told in London yesterday.
Berger promoted to Warner Bros UK director

11-Dec-2006
Joshua A. Berger has been promoted to president and managing director of Warner Bros Entertainment UK and Ireland (WBEUK) after 17 years at the studio.
Owner of film piracy site given four year jail term

11-Dec-2006
The head of a web forum known as PIR8 has been sentenced to four years in jail, the longest term for a film piracy case in the UK to date. A further five men who worked for the site were also sentenced to imprisonment on Friday (8th December) at Birmingham Crown Court.
eBay film pirate receives $108,700 fine

5-Dec-2006
A renowned seller of pirate DVDs on eBay has been ordered to pay $108,700 (£55,000) under Proceeds of Crime legislation, having already served six months in jail earlier this year for the same offence.
Eros and ANYTIME agree deal to distribute Hollywood content in India

30-Nov-2006
Bollywood studio Eros International has formed an investment deal worth up to £2.1m with Singapore based ANYTIME, a leading supplier of Video-on-demand, to distribute Hollywood movies on digital platforms throughout India.
Better Things lie ahead

8-Nov-2006
Award winning short film-maker Duane Hopkins has received $486,000 (£255,000) from the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund towards his debut feature Better Things.
France rules over San Sebastian

30-Sep-2006
French film My Son (Mon Fils A Moi) has won top honours at the San Sebastian International Film Festival sharing the Golden Shell for Best Film with Half Moon and taking the Best Actress award for Nathalie Baye.
Peace Arch Films finalising US rights for Delirious

30-Sep-2006
Peach Arch Films is in final talks with US buyers for the rights to distribute Tom DiCillo's film Delirious in North America after its successful world premiere at San Sebastian. A final deal is expected to be made early next week.
Oliver Stone continues political talk in San Sebastian

29-Sep-2006
Films In Progress champions Latin America's emerging talent

28-Sep-2006
Celebrating its 10th anniversary,San Sebastian's Films InProgress initiative is this year backing some of the lesser lights in LatinAmerican cinema who hope to make a name for themselves on the international circuit,including controversial Chilean director Luis Vera.
Two Maghreb projects near completion with Cinema In Motion

27-Sep-2006
Tartan acquires US rights to Red Road

26-May-2006
Tartan USA has acquired all US rights to Andrea Arnold's British title Red Road, in competition at Cannes, from Trust Film Sales. Arnold's debut feature Red Road, an intense drama starring newcomer Kate Dickie, is the first of three films to be made through Lars von Trier's Advanced Party scheme in which directors work with a set of characters created by Lone Scherfig and Anders Thomas Jensen. The deal was brokered by Jane Giles and Marie Therese Guirgis for Tartan ...
Elmer to head acquisitions at Pathe UK

18-Apr-2006
Emil Elmer has been named as the new head of acquisitions at Pathe UK following the departure of Berenice Fugard to Paramount's specialty arm.
Crash goes back on the road

6-Mar-2006
Surprise Oscar-winner Crashis to be re-released in cinemas across the UKand Irelandthis weekend on approximately 70 screens.

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