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Juan Sarda
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Morena head to Cannes with Wild Bunch
16-May-2013
Wild Bunch representing youth drama Scorpion in Love [pictured] and apocalyptic feature The Last Days in Cannes. -
Spanish festivals team for new section
7-May-2013
San Sebastian, Seville and Sitges film festivals unveil new business section. -
Spain’s Alta Films faces closure
18-Apr-2013
Leading Spanish distributor, exhibitor and producer Alta Films is facing closure, according to CEO Enrique González Macho. -
Spanish director Bigas Luna dies
6-Apr-2013
Bigas Luna, the Spanish director considered the “discoverer” of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, has died aged 67. -
Dust wins at Toulouse festival
25-Mar-2013
Guatemalan film Dust (Polvo) has led the winners at the 25th ‘Rencontres’ festival of Latin American cinema in Toulouse. -
Spanish distributors rack up sales
26-Feb-2013
Filmax International and Latido Films are among the Spanish sellers to secure deals in Berlin, despite reports of a slow market. -
Blancanieves sweeps Spanish Goyas
18-Feb-2013
Pablo Berger’s twist on the Snow White fairytale won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards where Juan Antonio Bayona won best director for tsunami drama The Impossible. -
Spanish cinema: achieving the impossible
14-Feb-2013
Spain may be going through a financial crisis but local cinema had a banner year in 2012. Juan Sarda explores the complex realities of Spanish cinema, and how the territory’s deep pool of talent is overcoming local difficulties to create world-beating films. -
Spanish cinema: the next big things
14-Feb-2013
With new work from the likes of Pedro Almodovar, Claudia Llosa, Jaume Balaguero and Alex de la Iglesia in 2013, Spanish cinema is hotter than ever. Juan Sarda profiles a selection of upcoming films. -
Spanish cinema: counting the cost
14-Feb-2013
With Spanish admissions down, Juan Sarda looks at how the territory’s independent distributors are approaching the market. -
Spanish cinema: sailing in tandem
14-Feb-2013
With Spanish film-makers increasingly looking to work with international partners, Juan Sarda explores the territory’s attractiveness as a co-producer -
El Deseo to co-produce Damián Szifrón’s Wild Tales
24-Jan-2013
EXCLUSIVE: Almodóvar’s company also working on new title by Lucrecia Martel. -
Rodar y Rodar unveils biggest ever slate
21-Jan-2013
An English remake of The Orphanage and Julia’s Eyes are in the pipeline as well as new films by Oriol Paulo and Santiago Amodeo. -
Blancanieves leads Spanish Goya nominations
8-Jan-2013
Re-telling of the Snow White story receives 18 nominations, with The Impossible, Unit 7, The Artist and the Model also up for multiple awards. -
The Impossible boosts Spanish cinema to record high
4-Jan-2013
The Impossible and Tad the Explorer helped push Spanish cinema to its best ever domestic figures in 2012. -
Impossible sinks Titanic record in Spain
7-Dec-2012
Tsunami drama has also started strongly in France and Thailand, where the film is set. -
San Sebastian to celebrate animation and Oshima
3-Dec-2012
Animation and the work of Nagisa Oshima, the Japanese director behind Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, are to feature as part of the next San Sebastian Festival. -
Spanish thriller The Body racks up sales to seven territories at AFM
27-Nov-2012
New thriller by Rodar y Rodar (The Orphanage, Julia’s Eyes) The Body was sold to seven territories during the recent American Film Market. -
About the Pink Sky wins top prize at Gijon
25-Nov-2012
Other winners include Barbie, Beyond The Hills, The Patience Stone. -
Iconic Spanish filmmaker José Luis Borau dies aged 83
23-Nov-2012
For 50 years José Luis Borau was considered the godfather of Spanish cinema. A former president and founder of the Spanish Cinema Academy, Borau achieved international success with Poachers (1975), which won the Golden Shell in San Sebastián and became one of the most famous films in Spanish history. -
Spain's Vértice faces uncertainty after losing $13.9m
9-Nov-2012
Vértice 360, one of Spain’s biggest producer-distributors, has announced losses of $13.92m for the year to date. -
Imagina to handle world sales of Marcelo Pineyro's Ismael
5-Nov-2012
EXCLUSIVE: Imagina International Sales is working with Zeta Cinema and Antena 3 Films on the intimate drama about family relations directed by Marcelo Piñeyro (The Method). -
God's Horses wins Golden Spike in Valladolid
29-Oct-2012
Hannah Arendt takes Silver Spike while The Fifth Season receives jury special mention. -
Film Factory boards Manuel Martín Cuenca's Caníbal
29-Oct-2012
Company will introduce the project to distributors at AFM. -
Cuerda's All Is Silence kicks off Valladolid Festival this weekend
19-Oct-2012
On Saturday, the 57th edition of the Valladolid Film Festival opens with the world premiere of All Is Silence, the new film by José Luis Cuerda [pictured]. -
Bayona and Lavigne talk about the huge success of The Impossible
18-Oct-2012
The director and producer of Spain’s record-setting box-office hit talk about why the film has connected with audiences, what’s next for them and potential awards consideration. -
Leos Carax's Holy Motors wins big at Sitges Film Festival
15-Oct-2012
Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers picks up two awards, including Best Actress for Alice Lowe, while Jennifer Lynch’s Chained wins Special Jury Award. -
Bayona's The Impossible makes $10.3m in first weekend in Spain
15-Oct-2012
Drama starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor sells 1m tickets and marks a historic record. -
Film Factory takes on sales of Combustion and new Sánchez Arévalo for AFM
5-Oct-2012
Vicente Canales Film Factory sales company travels to the next American Film Market with two new films on its slate: Daniel Calparsoro’s Combustion and Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s My Family And Other Hooligans. -
Spain’s Telecinco Cinema reveals 10 new projects
5-Oct-2012
New films by Monzón, Urbizu, Colomo and Tadeo Jones sequel on Telecinco Cinema slate -
Sitges film festival opens with world premiere of The Body
4-Oct-2012
Sitges to feature new films from Paulo, Aibar, Calparsoro and Carax. -
Francois Ozon's In The House wins San Sebastian's Golden Shell
30-Sep-2012
Blancanieves wins special jury prize, Trueba’s The Artist And The Model wins best director. -
New films by Nicolas Pereda and Javier Fuentes-Leon close deals in San Sebastian
29-Sep-2012
Deals lined up for When Horses Learned To Cry and The Disappeared Elephant. -
Spain's APPA calls for new tax breaks for foreign producers
27-Sep-2012
At the San Sebastián Film Festival, a new proposal has come forward for the Spanish cinema sector to overcome difficulties due to the financial crisis. -
Spanish producers association controversially suggests new finance system
27-Sep-2012
Pedro Pérez, president of producers association, asks government that “cinema finances cinema.” -
Blancanieves entered into Oscar race for Spain
27-Sep-2012
Pablo Berger’s black and white film [pictured] premiered in Toronto. -
Chilea's Lelio wins Films in Progress in San Sebastián
27-Sep-2012
Gloria is about an old woman who visits singles parties. -
Blancanieves, Trueba, Ozon, Ghobadi light up San Sebastian
26-Sep-2012
More industry activity and new projects announced in Spain including a Fernando Trueba-Penélope Cruz reunion. -
European audiovisual rights association denounce Spanish law in San Sebastian
24-Sep-2012
New tax has ruptured European unity, according to Eurocinema, CopyEspaña, IBAU and Eurocopia. -
Isabel Coixet begins shooting mysterious 'small' project in Barcelona
20-Sep-2012
Javier Camara to star in Yesterday Never Ends. -
Film Factory heats up sales for Spanish thriller Unit 7
19-Sep-2012
Alberto Rodriguez’s Spanish thriller sold to territories including US, France, Japan, China. -
Three in a row in Spain for Tad, The Lost Explorer
18-Sep-2012
Spanish animation released by Warner Bros has already grossed $11.7m in its native country and ruled the box office for the last three weekends. -
José Luis Cuerda to open Valladolid Film Festival with All Is Silence
17-Sep-2012
Pere Vilà, David Trueba and Chapero Jackson also showcasing new work at Seminci. -
Patricia Ferreira to direct comedy Salsa de Arándanos
11-Sep-2012
Aralán Films also introduces new project Asesinos Inocentes. -
The Body, Invader lead Spanish selections at 45th Sitges Film Festival
5-Sep-2012
12 Spanish films will premiere in Catalonia, including two world premieres. -
Zinemira announces six new Basque titles for San Sebastian
29-Aug-2012
Six world premieres to vie for $25,000 prize. -
León, Trapero, Rosales, Herrero will screen latest films in San Sebastian's Made in Spain
24-Aug-2012
The programme includes the Spanish premiere of Sleepless Knights. -
Six Latin American films picked for San Sebastián's Films In Progress
21-Aug-2012
Four Arab titles go to Cinema in Motion. -
Cantet, Costa-Gavras, Ghobadi and Hallstrom complete San Sebastián Official Selection
16-Aug-2012
The 60th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival will have some more big names in its line up. Festival veterans as Bahman Ghobadi and Laurent Cantet join Costa-Gavras Lasse Hallström on the final announcements for the Official Section. -
Seventeen 'New Directors' to compete in San Sebastian
10-Aug-2012
Selections include Shell from UK’s Scott Graham and The Caretaker’s Tale by Katrina Wiedeman from Denmark. -
Berneri, Hendler, Fuentes-León, Katz, to participate in San Sebastian's Co-Production Forum
9-Aug-2012
17 projects from Europe and South America will participate in production summit. -
Ozon, Sorín, Tang, Doudeiri, Albert bring new films to San Sebastián
2-Aug-2012
New international titles have just been announced for the official section of the upcoming 60th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, which kicks off Sept 21. -
New films by Bayona, Trueba, Castellitto in San Sebastian line-up
27-Jul-2012
The Spanish titles to screen at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival were unveiled today, with the rest of the official selection yet to be announced. -
Arbitrage to open San Sebastian Film Festival
25-Jul-2012
Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere will attend the opening night gala screening. -
Spanish exhibitors respond to VAT increase on cinema tickets
18-Jul-2012
13% increase in VAT on cinema tickets labelled a “disaster” for sector with one prediction being the closure of 70% of cinemas in Spain. -
Overall admissions down, Spanish market share up in 2011
13-Jul-2012
The Spanish department of culture unveiled the results on the same day the Spanish government announced a rise in VAT on cinema tickets. -
Paco León plans revolutionary Spanish cinema, DVD, VoD and paid TV release
6-Jul-2012
Carmina o Revienta, a winner of last Malaga festival, creates great controversy and expectation with new release model. -
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo plans new comedy, The Big Spanish Family
6-Jul-2012
Shoot will begin next August 20, Atipica and Mod will produce. -
Leaner Madrid de Cine screenings event sparks sales
28-Jun-2012
The Spanish Film Screenings 2012 was busy despite lower attendance due to the economic crisis. I Want You, Unit 7, Operation E and The Artist And The Model were among the biggest draws. -
Sitges selections include world premiere of The Body
27-Jun-2012
Cronenberg, Lynch, Aja, Carax films also selected for Spanish genre festival. -
I Want You becomes year's best local film at Spanish box office
26-Jun-2012
Sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven has already been sold by Imagina to Russia, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. -
Spanish films grossed $235m internationally in 2011
26-Jun-2012
Spanish cinema fared better abroad than at home in 2011, grossing $235m internationally, twice as much as in the local market. -
San Sebastian partners with Cannes Producers Network, Ventana Sur
21-Jun-2012
The San Sebastian Film Festival’s co-production forum has been boosted by two new strategic partnerships, with the Cannes Producers Network and Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest market. -
Spanish Film Screenings to host 66 international buyers next week in Madrid
14-Jun-2012
The 43 films screening include I Want You, Vulnerables, The Wild Boy, Sleep Tight [pictured] and REC 3. -
Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas join cast of Almodovar's The Brief Lovers
13-Jun-2012
For the first time, and not only in a Pedro Almodovar film, Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas will star in the same feature. -
José Luis Rebordinos, San Sebastian
7-Jun-2012
The director of the San Sebastian International Film Festival talks about how the festival is adapting to a tough climate in Spain, including new offerings such as the European Latin American Forum. -
Spanish buyers busy in Cannes despite complaints about high deal prices
1-Jun-2012
Alta buys next Coen brothers film; Golem to distribute Haneke’s Amour. -
Susana de la Sierra
30-May-2012
The head of Spain’s ICAA talks about the difficult challenges facing the Spanish film world. -
imm sound opens 3D immersive sound studio in Barcelona
10-May-2012
Two more studios for 3D immersive sound to open in Hong Kong and Los Angeles. -
Film Factory to sell slasher Afterparty in Cannes
4-May-2012
Vicente Canales’ Barcelona based Film Factory has acquired international sales rights to Miguel Larraya’s Afterparty. -
Malaga's top prize goes to Patricia Ferreira's The Wild Boys
29-Apr-2012
Popular actor Paco Leon takes second prize for Carmina o Revienta in the festival devoted to Spanish cinema. -
Film Factory picks up Zip & Zap And The Marble Gang for Cannes
27-Apr-2012
Popular Spanish comic Zip & Zap is headed to the big screen as a family adventure produced by Zeta Cinema, Mod Producciones, Antena 3 Films and Kowalski Films. -
Spain's ICAA opens new credit lines for production
25-Apr-2012
Financial aids created to assist Spain’s film industry after large public cuts -
Palma Pictures opens new office in Barcelona
25-Apr-2012
Production services company operates a studio complex on the island of Mallorca -
Spanish film summit calls for festival revamps; patronage law
20-Apr-2012
Better practices needed for some Spanish festivals; conference also discusses online windows. -
Almodovar casts Lola Dueñas, Javier Cámara and Cecilia Roth for The Brief Lovers
17-Apr-2012
New film by Spanish director to be a “crazy comedy” with a flavour of the ’80s. -
Spain's ICAA confirms budget cut of 40%; tax break dealt a blow
16-Apr-2012
Susana de la Sierra, director of Spanish cinema body ICAA, has confirmed that this year there will be no financial support for scripts, animation movies or short films. -
Sony takes Spanish rights to Justin and The Knights of Valour
13-Apr-2012
Kandor Graphics behind the $28m animated feature. -
Malaga Festival to show new co-productions by Benoit Jacquot, Daniel Burman
10-Apr-2012
The Malaga Film Festival (April 21-28) is planning its most international line-up ever. -
Spanish government dramatically cuts budget for film fund
3-Apr-2012
Government cuts film funding in Spain more than 30%. -
Spanish, South American films showcased during online festival
28-Mar-2012
Fourteen titles showcased including A Contracorriente, Medianeras [pictured], La mitad de Oscar. -
Intouchables continues success in Spain
20-Mar-2012
In its second week of release, French hit Intouchables has become the highest grossing film in Spain. -
Film Factory sells The End to more than 12 territories including France, China, Mexico
1-Mar-2012
Vicente Canales’ Film Factory confirmed a slew of deals at EFM for Jorge Torregrossa’s Spanish thriller The End (Fin). -
Pelayos to open Malaga Film Festival
29-Feb-2012
Festival dedicated to Spanish and Latin American films. -
Local heroes vs. pirates
23-Feb-2012
Hit hard by piracy, Spain’s box office was down in 2011. But can a new piracy law, a growing VoD market and the popularity of local films give Spanish distributors cause for optimism? Juan Sarda reports -
Temperature test
23-Feb-2012
From an Oscar winner’s new work to edgy horror films that could become Spain’s next genre breakouts, Juan Sarda profiles the hottest Spanish films coming up in 2012 -
Counting costs
23-Feb-2012
Spain is an international talent hotspot and a frequent co-producer. But how will funding cuts affect the health of its film sector? -
Weinstein, Netflix content deal includes The Artist
21-Feb-2012
The Oscar frontrunner will receive its pay-TV premiere on the streaming service rather than on traditional premium cable following a multi-year deal between the parties. -
No Rest for the Wicked wins top awards at Spain's Goyas
20-Feb-2012
Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In, Maillo’s Eva also win. -
Almodovar laughs with The Brief Lovers
14-Feb-2012
El Deseo has confirmed details of Pedro Almodovar’s next film, The Brief Lovers (Los amantes pasajeros). -
Sony to release Torregrossa's The End in Spain
10-Feb-2012
Sony Pictures Releasing has picked up Spanish distribution rights to Jorge Torregrossa’s hotly anticipated thriller The End (Fin) from The Film Factory. -
San Sebastian unveils separate New Directors competition
27-Jan-2012
Previously the New Directors competition was part of the festival’s Zabaltegui section. -
Film Factory picks up Fangs for international sales
25-Jan-2012
Editor Alberto del Toro to make his directorial debut. -
Almodovar, Egoyan among 400 petitioners protesting Gijon director's dismissal
19-Jan-2012
The dismissed director of Spain’s Gijon Film Festival gets support form Almodovar, Egoyan, Solonz and 400 otherpersonalities of world cinema. -
Company that runs Spanish studio Ciudad de la Luz files for bankruptcy
17-Jan-2012
Agua Amarga de Gestión, the company that runs the Valencian studios of Ciudad de la Luz, has filed for bankruptcy. -
Spanish cinema market share approaches to 15%; Torrente 4 and Breaking Dawn lead box office for year
11-Jan-2012
Torrente 4 [pictured] and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 were the most successful movies last year in Spain. -
Vertice appoints new CEO Manuel García-Durán as share price booms
11-Jan-2012
New CEO says goal is to foster international activity. -
Almodovar's Skin leads nominees for Spain's Goya awards
10-Jan-2012
Urbizu’s No Rest For the Wicked garners 14 nods. -
Spain passes anti-piracy law to come into effect in March
4-Jan-2012
New official committee will have authority to prosecute copyright infringing websites. -
Spanish government to merge culture, education departments
21-Dec-2011
Spain has appointed a new culture minister Jose Ignacio Wert. -
Committee urges Spanish government to help reduce dubbing
19-Dec-2011
Currently 85% of films released in Spain are dubbed. -
ICAA's release bonuses go to 20 films in Spain
15-Dec-2011
Spain’s ICAA has given more than $16m in total to 20 films that have hit a specific milestone at the Spanish box office. -
El Estudiante and Declaration of War win Gijón Film Festival
28-Nov-2011
Declaration of War, the French candidate for the Oscars, and El Estudiante, a low budget political satire and drama, won ex aequo the 49 edition of the Gijón Film festival, which ended this weekend in the Spanish city of Asturias. -
Spanish social network Tuenti launches video on demand Service
25-Nov-2011
A new Video on Demand platform has launched in Spain through the Spanish social network Tuenti, the most popular website among people under 30; it has 12 million users. -
Piracy increases by 25% in Spain between 2010-2011
17-Nov-2011
New report reveals soaring rate of piracy in Spain, estimates $14.5bn loss to overall entertainment industry between June 2010-June 2011. -
Spain's ICAA and ICO link up
7-Nov-2011
An important deal between ICAA (Spanish Film Institute) and ICO (Official Organism of public credit) was signed last week in Spain to guarantee the credit flow to production companies that have been previously backed up by TV corporations. -
Morena, Vaca now shooting Calparsoro's Invader
7-Nov-2011
Daniel Calparsoro (The Absent) returns to the big screen with Invader, a thriller that sees a new collaboration between Morena Films and Vaca Films after their great success with Cell 211. -
Hasta La Vista wins in Valladolid
30-Oct-2011
Karma films gets cash prize towards distribution; The Snows of Kilimanjaro takes second prize. -
Netflix puts brakes on Spain 2012 launch
29-Oct-2011
Citing a need to return to profitability, the beleaguered DVD and streaming service has put its Spanish roll-out on hold in the wake of plummeting US subscriptions and a 27% stock price tumble. -
Swedish and Spanish producers unite in Valladolid; at least one co-production planned
28-Oct-2011
More than 20 Swedish industry guests attend the Spanish festival. -
Julia’s Eyes team reunite for thriller The Body
27-Oct-2011
After The Orphanage and Julia’s Eyes, Spanish production company Rodar y Rodar is readying The Body (El cuerpo), in which Belén Rueda [pictured] is again the lead actress. -
Kevin Smith's Red State wins in Sitges
17-Oct-2011
Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block also awarded; Jaume Balagueró’s Sleep Tight builds buzz at the genre festival. -
Fresnadillo's Intruders has strong debut atop Spanish box office
12-Oct-2011
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s thriller Intruders has had a strong debut in Spain. Madrid-based
