All articles by Emilio Mayorga
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NewsTLA Releasing acquires LGBTQ+ thriller ‘La Carn’
The film premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights festival and is now heading to the Malaga Film Festival.
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NewsSpain’s Sideral boards Pedro Díaz’s feature debut ‘Serenade’
EXCLUSIVE: Pedro Diaz is one of Spain’s hottest rising directors.
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FeaturesEFM 2026: The hot projects from Spain
Look out for nine feature projects and one series by Spanish filmmakers in the European Film Market.
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FeaturesEFM 2026: The buzz titles from Europe
Screen highlights the buzz titles ready to entice international buyers at the 2026 European Film Market (EFM), which runs February 12-18.
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FeaturesSpanish films make strong showing in Berlin line-up and industry sections
Source: Rosa Hadit Hernández, Colectivo Colmena ‘Sad Girlz’ The Berlinale has long embraced the Spanish film industry, culminating in Carla Simon’s Golden Bear win for Alcarràs in 2022. This year, it is Ian de la Rosa’s turn to shine in Panorama with his first feature Iván & ...
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NewsBegin Again adds hit Latvian basketball drama ‘Escape Net’ to EFM slate
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Escape Net’ charts the rise of real-life women’s basketball club TTT Riga in Stalinist Latvia.
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NewsBendita Film Sales strikes US, Canada deals on Ventana Sur package
EXCLUSIVE: Trio of titles partiicpated in LatAm market’s 2024 edition and landed major festival slots this year.
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News‘Awaiting Birds,’ ‘Low Light,’ ‘Matias’ and ‘Missing’ win big at Ventana Sur
Awards bring to a close Buenos Aires event that ran December 1-5.
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FeaturesVentana Sur tech strand reckons with AI: “What matters more – the job or the work?”
“AI is already reshaping production. Its upside is democratising.”
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NewsWhat was on buyers’ shopping lists at Ventana Sur?
One seller told: “Show me everything you have that’s ‘no-thinking’.”
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NewsHead writer Natalia Santa tells Ventana Sur why ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’ is a soap opera
“We wanted it to be violent, and we wanted it to be dark.”
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Features2025 Ventana Sur returns to Buenos Aires with new sections, projected 30% attendance rise
LatAm market hub runs December 1-5 at Palacio Libertad.
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NewsBelgian custody drama ‘We Believe You’ wins big at Seville European Film Festival
Akinola Davies Jr’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ took the showcase prize for first or second features.
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FeaturesAFM 2025: 12 buzz titles from European sellers
Screen profiles a selection of key AFM titles available to buyers at various stages of production.
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Features“European cinema must broaden its genre range,” says Seville head Manuel Cristóbal
Cristóbal says the Seville European Film Festival is a place where producers come to find out what exhibitors can sell,
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NewsAnders Thomas Jensen’s ‘The Last Viking’ to open Seville European Film Festival
The festival is hosting the EFA nominations announcement on November 18.
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NewsWoody Allen secures €1.5m grant to shoot next film in Madrid
Madrid authorities are backing the film, which has provisional title of WASP 2026.
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FeaturesSpanish sellers evaluate projects at San Sebastian’s industry programme
”We need to evaluate which festival launch could most boost sales,” said Latido’s Vanessa Vargas.
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NewsSpain’s Martínez Bayona sets ‘The First Witch’ with Fasten, Tripode
Bayona’s first film was €8m sci-fi thriller The End Of It.
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NewsCoruña Immersive Studio to expand as Galicia’s Pedralonga aims to become major Spanish audiovisual hub
Two new soundstages are being built at the facilty.