All articles by Emilio Mayorga
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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.
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NewsAlex Lora to make family drama ‘Blue-Smurf Ice Cream’ for Spain’s Astra and Avalon outfits
EXCLUSIVE: Lora is the Sundance-winning director of short film ‘The Masterpiece’ and a Screen Star of Tomorrow.
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Features12 buzzy new TV series projects from Spain in the works
Anticipated Spanish TV productions in the works include a feminist bodice-ripper, a tech thriller and a teen prison drama
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NewsFernando Eimbcke and Tatjana Moutchnik projects lead San Sebastian 2025 industry winners
Festival awards prizes for works in progress from Latin America and Europe, as well as for co-production projects.
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NewsThe key Latin American films being showcased at San Sebastian 2025
Three Argentinian entries in official selection head a strong Latin American presence at the festival.
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FeaturesNine Spanish actors and directors to watch
Screen selects the nine Spanish talents who have what it takes to become a success in the international industry.
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FeaturesSan Sebastian’s industry strand opens with co-pro forum, works in progress, doc focus and Ikusmira Berriak
The presitgious Ikusmira Berriak residency culminates at the festival.