Antípodas Film Lab Opens in Seville as Southern Spain’s First Dedicated Post-Production Facility (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Middle East premiere of caustic Spanish comedy “Official Competition” will open the Cairo Film Festival, which has assembled a rich roster of international titles for its upcoming 43rd edition, to be held in person Nov. 26-Dec.

Seville European Film Festival has built step by step to become now one of the three or four most important film industry events in Spain.Growth has been driven by the ecosystem of Andalusia at large, currently one of Spain’s most dynamic regions for film and TV, and that of Seville’s industry events as well.2021, the first SEFF edition with a near full post-pandemic onsite industry attendance, is no exception.Three years ago, the festival launched European Co-Productions, a bilateral

Emiliano De Pablos The Seville European Film Festival, a key gateway into Spain for recent European movies, celebrates its 18th edition honoring German-Spanish actor-director Daniel Brühl (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Rush”).Confronting film’s post-COVID recovery challenges, the festival is also strengthening its commitment to the industry.Seville, which runs Nov.

JD Linville Set in German-occupied Warsaw during WWII, Rodrigo Cortés’ “Love Gets a Room” is a story of perseverance, resilience and sacrifice. The film, which follows a band of Jewish actors contemplating escape while staging the Jerzy Jurandot-penned play of the same name, will world premiere out of competition at Spain’s Seville European Film Festival, which opens Nov.

Emiliano Granada World premiering at the Seville European Film Festival, Santi Amodeo’s  latest production “The Gentiles” is a robust reminder of the director’s vibrant and idiosyncratic voice which hasn’t always attracted the notice it merits on the Spanish film scene.

Jamie Lang Filmax has announced the first of what is sure to be many key sales for its award-winning Spanish drama “Mediterráneo: The Law of the Sea” to Adler Entertainment in Italy, hot off the heels of an Audience Award at the country’s Rome Film Festival.News of the deal comes as Filmax presents “Mediterráneo: The Law of the Sea” at this week’s American Film Market.Marcel Barrena, a filmmaker with a knack for retelling true stories on the big screen in both documentary and biographical films

Pavement have confirmed details of their first headline North American tour in over a decade. The band, fronted by Stephen Malkmus, previously revealed plans to tour Europe in 2022 including an appearance at Spanish festival Primavera Sound.

Nikolas Zalonis is a Greek chef, born in Athens in January 1991. He specialises in Greek, Spanish, Italian and British cuisines, and his knowledge, skill, and talent have earned him the prestigious rank of Head Chef.

Liza Foreman Indian helmer Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” walked off on Saturday with the top prize, the Golden Spike, at the 66th Valladolid Intl.

EXCLUSIVE: A Spanish production services outfit with credits including The Crown, The Night Manager and Love Island has entered the original drama game.

Naman Ramachandran “The Forgotten History,” by celebrated Afghanistan filmmaker Roya Sadat (“A Letter to the President”), is one of 20 projects from 11 countries chosen for India’s Film Bazaar virtual co-production market.Being produced by Sadat’s women-centric collective Roya Film House and Spain’s Alba Sotorra Cinema Productions, the project previously participated at the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum and the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market.The market line-up of stories will

Angelina Jolie has been taking in the sights in Rome with her children Maddox, 20, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and 13-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox who she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt. They also share 17 year old Pax but he seems to have sit this trip out.

Jamie Lang In Madrid for the launch of HBO Max in Spain, Andorra and four Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark), Warner Media’s commissioning editor and VP of original programming Miguel Salvat announced the commission of “Poor Devil,” (“Pobre Diablo”) a new series produced for the streamer by Buendia Estudios with animation done at Granada’s Rockyn Animation.The announcement was made at a presentation in Madrid on Monday by Christina Sulebakk, general manager, HBO Max, EMEA,

Sean Flynn walked from court a free man after being cleared of the death of his mum Louise Tiffney, 43, but as his retrial was about to begin this week, the 37-year-old was found dead in Spain after an apparent suicide meaning her family may never see justice.

A man who failed to appear for trial after being accused of killing his own mother has been found dead in Spain.

Emiliano Granada Bowing at June’s Malaga Film Festival in Spain, where it swept three prizes in its edgier Zonacine sidebar – best film, actor (Jorge Motos) and its Audience Award – Spaniard Alex Montoya’s second feature “Lucas” has been picked up by Spain’s Filmin SVOD service, the country’s biggest streaming platform for art pics and upscale TV series.International sale rights on “Lucas” are handled by Begin Again Films.The acquisition continues a close relationship between the Spanish

Jamie Lang Spanish showrunners Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, popularly known as Los Javis, are launching Suma Content, a new, Madrid-based but internationally operating independent production company which will replace their current, smaller label, Suma Latina.The pair are already superstars in Spain and their star is rising abroad.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a bid to up their game in the Spanish and international arena, Barcelona-based companies Mediacrest and A Contracorriente Films have forged a strategic alliance that will have the latter distribute Mediacrest films and series as well as co-produce a selection of titles with the fast-growing producer.Said Adolfo Blanco, CEO of A Contracorriente Films: “For A Contracorriente, the deal is an opportunity to collaborate with a first-rate team and to be able to offer its

Pep Guardiola expects Ferran Torres to be missing for between 10 and 12 weeks with a metatarsal problem picked up on international duty.