Basque Production Booms: 20 Exciting Upcoming Titles from the Spanish Region

Emiliano De Pablos Onza Distribution has taken worldwide sales rights outside Spain and Portugal to “Motel Valkirias,” a thriller series co-production led by Galician company CTV.Producer of Netflix’s 2018 Galician-language pioneering TV drama hit “O Sabor das Margaridas” (“Bitter Daisies”), CTV is teaming on “Motel Valkirias” with SPI, the Portuguese co-producer of HBO’s series “Auga Seca,” plus pubcasters TVG in Galicia and RTP in Portugal.Created by “El Sabor das Margaridas” writer-producer

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Puerto Rico governor announced Thursday.The segment will be broadcast from the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, where thousands are expected to gather at the island’s main convention center in the capital of San Juan, according to Gov.

This year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 will feature the show’s first Spanish language countdown, with Puerto Rico as the inaugural host destination.

Jamie Lang Two of Spain’s highest-profile upcoming horror titles got release dates and trailers today, David Casademunt’s “El páramo” at Netflix and Amazon Prime Video’s horror anthology “Historias para no dormir.”Amazon Prime Video and Spanish broadcaster RTVE’s reboot of Chicho Ibáñez Serrador’s legendary Spanish horror anthology series “Historias para no dormir” will hit the streaming platform on Nov. 5.

EXCLUSIVE: Starzplay, the international streaming service from Starz that is now in close to 60 countries, is joining forces with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) on a premium scripted series about the life and reign of Spain’s controversial former king Juan Carlos I.

Spain's culture-related businesses recover from the loss of revenue during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.The government said eligible teenagers could spend their 400 euros on items such as movie and theater tickets, books and concerts.Bullfighting businesses wanted to be included, too, but they had few supporters in the coalition government, which is made up of the center-left-Socialist party and the left-wing United We Can party.Conservative opposition parties chided the government for leaving

Amber Davies is officially back with her operations manager boyfriend, Nick Kyriacou following a short split.The 24-year-old and her beau escaped the UK for a break in the Spanish sunshine to celebrate Amber's birthday.The former Love Island winner shared glimpses of the loved up trip with followers on Instagram.

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Entertainment One (eOne) has picked up international distribution rights (outside of Spain and Portugal) to Operación Marea Negra, a four-part submarine drama series.

Liza Foreman German animation studio Fabian & Fred has boarded Spanish director Isabel Herguera’s animated feature “Sultana,” which is set between a fictional feminist utopia and India under British colonial rule.The Spain-Germany co-production is inspired by a feminist utopian book “Sultana’s Dream,” written in 1905 by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, a Bengali female activist from a village in British India.The two partners are in talks with an Indian partner to join the film, and Herguera is working

Jamie Lang French software company Kinetix took home the €10,000 ($11,800) Startup Challenge prize from this year’s San Sebastian Zinemaldia & Technology sidebar, held at and in partnership with the Tabakalera, an international center of contemporary culture and technology based in the Spanish city.In addition to the cash prize, the company is offered space in an incubator for a year at one of the Basque Technology Park Network’s BICs (Business Innovation Centers) as well as access to funding

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Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLet the games begin at Tatel in Beverly Hills, the glamorous new Spanish-accented spot with investors including soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and L.A. Lakers champion Pau Gasol.

Fernando León de Aranoa’s Spanish-language dark comedy The Good Boss had its world premiere last night at the San Sebastian Film Festival in front of a raucous local crowd (albeit at half-capacity due to Covid measures).

Emilio Mayorga Selected by Variety as a talent to track, Spain’s Jaione Camborda is developing her sophomore effort, “The Rye Horn,” a story that takes place in ‘70s Galicia. After a terrible event, midwife María is forced to become a fugitive and, to wrestle back her freedom, flee Galicia for Portugal along an old smugglers’ route.Camborda attended Prague’s FAMU film school and Munich’s University of Film and Television (HFF Munich).

Earlier this offseason the Cleveland Cavaliers made a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire a veteran backup point guard in Ricky Rubio. Rubio has 10 years of NBA experience as well as playing at the highest level in Spain at 16 years old.

EXCLUSIVE: Spanish indie production powerhouse Mediapro is at San Sebastian Film Festival this year screening two of the buzziest local features in the program: the Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Oscar Martinez-starring Official Competition, which arrives from Venice, and the Javier Bardem-fronted The Good Boss, which premieres here.

Emiliano De Pablos Tabling straightforward simple stories and experimenting with new narratives, the newest wave of Basque film talents has started to dip their toe into the international scene, landing at movie launchpads such as Venice, Berlin and San Sebastian festivals.The new generation addresses universal issues telling small, local stories, attaining quality standards thanks in part to studies in Spain and quite often at film schools in Europe and the U.S..The newest directors are