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Jamie Lang Paris-based Loco Films has secured global sales rights to “Rock Bottom,” an animated feature exploring the life and music of British artist Robert Wyatt that will world premiere in the main competition at next week’s Annecy Festival. “Rock Bottom” is a trippy portrayal of the romance between Bob, a famous rock musician, and Alif, a talented visual artist, delivered through lush and vibrant rotoscoped 2D animation.

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Jamie Lang Beverly Hills-based Cinema Management Group has closed a first round of distribution deals for the animated kids and family feature “Buffalo Kids,” screening in this year’s Annecy Presents section at the prestigious French festival. Adapted from the short film “Cuerdas” (“Strings”), “Buffalo Kids” is a frontier tale about two recently orphaned Irish siblings. The duo emigrate to America, landing in the urban wilderness of New York City, where their uncle Niall was meant to pick them up.

Annika Pham Seven hot Spanish TV projects in early development will be making their debuts at the inaugural ECAM Forum co-production market, unspooling June 10-14 in Madrid. Six projects from emerging writing talents were picked out of more than 150 submissions by a team of writing experts, including Int’l Emmy nominated Luis Gamboa (“Promesas de Campaña”, “Control Z”), Estibaliz Burgaleta (“You’re Nothing Special,” “Cable Girls”), Gorka Magallón (“Los hombres de Paco,” “Tad, The Last Explorer”) and Susana López Rubio (“The Time in Between,” “Presumed Guilty”).

Jamie Lang Celebrated Spanish filmmaker María Trénor’s debut feature “Rock Bottom” will premiere in the main competition at this year’s Annecy Festival, and she has given Variety exclusive access to the film’s first trailer. Produced by leading Catalan producer Alba Sotorra, the film is inspired by the life and music of U.K. artist Robert Wyatt.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Spain will be the Country of Honor at 2024’s Mipcom, the biggest TV content market in the world. Celebrating Spanish creativity, the Country of Honor program will mix events will feature panels and screenings of first-look new content, focusing on opportunities for co-production and relocation to Spain, Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom, announced Thursday at a press conference in Madrid. The honor recognises “the country’s increased prominence in recent years on the global stage” which is “inescapable and is incredibly impressive,” Smith added.

Amanda Holden has left her fans baffled after sharing a bizarre clip on social media. Fresh from the Britain's Got Talent final on Sunday, the show's judge ditched the UK and headed for Spain where is she continuing work on her next TV series.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden made a whirlwind return to Spain in less than 12 hours after her golden buzzer act, Sydnie Christmas, won the ITV show's top prize. Just after celebrating the grand finale where her chosen act bagged the £250,000 jackpot, 53 year old Amanda was already on a flight to sunny Spain, showing no signs of slowing down.The Heart Radio presenter also took the opportunity to turn heads, stepping out in a flattering, figure-hugging white tee.

Annika Pham Leading Barcelona-based production outfit Oberon Media (“Wild Flowers, “Holy Mother”) has confirmed co-financiers on “The Turtles” (“Los Tortuga”), the anticipated sophomore feature by the multi-prized Spanish filmmaker Belén Funes (“A Thief’s Daughter”). Besides sales agent Film Factory Entertainment and Spanish distributor A Contracorriente Films who came on board at an early stage, the round of co-financiers includespublic broadcasters RTVE for Spain, TVC (Televisió de Catalunya) for Catalonia and Andalusia’s Canal Sur, as well as Spanish pay TV/SVOD operator Movistar Plus+.

Brits planning on holidaying in Spain this summer have been told that they are ‘still welcome’ despite anti-tourism protests. In recent weeks demonstrations have been held across popular holiday destinations in the Balearic and the Canary Islands.

Spain is set to impose fines on tourists who purchase goods from unlicensed vendors in a new crackdown. Undercover police officers will be patrolling the streets of Costa Blanca, issuing penalties to unsuspecting shoppers.

Giving everyone a major dose of relationship goals, Scott Mills finally marries his long-term partner Sam Vaughan this weekend. The couple are tying the knot in Sitges, near Barcelona in Spain, after Scott and Sam flew out for a week of preparations for the big day.

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Spain could soon witness the closure of thousands of holiday rentals as part of a new crackdown on tourist tax evaders. The Balearic government has approved a decree that allows local councils and town halls to shut down illegal holiday lets.

Spanish royal family.Journalist Jaime Peñafiel, 91, released a new book, titled “Letizia’s Silences,” about Queen Letizia’s alleged infidelity with her ex-brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo.According to Peñafiel, Letizia, 51, and King Felipe, 56, had a rocky relationship in the years before the alleged affair began. When they started dating in the early 2000s, Letizia would “test” her husband’s feelings for her by frequently traveling, Peñafiel wrote in his book, per the Daily Mail.

per the Daily Mail.He added that Felipe, 56, was left “crushed and destroyed” by Letizia’s alleged “betrayal,” and was “plunged into hell” and “wants to get out.”Del Burgo, 54, who is currently based in the UK, in January contributed to Peñafiel’s tell-all book about Letizia.The entrepreneur, who is the son of former politician Jaime Ignacio del Burgo, was married to Letizia’s sister Telma from 2012 to 2014.In Peñafiel’s first book, del Burgo claimed that the pair were still romantically involved after Letizia tied the knot with Felipe in 2004.Prior to her wedding to Felipe, Letizia previously married to literature teacher Alonso Guerrero Perez from 1998 to 1999.Del Burgo claimed that he was dating Letizia when she met King Felipe, and that he was planning to propose to Letizia when she announced that she was dating a mysterious “diplomat” over dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz hotel in Madrid in 2002.In his new book, Peñafiel also claimed that “everything in Letizia’s world has been broken” as a result of her alleged “deceit, adultery and betrayals.”The veteran reporter took further aim at the queen’s character, claiming she is “cold, indestructible and determined” and often “resorts to silence as a way of controlling and punishing other people.”In January, Peñafiel was let go from the Spanish newspaper El Mundo after a whopping 20-year tenure.His sudden departure from the publication took place shortly after he made a series of damaging allegations about the royal family in his first book, titled “Letizia & I.”In the book, released Jan.

A Spanish holiday hotspot adored by UK tourists was 'half empty' this Bank Holiday Monday, leading to concerns from local bar and restaurant owners. Magaluf, one of Majorca's most bustling holiday resorts, is usually teeming with holidaymakers by the start of June.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills is busy making last-minute preparations for his wedding to fiancé Sam Vaughan in Spain on Saturday, 25 May.The 51 year old DJ welcomed a host of famous faces to his afternoon radio show on Friday, including fellow broadcaster Jo Whiley and Rylan Clark, who all wished him well for his forthcoming nuptials. Scott announced in 2021 that he was engaged to boyfriend of four years, Sam, and in an exclusive chat with OK! he recently revealed that he's "feeling the pressure" ahead of the big day, reported to be in Sitges, Spain. "Planning is going really well, it's really near now," he said at the time.

Jamie Lang Spanish sales, distribution, and production company Filmax has picked up international rights to the upcoming kids and family animated feature “The Light of Aisha” and is sharing the project with buyers at this year’s Marché du Film. The CG-animated film tells the story of Aisha, a young girl living in XI-century Al-Andalus in the south of modern-day Spain.

Tom Cruise might be 61, but he has a better body than some men half his age. The legendary actor famously played beach volleyball shirtless in Top Gun when he was 23, and 38 years later, he is still rocking some impressive abs. While he isn’t flaunting them too often these days, he was recently spotted soaking up the sun and enjoying the beach in Mallorca, Spain.