Jules Sebastian shares Matildas themed party platter recipe

Holly Jones Ahead of its world premiere at this year’s San Sebastian Horizontes Latinos strand, Buenos Aires-based production house Historias Cinematográficas has shared with Variety an exclusive first look at the trailer for Lucía Puenzo’s energetic new film “Los Impactados,” with Variety. Produced by Historias Cinematográficas, the Puenzo family production house led by Academy Award winner Luis Puenzo (“The Official Story,” “Old Gringo”), in association with Exile Content Studio and Non Stop Studios, the project is co-produced by Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín’s indie outfit Fábula, and turning on a study of rebirth after severe trauma. Written by Puenzo and Lorena Ventimiglia, the singular narrative follows Ada, played by Mariana Di Girolamo who starred opposite Gael Garcia Bernal in Pablo Larraín’s “Ema,” after she’s struck by lightning and on through to her intriguing metamorphosis alongside an enigmatic and experimental doctor, played by “El Último Hereje” lead Germán Palacios, and a group of fellow survivors who find themselves increasingly drawn to electric current.

Netflix’s Teresa Moneo, Mubi’s Bobby Allen, Cinetic Media’s John Sloss, and Jeb Brody, President of Production at Amblin Partners, are among the names set for CAA Media Finance and the San Sebastian Film Festival’s second annual Creative Investors’ Conference. 

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent CAA Media Finance’s Roeg Sutherland, Goodfellas’ Vincent Maraval and Cinetic Media’s John Sloss look set to attend the San Sebastian Festival’s second Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organised once again with CAA Media Finance. Bringing to San Sebastian the biggest bevy of high-powered U.S. execs and industry movers-and-shakers to attend the Spanish Festival, further CIC attendees include Netflix’s Teresa Moneo, Amblin Partners’ Jeb Brody and Anonymous Content’s David Davoli as well as K&S’s Matías Mosteirín and Infinity Hill’s Axel Kuschevatzky, as the Conference opens up to Latin America.

Aw! Prince Harry just revealed what Prince Archie wants to be when he grows up!

Marta Balaga Paula Hernández’s “A Ravaging Wind” (“El viento que arrasa”) has debuted a poster and trailer ahead of its premieres at Toronto and San Sebastian. Based on the novel by Selva Almada – and written by Hernández and Leonel D’Agostino – “A Ravishing Wind” will play Toronto’s Centrepiece program, before opening San Sebastian’s Horizontes Latinos, a showcase of many of the best Latin American movies of the last year. It sees Alfredo Castro as Reverend Pearson, an evangelical pastor who travels Argentina by car in the 1990s with his daughter Leni (Almudena González, seen in “Argentina, 1985”).

Sebastian Yatra is ready for his turn as an athlete. The Colombian singer made his pro tennis debut alongside Carlos Alcaraz, in a match that was playfully teased over the past month. In a post-match interview, Yatra said that he was a representative for Rafael Nadal, who wasn’t playing at the US Open this year.Carlos Alcaraz invites Sebastian Yatra to kick off US OpenSebastian Yatra joins Rafa Nadal for practice ahead of his US Open debutNadal celebrates 15th anniversary of first time he was ranked as #1 tennis player in the worldEl representante de @RafaelNadal.¿Qué tal lo hizo? pic.twitter.com/gogsekoO0xYatra played at the Stars of the US Open, a week dedicated to tennis followers from all over the world celebrating the start of the tournament, which kicks off on August 28.

BLACKPINK The Palace is a new immersive experience for fans of the K-pop girl group built inside Roblox.Karta is the metaverse developer behind BLACKPINK The Palace, and it has previously brought immersive experiences for Amazon Music and Unilever into being in Roblox. The palace is not a limited time event either and will benefit from brand new content releases throughout the year.“Inside the palace, fans can meet, socialise, and enjoy content from the band, visit various spaces designed around BLACKPINK’s iconic music video scenes, and enjoy some of the artists’ favourite things – from digital fashion to signature choreography,” the press release reads.There are even caves below the palace which are a source of crystals that can be harvested with a BLACKPINK lightstick-shaped hammer to power in-experience items.YG PLUS and Karta were keen to emphasise how Roblox players are now able to host authentic BLACKPINK-themed parties in the game with the new items at any time they like.“We look forward to welcoming fans from all over the world to a beautiful virtual palace where they can party, connect, and experience everything BLACKPINK beyond the constraints of time and space,” YG PLUS’ head of IPX division, Hyojung Lee, said.

San Sebastian Fetes Veteran Director Victor Erice

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Victor Erice, one of the greatest of Spanish filmmakers, will receive a prestigious Donostia Award, given for career achievement, granted by the San Sebastian Film Festival. The award will coincide with screening of Erice’s latest film, “Close Your Eyes” (Cerrar los Ojos), which world premiered at the Cannes Festival this May.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Living legend Hayao Miyazaki’s animated fantasy epic “The Boy and the Heron,” the latest from Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli, will open the 71st San Sebastian Festival, screening on Sept. 22. Bowing San Sebastian, Miyazaki’s film, which he has declared to be his last, will score an extraordinary double of opening both the Toronto and San Sebastian festivals in the space of a couple of weeks.

Hayao Miyazaki will open the 71st edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival with his latest pic, The Boy and the Heron.

The new indie movie Jules is now in theaters and it has been winning over audiences for the past few days since its release!

Sebastian Yatra is kicking off the US Open by performing some of his greatest hits for a crowd of tennis lovers. While that’s within his wheelhouse, he’ll also be playing Carlos Alcaraz, and has recruited some help from Rafa Nadal to get the job done. Rafa Nadal shares photos of Greek summer and takes selfies with fansCarlos Alcaraz invites Sebastian Yatra to kick off US OpenA post shared by Sebastian Yatra (@sebastianyatra)The video was shared by Yatra, who recorded a Facetime call between himself and Nadal.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Argentina’s Tarea Fina, a producer on Cannes Camera d’Or winner “Las Acacias,” International Oscar entry “The Sleepwalkers” and Ventana Sur hit “Sublime,” has boarded “A Loose End,” the third feature as a director from Uruguay’s Daniel Hendler, a Berlin Silver Bear winner for Best Actor in Daniel Burman’s 2004 international breakout “The Lost Embrace.” Set up at Montevideo’s Cordon Films, founded in 2007 by producer-TV director Micaela Solé and Hendler, “A Loose End” (“Un cabo suelto”) is one of the highest-profile projects announced on Monday by the San Sebastián Festival as part of its Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, its industry centerpiece. Written by Hendler, his third directorial outing returns to a central theme in his first two features as a writer-director: Identity.

Married at First Sight (MAFS) star Jules Robinson’s shapewear brand FIGUR has officially launched in the UK, and is packed full of pieces that help define and accentuate your shape. FIGUR was created as a response to the body shaming Jules experienced during her time on MAFS Australia, which she spoke openly about during an appearance on This Morning last year.

Federico Veiroj, Theo Court, Alicia Scherson and Daniel Hendler head a muscular project lineup at September’s San Sebastian Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, the Spanish festival’s industry centerpiece which underscores this year a welling sea-change in the region’s filmmaking. “The Moneychanger,” the latest film from Uruguay’s Veiroj, was selected for Toronto’s 2019 Platform; “White on White,” from Chile’s Court, won a best director Silver Lion at 2019’s Venice Horizons; Chile’s Alicia Scherson’s debut “Play” snagged new narrative director at Tribeca in 2005: multi-hyphenate Hendler, from Uruguay, scooped best director at Miami for “The Candidate” in 2017.

Releases keep coming but talent is not comfortable promoting films, even indies, even if productions have waivers or don’t need them. Where that’s leading isn’t clear. “Who’s going to take the plunge first? We’ll see. The festivals will be the big test,” said one independent distribution exec.

Mama June Shannon is ripping a page out of Kevin Hart's playbook when it comes to how she wants to live her life — Do you, boo boo!The star took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to give herself a shout-out on her 44th birthday. She also outlined how she plans to live it up the next year — stress-free and looking out for. «Happy birthday to me I'm totally going to try to live life to the fullest this year and start leaving bulls**t right where it starts n leaving negative things and people where they are,» she wrote over a photo taken on her wedding day.

Just watching the trailer for Sebastián Silva’s “Rotting in the Sun” makes one thing abundantly clear—if you watch this film, you better be comfortable with male nudity. And if the sheer number of penises doesn’t scare you off, then you’re going to be delighted to find a really ridiculous and hilarious meta-comedy.

Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest number 1 tennis player in the world, figured that a good way to kick things off would be to invite his friend Sebastian Yatra, welcoming fans to the tournament that’s hosted in New York on a yearly basis. Rafa Nadal shares photos of Greek summer and takes selfies with fansCarlos Alcaraz shares the text he received from Rafael Nadal before Wimbledon triumphAlcaraz’s invitation was cleverly staged between himself and Yatra, with their exchange being recorded on a FaceTime call.“Carlos Alcaraz is calling me,” said Yatra in Spanish to the camera. “What does he want?”“I’m calling to say that you should come to the Fan Week at the US Open and sing something,” said Alcaraz.