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Julianne Moore To Preside Over Venice Film Festival Jury - deadline.com - Britain - Spain - France - USA - Italy - Argentina - Iran
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15.07.2022

Julianne Moore To Preside Over Venice Film Festival Jury

American actress Julianne Moore has been announced as the president of the international jury of the competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, running from August 31 to September 10.

‘Saturn Return,’ ‘Radical,’ ‘Little Loves’ Top Spain’s Malaga Festival - variety.com - Spain - USA
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09.03.2024

‘Saturn Return,’ ‘Radical,’ ‘Little Loves’ Top Spain’s Malaga Festival

Saturn Return” (“Second Prize”), always a frontrunner, topped this week’s Malaga Festival winning its best picture, director (with co-director Pol Rodríguez) and editing (Javi Frutos) awards. The triple plaudit delivers further recognition for a feature which pulls off the double achievement of being formally radical and great fun at one and the same time.

Malaga’s Spanish Screenings Host 222 Titles, Underscore Industry Drivers: NextGen Talent, Animation, the Rise of Spain’s Regions - variety.com - Spain
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03.03.2024

Malaga’s Spanish Screenings Host 222 Titles, Underscore Industry Drivers: NextGen Talent, Animation, the Rise of Spain’s Regions

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent MALAGA — Antonio Chavarrías’ “Holy Mother,” Celia Rico’s “Little Loves” and Diogo Viegas’s “Alice’s Diary” play at this year’s 3rd Spanish Screenings Content, the Malaga Festival’s part of the Spanish Screenings XXL, Spain’s biggest international industry platform in its history, featuring over March 4-7 and – when it comes to Málaga – the monumental number of 222 titles. In production volume, Spain has never had it so good.

Latido Films, ‘Ane’ Director David Perez Sanudo Clinch Two-Picture Deal (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - France - Madrid
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20.02.2024

Latido Films, ‘Ane’ Director David Perez Sanudo Clinch Two-Picture Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In a coup for the Madrid-based sales agency, Latido Films has cliched a two picture deal with David Pérez Sañudo whose debut feature, “Ane,” repped by Latido, swept three Spanish Academy Goya Awards in 2021. Latido will take world sales rights on both titles. The move comes as Spanish sales companies battle to retain top-flight talent, increasingly in the crosshairs of international counterparts.

FilmSharks Inks ‘The Bus of Life,’ from ‘Robot Dreams’ Producer Arcadia (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - France - Mexico - Italy - Japan
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16.02.2024

FilmSharks Inks ‘The Bus of Life,’ from ‘Robot Dreams’ Producer Arcadia (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent FilmSharks has taken world sales rights outside Spain to “The Bus of Life,” next up from Arcadia Motion Pictures, producer of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Cesar and Goya winner “The Beasts” and Neon U.S. pick-up “Robot Dreams,” nominated last month for a best animated feature Academy Award.

Julien Paschal From ‘Money Heist’ Prequel ‘Berlin’ Signs With Alta Global Media - deadline.com - Spain - Paris - Belgium - Berlin
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14.02.2024

Julien Paschal From ‘Money Heist’ Prequel ‘Berlin’ Signs With Alta Global Media

EXCLUSIVE: Money Heist: Berlin actor Julien Paschal has signed with international management company Alta Global Media.

Movistar Plus+ Backs Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Iciar Bolláin, Alberto Rodríguez Features as Spanish TV Giant Becomes Movie Powerhouse - variety.com - Spain - Madrid
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18.01.2024

Movistar Plus+ Backs Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Iciar Bolláin, Alberto Rodríguez Features as Spanish TV Giant Becomes Movie Powerhouse

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Telefonica’s Movistar Plus+, Spain’s biggest pay TV-SVOD operator, is set to co-produce new movies from Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Iciar Bollaín, Alberto Rodríguez, Óliver Laxe and Ana Rujas. It’s a move which sees the high-end Spanish TV powerhouse become one of Spain’s most significant movie players.

‘The Beasts’ Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Movistar+, Caballo Films Shoot ‘The New Year’s Eves’ - variety.com - Spain - France - Germany - city Stockholm - city Sandra - city Santos - county Lyon
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25.10.2023

‘The Beasts’ Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Movistar+, Caballo Films Shoot ‘The New Year’s Eves’

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Rodrigo Sorogoyen, director of ‘The Beasts,’ the Best Foreign Film winner at France’s 2023 Cesar Awards, has gone into production on a new series, “The New Year’s Eves.” Following on Sorogoyen’s acclaimed “Riot Police,” and his episode in “Offworld,” chosen by Variety as one the best international series of 2022, “The Beasts” is produced by Movistar Plus+, the biggest Spanish pay TV/OTT operator, in collaboration with Madrid-based independent production house Caballo Films (“Riot Police,” “The Route”), co-founded by Sorogoyen. Movistar Plus+ International will handle distribution outside Spain.

Spanish Art Films Win Big Fest Prizes, But How Can That Be Translated into Sales and Box Office? - variety.com - Spain - county Santa Cruz - Beyond
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20.10.2023

Spanish Art Films Win Big Fest Prizes, But How Can That Be Translated into Sales and Box Office?

Emiliano De Pablos In times of dramatic change for the film-TV industry, Spanish auteur cinema is booming, goosed by multiple significant and high-quality titles, reaping prizes, critical praise and profile at international festivals. Beyond the preeminent interest in established auteurs such as Pedro Almodóvar, Alejandro Amenábar, J.A.

‘The Beasts’ Review: A Disturbing Look at a Deadlock Between Neighbors in Lawless Galicia - variety.com - Spain - France
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28.07.2023

‘The Beasts’ Review: A Disturbing Look at a Deadlock Between Neighbors in Lawless Galicia

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Fiftysomething French couple Antoine and his wife Olga move to Galicia looking for a fresh start. Instead, they find only hostility and hardship in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” a deeply uncomfortable portrait of everyday evil that’s all the more terrifying for being true — not the two main characters, who are fictional, but the conflict that comes to define their new life in that wild corner of northwest Spain.

‘The Beasts’ Producer Caballo Films Sets Series Adaptation of ‘El Proxeneta,’ Directed by Pilar Palomero (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - Mexico - city Stockholm - Madrid - Colombia - Beyond
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26.06.2023

‘The Beasts’ Producer Caballo Films Sets Series Adaptation of ‘El Proxeneta,’ Directed by Pilar Palomero (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent High-flying Madrid-based Caballo Films, behind Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts” and “Riot Police” and Borja Soler’s “The Route,” has put into development a fiction series adaptation of Mabel Lozano’s prized same-titled non-fiction work. Shaping up as a deep drill-down into the growth of prostitution in Spain into large-scale organized crime, “El Proxeneta” packs a powerful talent package of creator-writers Isabel Peña, co-writer of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “As Bestas” and “Riot Police,” and Eduardo Villanueva, a co-scribe on “Riot Police” and producer on “Stockholm.”  Pilar Palomero, a Spanish Academy Goya best picture winner for “Schoolgirls,” will direct the series, her first TV work beyond one episode of “Venga Juan.”

Latido Films Turns 20 - variety.com - Spain - France - China - Chile - Madrid - Argentina - Colombia
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16.05.2023

Latido Films Turns 20

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Few European arthouse-crossover film sales agents have better weathered the ebb and flow of international market dynamics than Madrid’s Latido Films, which turns 20 in 2023. Proof of that came at April’s Platino Awards, where Latido scored six statuettes, split between an acting double for Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s “Lullaby” and four for Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” which has already swept Spain’s Goya Awards and scored a French Cesar for foreign film. Scoring €6.8 million ($7.5 million) in Spain, and 327,000 admissions in France, “The Beasts” also rates as one of the top-performing recent Spanish-language movies.

Movistar+ Promotes Domingo Corral to Director of Fiction and Entertainment Content - variety.com - Spain
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26.04.2023

Movistar+ Promotes Domingo Corral to Director of Fiction and Entertainment Content

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In a significant play for audience growth at Telefonica’s Movistar+, Domingo Corral has been promoted to the position of director of fiction and entertainment at the company, the biggest Spanish pay TV/SVOD service.  The move, which in some ways echoes the larger oversight of ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry, marks further recognition for the former director of original fiction who has spearheaded Movistar+’s notably successful drive into scripted production, begun with its first releases in 2017.  Playing off Corral’s innate flair at forge talent relationships his passion for premium entertainment and willingness to explore flexible market models, Movistar+ has created some of the most lauded and prized series in Spain, such as Canneseries double winner “A Perfect Life,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “Riot Police” and “Offworld,” chosen by Variety as one of its best international TV shows of 2022.

Platino Awards Crown ‘Argentina, 1985,’ ‘News of a Kidnapping’ – and Amazon Studios, Prime Video - variety.com - Spain - Hollywood - Chile - Kenya - Argentina
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22.04.2023

Platino Awards Crown ‘Argentina, 1985,’ ‘News of a Kidnapping’ – and Amazon Studios, Prime Video

News of a Kidnapping,” created by Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García, swept the top prizes for best picture on Saturday night at the 2023 Platino Awards, in a sign of how the global streamers – here Amazon Studios and Prime Video – have lured top-of-their-class talent in Latin America. One highlight of the ceremony, dedicated to films and TV shows in the Spanish-speaking world, was Benicio del Toro’s acceptance speech of a honorary Platino in which he reflected on being typecast for many years in Hollywood as a Latino actor.  “If I had to play stereotypes, I tried to find the character’s humanity, a sense of complicity, so that audiences felt what my character felt and whilst they’re watching, don’t forget who I am and where I come from.,” he said. “What’s important is to share more than be divided,” he added. 

Is Spanish Film Having a Moment? - variety.com - Spain - Scotland - Berlin
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16.03.2023

Is Spanish Film Having a Moment?

Callum McLennan Recently, there has been a consistent tide of well crafted and highly regarded films coming out of Spain. “Alcarràs,” “The Beasts,” “Lullaby,” “La Maternal,” “Prison 77,” to name just the five that the Spanish Academy Goyas singled out in early February.  This level of quality, over a short period, is getting noticed internationally. Last week the Glasgow Film Festival, Scotland’s largest, shone a light on eight films in its Viva el Cine Español program. A cultural moment is a strange beast, hard to fathom, but there are strong signals that Spanish Film is having one.   In addition to the aforementioned five, Glasgow added Andrea Bagney’s debut “Ramona,” “Wild Flowers,” from Jaime Rosales, another debut with Elena López Riera’s “The Water,” and a Penelope Cruz starrer, in Juan Diego Botto’s “On The Fringe.” 

Platino Awards Nominations; Aniventure Taps CAA Animator; Miles Ketley Memorial Fund Recipients; ABS-CBN Sets New Crime Series — Global Briefs - deadline.com - Spain - USA - Ireland - Madrid - Argentina - Colombia
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10.03.2023

Platino Awards Nominations; Aniventure Taps CAA Animator; Miles Ketley Memorial Fund Recipients; ABS-CBN Sets New Crime Series — Global Briefs

Argentina, 1985 Leads 2023 Platino Awards NominationsSantiago Miter’s political thriller Argentina, 1985 leads this year’s Platino awards nominations with 14 nods, including Best Director, Screenplay, and Best Ibero-American Fiction Film. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest pic Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths trails with six nominations alongside Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts and Lullaby by Alauda Ruiz De Azúa. On the TV side, the Colombian series Noticia de un kidnapping also notched six noms. This year’s Platino awards take place on April 22 at the IFEMA Municipal Palace in Madrid. Check out the full list of nominations here.

Cannes Film Market to Turn Spotlight on Spain as its Country of Honor - variety.com - Spain - India - Berlin
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07.03.2023

Cannes Film Market to Turn Spotlight on Spain as its Country of Honor

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Cannes’ Marché du Film has named Spain its Country of Honor for the upcoming 2023 edition which will take place May 16-24 during the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes. The Marché du Film will work with ICEX Spain Trade & Investment and ICAA – Institute of Cinematography & Audiovisual Arts to showcase Spanish talent and content, ranging from cinema to documentary, animation and extended reality. Spain follows India which became Cannes’ first official Country of Honor in 2022. The industry event launched the initiative last year to spotlight and celebrate different nations at each market edition. Spain’s cinema sector has been having a banner 2023. Last month, Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s debut feature “20,000 Species of Bees” won three awards at the Berlinale, while Albert Serra’s “Pacifiction” won two Cesar awards, and Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts” won the Cesar award for best foreign film. Recent successes last year also include Carla Simón’s “Alcarràs” which won last year’s Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and Alberto Mielgo’s “The Windshield Wiper” which won best animated short film at The Academy Awards).

Latido Swoops on Celia Rico’s ‘Los Pequeños Amores’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - France - city Sandoval
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19.02.2023

Latido Swoops on Celia Rico’s ‘Los Pequeños Amores’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Pablo Sandoval “Los pequeños amores,” the latest film from Celia Rico who made a splash at the 2018 San Sebastian Festival with “Journey to a Mother’s Room,” has been acquired for international sales by Spain-based Latido Films. Produced by Barcelona-based Arcadia Motion Pictures, which co-produced Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s 2023 Goya winner and box office breakout “The Beasts, and France’s Noodles Production (“One Year, One Night”), Rico’s second feature is set in a bucolic countryside. It weighs in as a mother-daughter two-hander sparked after strongly independent mother Ani falls over walking the dog and is forced to use a wheelchair to get around. 

Spain’s International Sales Scene Sees Some Upside - variety.com - Spain - France
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17.02.2023

Spain’s International Sales Scene Sees Some Upside

Film Factory founder Vicente Canales. “Now, either a film works, and sells pretty much the world, or it doesn’t work at all.”

Latido Nets ‘Championext’ Sequel To Javier Fesser Box Office Slam Dunk ‘Champions’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain
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14.02.2023

Latido Nets ‘Championext’ Sequel To Javier Fesser Box Office Slam Dunk ‘Champions’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Holly Jones “Championext”(“Campeonex”), the anticipated follow-up to Javier Fesser’s Spanish comedy triumph “Champions” (“Campeones”) which scooped Forqué, Goya, and Feroz awards for best picture and delighted audiences to the tune of a stellar €18.5 million ($21.4 million) box office grab, has been acquired for international sales by Latido Films (“The Beasts”).  Written by Fesser (“Camino”) and Athenea Mata (“El Secreto de Lilith”) in collaboration with David Marqués, the film follows nearly the same cast of beloved characters two years after they’ve left the fierce competition behind. A Los Amigos reunion will see “the landscape move from the world of basketball to the world of athletics for people with disabilities while making room to explore the fascinating world of metaverses and virtual reality,” Fesser revealed in a statement. 

Goya Award Winners: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ Sweeps Major Categories - deadline.com - Spain - France - USA - Argentina - city Santiago
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12.02.2023

Goya Award Winners: Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ Sweeps Major Categories

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s latest pic, The Beasts (As bestas), dominated the main prizes, taking home nine gongs, including best film and director at the 37th edition of Spain’s Goya awards Saturday evening.

Dominik Moll’s ‘The Night Of The 12th’ & Albert Serra’s ‘Pacification’ Lead Prizes At French Lumière Awards - deadline.com - Spain - France - Paris - Berlin - French Polynesia
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17.01.2023

Dominik Moll’s ‘The Night Of The 12th’ & Albert Serra’s ‘Pacification’ Lead Prizes At French Lumière Awards

Dominik Moll’s The Night of The 12th has won best film at the 28th edition of France’s Lumière Awards in Paris on Monday evening.

China’s Hainan Island International Film Festival Returns As In-Person Event; Competition Titles Include ‘Aftersun’, ‘Saint Omer’, ‘The Beasts’ - deadline.com - China - India - Japan - Indonesia - Iran - county Wells - Singapore - Kazakhstan - Philippines - city Busan - Charlotte, county Wells
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19.12.2022

China’s Hainan Island International Film Festival Returns As In-Person Event; Competition Titles Include ‘Aftersun’, ‘Saint Omer’, ‘The Beasts’

Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) in China’s Sanya has returned as an in-person event, following a relatively short Covid-related postponement, with separate competition sections for features, documentaries and shorts. 

‘The Beasts’ Wins Three Awards At Close Of Tokyo International Film Festival - deadline.com - Spain - France - USA - Chile - Japan - Tokyo - Iran - city Venice - Sri Lanka
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03.11.2022

‘The Beasts’ Wins Three Awards At Close Of Tokyo International Film Festival

Psychological thriller The Beasts, directed by Spain’s Rodrigo Sorogoyen, won three awards at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, including the Tokyo Grand Prix, best director and best actor for Denis Menochet. 

‘The Route,’ a Celebration of Spain’s Most Legendary Club Scene, Broken Down by its Creator and Producer - variety.com - Spain
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18.10.2022

‘The Route,’ a Celebration of Spain’s Most Legendary Club Scene, Broken Down by its Creator and Producer

Mipcom, “Rapa” weighs in as a classic rural murder mystery which then tears up that sub-genre’s rule book. “Offworld,” another Movistar+ original, is a collective series written by some of Spain’s most talented screenwriters, with each episode, set in a world after a massive power outage, helmed by a different director.  Given its pedigree, you’d expect something different from “The Route,” however.

Movistar+ Creates a Culture That Attracts Talent - variety.com - Spain
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17.10.2022

Movistar+ Creates a Culture That Attracts Talent

At September’s San Sebastian Festival, Movistar+, Spain’s biggest content investor, hosted a press conference for the world premiere of its newest original, “Offworld” (“Apagón”), featuring five stories, all set in a Spain without electricity, the result of a massive solar storm.  On-stage, fielding questions, were not “Offworld’s” actors, however, though they included Goya actress winner Patricia López Arnaiz, but the series’ screenwriters and directors. These took in Oscar nominee Rodrigo Sorogoyen (“Madre”), Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo, whose  “The Double Steps” and “Between Two Waters” both won San Sebastian Golden Shells, and Alberto Rodríguez, director of Goya best picture winner “Marshland.” 

‘Riot Police’s’ Rodrigo Sorogoyen Brings ‘La Guerra’ Onto the International Market (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - France - Madrid
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26.09.2022

‘Riot Police’s’ Rodrigo Sorogoyen Brings ‘La Guerra’ Onto the International Market (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Rodrigo Sorogoyen, director of “As Bestas,” “Riot Police” and the Oscar-nominated “Madre,” is bringing onto the international market “La Guerra,” a six-part drama delivering a new vision of the Spanish Civil War which looks like one of the biggest Spanish series ever made. Sorogoyen will direct all six episodes. Isabel Peña, Sorogoyen, and Eduardo Villanueva, “Riot Police’s”writing team, have fairly definitive version of three episodes with the rest at an initial phase.  “La Guerra” was originally set up at Movistar Plus+. In an amicable settlement – Sorogoyen has gone on to direct and promote an episode of Movistar+ original “Offworld” at last week’s San Sebastián – after Movistar Plus+ pulled out of the series, Sorogoyen and Villanueva’s Madrid-based label Caballo Films have recovered the rights. 

Julianne Moore, Tessa Thompson, Leila Hatami Stun as Variety-Danieli Party Kicks Off Venice Film Festival in Style - variety.com - city Venice
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31.08.2022

Julianne Moore, Tessa Thompson, Leila Hatami Stun as Variety-Danieli Party Kicks Off Venice Film Festival in Style

Naman Ramachandran The star studded Variety and Hotel Danieli pre-festival cocktail party on Aug. 30 was a taster of the riches in store at the Venice Film Festival that kicks off the following day. Head of the jury Julianne Moore and fellow jurors, “A Separation” actor Leila Hatami and filmmakers Audrey Diwan, Mariano Cohn, Leonardo Di Costanzo and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, were present as was “Thor: Love and Thunder” actor Tessa Thompson, who is serving on the festival’s Horizons strand jury. The evening, titled “Cinema Danieli – An Unforgettable Story,” on the terrace of the plush Hotel Danieli, which will turn 200 next year, has become a festival tradition dating back 13 years. It was introduced by Claudio Staderini, director of the Danieli, who described the hotel as a shooting and residential choice of many of the biggest movie stars in the world.

Julianne Moore & Jodie Turner-Smith Make Fashionable Arrivals Ahead Of The Venice Film Festival 2022 - www.justjared.com - Italy
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31.08.2022

Julianne Moore & Jodie Turner-Smith Make Fashionable Arrivals Ahead Of The Venice Film Festival 2022

Julianne Moore dresses up for the Cinema Danieli – An Unforgettable Story inaugural cocktail party with Variety ahead of the 2022 Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday (August 30) in Venice, Italy.

Julianne Moore Named Venice Film Festival Jury President - thewrap.com - Britain - Spain - France - Italy - Japan - Argentina - Iran
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15.07.2022

Julianne Moore Named Venice Film Festival Jury President

Julianne Moore will head up the International Jury of Competition this year at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Moore was put up for consideration by the festival’s director, Alberto Barbera, and will be joined by six other names in film.

Julianne Moore to Head Venice Jury Also Comprising Audrey Diwan, Leila Hatami, Kazuo Ishiguro - variety.com - Britain - Spain - France - USA - Italy - Argentina - Iran - Berlin - city Venice
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15.07.2022

Julianne Moore to Head Venice Jury Also Comprising Audrey Diwan, Leila Hatami, Kazuo Ishiguro

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentJulianne Moore will preside over the main jury of the Venice Film Festival’s upcoming 79th edition.The Oscar-winning U.S. actor, who most recently starred in A24’s “When You Finish Saving the World,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg, and will next appear in Benjamin Caron-directed “Sharper,” alongside Sebastian Stan and John Lithgow, also from A24, is a longtime Venice regular.Moore was last on the Lido with George Clooney-directed “Suburbicon” in 2017.

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ and Remake Rights Drive Latido Films’ Raft of Cannes Slate Sales (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - France - Mexico - Italy - Madrid - Argentina - Romania
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16.06.2022

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ and Remake Rights Drive Latido Films’ Raft of Cannes Slate Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Emiliano De Pablos Suggesting an appreciable recovery in the dynamism of international film markets, Madrid-based Latido Films has unveiled a raft of deals on its Cannes line-up, led by standout sales for Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Cannes Premiere player “The Beasts.” The Spain-set rural thriller was acquired by Movies Inspired in Italy and Imagine in Benelux. Co-produced by Spain’s Arcadia Motion Pictures and Sorogoyen’s Caballo Films with France’s Le Pacte, “The Beasts” has also been taken by Kino Mediteran in former Yugoslavia territories and Transilvania Film in Romania.Meanwhile, fruit of Latido’s strengthening of its remake rights sales strategies, the company has optioned Mexican movie adaptation rights on Nicolás Postiglione’s drama “Immersion” to Paloma Negra Films and Whisky, as a French redo of Gastón Duprat’s Spanish-Argentine drama “Masterpiece” is moving into production.  Also, Latido is in advanced negotiations on further remake rights deals in France, Italy and Mexico, among other territories.“Our sales expectations are beginning to approach pre-pandemic levels,” said Antonio Saura, Latido Films managing director.“We saw a market with multiple signs of dynamism but, at the same time, we feel that less and less risks are being taken,” argued Juan Torres, head of international sales. “Projects with a commercial vocation today attract the attention of many buyers more quickly,” he explained. “On the other hand, films that are more fragile from a commercial point of view but which previously managed to find acceptance in various territories today seem destined more than ever for festivals or minor online exhibition,” he added.Regarding signs of dynamism, Saura points out, “we see that independent distributors,

‘The Beasts,’ Rodrigo Sorogoyen Opens Up – a Little – from Cannes - variety.com - Spain - France - county Thomas - city Sandra
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21.05.2022

‘The Beasts,’ Rodrigo Sorogoyen Opens Up – a Little – from Cannes

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFrom the 100-second tracking shot to building pulse music that opens “The Realm” to the slug-fest finale of “May God Save Us,” Oscar-nominated Rodrigo Sorogoyen (“Mother”) has filmed some of the most exhilarating shots in recent Spanish cinema.His status as a filmmaker consolidated by a series, Movistar Plus’ “Riot Police,” “The Beasts” (“As Bestas”), which plays in Cannes Premiere, rates as one of, if not the most awaited Spanish movie of 2022.From a brief synopsis, it might look like a return to one of Sorogoyen’s central obsessions: Violence. But that is most likely a half truth.

Lead by a New Generation of Filmmakers, Spain Gets Back on the International Radar - variety.com - Britain - Spain - Berlin
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19.05.2022

Lead by a New Generation of Filmmakers, Spain Gets Back on the International Radar

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn February, Carla Simon’s “Alcarràs” walked off with Spain’s first Berlin Golden Bear in nearly 40 years as Spain notched up its biggest main competition presence at the Berlinale since 1997.This May, Spain has four movies selected for Cannes – Albert Serra’s Competition entry “Pacifiction”; Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” in Premiere; Elena López Riera’s Directors’ Fortnight bow “The Water”; and José Luis López Linares’ “Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” a Cannes Classics doc feature. That reps a Cannes presence roughly on par with recent standout years such as 2018 and 2019.With Netflix launching “Through My Window” in February, three of the streaming giant’s five most-watched non-English language movies are from Spain.

Spanish Film Biz Embraces Co-Productions - variety.com - Spain - Berlin
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19.05.2022

Spanish Film Biz Embraces Co-Productions

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s Cannes presence this year offers testimony to its developing co-production scene, as well as economic concerns driving the search for international partners and the ambitions of a highly cosmopolitan generation of cineastes that is driving art cinema production in Spain.Four Spanish features have made this year’s Cannes cut: Albert Serra’s competition entry “Pacifiction”; Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” in Premiere; José Luis López Linares’ Cannes Classics title “Goya, Carriere and the Ghost of Buñuel”; and Directors’ Fortnight contender “El Agua,” by Elena López Riera.All four are international co-productions. Also at Cannes, a Spanish Producers Network showcase, backed by ICEX Trade and Investment and ICAA Film Institute, will highlight eight potential overseas co-production projects.

Catalonia Becoming European Production Powerhouse - variety.com - Britain - China - Italy - Germany - Berlin
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18.05.2022

Catalonia Becoming European Production Powerhouse

Emilio Mayorga “Alcarràs,” from Catalonia’s Carla Simón, won Berlin’s top Golden Bear in February. “One Year, One Night,” from Catalan Isaki Lacuesta, also played in main competition.

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