Platypus Co-founder Carlos Fernández de Vigo on ‘DinoGames,’ Partnering with Grangel Studio

Viggo Mortensen paid tribute to Peter Jackson‘s influence on him as a filmmaker by including him in the credits of his directorial debut.The Lord of the Rings actor steps behind the camera for Falling, two decades after he worked with the revered New Zealand director on his epic three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s fantasy novel.Take a look back at Viggo’s other worksSpeaking at a press conference at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival, where he is being honored for his career on Friday

Ladbrokes Coral for the return of stakes totalling more than £3.3m.In newly released documents filed at London's High Court he claims his wagers were illegal because he placed them when he was in Spain.Recruitment firm boss Mr Allan, 57, says in his claim he was such a prolific gambler that he had his own dedicated telephone line to a betting shop in Rose Street, Aberdeen.In five years between 2014 and 2018 he bet around £400,000 a week through the shop, making many thousands of individual

Emilio Mayorga Palme d’Or winning producer Luis Miñarro (“Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”) is set to direct his fifth feature, ”Impalpable” (a working title), produced by Miñarro’s label, Barcelona-based Eddie Saeta, one of Spain’s most prominent arthouse shingles.Written by Miñarro, “Impalpable” follows a series of characters who take a bus to an unspecified destination. The situation becomes graduallystranger as the bus make no stops.

Jamie Lang Spain’s northern region of Navarre has fortified its position as a hub for the audiovisual industry in recent years and, mirroring trends seen elsewhere in the country, seen particularly strong growth in TV production in the past year, in spite of the current COVID-19 pandemic.Why is another matter. In 2019, Netflix produced more hours of original productions in Spain (163) than any other country outside the U.S., apart from South Korea (238), according to an Omdia analysis.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBraving COVID-19, Spain’s 68th San Sebastián Film Festival bowed on-site on Sept. 18, launching a somewhat slimmed edition that maintains, however, all its main sections.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterStudiocanal has promoted Anne Cherel from Head of International Sales to EVP Global Sales & Distribution. She will oversee the company’s international sales of TV and features and report into CEO Anna Marsh.

New body, new ink! Rob Kardashian, 33, showed off his latest tattoo additions via Instagram on Saturday, Sept. 12. “Hawái,” Rob captioned the photo, which is the Spanish spelling for the islands of Hawaii. The new ink appeared to add to his existing sleeve — specifically, more details around the crying eye and additional lines to embellish the rest of his arm art. Rob tagged card collecting shop Mister Cartoon in the image.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“The King of All the World” (“El Rey de Todo el Mundo”), a musical drama directed by “Carmen’s” Carlos Saura and lit by “Apocalypse Now” cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, has been snapped up for world sales by Latido Films.The deal was sealed as the Toronto Festival hit its full stride on Friday.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival call for Nasrin Sotoudeh’s immediate release from prison, Banijay appoints Dominique Farrugia as managing director for Endemol Shine in France, Amazon Prime Video announces a slate of sports docs in Spain, and the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers preps for December’s digital edition.The European Film Academy and Berlin International Film Festival have released a joint call for the immediate

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Also Read: Amazon Acquires J Balvin Documentary 'The Boy From Medellin' Ahead of Toronto PremiereJoining Schreiber are Italian actors Matilda De Angelis, Laura Morante and Giancarlo Giannini and Spanish actor Javier Cámara.

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar isn’t waiting for theaters to go back to normal before he resumes blowing us away with cinematic explorations of the human condition. Shortly after his first English-language film, “The Human Voice,” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, the legendary Oscar-winning reporter told reporters that he’s already chosen his next projects which includes a western and a dystopian set in a world where all the theaters and cultural spaces shut down.

studies.Agriculture student Johanna Maria, 22, is heading to Dundee to research barley breeding for six months, as part of her dissertation.She couldn’t afford the £2000 flight costs for her 14-year-old Shetland pony Hechizo – and couldn’t bear to be without him for such a long time.So she set out from her home in Halle, Germany, in February, with Hechizo – whose name means magic in Spanish – dragging all her belongings on a cart.Her father drove her to Spain for a work placement – and, from

Luca Guadagnino to will serve as president of the jury at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Organizers said Friday that the Italian filmmaker will chair the jury for the official selection of this year's 68th edition of the fest.

straight to your inbox Sergio Ramos has urged Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona for the sake of Spanish football. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner has asked to leave the La Liga giants this summer.Manchester City are the bookmakers' favourites to sign Messi, although it remains unclear what fee any potential suitors would have to pay for the Argentine superstar.

Ann-Marie Corvin Top Productions, the Paris-based outfit behind international hit TV series “The Bureau” and “The Oligarchs,” is looking to expand into the Spanish-language scene, according to its executive producer and co-founder Alex Berger.As befitting the executive producer of an intelligence show, the media entrepreneur gave his online keynote at Spain’s Conecta Fiction event from a top-secret location.Berger was more forthcoming, however, on the subject of expanding into Spanish-language

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentShowrun by Lucía Puenzo and produced by Fremantle and Fabula, “Señorita México” (“Miss Mexico”) has added two writers, María Renée Prudencio and Tatiana Merenuk, as it advances towards production, which is scheduled for the first half of 2021.The new series will be produced for Starzplay and Pantaya in Latin America and Spain, in a deal brokered by Fremantle’s international distribution arm, Fremantle and Fabula confirmed Tuesday, as they also