Spain’s ‘Nowhere’ Rules as Netflix’s Most-Viewed Non-English Title of 2023

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In bigger picture terms, the major highlights of Ventana Sur were a masterclass by Cannes head Thierry Frémaux and an impromptu speech by San Sebastián director José Luis Rebordinos, heads of the most important film festivals in the world and Spanish-speaking world, supporting the continued existence of INCAA. There words came after Argentinian President elect Javier Milei had vowed on the campaign trail to shutter Argentina’s state-backed film-TV agency if voted into power. In industry terms, never has Ventana Sur, Latin America’s most important film-TV market, been this big, its final attendance numbers sky-rocketing to 4,300, some 30% up on 2022, beyond even the wildest expectations of organizers, Cannes Marché du Film and the INCAA.

So many stars attended the 2023 WIF Honors presented by Women In Film at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Thursday night (November 30) in Hollywood, Calif.

Netflix is set to add one of this year's biggest films to its catalogue - which has earned a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. The Super Mario Bros Movie, based on Nintendo's popular Mario video game franchise, released globally this April.

Holly Jones “Lonely Hearts,” the highly-anticipated third feature from Brazil’s Berlinale-winner Caru Alves de Souza (“My Name Is Baghdad”), named among 10 Next Gen Talents to Track from the country by Variety in February, and a pair of additional homecoming narratives from burgeoning creatives, Uruguayan director Paula Botana’s“The Burned Women” and Dora Gomez’s “Blanca” out of Paraguay, are among the titles selected for Ventana Sur’s 2023 Punto Genero pitching sessions. Histories unearthed and intimate interpersonal relationships are dominant themes in the remaining selections with films like Argentina-Spain co-production “Brücher.

Squid Game: The Challenge has become the most-watched show on the platform this week.This is according to data from Netflix’s official most-watched list, which tracks the platforms most popular content based on a metric called “views”, based on “the total hours viewed divided by the total runtime”. For the week of November 20 to 26 – also the show week of debut – Squid Game: The Challengelogged about 20.1million views.The unscripted survival series draws from the games depicted in Netflix hit 2021 K-drama series Squid Game.

Taylor Swift has shared a statement on social media thanking her fans and touring crew after wrapping up her final ‘Eras’ tour concert of the year.Yesterday night (November 28), Swift took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank her Brazilian fans for their support over six concerts in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, going on to also thank her crew for their hard work.“Bringing a tour to Brazil has been something I’ve dreamt of for years, and those fans blew my expectations away. We’ve officially wrapped up the 2023 Eras Tour and we got to end the year with 6 shows in Rio and São Paulo, with the most magical crowds,” Taylor Swift wrote.Bringing a tour to Brazil has been something I’ve dreamt of for years, and those fans blew my expectations away.

BABYMONSTER have broken the record for the most-viewed debut K-pop music video in 24 hours with their new song, ‘Batter Up’.According to BABYMONSTER’s label, YG Entertainment, the music video for ‘Batter Up’ garnered 22.59million views within the first day of its release on YouTube, per Korea JoongAng Daily. It was released on November 27 at 12 midnight KST.The rookie K-pop girl group has broken a record previously held by SM Entertainment quartet aespa, who reached 21.4million views with the music video for their debut single ‘Black Mamba’ in November 2020.The highly anticipated debut of BABYMONSTER comes nearly a year after the members were first introduced in January and February of this year.

Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo became Miss Universe 2023, Miss Spain Athenea Paulinha Pérez was named Miss Congeniality. This award goes to the friendliest contestant and is the only honor determined by a contestant vote.Miss Philippines Michelle Dee, one of the top 10 finalists, won the award for Voice for Change alongside Miss Angola Ana Coimbra and Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú.

The most popular Indian actors of 2023 have been revealed!

97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is finally here, bringing holiday cheer, musical performances and giant floats of new and returning characters. This year’s parade will have 16 giant character balloons, 26 floats, 32 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns and eight performance groups (but no partridge in a pear tree). Over 3.5 million people in NYC and more than 50 million viewers at home typically watch the parade, and 5,000 volunteers usually help keep it running smoothly.

Tess Daly has shared a rare gushing post about her husband Vernon Kay as he returned home following his epic challenge for Children In Need. The BBC Radio 2 host has been flooded with praise after he completed a gruelling ultra ultramarathon.

National hero Vernon Kay says it's "unbelievable" after sharing an update on his fundraising total following his epic 115-mile ultramarathon success across the UK last week. Vernon had fans, friends and supporters in tears as he crossed the line in his hometown of Bolton on Friday after the gruelling challenge.

Vernon Kay was in tears as he finished his ultramarathon, raising a whopping £4million for Children in Need. The presenter managed to break the record for his charity challenge, despite his longest training run being only 8 miles.

Thania Garcia In the Latin Grammy Awards first year in Spain, it was only right that Catalan singer Rosalía kicked off the 24th annual ceremony with a flamenco ballad. With an orchestra of percussionists as her support, Rosalía gave a touching rendition of Spanish singer Rocío Jurado’s 1985 track, “Se Nos Rompió El Amor.” A student of flamenco, Rosalía was able to show off her chops in a powerful tribute to the genre she started her global career with.

The stars are stepping out in Spain!

Tess Daly has said she is 'in bits' as she shared her thanks to those supporting her husband Vernon Kay in his epic challenge before she watched him break down in tears. BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon is halfway through his exhausting challenge to help raise cash for Children In Need.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In an unprecedented move, legendary Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona, home to Lionel Messi for 21 years, has launched video game platform Barça Games, the first of its kind created by a sports club. Developed jointly by FC Barcelona, Mas Ros Media and FireSPORTS, Barça Games was unveiled Nov.

Latin Grammys recognize the best in the Latin music industry. The show is the most prestigious recognition a Latin artist can get, with winners including names like Juanes, Rosalia, Bad Bunny, Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz, and more. It’s a show that originally spawned off of the Grammys, which are focused on music performed in English, even though each year they’ve started recognizing music made in other languages.

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Jane Garret is this year’s Miss Nepal. The 22 year old is participating at this year’s Miss Universe, and marks a step forward in representation in the evolving pageant, becoming her country’s representative and an advocate for body positivity.Miss Venezuela, Diana Silva, on her legacy: ‘It’s pressure, it’s a responsibility, but above all, blessed to represent my country’Miss Universe 2023 contestants arrive in El Salvador: What are they doing before the competition?A post shared by Jane Garrett (@jadedipika_)Garret won the title of Miss Nepal after she surprised the jury with her natural beauty and her empowering statements. Over the course of her campaign as Miss Nepal, she’s demonstrated that she wants to take down outdated stereotypes of beauty.