Spain’s Seville European Film Festival Honors Daniel Bruhl, Strengthens Its Commitment to the Industry

Movistar Plus, the top Spanish pay TV player, announced Thursday that it has signed a carriage deal with Amazon Prime Video.Movistar Plus clients with a Prime subscription and a UHD decoder will now be able to access Amazon Prime Video via Movistar Plus’ display and search mechanisms. Full integration of Prime Video on Movistar Plus’ home page will be completed by Nov.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFremantle Spain has tapped seasoned Spanish TV exec Fernando Jerez to oversee a new production arm En Cero Coma Producciones, dedicated to factual and documentary program production.The creation of the new label forms just part of Fremantle’s wider global strategy to grow its footprint in the high-end factual space, the company said Thursday.

Fernando Jerez, an industry veteran and former Movistar+ and Discovery exec, is setting up a Fremantle-backed factual and documentary indie in Spain.

Brexit, in a deal hailed as “a big victory”.Last month, a number of figures from the music industry spoke to NME about how new visa rules, as well as prohibitive costs and admin rules, meant that many UK artists could no longer afford to tour in Spain – cutting off one of the biggest markets for UK talent.In a tweet posted last night, new Department Of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) head, Nadine Dorries, said: “Really great news.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTwo of the highest-profile independents on the Spanish-language movie scene, Colombia’s 64-A Films and Spain’s Latido Films, are teaming to develop, produce and distribute premium TV and platform series.Playing to their complementary expertise, Latido and 64-A will co-develop and co-produce titles, with 64-A overseeing physical production and Latido spearheading distribution.Much of 64-A and Latido’s first development slate will be presented to

EXCLUSIVE: The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior and The Moodys star François Arnaud are the latest to have joined Liam Neeson movie thriller Marlowe, which is currently filming in Ireland and Spain.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Southern Spain’s annual showcase of standout recent European auteur cinema, the Seville European Film Festival, wrapped its 18th edition Saturday, Nov.

Plagued with an overabundance of interesting ideas and characters, “Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez” explores several fascinating topics, ultimately finding itself bottlenecked by them. Ostensibly the story of one artist’s personal and professional journey, the documentary branches out to grapple with ideas related to 60s counterculture, civil rights, chauvinism, the underground press, and difficult questions about art and legacy.

Freddie Highmore is having a busy couple of days!

Cohen Media Group has acquired all U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Middle East premiere of caustic Spanish comedy “Official Competition” will open the Cairo Film Festival, which has assembled a rich roster of international titles for its upcoming 43rd edition, to be held in person Nov. 26-Dec.

Seville European Film Festival has built step by step to become now one of the three or four most important film industry events in Spain.Growth has been driven by the ecosystem of Andalusia at large, currently one of Spain’s most dynamic regions for film and TV, and that of Seville’s industry events as well.2021, the first SEFF edition with a near full post-pandemic onsite industry attendance, is no exception.Three years ago, the festival launched European Co-Productions, a bilateral

JD Linville Set in German-occupied Warsaw during WWII, Rodrigo Cortés’ “Love Gets a Room” is a story of perseverance, resilience and sacrifice. The film, which follows a band of Jewish actors contemplating escape while staging the Jerzy Jurandot-penned play of the same name, will world premiere out of competition at Spain’s Seville European Film Festival, which opens Nov.

Emiliano Granada World premiering at the Seville European Film Festival, Santi Amodeo’s  latest production “The Gentiles” is a robust reminder of the director’s vibrant and idiosyncratic voice which hasn’t always attracted the notice it merits on the Spanish film scene.

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has picked up North American rights to K. Asher Levin’s thriller Dig, starring Thomas Jane, Harlow Jane, Emile Hirsch and Liana Liberato.

Liza Foreman Indian helmer Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” walked off on Saturday with the top prize, the Golden Spike, at the 66th Valladolid Intl.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn first phase sales, Alief has closed multiple major territories across Europe and Asia on “Cop Secret,” one of the key titles marking as move towards the mainstream in the lineup at August’s Locarno Festival, where it had its world premiere.Made on the near eve of this year’s American Film Market, the sales announcement comes after the comedy action romp bowed in its native Iceland on Oct.

Naman Ramachandran “The Forgotten History,” by celebrated Afghanistan filmmaker Roya Sadat (“A Letter to the President”), is one of 20 projects from 11 countries chosen for India’s Film Bazaar virtual co-production market.Being produced by Sadat’s women-centric collective Roya Film House and Spain’s Alba Sotorra Cinema Productions, the project previously participated at the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum and the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market.The market line-up of stories will