The Biggest Takeaways About How to Bolster Spain’s Film and TV Industry

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSF Studios is joining forces with prolific Norwegian filmmaker Henrik M.

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El Pais, Anderson is heading to Spain – specifically Chinchón in Madrid – this July, August, and September to shoot his next movie.While no plot or cast has been confirmed yet, sets are already being built for the film that resemble desert landscapes seen in westerns, though it’s reported the film won’t be in that genre.“This is very important to this city,” Chinchón’s mayor Francisco Javier Martínez told TV6 News.

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“We believe in the power of live sports,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Thursday in announcing an expansion of the brand’s footprint on various fields. Disney said it has renewed its current deal with Major League Baseball and bulked up even more with a new agreement with Spain’s LaLiga soccer league, the exec said on the company’s Q2 earnings call.

Ana de Armas, 33, looked pretty in pink when she was spotted in Mallorca, Spain on May 13. The Cuban actress has been filming the upcoming thriller The Gray Man, and was photographed enjoying breakfast with a mystery man, days after her ex Ben Affleck, 48, went on a vacation with his former flame, Jennifer Lopez, 51. Ana opted for a hot pink sweater and cropped, daisy duke shorts while dining alfresco at a local café in the gorgeous town of Palma De Mallorca.

Ana de Armas, 33, turned heads while out and about in Mallorca, Spain on May 12. The actress stepped out while wearing a light blue crop top with a floral pattern on it, blue jeans, and gold necklaces. She also wore a black face mask as her dark hair hung down just above her shoulders.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMorena Films, one of Spain’s biggest movie production forces, has closed Spanish distribution on “On the Fringes,” starring Penelope Cruz and Luis Tosar (“The Minions of Midas”).The feature debut of actor-turned-director Juan Diego Botto (“White Lines,” “Good Behavior”), “On the Fringes” (“En las margenes”) will be released in Spain by the Wild Bunch-owned Vértice Cine.Scheduled to shoot in Madrid from October and sold by the U.K.’s Bankside Films,

knifed her in the back - leaving her in a pool of blood at their holiday home almost four years ago.But after several delays she now can’t afford to quarantine under Covid rules if she returns to Scotland and if she does return may be barred entry back into Spain - which could jeopardise the trial.The 60-year-old, from East Kilbride, said she is a victim of crime but is being treated like a prisoner.She said: “I didn’t come to Spain to build sand castles.

Jamie Lang Set to launch in Europe later this year, HBO Max has bolstered its originals pipeline with the announcement of “García!” a new series to be produced in Spain based on the popular graphic novel of the same name by authors Santiago García and Luis Bustos.Miguel Salvat, Steve Matthews and Antony Root, the trio behind HBO España’s fan-favorite horror thriller “30 Coins” from Spanish maestro Alex de la Iglesia, are teaming once again as executive producers on the six-hour

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBuilding its presence in Europe, ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has closed a deal with on-the-rise Spanish production company Fasten Films to co-produce “Pastor,” a social-issue drama.Created and written by Natxo López, the creator of “Stolen Away” and writer for Mediaset España banner series “Caronte,” “Pastor” will be directed by Spanish film-TV helmer Jorge Dorado, acclaimed for his work on “The Head,” but with credits reaching back to

ITV Studios Sets Up Shop In Spain With Netflix Exec Cattleya, the ITV Studios-backed Italian producer behind Gomorrah, is launching Spanish subsidiary Cattleya Producciones and has hired Netflix’s Arturo Díaz as managing director. The company will be ITV Studios’ first scripted producer in Spain.

COVID-19 immunity for entry.Alfredo González, Spain’s general secretary of Digital Health, Information and Innovation, said: “This certificate is not a passport, it’s not a travel document, and it’s not a requirement for travel. It’s a mechanism that will facilitate mobility in the European Union.“It will respect data protection, safety and privacy.