All articles by Chris Evans – Page 15
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NewsRadford walks off set of $10m Spanish civil war drama La Mula
The $10m (€6.8m) Spanish civil war drama La Mula has been left in turmoil after director Michael Radford walked off set due to a dispute between its co-producers.
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NewsSpain’s Antena 3 joins Woody Allen’s Stranger
Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 has boarded Woody Allen’s new London project as a co-producer. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is currently in post-production.
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NewsSaw VI release in Spain postponed due to X rating
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International’s Spanish arm has had to postpone its nationwide release in Spain of the horror film Saw VI due to the film being given an X rating for extreme violence by the Spanish government’s film institute, the ICAA.
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FeaturesChile heat
Oscar-winning Spanish director Fernando Trueba unveiled his first new dramatic feature in seven years, the Chile-set The Dancer And The Thief, at San Sebastian last month. Chris Evans reports
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NewsSpain launches new film commission to tackle piracy
The Spanish government is ramping up its efforts to combat piracy with the launch of a new film commision that will focus on protecting intellectual property rights.
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NewsShepard and Noriega to star in Mateo Gil’s western Blackthorn
Veteran US actor Sam Shepard and Spanish star Eduardo Noriega will head the cast of Mateo Gil’s new project Blackthorn, a western set to shoot in Bolivia next year.
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NewsLe Pacte sells The Refuge to Spain, Argentina
French sales company Le Pacte has sold Francois Ozon’s drama The Refuge (Le Refuge) to Karma Films for distribution in Spain and to Distribution Company for Argentina following screenings at Toronto and San Sebastian.
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NewsMoon dominates Sitges festival awards
Duncan Jones’ debut feature Moon scooped the best film, screenplay, actor and production design awards at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, which closed today (October 12).
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NewsLatido Films sells The Secret In Their Eyes to several key territories
Juan Jose Campanella’s The Secret In Their Eyes has been sold to 10 territories, including the UK, Australia, France and Brazil, off the back of its positive response at Toronto and San Sebastian.
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NewsWanda Vision to produce new Rafa Cortes movie Dakota in the US
Spanish outfit Wanda Vision and Davien Littlefield in the US will co-produce award-winning Spanish film-maker Rafa Cortes’ New York set comedy Dakota.
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FeaturesSpain at Mipcom
Screen International brings you the profiles of Spanish broadcasters Television Espanola, Antena3 TV, and Telecinco.
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NewsSpain picks The Dancer And The Thief for Oscars
Fernando Trueba’s heist drama The Dancer And The Thief has beaten off competition from Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Gordos and Isabel Coixet’s Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo to be selected as Spain’s entry for the foreign-language Acadmey Awards.
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NewsCity Of Life And Death takes San Sebastian's Golden Shell
Lu Chuan’s harrowing drama City Of Life And Death was the surprise winner as San Sebastian came to a close on Saturday, claiming the Golden Shell and shutting out Spanish-language productions including The Secret In Their Eyes and Dancer And The Thief.
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NewsChow Yun Fat to star in Zip Film's Dancing With Strangers
Barcelona based producers Zip Films are set to make the $15m Dancing With Strangers, which will be a co-production with the US, Germany and China and is set to star Chow Yun Fat.
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NewsIranian film-makers lead pro-democracy protest at San Sebastian
Iranian film-makers Hana and Samira Makhmalbaf will lead a protest today (September 24) at the San Sebastian Film Festival. against the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presence in the UN Council in New York.
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NewsUruguay dominates San Sebastian Films In Progress awards
Uruguayan films La Vida Util and Norberto Apenas Tarde have won the industry and TVE awards in this year’s San Sebastian Films In Progess section.
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NewsImagina closes deals in Oscar contenders Gordos and Maps
Imagina has secured a number of sales on Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Fat People (Gordos) and Isabel Coixet’s Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, which are both competing to be Spain’s entrant for the foreign-langugage Oscar.
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NewsJose Campanella’s Secret emerges as early favourite at San Sebastian
Jose Campanella’s The Secret Of Their Eyes has emerged as the frontrunner for the Golden Shell just days after the San Sebastian International Film Festival kicked off (September 18).
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NewsArgentina’s Pablo Trapero and Ricardo Darin team up for romantic drama
Argentinean director Pablo Trapero’s next project will be a romantic drama called Noir, with local superstar Ricardo Darin in the lead role.