All articles by Chris Evans – Page 19
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Eduardo Campoy named interim president of Spanish Film Academy
Leading film producer Eduardo Campoy has been named as the interim president of the Spanish FilmAcademy following the appointment of former chief, Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde, as minister of culture.
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Spanish minister of culture looks to boost film funding
Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde, the new Spanish minister for culture, is seeking to help local film companiessecure loans through a deal with Aval Audiovisual SCR (Reciprocal Guarantee Society).
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Spain sees first prosecution in piracy case
Spain has finally taken a strong stand against piracy with the administrator of a P2P file sharing site being sentenced to six months in jail and fined $6,500 (Euros 4,900) in a court case in Logrono, Spain.
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NewsSpanish prime minister appoints film-maker as culture minister
Spanish film-maker Angeles Gonzalez Sinde has been appointed as the new minister of culture for Spain in a radical shake-up of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’scabinet.
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Madrid puts plans forlocal film incentive on hold
A film incentive aimed at supporting the distribution and promotion of Spanish films and co-productions has been put on hold by the local government agency in Madrid due tolack of funding.
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NewsAlta Films to distribute Tornasol's films in Spain
Alta Films hasformed a deal with leading Spanish production company Tornasol Films to handle the local release of its projects.
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NewsSpanish box office takes $160m in first quarter
The Spanish box office took a total of $160m (Euro 120m) in the three months to March 29 compared with $180m (Euro 136m) in the same period last year.Warner Bros’ The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button took the top spot with $16m, followed by Sony’s Seven Pounds ($13m), Filmax’ Slumdog ...
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Luis Tosar joins cast of Spanish biopic Lope De Vega
Spanish actor Luis Tosar has joined the cast of Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington's historical biopic Lope De Vega about the Spanish playwright and poet. Tosar will play Frey Bernadino De Sahagun, a Franciscan missionary who wrote the first encyclopedia of the new world and The General History of New Things ...
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Sex, Party & Lies takes $2.4m in its opening weekend in Spain
Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes' local comedy Sex, Party & Lies has taken the Spanish box office by storm with opening weekend figures of $2.4m (March 27-30). It comes just a week after Pedro Almodovar's new film Broken Embraces took just $1.3m in its opening weekend (March 20-22). Sony supported ...
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TVE's commitment to Spanish film
Television Espanola (TVE) is one of the first ports of call for Spanish producers and one of Europe's leading buyers of third-party titles. Last year, the public free-to-air broadcaster screened 98% of all Spanish films shown on local television. Highlights included Pedro Almodovar's Volver (3 million viewers) and Vicente Aranda's ...
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NewsBroken Embraces fails to scale same box-office heights as Volver
Pedro Almodovar’s latest film Broken Embraces took $1.3m in its opening weekend at the Spanish box office, a full $1m less than his previous offering Volver, following a mixed response from critics. The film was released nationwide in Spain by Warner Bros on March 18 and had taken $1.9m ...
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RealFlow's special effects boom
Ignacio Vargas and Victor Gonzalez have every right to boast of their achievement in helping to transform the special-effects industry. Their fluid technology, which simulates and manipulates real movements in 3D using particle-based techniques, has been used in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Poseidon, National ...
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Spanish outfit Avalon Distribution picks up In The Loop for Spain
Spanish indie production and distribution outfit Avalon has picked up rights for Spain to Armando Iannucci's political comedy In The Loop from Protagonist Pictures. Based on the popular British TV comedy series The Thick Of It, Iannucci's In The Loop charts the progress of a fictional Secretary of State for ...
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Wanda Films pick up Francois Ozon's Ricky for Spain
Leading Spanish distributor Wanda Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Francois Ozon's comedy drama Ricky from Le Pacte, following its competition screening at Berlin. 'We believe the film has genuine commercial appeal,' Miguel Morales, head of acquisitions at Wanda Films, told ScreenDaily. Based on a short story ...
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Arts Alliance Media push digital rollout in Spain
Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed a deal with Yelmo Cines, one of Spain's leading exhibitors to extend their digitalofferingsadding a further 18 digital screens across Spain with 3D and satellite capabilities. Yelmo Cines already has five digital screens at its Isla Azol multiplex in Madrid thanks to an agreement ...
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Alta Films picks up Moreno's A Good Man
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Juan Martinez Moreno's thriller A Good Man from Latido Films. Moreno 's film has been gaining interest since its screening at Berlin in the EFM where it was sold to KEntertainment for Korea. The film is a dark ...
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Alta Films picks up award winning Salt Of This Sea
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir's romantic drama Salt Of This Sea for theatrical distribution in Spain. Salt Of This Sea picked up the best screenplay award at the Dubai International film festival in December and played in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last year. ...
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Alta Films picks up French comedy LOL for Spain
Spanish outfit Alta Films has picked up theatrical distribution rights for Spain to Lisa Azuelo's French comedy LOL (Laughing Out Loud) from Pathe International. The film is a co-production between Pathe, Bethsabee Mucho, TF1 and M6 Films in collaboration with Canal+, CNC, CineCinema and Poisson Rouge Pictures. LOL (Laughing Out ...
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DeaPlaneta sells key Spanish titles at Berlin
Spanish sales outfit DeaPlaneta sold several of their leading titles at the Berlin film festival, including Irene Cardona's Spanish-Moroccan romantic comedy Un Novio Para Yasmina and Gracia Querejeta's award winning Seven Billiards Tables. Cardona's comedy about marriages of convenience was sold to Daxar Multimedia for theatrical release in the Middle ...
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Alta Films picks up Spanish rights to Stephen Frears' Cheri
Spanish distribution outfit Alta Films has picked up theatrical rights for Spain to Stephen Frears' Berlin competition title Cheri, starring Michelle Pfeiffer. The deal was done at Berlin between Alta and Pathe International who hold sales rights to the film. A release date is yet to be confirmed. Frears' drama ...