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Spain scraps European film quotas
The Spanish government has decided to do away with a controversial quota system which requires exhibitors to programme one day of European cinema for every two days of films from other countries.The quotas will be gradually diminished and rendered invalid over the course of the next five years.According to Spain's ...
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Telefonica snares ticket to Argentina
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica sealed a strategic alliance with US-based Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated this week to jointly divide up a handful of media interests in Argentina.Through an as yet unnamed new firm headed by Tom Hicks and Cesar Baez, CEI Citicorp Holdings - controlled by Hicks, Muse ...
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Benitez launches BesoBeso
Spain's top-grossing comedy producer, Cesar Benitez, has launched a start-up production house, BesoBeso Producciones, with Felipe Ortiz of local distributor Tripictures taking a 50% partnership stake in the new venture.The new company's first five films will also be backed by broadcaster TeleCinco, probably as a 50% co-producer on each project. ...
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Almodovar set to dazzle at Goyas
Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) looks set to sweep the Goya Awards, Spain's answer to the Oscars, in an already auspicious award season for the director.Almodovar's 13th film grabbed fourteen Goya nominations and is tipped to win several top categories. Competing with Mother for best ...
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Lolafilms talks signal co-prod'n ambitions
Andres Vicente Gomez, head of Spain's leading production outfit Lolafilms, is in talks with Germany's Helkon Media to swap 5% company stakes and forge a co-production relationship.Gomez said the proposed move forms a part of his new strategy for 2000 to transform Lola into a major European company."This marks a ...
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Reviews
Butterfly's Tongue
Dir: Jose Luis Cuerda. Spain. 1998-99. 95mins. Prod co: Sogetel, Las Producciones Del Escorpion. Domestic dist (Sp): Warner Sogefilms. Int'l sales: Good Machine International, tel: (1) 212 343 9230. Exec prods: Fernando Bovaira, Jose Luis Cuerda. Scr: Rafael Azcona based on three stories by Manuel Rivas. DoP: Javier Salmones. Prod ...
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Telefonica moves closer to global ambition
Spain's Telefonica stepped up its attempts to become a global player by unveiling that it plans to buy out four Latin American affiliates late last week.The Spanish giant is offering a premium of 40% over the average market price during the last five trading days to buy the remaining shares ...