All articles by Juan Sarda
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Spanish cinema attendance up 4%
San Sebastian: Spanish attendance grows 4% while market share for local productions expected to hit 20% by end of the year; Cannes criticised for “ignoring” Spanish cinema
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San Sebastian kicks off with Amenabar's 'Regression'
Alejandro Amenabar discusses delayed US release and a penchant for international stories after opener garners mixed response.
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San Sebastian steps up
Festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos has put together a ‘very solid’ selection at San Sebastian (Sept 18-26) against stiff competition.
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Alejandro Amenábar's 'Regression' to open San Sebastian
Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson star in thriller from director of The Others and The Sea Inside.
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'Wild Tales' dominates Platino Awards
Damian Szifrón’s Wild Tales swept the 2nd Platino awards, launched to boost Spanish and Latin-American cinema.
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Almodovar producer talks new film ‘Silence’
Cast revealed for Pedro Almodovar drama set in a “female universe” that will begin shooting in May.
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Spain: battle for the box office
Spain has seen a box-office boom in 2014 but admissions were driven by discount ticket schemes. Distributors and exhibitors are looking for new solutions, Juan Sarda reports.
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Spain: hot projects
A preview of some of the most-anticipated Spanish productions and co-productions of the year, from big-budget English-language dramas to Pedro Almodovar’s next women-centric tale. By Juan Sarda.
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Spain: Overview - a torrid affair
Why are some Spanish producers struggling when home-grown titles are enjoying unprecedented success at the local box office, asks Juan Sarda.
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Oscars: Best Foreign-Language Film interviews
Directors of foreign language Oscar submissions talk to Screen about the thinking behind their films. Interviews by Laurence Boyce, Sarah Cooper, Melanie Goodfellow, Wendy Mitchell and Juan Sarda
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Spain, China sign co-pro agreement
Spain has become the latest country to secure a co-production agreement with China.
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Szifron talks Wild Tales, new sci-fi film
The Argentine director talks about his hit Wild Tales and his ambitious sci-fi four-film project The Foreigner.
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San Sebastian crowns Magical Girl
Carlos Vermut’s Spanish drama wins best film and best director; Dennis Lehane wins best screenplay for The Drop.
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San Seb unveils co-pro winner
Cuban film August wins the San Sebastián Co-production Fórum; Magallanes wins Films in Progress.
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Spanish cinema hits record high
SAN SEBASTIAN: Local films secure best-ever box office share of 23.6%.
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Antonio Banderas talks Automata and Hollywood
SAN SEBASTIAN: Spanish star wants to make more films in his home country and says Hollywood no longer exists - “It’s just a brand”.
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Jose Luis Rebordinos, San Sebastian Film Festival
San Sebastian festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos tells Juan Sarda about his ‘best selection’ yet, including an Antonio Banderas sci-fi film, international hits and Latin American gems
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Seb Sebastian's Films in Progress titles revealed
Six films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala and Peru will be presented at San Sebastian’s Films in Progress.
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San Sebastian adds to lineup
Susanne Bier’s A Second Chance [pictured] and Gabe Ibáñez’s Automata, produced by and starring Antonio Banderas, among films added to 2014 edition.
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San Seb reveals Spanish line-up
Alberto Rodríguez, Carlos Vermut, Jon Garaó and JM Goneada will premiere their new titles.