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All articles by Juan Sarda – Page 3
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Spanish festivals team for new section
San Sebastian, Seville and Sitges film festivals unveil new business section.
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NewsSpain’s Alta Films faces closure
Leading Spanish distributor, exhibitor and producer Alta Films is facing closure, according to CEO Enrique González Macho.
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NewsSpanish director Bigas Luna dies
Bigas Luna, the Spanish director considered the “discoverer” of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, has died aged 67.
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NewsDust wins at Toulouse festival
Guatemalan film Dust (Polvo) has led the winners at the 25th ‘Rencontres’ festival of Latin American cinema in Toulouse.
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NewsSpanish distributors rack up sales
Filmax International and Latido Films are among the Spanish sellers to secure deals in Berlin, despite reports of a slow market.
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NewsBlancanieves sweeps Spanish Goyas
Pablo Berger’s twist on the Snow White fairytale won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards where Juan Antonio Bayona won best director for tsunami drama The Impossible.
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FeaturesSpanish cinema: achieving the impossible
Spain may be going through a financial crisis but local cinema had a banner year in 2012. Juan Sarda explores the complex realities of Spanish cinema, and how the territory’s deep pool of talent is overcoming local difficulties to create world-beating films.
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FeaturesSpanish cinema: the next big things
With new work from the likes of Pedro Almodovar, Claudia Llosa, Jaume Balaguero and Alex de la Iglesia in 2013, Spanish cinema is hotter than ever. Juan Sarda profiles a selection of upcoming films.
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FeaturesSpanish cinema: counting the cost
With Spanish admissions down, Juan Sarda looks at how the territory’s independent distributors are approaching the market.
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FeaturesSpanish cinema: sailing in tandem
With Spanish film-makers increasingly looking to work with international partners, Juan Sarda explores the territory’s attractiveness as a co-producer
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NewsEl Deseo to co-produce Damián Szifrón’s Wild Tales
EXCLUSIVE: Almodóvar’s company also working on new title by Lucrecia Martel.
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NewsRodar y Rodar unveils biggest ever slate
An English remake of The Orphanage and Julia’s Eyes are in the pipeline as well as new films by Oriol Paulo and Santiago Amodeo.
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NewsBlancanieves leads Spanish Goya nominations
Re-telling of the Snow White story receives 18 nominations, with The Impossible, Unit 7, The Artist and the Model also up for multiple awards.
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NewsThe Impossible boosts Spanish cinema to record high
The Impossible and Tad the Explorer helped push Spanish cinema to its best ever domestic figures in 2012.
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NewsImpossible sinks Titanic record in Spain
Tsunami drama has also started strongly in France and Thailand, where the film is set.
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NewsSan Sebastian to celebrate animation and Oshima
Animation and the work of Nagisa Oshima, the Japanese director behind Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, are to feature as part of the next San Sebastian Festival.
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NewsSpanish thriller The Body racks up sales to seven territories at AFM
New thriller by Rodar y Rodar (The Orphanage, Julia’s Eyes) The Body was sold to seven territories during the recent American Film Market.
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NewsAbout the Pink Sky wins top prize at Gijon
Other winners include Barbie, Beyond The Hills, The Patience Stone.
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NewsIconic Spanish filmmaker José Luis Borau dies aged 83
For 50 years José Luis Borau was considered the godfather of Spanish cinema. A former president and founder of the Spanish Cinema Academy, Borau achieved international success with Poachers (1975), which won the Golden Shell in San Sebastián and became one of the most famous films in Spanish history.
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NewsSpain's Vértice faces uncertainty after losing $13.9m
Vértice 360, one of Spain’s biggest producer-distributors, has announced losses of $13.92m for the year to date.