All articles by Juan Sarda – Page 8
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ICAA's release bonuses go to 20 films in Spain
Spain’s ICAA has given more than $16m in total to 20 films that have hit a specific milestone at the Spanish box office.
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El Estudiante and Declaration of War win Gijón Film Festival
Declaration of War, the French candidate for the Oscars, and El Estudiante, a low budget political satire and drama, won ex aequo the 49 edition of the Gijón Film festival, which ended this weekend in the Spanish city of Asturias.
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Spanish social network Tuenti launches video on demand Service
A new Video on Demand platform has launched in Spain through the Spanish social network Tuenti, the most popular website among people under 30; it has 12 million users.
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Piracy increases by 25% in Spain between 2010-2011
New report reveals soaring rate of piracy in Spain, estimates $14.5bn loss to overall entertainment industry between June 2010-June 2011.
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Spain's ICAA and ICO link up
An important deal between ICAA (Spanish Film Institute) and ICO (Official Organism of public credit) was signed last week in Spain to guarantee the credit flow to production companies that have been previously backed up by TV corporations.
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Morena, Vaca now shooting Calparsoro's Invader
Daniel Calparsoro (The Absent) returns to the big screen with Invader, a thriller that sees a new collaboration between Morena Films and Vaca Films after their great success with Cell 211.
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Hasta La Vista wins in Valladolid
Karma films gets cash prize towards distribution; The Snows of Kilimanjaro takes second prize.
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Netflix puts brakes on Spain 2012 launch
Citing a need to return to profitability, the beleaguered DVD and streaming service has put its Spanish roll-out on hold in the wake of plummeting US subscriptions and a 27% stock price tumble.
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Swedish and Spanish producers unite in Valladolid; at least one co-production planned
More than 20 Swedish industry guests attend the Spanish festival.
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Julia’s Eyes team reunite for thriller The Body
After The Orphanage and Julia’s Eyes, Spanish production company Rodar y Rodar is readying The Body (El cuerpo), in which Belén Rueda [pictured] is again the lead actress.
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Kevin Smith's Red State wins in Sitges
Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block also awarded; Jaume Balagueró’s Sleep Tight builds buzz at the genre festival.
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Fresnadillo's Intruders has strong debut atop Spanish box office
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s thriller Intruders has had a strong debut in Spain. Madrid-based Apaches Entertainment (which also produced), in partnership with Universal Pictures International and Antena 3, took in $1.47m (€1.1m) in the opening weekend, topping the Spanish box-office chart and making it the fourth-biggest opening for a Spanish film ...