John Hopewell
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‘The Enchanted,’ ‘Good Manners, ‘Co-Husbands’ Head Malaga Festival’s Spanish Screenings Content
Proclaiming ‘talent, diversity, opportunity,’ a massive 195-pic spread lifts the lid on new talents, and key projects emerging from Spain. → Read More
Banijay Rights Unveils Powerhouse London TV Screenings Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
Lenny Henry’s ‘Three Little Birds,’ Steven Knight’s ‘This Town,’ and blockbuster adventure reality ‘The Summit’ among highlights. → Read More
‘Compartment No. 6’ Production Company Aamu Film Company Joins Forces With Jenni Jauri’s Silmu Films (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Compartment No. 6’ production company Aamu Film Company is joining forces with Silmu Films. → Read More
Berlin Market Takeaways: From Deals to Buzz Titles, Streamers’ New Acquisitive Mode, and an End to Unlikeable Women
From safer movie bets to fresh crime drama, movie and TV market takeaways from this year’s Berlin market. → Read More
Spanish TV Talents to Track
From established scribes or creators who had a great 2022 to on-the-rise figures, 10 or more Spanish TV talents to track. → Read More
‘Next from Spain’: First Looks of New Series from Alex de la Iglesia, ‘Los Javis,’ Movistar+ and Aina Clotet
Spain’s first big TV splash at Berlinale Series Market underscores the strength and ambitions of the sector. → Read More
Spanish Films to Track at Berlin
From competition entry '20,000 Species of Bees' to Victor Erice's latest and broad comedy 'The Kids Are Alright,' some top Spanish pics at Berlin. → Read More
Spanish Sales Agents Look To Star Auteurs, Genre, Breakout New Talent
Some films still sell abroad for Spanish sales agents, led by star auteurs, genre and breakout new talent. → Read More
Series Mania Forum Unveils Co-Pro Projects, With Buzzy Titles ‘Unspoken,’ ‘Asma’ and ‘YOP’
The Forum’s 15 Co-Pro projects are high on true event-inspired tales and include projects from ZDF Studios, ShinAwiL and Shaftesbury. → Read More
Malaga Work in Progress Unveils Lineup, with Latest From Laura Ferrés, Agustin Toscano, Aquí y Allí
Selection includes Cannes Critics’ Week winner Laura Ferrés and Directors’ Fortnight helmer Agustín Toscano. → Read More
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ Tops Spain’s Goya Awards
Saturday’s awards ceremony pays multiple tributes to Carlos Saura, who died on Friday. → Read More
From Caravaggio and Goya to Ghirri and Atchugarry, 2023’s ARCA Celebrates Films on the Arts, Artists’ Revolutions
ARCA 2023: A drill-down on titles, themes, highlights. → Read More
Spain Supercharges Incentives for Big Foreign TV Series
In a bold move, Spain’s Congress has approved tax relief of up to $10.6 million per TV episode, while doubling caps for total deductions. → Read More
New Gen Talent, Animation, IPs Set to Power Up Malaga’s Spanish Screenings Content
Already part of the biggest national film-TV industry platform in Spain’s history, Malaga Festival’s massive Spanish Screenings Content are set to build yet further in 2023, homing in on potential growth axes in Spain’s film and TV sectors at large. Part of the Malaga’s Festival’s Mafiz industry area, the Spanish Screenings Content run March 13-16, a […] → Read More
Ventana Sur 2022: Takeaways, from Buzz Titles, Deals, Great Genre Ideas, Spain Powering On, Pandemic Blues
Ventana Sur’s first full-on onsite edition in three years underscored its power as a project forum and pandemic hangover. → Read More
Ventana Sur: ‘Warrior,’ ‘Convince Me,’ ’When Evil Lurks,’ ‘Leon’ Win Big at Latin America’s Largest Market
BUENOS AIRES — Tinta Oscura winner Juan Bernardo Sánchez Mejía, Netflix awardee “Convince Me,” Argentine art film “León,” animated series “Choco” and the Shudder-coproduced “When E… → Read More
Netflix, BBC Studios, Flixxo Galvanize SoloSerieS
Popular on Variety BUENOS AIRES — Galvanised by backing from Netflix, BBC Studios and Flixxo, the presence of top regional producers – Fabula, Kapow, Pampa Films – power panels, a spread of project from Buenos Aires City, SoloSerieS, Ventana Sur’s TV strand looks in 2022 to have come of age. That’s hardly surprising. Latin America […] → Read More
Carlos Saura, Alex de la Iglesia, Rodrigo Sorogoyen and New Gen Talent: Spanish Screenings on Tour
Packed by many of Spain’s biggest upscale 2022 hits, but also new gen talent, Ventana Sur launches a mega Spanish Screenings on Tour. → Read More
‘We Students!’ Rafiki Fariala Preps Marrakech Buzz Project ‘Congo Boy’ with Makongo, Kiripi, Unité (EXCLUSIVE)
Rafiki Fariala, whose doc ‘We Students!’ became this year the first feature from the Central African Republic to play at the Berlinale, has unveiled at Marrakech’s Atlas Workshop his follow-up, the… → Read More
ITV Studios Sale Rumors Fly, Distributor Consolidation Bites at Energized Mipcom: The Top Takeaways (So Far)
As international TV market Mipcom — the first full-strength edition of the fall confab since 2019 — prepares to come to a close in Cannes on Thursday, Variety presents the top takeaways from a vibrant market. → Read More