Spain gives director government job
In a cabinet reshuffle, screenwriter-turned-director Angeles Gonzalez Sinde has been named Spain's minister of culture. She replaces poet Cesar Antonio Molina.
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Emilio Mayorga
Dubbing pain in Spain
Hollywood's studios have a new headache in Spain. Catalonia, one of Spain's wealthiest regions, is threatening regulations to push U.S. majors to release movies in subtitled prints rather than…
Banderas joins Woody Allen film
Antonio Banderas has been added to the lengthening cast of Woody Allen's next pic, a still-untitled project set to roll this summer in London, according to producer Mediapro.
‘Hanged Man’ tightens Spain’s noose
The Spanish film biz, which is staring into the abyss as local finance dries up and audiences shun its movies, is nervously analyzing the opening box office figures for Manuel Gomez Pereira's "El…
Spanish producers fear the worst
The Spanish film biz, which is staring into the abyss as local finance dries up and audiences shun its films, is nervously analyzing the first frame's box office figures for Manuel Gomez Pereira's…
Ibermedia backs 26 co-productions
Victor Gaviria's "La Hora de los traidores," and "Jean Gentil," from Laura Guzman and Israel Cardenas, are among 26 co-productions that have pulled down coin from Ibermedia, the Madrid-based…
Latin American pics rule in Huelva
The Huelva Film Festival, which wrapped Saturday, underscored both the strength of Latin American filmmaking and the vital role such events play in the foreign-language pic biz.
Huelva fest launches Latino filmmakers
Unspooling just nine miles from the Andalusian port of Palos de Frontera, from which Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492, the Huelva Ibero-American Festival also looks West and this year is…
Huelva forum bridges overseas partners
Running Nov. 20-22, Huelva's ninth Ibero-American Co-Production Forum sees largely Latin American producers pitching Spanish broadcasters and potential co-production partners for coin.
Huelva selects five Latino films
Five first-time Latino filmmakers will compete at the 34th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, Spain's largest confab for films from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
Lynch’s ‘Surveillance’ tops Sitges
Jennifer Lynch's thriller "Surveillance" nabbed the main nod at the 41st Sitges Intl. Film Festival of Catalonia, Europe's biggest fantasy film fest, which wrapped Sunday (Oct. 12).
