San Sebastian harvests pic Pearls
Nine of the most notable pics selected this year by Sundance, Cannes, Berlin and Venice fests will make up the Pearls showcase, part of the Zabaltegi sidebar at the 54th San Sebastian Intl. Film…
Emilio Mayorga
Berlusconi case to be reopened
Spain's Constitutional Court has authorized Baltazar Garzon, a judge at its Audiencia Nacional, to reopen the case against former Italo prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax evasion and false…
Avanzit buys Spanish distrib Manga
Barcelona-based indie distribution house Manga Films has been acquired by Spanish media company Avanzit.
Labor pain in Spain
Spanish pubcaster Radio Television Espanola will cut 4,150 jobs, slashing its workforce to 6,500.
Studio adds training site
The Ciudad de la Luz film studio in Alicante, Spain, has added an onsite training center as it bids to become one of Europe's top facilities.
'Labyrinth' winds way to Sitges
Helmer Guillermo del Toro's Cannes competition player "El laberinto del fauno" (Pan's Labyrinth) will open the 39th Sitges Intl. Film Festival of Catalonia on Oct. 6.
Jove fest over the Moon for 'Ryna'
"Ryna," the feature debut of Romanian helmer Ruxandra Zenide, took the Valencian Golden Moon and the $22,500 cash prize at the 21st Cinema Jove Intl. Film Festival, which wrapped Saturday.
Local coin flips for global partners
Big international shoots are nothing new to Spain, but the next couple of years will see an increase in shooting not seen since the boom times of the 1950s.
Youth movement leads digital age
Facing an analog switch-off in 2010, hesitancy about creating new content and uncertainty about ad take-up, can RTVE lead Spain's digital terrestial television revolution?
Marketplace
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Domestic Film DAILY
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Lucy
Lucy
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Daily:$5.4M Cumulative:$54.3M Universal Pictures 9.55% -
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Hercules
Hercules
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Daily:$3.8M Cumulative:$36.9M Paramount Pictures 13.27% -
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Dawn of The Planet of The Apes
Dawn of The Planet of The Apes
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Daily:$2.5M Cumulative:$177.2M Fox 13.35%
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