New York-based Cohen Media Group has acquired all U.S. rights to Javier Bardem-starrer “The Good Boss” (“El Buen Patrón”), Spain’s submission to the international feature film Oscars race at the 2022 Academy Awards.The deal was negotiated by CMG senior VP Robert Aaronson and Fionnuala Jamison, managing director, MK2, which is handling international sales on the film.Written and directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, “The Good Boss” world premiered at September’s San Sebastián Festival, where it was one of the best received of...
Mediapro
Jaume
Roures
CEO
Roures stabilized his Barcelona-based multimedia conglomerate with a refinancing that brought its net debt down from €900 million to below €400 million, while simultaneously raising the ownership stake of majority shareholder Southwind Group from 53% to 80%. Mediapro maintained its output of new TV series for a bevy of streamers, including Amazon’s “Yosi, the Regretful Spy,” “Moto GP,” “The Boarding School: Las Cumbres” and “Primate”; HBO Max’s “Las Bravas” and “Nadie Saba Nada”; Disney+’s “Siempre Fui Yo”; Paramount+’s “Cecilia”; Lionsgate+’s “Express”; and Netflix’s “First Class.” Roures, whose credits include Woody Allen films “Midnight in Paris” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and Roman Polanski’s “Carnage,” more recently produced Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s movie-business satire “Official Selection,” starring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.