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Spanish producer Maria Zamora of Elástica Films, who has championed emerging and mostly female filmmakers through most of her 20-year career, received this year’s annual National Cinematography Award at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21. On hand to introduce her were filmmakers Elías León Siminiani, Paula Ortiz and Spanish Culture Minister Ernest […]

SAN SEBASTIAN — In bumper deals, premier French production-sales agency Playtime has secured a raft of sales across key territories for François Ozon’s “When Fall Is Coming,” which bows in San Sebastian’s main Competition.  Distribution so far takes in major territories such as Italy (Bim Distribuzione), CIS (A-One Russia), Spain (Caramel + La Zona), and […]

Leading Spanish sales agent Filmax has picked up global rights to the local comedy “Hotel Bitcoin,” which will get its market premiere screening at the American Film Market in November. The “Hotel Bitcoin” synopsis reads: “‘Hotel Bitcoin’ is the story of four friends, 4,000 bitcoins and one laptop. In order to protect their dough, they’ll […]

Spain’s Feelsales has clinched international sales rights to “Bad Hair” helmer Mariana Rondón’s latest pic, “Zafari,” ahead of its San Sebastian Festival World Premiere on Sept. 22. Its trailer debuts exclusively in Variety. The Venezuelan-born filmmaker last won the Golden Seashell at San Sebastian for her 2013 drama “Bad Hair” (“Pelo Malo”), which picked up […]

SAN SEBASTIAN — From when it began to incorporate Spanish TV series in its Official Selection – think 2017’s “The Plague” or 2020’s double whammy of “Patria” and “Riot Police” – San Sebastián has used its first Saturday to debate TV issues. This time round, a panel highlighted crime series, featuring Movistar Plus+’s Susana Herreras, […]

Erik Menendez is speaking out against Ryan Murphy's series about him and his brother Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for murdering their parents in 1989. Erik's shared his thoughts