In a highly anticipated animation event at this year’s Cannes Festival, Emmy-winning Spanish director Rodrigo Blaas attends on Sunday the screening of his short film “Sith,” part of Disney+’s “Star Wars: Visions” Season 2 anthology. The first big-screen exhibition of “Sith” — released worldwide May 4 on Disney+ — followed by a meet and greet with Blaas marks one highlight of the Animation Day Revelations New Animated Shorts From Spain, organized by Icex Spain’s Trade & Investment.
The Spanish animation event at Cannes will also showcase Alberto Mielgo’s celebrated 2022 Oscar-winning short film “The Windshield Wiper.”
Another leading light in the renaissance of Spanish animation, Mielgo also took an Emmy Award last year for individual achievement in animation for “Jíbaro,” part of Season 3 of Netflix’s animated series “Love, Death + Robots.” An earlier episode of the series directed by Mielgo, “The Witness,” won three Emmys in 2019.
Blaas has worked on successful...
The Spanish animation event at Cannes will also showcase Alberto Mielgo’s celebrated 2022 Oscar-winning short film “The Windshield Wiper.”
Another leading light in the renaissance of Spanish animation, Mielgo also took an Emmy Award last year for individual achievement in animation for “Jíbaro,” part of Season 3 of Netflix’s animated series “Love, Death + Robots.” An earlier episode of the series directed by Mielgo, “The Witness,” won three Emmys in 2019.
Blaas has worked on successful...
- 5/21/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Spain’s animation services and VFX industry is booming as never before, positioning itself as a leading hub in the global landscape.
With tax rebates firing up Spain’s audiovisual industry, the animation sector has produced 16 feature films, 72 seasons of TV series and 156 short films from 2020-2022, according to toon and VFX federation Diboos.
The 2019 Sergio Pablos-directed Netflix feature “Klaus” snagged seven Annie awards, while Alberto Mielgo’s “The Windshield Wiper” won the 2022 Oscar for animated short film.
Spanish animated features have also connected with international audiences: This year, Juan Jesús García Galocha’s “Mummies,” from 4Cats and Atresmedia Cine, grossed $52 million worldwide, handled by Warner Bros.
Another strategy for international success consists in luring the interest of powerful foreign players to invest in local talent and resources.
Most prominently, Skydance Animation has landed in Madrid, while France’s Fortiche and In Efecto have launched operations in the Canary Islands.
With tax rebates firing up Spain’s audiovisual industry, the animation sector has produced 16 feature films, 72 seasons of TV series and 156 short films from 2020-2022, according to toon and VFX federation Diboos.
The 2019 Sergio Pablos-directed Netflix feature “Klaus” snagged seven Annie awards, while Alberto Mielgo’s “The Windshield Wiper” won the 2022 Oscar for animated short film.
Spanish animated features have also connected with international audiences: This year, Juan Jesús García Galocha’s “Mummies,” from 4Cats and Atresmedia Cine, grossed $52 million worldwide, handled by Warner Bros.
Another strategy for international success consists in luring the interest of powerful foreign players to invest in local talent and resources.
Most prominently, Skydance Animation has landed in Madrid, while France’s Fortiche and In Efecto have launched operations in the Canary Islands.
- 5/10/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
In April 2018, Netflix announced that Spanish heist thriller “Money Heist” (“La Casa de Papel”) had become the U.S. streaming service’s most-watched non-English series ever.
With a Spanish series crowned as the first foreign-language blockbuster at the company that has transformed entertainment worldwide, Spain’s expansion — long nurtured by hits such as “The Red Band Society,” “Grand Hotel” and “Locked Up” — well and truly lifted off.
Building on that success, in March 2021, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez unveiled the Avs Hub Plan, which would invest €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) into Spain’s audiovisual sector.
For a country in which the word españolada was used to write off supposed second-rate homegrown fare, the re-positioning of Spain’s film and TV industries as core drivers in its digital post-pandemic “reindustrialization” is little short of a revolution. Spain, Cannes Marché du Film’s 2023 country of honor, now accounts for seven of the 20 entries in...
With a Spanish series crowned as the first foreign-language blockbuster at the company that has transformed entertainment worldwide, Spain’s expansion — long nurtured by hits such as “The Red Band Society,” “Grand Hotel” and “Locked Up” — well and truly lifted off.
Building on that success, in March 2021, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez unveiled the Avs Hub Plan, which would invest €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) into Spain’s audiovisual sector.
For a country in which the word españolada was used to write off supposed second-rate homegrown fare, the re-positioning of Spain’s film and TV industries as core drivers in its digital post-pandemic “reindustrialization” is little short of a revolution. Spain, Cannes Marché du Film’s 2023 country of honor, now accounts for seven of the 20 entries in...
- 5/10/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So we’re going to do the hard work for you.
We’re off to sunny Spain this week to unwrap the story of Mummies — Warner Bros Pictures’ animated hit that combines ancient Egyptian tropes with classic family comedy. Now the second biggest Spanish animation ever, worldwide box office takings are over $50M and growing, and talks of a sequel are emerging.
Name: Mummies
Country: Spain
Producer: 4 Cats Pictures, Warner Bros Spain
For fans of: Tad: The Lost Explorer, Capture the Flag, The Mummy, family animation
Worldwide distribution: Warner Bros Pictures
The...
We’re off to sunny Spain this week to unwrap the story of Mummies — Warner Bros Pictures’ animated hit that combines ancient Egyptian tropes with classic family comedy. Now the second biggest Spanish animation ever, worldwide box office takings are over $50M and growing, and talks of a sequel are emerging.
Name: Mummies
Country: Spain
Producer: 4 Cats Pictures, Warner Bros Spain
For fans of: Tad: The Lost Explorer, Capture the Flag, The Mummy, family animation
Worldwide distribution: Warner Bros Pictures
The...
- 4/19/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Features the voices of: Joe Thomas, Elanor Tomlinson, Hugh Bonneville, Celia Imrie, Santiago Winder, Dan Starkey, Sean Bean | Written by Jordi Gasull, Javier López Barreira | Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha
Within an Egyptian underworld, renowned chariot racer Thut (Joe Thomas) lives satisfied with his status as a local celebrity and bachelor. That changes when he’s selected to marry Princess Nefer (Elanor Tomlinson), which includes looking after a wedding ring he must keep safe under penalty of losing his eyes and tongue. Despite neither party wishing to marry, they must journey into 21st-century London when the ring is stolen by archaeologist Lord Sylvester Carnaby (Hugh Bonneville).
Director Juan Jesús García Galocha makes his feature debut with Mummies, a Spanish animation which has subsequently been dubbed for English audiences. What unfolds is an 88-minute feature with few surprises, including obvious gags such as texting via chiselling and the same pose being repeatedly used.
Within an Egyptian underworld, renowned chariot racer Thut (Joe Thomas) lives satisfied with his status as a local celebrity and bachelor. That changes when he’s selected to marry Princess Nefer (Elanor Tomlinson), which includes looking after a wedding ring he must keep safe under penalty of losing his eyes and tongue. Despite neither party wishing to marry, they must journey into 21st-century London when the ring is stolen by archaeologist Lord Sylvester Carnaby (Hugh Bonneville).
Director Juan Jesús García Galocha makes his feature debut with Mummies, a Spanish animation which has subsequently been dubbed for English audiences. What unfolds is an 88-minute feature with few surprises, including obvious gags such as texting via chiselling and the same pose being repeatedly used.
- 4/11/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
"Mummies" is a new animated feature, directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha, starring Sean Bean, Eleanor Tomlinson and Celia Imrie, opening in theaters March 31, 2023:
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"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
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"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
- 3/31/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Mummies is a Spanish animation movie written and directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha.
Mummies
A vision of Ancient Egypt… very modernized (and sci-fi) and, at the same time, as classic as possible in its intention in terms of genre structure. And yes, we’re talking about the reference of references: Disney.
Warner gets its act together, like Netflix, and expands to a more global position – this time they team up with some Spanish production companies and offer us this good, animated film.
A 3D recreation in a story full of magic, adventure and… a love story about time travel.
Enjoy it.
Movie Trailer
La entrada “Mummies” (2023). Animation Movie se publicó primero en Martin Cid Magazine.
Mummies
A vision of Ancient Egypt… very modernized (and sci-fi) and, at the same time, as classic as possible in its intention in terms of genre structure. And yes, we’re talking about the reference of references: Disney.
Warner gets its act together, like Netflix, and expands to a more global position – this time they team up with some Spanish production companies and offer us this good, animated film.
A 3D recreation in a story full of magic, adventure and… a love story about time travel.
Enjoy it.
Movie Trailer
La entrada “Mummies” (2023). Animation Movie se publicó primero en Martin Cid Magazine.
- 3/27/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Refresh for latest…: Coming out of its second weekend, Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania has grossed $363.6M globally. Of that, $167.3M is from domestic and $196.3M from the international box office.
The sophomore overseas frame was $46.4M in 52 markets with a slighter drop than in North America, coming in 57% behind last weekend’s bow — which itself was nevertheless lower than projections owing in part to softness in Asia Pacific. It’s not the worst drop for Marvel, but it’s not great either.
The same theories from last weekend’s offshore start continue to apply: Early critical scores dampened wannasee, sci-fi of the Star Wars ilk is a hard sell in some Asian markets and the gap between Marvel movies in China may be a challenge (amid a certain lack of appetite for Hollywood movies there in general). More will be borne out over the coming...
The sophomore overseas frame was $46.4M in 52 markets with a slighter drop than in North America, coming in 57% behind last weekend’s bow — which itself was nevertheless lower than projections owing in part to softness in Asia Pacific. It’s not the worst drop for Marvel, but it’s not great either.
The same theories from last weekend’s offshore start continue to apply: Early critical scores dampened wannasee, sci-fi of the Star Wars ilk is a hard sell in some Asian markets and the gap between Marvel movies in China may be a challenge (amid a certain lack of appetite for Hollywood movies there in general). More will be borne out over the coming...
- 2/26/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Super Ltd presents Best International Feature Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl and, as the Academy Awards approach, Rrr ramps up again and Navalny returns to theaters for one-week run.
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
"Mummies" is a new animated feature, directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha, starring Sean Bean, Eleanor Tomlinson and Celia Imrie, opening in theaters March 31, 2023:
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"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
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"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
- 1/6/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Mummies" is a new animated feature, directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha, starring Sean Bean, Eleanor Tomlinson and Celia Imrie, opening in theaters March 31, 2023:
"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
- 12/25/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Mummies" is a new animated feature, directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha, starring Sean Bean, Eleanor Tomlinson and Celia Imrie, opening in theaters March 31, 2023:
"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
"...three mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring...
"...belonging to the 'Royal Family', stolen by the ambitious archaeologist 'Lord Carnaby'..."
Click the images to enlarge....
- 12/12/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Warner Bros. has launched a new trailer for the family animation ‘Mummies’ from Spanish director Juan Jesús García Galocha.
The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile. Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha (“Galo”), who makes his feature film debut following his work as art director on films such as “Tad: The Lost Explorer” and “Tad: The Lost Explorer, and The Secret of King Midas”.
The voice cast includes Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder (“The Hope Rooms”), Celia Imrie,...
The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile. Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha (“Galo”), who makes his feature film debut following his work as art director on films such as “Tad: The Lost Explorer” and “Tad: The Lost Explorer, and The Secret of King Midas”.
The voice cast includes Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder (“The Hope Rooms”), Celia Imrie,...
- 12/7/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Click here to read the full article.
The Flash will speed into theaters a little earlier than expected. On Monday, Warner Bros. set a new release date of June 16, 2023 for the film. It was previously slated for June 23, 2023, and the new date gives it more breathing room ahead of the release of Disney’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which bows on June 30.
Ezra Miller stars as Barry Allen/The Flash in the feature. The Flash also stars Michael Keaton, back as Batman for the first time since 1992, as well as Ben Affleck, also playing a version of Batman. It will also introduce Sasha Calle as Supergirl.
Star Miller has been at the center of various controversies this year, which culminated in the ator apologizing Aug. 15, 2022 and in a statement, saying they were seeking help for mental health issues.
Miller has long been attached to the film after...
The Flash will speed into theaters a little earlier than expected. On Monday, Warner Bros. set a new release date of June 16, 2023 for the film. It was previously slated for June 23, 2023, and the new date gives it more breathing room ahead of the release of Disney’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which bows on June 30.
Ezra Miller stars as Barry Allen/The Flash in the feature. The Flash also stars Michael Keaton, back as Batman for the first time since 1992, as well as Ben Affleck, also playing a version of Batman. It will also introduce Sasha Calle as Supergirl.
Star Miller has been at the center of various controversies this year, which culminated in the ator apologizing Aug. 15, 2022 and in a statement, saying they were seeking help for mental health issues.
Miller has long been attached to the film after...
- 12/5/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
How great is the Ezra Miller movie The Flash? So good that Warners is moving it up by a week to June 16, Father’s Day weekend, where Disney has the original Pixar movie Elemental and Sony has the R-rated Jennifer Lawrence pic No Hard Feelings.
Despite Miller’s tabloid headlines over the past year, including a burglary charge in Vermont for stealing liquor, we’ve heard The Flash has tested through the roof, with one non-studio observer telling us the DC title is “Spider-Man: No Way Home good” with its multiverse plotlines and Batman cameos by Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck.
With Miller’s noise in the news, many wondered if The Flash would go to HBO Max, but Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said that the DC title will remain theatrical. Miller reportedly has met with new Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy.
Despite Miller’s tabloid headlines over the past year, including a burglary charge in Vermont for stealing liquor, we’ve heard The Flash has tested through the roof, with one non-studio observer telling us the DC title is “Spider-Man: No Way Home good” with its multiverse plotlines and Batman cameos by Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck.
With Miller’s noise in the news, many wondered if The Flash would go to HBO Max, but Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said that the DC title will remain theatrical. Miller reportedly has met with new Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy.
- 12/5/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Plan B producing, Robert Pattinson starring in sci-fi about employee on expedition to colonise ice world.
Warner Bros has set a March 9 2024 release for Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up feature to his 2019 Palme d’Or winning satire and 2020 best picture Oscar winner.
Production is ongoing on the sci-fi starring Robert Pattinson. The story centres on an “expendable” employee on an expedition to colonise an ice world who tries to stop his clone from replacing him. The cast includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo.
A first-look video released by the studio appears below.
The film is...
Warner Bros has set a March 9 2024 release for Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up feature to his 2019 Palme d’Or winning satire and 2020 best picture Oscar winner.
Production is ongoing on the sci-fi starring Robert Pattinson. The story centres on an “expendable” employee on an expedition to colonise an ice world who tries to stop his clone from replacing him. The cast includes Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo.
A first-look video released by the studio appears below.
The film is...
- 12/5/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Warner Bros. has debuted the trailer for the family animation ‘Mummies’ from Spanish director Juan Jesús García Galocha.
The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile. Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
The voice cast includes Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder (“The Hope Rooms”), Celia Imrie, Dan Starkey (“Doctor Who”), Hugh Bonneville, singer, songwriter and record producer Shakka and Sean Bean.
Also in trailers – “They stopped believing…” Trailer drops for series ‘The Santa Clauses’
The movie will be released in the UK on...
The film follows the fun adventures of three Egyptian mummies who live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio includes a princess, a former charioteer, and his younger brother along with their pet baby crocodile. Through a series of unfortunate events, the mummies end up in present-day London and embark on a wacky and hilarious journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, that was stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
The voice cast includes Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder (“The Hope Rooms”), Celia Imrie, Dan Starkey (“Doctor Who”), Hugh Bonneville, singer, songwriter and record producer Shakka and Sean Bean.
Also in trailers – “They stopped believing…” Trailer drops for series ‘The Santa Clauses’
The movie will be released in the UK on...
- 11/2/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Unicorn Wars” (Alberto Vázquez)
Alberto Vázquez, the director of “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children,” a Gkids pickup for North America, delivers an apocalyptic anti-war parable narrating the ancestral war between teddy bears bigots and environmentalist unicorns with irreverent visual exuberance and moments of real horror.
Wip’S
“They Shot the Piano Player” (Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal)
Trueba and Mariscal’s much-awaited new collaboration after their 2012 Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita” is a co-production with France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Peru. Sold by Film Constellation, project threads “music, politics and documentary as well as fiction, thriller and memory,” Trueba has said. An investigation following the disappearance of awe-inspiring Brazilian pianist Francisco Tenório Jr. on the eve of Argentina’s bloody 1976 coup d’état.
Contrechamp
“My Grandfather’s Demons” (Nuno Beato)
Portuguese animator-producer-director Beato, behind multi-prized short “My Life in Your Hands,” directs his first feature, mixing stop-motion and digital techniques. It follows Rosa...
Alberto Vázquez, the director of “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children,” a Gkids pickup for North America, delivers an apocalyptic anti-war parable narrating the ancestral war between teddy bears bigots and environmentalist unicorns with irreverent visual exuberance and moments of real horror.
Wip’S
“They Shot the Piano Player” (Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal)
Trueba and Mariscal’s much-awaited new collaboration after their 2012 Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita” is a co-production with France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Peru. Sold by Film Constellation, project threads “music, politics and documentary as well as fiction, thriller and memory,” Trueba has said. An investigation following the disappearance of awe-inspiring Brazilian pianist Francisco Tenório Jr. on the eve of Argentina’s bloody 1976 coup d’état.
Contrechamp
“My Grandfather’s Demons” (Nuno Beato)
Portuguese animator-producer-director Beato, behind multi-prized short “My Life in Your Hands,” directs his first feature, mixing stop-motion and digital techniques. It follows Rosa...
- 6/14/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
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