Madrid -- When the 13th Malaga Spanish Film Festival kicks off Saturday it signals the beginning of a new film season for Spain -- as the festival packs a powerful punch of premieres from edgy first-time directors and seasoned veterans in its lineup.
Spain's main showcase for homegrown talent, Malaga has firmly established itself as the debut of most of the local industry's solid product.
A parade of Spanish industry faces accompanies such a lineup every year and this year is no different. Aside from Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde and Film Institute director Ignasi Guardans, director Carlos Saura, Nacho Velillo and Juana Macias, producer Andres Vicente Gomez, actors Lorenzo Balducci and Javier Camara, among others, are expected.
And that's just the first weekend.
This year's official section is bookended by two of Spain's most international auteurs: Carlos Saura with his Mozart-driven "I, Don Giovanni" and Julio Medem with the sexy "Room in Rome.
Spain's main showcase for homegrown talent, Malaga has firmly established itself as the debut of most of the local industry's solid product.
A parade of Spanish industry faces accompanies such a lineup every year and this year is no different. Aside from Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde and Film Institute director Ignasi Guardans, director Carlos Saura, Nacho Velillo and Juana Macias, producer Andres Vicente Gomez, actors Lorenzo Balducci and Javier Camara, among others, are expected.
And that's just the first weekend.
This year's official section is bookended by two of Spain's most international auteurs: Carlos Saura with his Mozart-driven "I, Don Giovanni" and Julio Medem with the sexy "Room in Rome.
- 4/15/2010
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Helmer Jo Sol's Fake Orgasm is based interviews done in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America. Sol attempts to find common answers that cross-cultural boundaries as to why three quarters of women say they're sexually dissatisfied and many fake orgasms. Personally, I'm already looking forward to the audio portion of the film. - It's a sign of the times when U.S. based indie producers are looking outside their parameters for new ops. Relatively a new trend, Christine Vachon's Killer Films has been working outside the U.S. for funding, filming and other co-production duties for a while now, this time out, Variety reports that the company is boarding a doc film from Spain in an exec-producer, promotions, distribution and festival strategy capacity. I think that the subject matter is amusing enough that this is more than just a deal that'll pay the rent. Helmer Jo Sol...
- 12/23/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
San Sebastian, Spain -- U.S. venture capital fund GC Financial Group has acquired a 25% stake in Barcelona-based Zip Films for €3.7 million, giving it a foothold in Spain from which to launch a European expansion.
"Now we have a base in Europe to take advantage of the financing structure for independent films," GC managing partner Adi Cohen said Thursday. "Zip is our base with the Spanish-speaking film industry, and gives us a place to launch our European entertainment operation."
Cohen said GC would be looking to buy another film company in Germany as part of its strategy.
"In the last 10 years most independent films were financed out of Europe," Cohen said. "We're looking to be in the center of the process, instead of at the end of the food chain."
GC gives Zip access to a $22.4 million in revolving credit as the newly teamed entity looks to become what Cohen calls a "Pan-European,...
"Now we have a base in Europe to take advantage of the financing structure for independent films," GC managing partner Adi Cohen said Thursday. "Zip is our base with the Spanish-speaking film industry, and gives us a place to launch our European entertainment operation."
Cohen said GC would be looking to buy another film company in Germany as part of its strategy.
"In the last 10 years most independent films were financed out of Europe," Cohen said. "We're looking to be in the center of the process, instead of at the end of the food chain."
GC gives Zip access to a $22.4 million in revolving credit as the newly teamed entity looks to become what Cohen calls a "Pan-European,...
- 9/24/2009
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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