Spanish cinema is expanding, opening up attractive film avenues to reach the worldwide market, driven by upscale commercial projects, blending of genres and a new generation of emerging female directors.
The country’s filmmakers landed three Oscar nominations: Juan A. Bayona with “Society of the Snow” (inter- national feature and makeup and hair styling); and Pablo Berger with “Robot Dreams” (animated feature). Also, four of Netflix’s top five most-popular non-English films ever are from Spain.
“The boom in talent is making for a unique and very diverse cinema,” says Guillermo Farré, Movistar Plus+ head of original films and Spanish cinema.
“The great foreign perception of Spanish cinema is driven by the productions’ quality and their international diffusion,” says Elástica Films’ María Zamora, producer of Carla Simón’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Alcarrás.”
“Spanish cinema is evolving with the appearance of new voices especially female and new ways of narrating,...
The country’s filmmakers landed three Oscar nominations: Juan A. Bayona with “Society of the Snow” (inter- national feature and makeup and hair styling); and Pablo Berger with “Robot Dreams” (animated feature). Also, four of Netflix’s top five most-popular non-English films ever are from Spain.
“The boom in talent is making for a unique and very diverse cinema,” says Guillermo Farré, Movistar Plus+ head of original films and Spanish cinema.
“The great foreign perception of Spanish cinema is driven by the productions’ quality and their international diffusion,” says Elástica Films’ María Zamora, producer of Carla Simón’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Alcarrás.”
“Spanish cinema is evolving with the appearance of new voices especially female and new ways of narrating,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
The Sudanese drama Goodbye Julia is continuing its impressive awards run, earning the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature over the weekend at the Sonoma International Film Festival in California.
Mohamed Kordofani directed the story set in the context of the secessionist movement that led to the establishment of the independent nation of South Sudan in 2011.
“We commend the festival for its impressive selection of narrative features and unanimously select Goodbye Julia as the best film,” jurors wrote. “An outstanding first feature from Mohamed Kordofani, anchored by two stellar performances from Eiman Yousif and Siran Riak, Goodbye Julia provides a glimpse into a culture and region that’s underrepresented and underexplored in contemporary cinema.”
The jury, comprised of Rosa Bosch (Begin Again Films), Tyler Coates (The Hollywood Reporter), Rebecca Fisher (Magnolia Pictures), Jason Hellerstein (Sideshow), and Julie Huntsinger (Telluride Film Festival), awarded a Special Mention to Hesitation Wound, describing...
Mohamed Kordofani directed the story set in the context of the secessionist movement that led to the establishment of the independent nation of South Sudan in 2011.
“We commend the festival for its impressive selection of narrative features and unanimously select Goodbye Julia as the best film,” jurors wrote. “An outstanding first feature from Mohamed Kordofani, anchored by two stellar performances from Eiman Yousif and Siran Riak, Goodbye Julia provides a glimpse into a culture and region that’s underrepresented and underexplored in contemporary cinema.”
The jury, comprised of Rosa Bosch (Begin Again Films), Tyler Coates (The Hollywood Reporter), Rebecca Fisher (Magnolia Pictures), Jason Hellerstein (Sideshow), and Julie Huntsinger (Telluride Film Festival), awarded a Special Mention to Hesitation Wound, describing...
- 3/25/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The 27th Sonoma International Film Festival (March 20-24), as always, leaned into wine and food with the sold-out opening night U.S. premiere of Thomas Napper’s “Widow Clicquot” (Vertical Entertainment), starring Haley Bennett as the woman who saves the legendary winemaker’s legacy. The wine country film festival drew its highest audience attendance to date with a robust film slate programmed by artistic director Carl Spence (working with Executive Director Ginny Krieger), in his second year, including upcoming specialty fare like Luc Besson’s “DogMan” (Briarcliff Entertainment) starring Caleb Landry Jones in an incendiary performance, and Sony Pictures Classics’ raucous comedy “Wicked Little Letters,” starring Olivia Colman, along with a smattering of yummy wine and food events.
The five-day festival curated by Spence along with senior programmers Amanda Salazar and Ken Jacobson, showcased more than 100 films. Twenty-five countries were represented in this year’s lineup of 43 narrative features, 16 documentary features,...
The five-day festival curated by Spence along with senior programmers Amanda Salazar and Ken Jacobson, showcased more than 100 films. Twenty-five countries were represented in this year’s lineup of 43 narrative features, 16 documentary features,...
- 3/24/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Veteran international film executive Rosa Bosch has partnered with Spanish distributor and sales agency Begin Again Films, joining the company’s international department.
Madrid-based Begin Again Films is known for handling arthouse fare such as doc The Year of Discovery, Zaida Carmona’s Girlfriends and Girlfriends and Nestor Ruiz Medina’s 21 Paradise.
Bosch joins as Begin Again also takes on sales for Anna Cornudella’s The Human Hibernation, winner of the Fipresci Award in the Forum section of the Berlinale 2024.
A veteran of the international film industry, Bosch’s career includes roles at AFI Fest, the London Film Festival...
Madrid-based Begin Again Films is known for handling arthouse fare such as doc The Year of Discovery, Zaida Carmona’s Girlfriends and Girlfriends and Nestor Ruiz Medina’s 21 Paradise.
Bosch joins as Begin Again also takes on sales for Anna Cornudella’s The Human Hibernation, winner of the Fipresci Award in the Forum section of the Berlinale 2024.
A veteran of the international film industry, Bosch’s career includes roles at AFI Fest, the London Film Festival...
- 3/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Veteran producer and sales agent Rosa Bosch has joined the Madrid-based distributor and international sales agency Begin Again Films. Bosch will serve as part of the company’s international department.
Bosch has previously held roles at AFI Fest, the London Film Festival, the National Film Theatre in London (Deputy Director), and the San Sebastian Film Festival. She was a founding partner of the production company and international sales agency, Tequila Gang, along with Guillermo del Toro, Laura Esquivel, Bertha Navarro, and Alejandra Moreno. As a producer, her credits include titles such as Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders, The Devil’s Backbone by Guillermo del Toro, The Gospel of Wonders by Arturo Ripstein, and Broken Silence by Montxo Armendáriz.
Bosch led the international launch and distribution strategy of films such as Amores Perros by Alejandro González Iñarritu and Corpo Celeste by Alice Rorhwacher. She also served as the Managing Director...
Bosch has previously held roles at AFI Fest, the London Film Festival, the National Film Theatre in London (Deputy Director), and the San Sebastian Film Festival. She was a founding partner of the production company and international sales agency, Tequila Gang, along with Guillermo del Toro, Laura Esquivel, Bertha Navarro, and Alejandra Moreno. As a producer, her credits include titles such as Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders, The Devil’s Backbone by Guillermo del Toro, The Gospel of Wonders by Arturo Ripstein, and Broken Silence by Montxo Armendáriz.
Bosch led the international launch and distribution strategy of films such as Amores Perros by Alejandro González Iñarritu and Corpo Celeste by Alice Rorhwacher. She also served as the Managing Director...
- 3/15/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Malaga, Spain — “The Chapel,” from “Piggy” director Carlota Pereda, Celia Rico’s competition title “Little Loves,” loved by a lot of critics, and “Free Falling,” produced by “Society of the Snow’s” J.A. Bayona and that film’s producer Belén Atienza, looked like three of the hottest tickets at this week’s Malaga market and Spanish Screenings which rated as the most upbeat in years.
Most all sales agents on the films – focusing on titles from Spain and Latin America – whose ranks are now swelled by Antonia Nava’s Neo Art International, forecast or saw deal traction on more than one title or a broad slate of films.
“Malaga was great for our movies,” said Latido Films’ Antonio Saura.
“For us, it’s been the best Spanish Screenings of the last years,” reported Luis Recart at Bendita Film Sales.
Why of course is another matter. 10 takeaways on a Spanish bull market,...
Most all sales agents on the films – focusing on titles from Spain and Latin America – whose ranks are now swelled by Antonia Nava’s Neo Art International, forecast or saw deal traction on more than one title or a broad slate of films.
“Malaga was great for our movies,” said Latido Films’ Antonio Saura.
“For us, it’s been the best Spanish Screenings of the last years,” reported Luis Recart at Bendita Film Sales.
Why of course is another matter. 10 takeaways on a Spanish bull market,...
- 3/8/2024
- by John Hopewell and Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
“The festival industry as we know has come to be defined by a spirit of competition rather than collaboration,” said festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s annual Reality Check symposium has called for a permanent coalition spearheaded by film festival and industry professionals to bolster the future of film festivals.
The symposium was held at the festival on January 29 to discuss how festivals can organise themselves and collaborate with one another in an ever-evolving industry landscape.
A group of 65 festival and industry professionals took part, with the event organised by a steering committee consisting of international...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s annual Reality Check symposium has called for a permanent coalition spearheaded by film festival and industry professionals to bolster the future of film festivals.
The symposium was held at the festival on January 29 to discuss how festivals can organise themselves and collaborate with one another in an ever-evolving industry landscape.
A group of 65 festival and industry professionals took part, with the event organised by a steering committee consisting of international...
- 2/1/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Rosa Bosch, Giovanna Fulvi and Mike Goodridge are part of the symposium’s steering group.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled details of its industry-focused symposium, Reality Check, which this year will aim to unpack the future of film festivals.
Taking place on January 29, the invite-only, closed symposium will aim to provide a space for film festival and market professionals to discuss how festivals can organise themselves and collaborate with one another in an ever-evolving industry landscape.
The results of Reality Check will be shared the following day (January 30) at IFFR Pro Dialogue, open to all industry, press and student accredited guests.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled details of its industry-focused symposium, Reality Check, which this year will aim to unpack the future of film festivals.
Taking place on January 29, the invite-only, closed symposium will aim to provide a space for film festival and market professionals to discuss how festivals can organise themselves and collaborate with one another in an ever-evolving industry landscape.
The results of Reality Check will be shared the following day (January 30) at IFFR Pro Dialogue, open to all industry, press and student accredited guests.
- 1/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Festival continues through Sunday.
Danish director Lea Glob’s Apolonia, Apolonia has won best film in the international competition at the 35th edition of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), running 9-20 November.
The award,which comes with a €15,000 euro cash prize, was confirmed on Thursday evening in a ceremony at Ita (International Theatre Amsterdam) that was streamed live.
Apolonia, Apolonia, backed by HBO Max and Arte and sold by Cat&Docs, follows brilliant young artist Apolonia Sokol over a period of 13 years. It was produced by Sidsel Siersted for Danish Documentary Production.
“This film has characters who breathe life and take us on a journey,...
Danish director Lea Glob’s Apolonia, Apolonia has won best film in the international competition at the 35th edition of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), running 9-20 November.
The award,which comes with a €15,000 euro cash prize, was confirmed on Thursday evening in a ceremony at Ita (International Theatre Amsterdam) that was streamed live.
Apolonia, Apolonia, backed by HBO Max and Arte and sold by Cat&Docs, follows brilliant young artist Apolonia Sokol over a period of 13 years. It was produced by Sidsel Siersted for Danish Documentary Production.
“This film has characters who breathe life and take us on a journey,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Lea Glob’s documentary “Apolonia, Apolonia,” depicting French figurative painter Apolonia Sokol over the course of 13 years, has won the best film award in the International Competition section as well as €15,000 at documentary film festival IDFA in Amsterdam.
The coming-of-age story with Bohemian Paris as its backdrop was pitched at IDFA Forum back in 2015. In his Variety review for “Apolonia, Apolonia” Guy Lodge described the docu as “an impressively idiosyncratic, far-reaching work, assured of further festival play and specialist arthouse attention.” The film is a co-production between Denmark, Poland and France.
This marks the third time that Glob, a Danish director, has been at IDFA with a docu.
Glob’s “Olmo & the Seagull” which she co-directed with Petra Costa screened at IDFA 2015, while “Venus,” which was co-directed with Mette Carla Albrechtse, made its world premiere at IDFA in 2016.
“(‘Apolonia, Apolonia’) has characters who breathe life and take us on a journey,...
The coming-of-age story with Bohemian Paris as its backdrop was pitched at IDFA Forum back in 2015. In his Variety review for “Apolonia, Apolonia” Guy Lodge described the docu as “an impressively idiosyncratic, far-reaching work, assured of further festival play and specialist arthouse attention.” The film is a co-production between Denmark, Poland and France.
This marks the third time that Glob, a Danish director, has been at IDFA with a docu.
Glob’s “Olmo & the Seagull” which she co-directed with Petra Costa screened at IDFA 2015, while “Venus,” which was co-directed with Mette Carla Albrechtse, made its world premiere at IDFA in 2016.
“(‘Apolonia, Apolonia’) has characters who breathe life and take us on a journey,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
The second weekend of ‘Doctor Strange 2’ will dominate cinema screens.
Independent arthouse titles including The Quiet Girl and Vortex are competing for screen space with the second weekend of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.
Irish filmmaker Colm Bairéad’s debut feature The Quiet Girl (Irish title: An Cailín Ciúin) will play in 29 sites across England, Scotland and Wales through Curzon, with 60 in Ireland and Northern Ireland through Breakout Pictures. It launched to acclaim in the Generation section at the 2022 Berlinale.
Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the film centres on a neglected...
Independent arthouse titles including The Quiet Girl and Vortex are competing for screen space with the second weekend of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.
Irish filmmaker Colm Bairéad’s debut feature The Quiet Girl (Irish title: An Cailín Ciúin) will play in 29 sites across England, Scotland and Wales through Curzon, with 60 in Ireland and Northern Ireland through Breakout Pictures. It launched to acclaim in the Generation section at the 2022 Berlinale.
Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the film centres on a neglected...
- 5/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The film will be released in UK cinemas and Curzon Home Cinema and cinemas across Ireland on May 13.
The UK’s Curzon and Ireland’s Break Out Pictures have secured Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) and will release the feature in the UK and Ireland on May 13.
The rights were acquired directly from the film’s Dublin-based producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoi of Inscéal.
Rosa Bosch is handling all further international sales.
In the UK, the film will open day-and-date in UK cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema.
Festival sensation
Irish writer-director Colm Bairéad’s coming-of-age feature received...
The UK’s Curzon and Ireland’s Break Out Pictures have secured Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) and will release the feature in the UK and Ireland on May 13.
The rights were acquired directly from the film’s Dublin-based producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoi of Inscéal.
Rosa Bosch is handling all further international sales.
In the UK, the film will open day-and-date in UK cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema.
Festival sensation
Irish writer-director Colm Bairéad’s coming-of-age feature received...
- 3/16/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
The film premiered in Berlin and opened Dublin.
Colm Bairéad’s The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) is the latest Irish-language film to garner international acclaim on the festival circuit, following the strong critical and commercial reception for Tom Sullivan’s Famine-set Arracht last year.
The Quiet Girl premiered at the Berlinale last month, winning the main prize in the Generation Kplus section, before opening the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23.
It has been acquired for UK and Ireland release by Irish outfit Break Out Pictures and is handled internationally by Rosa Bosch.
The film is a labour of love from writer-director Bairéad,...
Colm Bairéad’s The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) is the latest Irish-language film to garner international acclaim on the festival circuit, following the strong critical and commercial reception for Tom Sullivan’s Famine-set Arracht last year.
The Quiet Girl premiered at the Berlinale last month, winning the main prize in the Generation Kplus section, before opening the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23.
It has been acquired for UK and Ireland release by Irish outfit Break Out Pictures and is handled internationally by Rosa Bosch.
The film is a labour of love from writer-director Bairéad,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
The film premiered in Berlin and opened Dublin.
Colm Bairéad’s A Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) is the latest Irish-language film to garner international acclaim on the festival circuit, following the strong critical and commercial reception for Tom Sullivan’s Famine-set Arracht last year.
A Quiet Girl premiered at the Berlinale last month, winning the main prize in the Generation Kplus section, before opening the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23.
It has been acquired for UK and Ireland release by Irish outfit Break Out Pictures and is handled internationally by Rosa Bosch.
The film is a labour of love from writer-director Bairéad,...
Colm Bairéad’s A Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) is the latest Irish-language film to garner international acclaim on the festival circuit, following the strong critical and commercial reception for Tom Sullivan’s Famine-set Arracht last year.
A Quiet Girl premiered at the Berlinale last month, winning the main prize in the Generation Kplus section, before opening the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23.
It has been acquired for UK and Ireland release by Irish outfit Break Out Pictures and is handled internationally by Rosa Bosch.
The film is a labour of love from writer-director Bairéad,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
In today’s Global Bulletin, Atresmedia commissions a Spanish version of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock” trailer drops, Lightbox will produced a three-part docu-series about Sophie Toscan du Plantier for Netflix, Hardcash announces a new coronavirus doc for ITV, and the Seville and Zagreb festivals announce their 2020 winners.
Format
¡Hola Hola Hola! Media company World of Wonder is teaming with Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia and production company Buendía Estudios on “Drag Race Spain,” a new Spanish version of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for Atresmedia’s SVOD platform Atresplayer Premium. The Spanish update adds to the list of previous format deals in Thailand, Chile, Canada, Netherlands, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.,” recently renewed for a second and third season.
Passion Distribution brokered the deal with Atresmedia and will distribute internationally, including an exclusive deal with Wow Presents Plus in the U.S., U.K and internationally, which will...
Format
¡Hola Hola Hola! Media company World of Wonder is teaming with Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia and production company Buendía Estudios on “Drag Race Spain,” a new Spanish version of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for Atresmedia’s SVOD platform Atresplayer Premium. The Spanish update adds to the list of previous format deals in Thailand, Chile, Canada, Netherlands, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.,” recently renewed for a second and third season.
Passion Distribution brokered the deal with Atresmedia and will distribute internationally, including an exclusive deal with Wow Presents Plus in the U.S., U.K and internationally, which will...
- 11/16/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
ApostasyIn 2002, which now feels like a lifetime ago, I was given the opportunity by Walter Donohue at publisher Faber and Faber to write a book examining an exciting new wave in Mexican cinema1. The wave was spearheaded by Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñarritu, and Carlos Reygadas, who were making either their first or second features. It became clear in the process of writing the book and interviewing key personnel that underpinning a bold and confident form of filmmaking that spoke directly to Mexicans seeking to see their lives and experiences authentically represented on screen were a number of other intrinsic factors. The producer, Rosa Bosch, whose credits include The Devil’s Backbone, described this aspect as alchemy, with “pieces falling together at the same time. How can you effectively explain other essential moments in film history? Sometimes these things are just moments in time, linked to specific political,...
- 9/28/2018
- MUBI
Exclusive: Buena Vista Social Club producer Rosa Bosch is in Cannes with a slate of four new feature documentaries, all of which are to be made in Cuba as the country begins to open itself up to international production.
The first one to shoot will be Havana Autos And Architecture, based on the book by celebrated British architect Norman Foster and journalist Mauricio Vicent.
The film is being made through Bosch’s company Cuban Star, and Ivorypress, the company run by Elena Ochoa Foster.
“The project comes out of a visit by Norman Foster to Havana and his falling love with the whole place and making a very unique link between the architecture and the car,” said Bosch.
The film will be based around six stories of old-timers who keep their cars “going on forever and forever”. Through those stories, the film aims to paint a portrait of the country’s 50 years old political isolation and to...
The first one to shoot will be Havana Autos And Architecture, based on the book by celebrated British architect Norman Foster and journalist Mauricio Vicent.
The film is being made through Bosch’s company Cuban Star, and Ivorypress, the company run by Elena Ochoa Foster.
“The project comes out of a visit by Norman Foster to Havana and his falling love with the whole place and making a very unique link between the architecture and the car,” said Bosch.
The film will be based around six stories of old-timers who keep their cars “going on forever and forever”. Through those stories, the film aims to paint a portrait of the country’s 50 years old political isolation and to...
- 5/16/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
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