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SPAIN / FlixOlé produces a documentary about the history of Spanish cinema

Antonio Resines and Ana Pérez-Lorente are making Historias de nuestro cine, a documentary on the history of Spanish cinema, produced by FlixOlé, the largest cinema platform on the Iberian Peninsula. The documentary, the platform’s first production, is structured chronologically, combining excerpts from films with interviews featuring Spanish cinema’s most important actors, directors and critics. Carmen …

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ITALY / Mediaset Italy merges with Mediaset Spain

On June 7th Mediaset Italy, the television group largely owned by the Berlusconi family, announced a merger with its Spanish subsidiary to create a holding company in Amsterdam MFE-MediaForEurope. In a statement, the managing director of Mediaset Pier Silvio Berlusconi said that “MFE-MediaForEurope will be listed on the Italian and Spanish stock exchanges with our …

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SPAIN / Filming of the series “Por H o por B” has just begun in Madrid

HBO Europe continues to develop its original Spanish content. The European subsidiary of the private American channel has commissioned a comedy series called Por H o ​​por B from Spanish director Manuela Burló Moreno. The series uses the same story and characters as Moreno’s short film Pipas, nominated for the Goyas in 2014. Actresses Marta …

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SPAIN / Medimed launches its call for new documentaries

Medimed, the Euro-Mediterranean documentary market, has launched a project call for its 20th edition, to be held from October 10th to 13th in Sitges, Catalonia. One of the most important meeting places for Euro-Mediterranean documentary co-production, Medimed facilitates exchanges between television professionals and independent producers, allowing them to promote their recent productions or upcoming projects. …

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SPAIN / Madrid celebrates documentaries at the DocumentaMadrid festival

The 16th DocumentaMadrid is taking place from May 9th to 19th in the Spanish capital. This year the festival dedicated to documentaries takes place in 7 of Madrid’s cultural centres, in addition to its usual venues for screenings. The Cineteca remains the festival’s main venue. With 123 films on the programme, coming from 36 countries, …

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SPAIN / RTVE closes its 2018 accounts with a positive result

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Spain’s public service television and radio has announced in a press release that its financial situation has improved. The group ended the year with a positive result of €2 million. Its revenues totalled €976 million, while its expenditures were at €974 million, 2.7% less than the budget. “By making the company’s various activities more efficient, …

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SPAIN / The Arab and Mediterranean Film Festival of Catalonia launches its call for films

The 13th Arab and Mediterranean Film Festival of Catalonia will be held from November 7th to 17th 2019 in Barcelona. This year the films will no longer be presented according to their nationality, the section “Pais” (country) being replaced by “In perspective”. The new programming will look at various themes and help us see them …

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