The Spanish Instituto de la Cinemamatografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales has published a ministerial decree announcing new measures to support the film industry. In particular the document encourages co-productions with foreign companies. There are now grants for films in which Spain has only a minority stake (around 5%). Gender equality and accessibility are also …
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Actor, director and script-writer Edoardo Leo is the first Italian director to start shooting a new movie once the lock-down ended. On July 7th the crew started filming Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma in Rome. Edoardo Leo is both director and principal actor, playing the title-character Lasciarsi. An Italian-Spanish co-production, the film is produced by …
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On June 17th the European Commission approved the launch of Buendía Estudios. This content creation and production company came out of an agreement between Telefónica (Spanish telecommunications company) and Atresmedia (Spanish audiovisual group which owns the Antena 3 channel). The new company will create original audiovisual content in Spanish for international distribution. Buendía Estudios has …
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In June the Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC – Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises) launched a new funding system to stimulate international co-productions. They are looking for projects which have at least 40% of their budget provided by an international producer and another part covered by a Catalan partner. However the percentage covered …
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The MEDIMED Euro-Mediterranean documentary market has launched a call for projects and films for its 21st edition, scheduled to take place between October 8th and 11th in Sitges (Spain), or online if the situation does not allow for a physical event. MEDIMED brings together television professionals and independent producers to discuss Euro-Mediterranean documentary co-production projects …
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Vampus Horror Tales is an anthology of horror stories presented by the sinister Mr. Fettes. Every night this gravedigger exhumes the bodies he has buried earlier in the day. Nicknamed Vampus, he is passionate about horror comics and leads the viewer into four love stories. They take place in turn in a theme park, a …
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Conecta Fiction is an international event centred round audiovisual co-production. Although initially the meetings were due to take place from June 22nd to 25th, an alternative version was created in the context of the health crisis. Conecta Fiction Reboot was held online from June 15th to 18th. In this 2020 edition, the spotlight was on …
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