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Mario Casas warms up for the awards season and receives prize for Best Spanish Actor of 2020 by national TV show "Días de Cine"
January 4, 2021 / By Filmax
Mario Casas warms up for the awards season and receives prize for Best Spanish Actor of 2020 by national TV show "Días de Cine"

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Filmax gets 16 nominations at the Feroz Awards 2021
December 11, 2020 / By Filmax
Filmax gets 16 nominations at the Feroz Awards 2021

The Feroz Awards are given every year by the Spanish Press Association (AICE - Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España) to recognise the quality and endeavour of the latest national productions. The 2021 Edition nominees have been revealed today and the Awards ceremony...

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Strong Theatrical Premiere of 'Cross the Line' in Russia
December 7, 2020 / By Filmax
Strong Theatrical Premiere of 'Cross the Line' in Russia

Despite the restrictions due to Covid-19 (cinemas are currently at 25% of  their capacity), 'Cross the Line' had a strong debut on Russian cinemas last Thursday, December 3, 2020, achieving 50K USD and almost 10K admissions over the weekend.CROSS THE...

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'Cross the Line', 'The People Upstairs', 'One Careful Owner' and 'The Europeans' get various Forque Awards nominations
November 30, 2020 / By Filmax
'Cross the Line', 'The People Upstairs', 'One Careful Owner' and 'The Europeans' get various Forque Awards nominations

CROSS THE LINE Best Actor (Mario Casas)THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS Best Actor (Javier Camara)ONE CAREFUL OWNER Best Actress (Kiti Manver)THE EUROPEANS Best Actor (Juan Diego Botto)The Forque Awards are handed out by EGEDA, a society grouping together Spanish audiovisual producers....

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Benito Zambrano shooting 'Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake'
November 25, 2020 / By Alfonso Rivera (Cineuropa)
Benito Zambrano shooting 'Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake'

On 25 October, filming got under way for Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake, a big-screen adaptation of the acclaimed novel of the same name by Cristina Campos, who took on the task of writing the film’s screenplay together with its director, Benito Zambrano....

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'The Barcelona Vampiress' will have its Spanish Theatrical Release on December 4, 2020
November 23, 2020 / By Filmax
'The Barcelona Vampiress' will have its Spanish Theatrical Release on December 4, 2020

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Filmax starts shooting 'Donde Caben Dos' (aka 'Swingers'), an uninhibited comedy by Paco Caballero
November 23, 2020 / By Filmax
Filmax starts shooting 'Donde Caben Dos' (aka 'Swingers'), an uninhibited comedy by Paco Caballero

'Swingers' will boast an spectacular cast, including Ernesto Alterio, Raul Arevalo, Luis Callejo, Anna Castillo, Pilar Castro, Alvaro Cervantes, Veronica Echegui, Miki Esparbe, Ricardo Gomez, Maria Leon, Melina Matthews, Ana Milan, Maria Morales, Jorge Suquet and Aixa Villagran.The shooting will last...

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'The Europeans' will have its theatrical release in Spain next Friday, Nov 20
November 18, 2020 / By Filmax
'The Europeans' will have its theatrical release in Spain next Friday, Nov 20

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'The Art of Return', directed by Pedro Collantes, becomes a great success among critics and audience at the Sevilla Film Festival
November 17, 2020 / By Filmax
'The Art of Return', directed by Pedro Collantes, becomes a great success among critics and audience at the Sevilla Film Festival

“Collantes, as an excellent disciple of Eric Rohmer, has constructed a meticulous portrayal of a disoriented woman. He makes great use of daily scenes and fluid dialogues, [...] but he never emphasizes, underlines or shouts to the viewer, preferring to allow the...

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Filmax Nabs WWII Jewish Escape Drama ‘The Burning Cold’ (EXCLUSIVE)
November 11, 2020 / By Anne Marie de la Fuente (Variety)
Filmax Nabs WWII Jewish Escape Drama ‘The Burning Cold’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based Filmax has snagged international rights to “The Burning Cold” (“El frio que quema”), the directorial feature debut of Catalan filmmaker Santi Trullenque, who has established a solid reputation in advertising and television.Filmax will be presenting the first images and a promo to...

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Filmax Drives into Comedy With ‘When Brooklyn Met Seville,’ ‘Brothers in Law’ (EXCLUSIVE)
November 11, 2020 / By John Hopewell (Variety)
Filmax Drives into Comedy With ‘When Brooklyn Met Seville,’ ‘Brothers in Law’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Often a bellwether of talent and market trends in Spain, Filmax, the Barcelona-based production-distribution-sales studio, has acquired international sales rights for two comedies, “When Brooklyn Met Seville” and “Brothers in Law.”Both make passing social comment on Spain’s plight in their portrait...

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Filmax Swoops on ‘Mediterraneo,’ Highlighting Imperiled, Open Sea Migrant Rescue Action (EXCLUSIVE)
November 10, 2020 / By John Hopewell (Variety)
Filmax Swoops on ‘Mediterraneo,’ Highlighting Imperiled, Open Sea Migrant Rescue Action (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based Filmax has acquired international sales rights to “Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea,” inspired by the stirring true-life origins story of the Mediterranean-based NGO Open Arms, an open sea migrant search and rescue mission which has saved thousands of...

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