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September 20, 2024 / By John Hopewell (Variety)
‘Time of Silence and Destruction,’ About the Writer Who Dragged Spanish Novel Into the 20th Century, Pounced on by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)

SAN SEBASTIAN — Barcelona-based Filmax has acquired international sales rights to “Time of Silence and Destruction,” a bio-doc feature about Luis Martín-Santos who, along with great friend Juan Benet, revolutionized the Spanish novel, as James Joyce and William Faulkner had achieved decades before...

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August 13, 2024 / By Emilio Mayorga (Screen)
First trailer for Paz Vega’s directing debut ‘Rita’ ahead of Locarno premiere (exclusive)

Screen can reveal the first trailer for Paz Vega’s feature directing debut Rita, ahead of its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande on August 16.Spanish actress Vega’s credits include Sex And Lucia, Talk To Her, and international titles Spanglish and Ridley Scott-produced series Netflix Kaleidoscope.The...

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July 3, 2024 / By Jaime Lang (Variety)
UFC Champ Ilia Topuria Documentary ‘Matador’ Previewed in Madrid (EXCLUSIVE)

Spanish sales agent Filmax unveiled its latest pickup Wednesday in Madrid, director Giampaolo Manfreda’s ultimate fighting documentary “Matador,” about Spanish-Georgian world champion MMA fighter Ilia Topuria.Produced by Señor Mono, with the support of Spanish pay TV giant Movistar+ and Filmax, “Matador” is being presented...

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May 20, 2024 / By Jaime Lang (Variety)
Filmax Scoops Spanish Animated Pirate Pic ‘The Treasure of Barracuda’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based production, sales, and distribution company Filmax has secured global sales rights to the upcoming kids and family animated feature “The Treasure of Barracuda,” and is presenting the film to potential buyers at the Marché du Film.Having pitched at several international animation project events,...

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May 17, 2024 / By Jaime Lang (Variety)
Filmax Nabs Global Rights to ‘The Light of Aisha,’ a CG Family Feature Showcasing Spain’s Rich Arab History (EXCLUSIVE)

Spanish sales, distribution, and production company Filmax has picked up international rights to the upcoming kids and family animated feature “The Light of Aisha” and is sharing the project with buyers at this year’s Marché du Film.The CG-animated film tells the story of...

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May 17, 2024 / By Elisabet Cabeza (Screen Daily)
Filmax takes up Gemma Blasco’s ‘Fury’; unveils first look (exclusive)

Produced by Ringo Media and starring Alex Monner, a Screen Spain Star of Tomorrow, Fury is about the impact of a New Years’ Eve sexual assault on a young actress and her brother.Blasco has previously directed short films and the experimental film El Zoo.The project...

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May 14, 2024 / By John Hopewell (Variety)
Filmax Swoops on ‘May I Speak With the Enemy’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Filmax has nabbed sales rights to “May I Speak With the Enemy,” a biopic focusing on the Spanish Civil War years of Miguel Gila, who went on to pioneer stand-up in Spain. Gila developed a comedy of the absurd informed by...

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May 9, 2024 / By Anna Marie de la Fuente (Variety)
Filmax Nabs International Rights to ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ by Helmer Laura Casabé, from a Benjamín Naishtat Screenplay (EXCLUSIVE)

Expanding its lineup for Cannes this year, top Spanish indie studio Filmax has snagged international rights to feature “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” by Laura Casabé, a notable figure in genre filmmaking who won the best director prize at Sitges in...

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May 9, 2024 / By Holly Jones (Variety)
Ventana Sur Unveils Its Goes to Cannes Lineup, Including the Latest From Mexico’s Rigoberto Perezcano and Argentina’s Laura Casabé (EXCLUSIVE)

Ventana Sur heads to Cannes, revealing its selection for the dynamic Goes To showcase, which ushers-in a curated works-in-progress lineup to team international talent with sales agents, distributors and further festival programming opportunities.The five projects selected represent some of the best...

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May 7, 2024 / By Filmax
More than 75,000 spanish viewers have already seen BIRDS FLYING EAST

Pau Dura third film becomes one of the surprises of the season in Spain,    Released in theaters on April 5, after its screening at the Malaga Film Festival, in its first week the film reached the top 5, standing up to the...

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March 24, 2024 / By Anne Thompson (IndieWire)
27th Sonoma International Film Festival

The 27th Sonoma International Film Festival (March 20-24), as always, leaned into wine and food. 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...

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March 11, 2024 / By Filmax
Luis Zahera wins Best Male Performance Award at the Malaga Festival for his work in "BIRDS FLYING EAST".

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