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'The Barcelona Vampiress', by Lluis Danes, will have its World Premiere today at Sitges IFF
October 9, 2020 / By Filmax
'The Barcelona Vampiress', by Lluis Danes, will have its World Premiere today at Sitges IFF

Festival Screenings (Official Fantastic Competition)Oct 9 at 8:30am - Auditori MeliaOct 9 at 7:30pm - Auditori MeliaOct 10 at 2:00pm - RetiroOct 18 - Online ScreeningThe Barcelona Vampiress at Sitges...

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'The Year of Fury' will have its World Premiere at Warsaw International Film Festival
October 5, 2020 / By Filmax
'The Year of Fury' will have its World Premiere at Warsaw International Film Festival

Festival ScreeningsMultikino 4: Friday, 09 Oct 21:15Multikino 4: Saturday, 10 Oct 16:15Multikino 4: Sunday, 11 Oct 18:45Multikino 3: Monday, 12 Oct 14:00...

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HBO Europe Scoops First Window for ‘The Miramar Murders’ in Spain, Portugal (Exclusive)
September 24, 2020 / By Jamie Lang (Variety)
HBO Europe Scoops First Window for ‘The Miramar Murders’ in Spain, Portugal (Exclusive)

Created and directed by Olmo Figueredo, co-founder of Sevilla’s La Claqueta, which co-produced alongside San Sebastian company Irusoin, “The Miramar Murders” is a six-part doc-series examining the exceptional circumstances of a now 25-year-long legal battle surrounding a triple homicide in Miami...

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Succesful premiere of 'Turu, the Wacky Hen' in Russia
September 20, 2020 / By Filmax
Succesful premiere of 'Turu, the Wacky Hen' in Russia

'Turu, the Wacky Hen' was released on September 7 on Russian cinemas, reaching more than 100K USD and 36.600 admissions over its first weekend.TURU, THE WACKY HEN...

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Filmax Snags Spanish Suburban Comedy ‘Girlfriends’ from Carol Rodríguez Colas (Exclusive)
September 19, 2020 / By Jaime Lang (Variety)
Filmax Snags Spanish Suburban Comedy ‘Girlfriends’ from Carol Rodríguez Colas (Exclusive)

Leading Spanish sales, production and distribution company Filmax has secured sales rights for first-time director Carol Rodriguez Colas’ “Girlfriends,” currently in post-production. The company has already started sharing a promo reel with distributors.Filmax has anchored itself as one of the...

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‘Nora,’ from ‘An Autumn Without Berlin’ Helmer Lara Izagirre, Scooped by Filmax (Exclusive)
September 18, 2020 / By Emilio Mayorga (Variety)
‘Nora,’ from ‘An Autumn Without Berlin’ Helmer Lara Izagirre, Scooped by Filmax (Exclusive)

Selected for San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum in 2018, “Nora” is Izagirre’s second feature, following on ”An Autumn Without Berlin,” a Basque homecoming drama which scored a best new actress Goya award for Irene Escolar in 2016.A co-production between...

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Pedro Collantes, Director of The Art of Return: "I wanted to depict this feeling of asynchrony"
September 10, 2020 / By Alfonso Rivera (Cineuropa)
Pedro Collantes, Director of The Art of Return: "I wanted to depict this feeling of asynchrony"

Pedro Collantes (Madrid, 1980) rocked up at the Venice Film Festival to introduce the premiere of his feature debut, The Art of Return, selected for the latest edition of the Biennale College Cinema programme. Feeling both nervous and excited, the Madrilenian filmmaker fielded our questions a...

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Filmax Swoops on Spanish Psychological Thriller ‘The House of Snails’ (Exclusive)
September 9, 2020 / By Jaime Lang (Variety)
Filmax Swoops on Spanish Psychological Thriller ‘The House of Snails’ (Exclusive)

Barcelona-based Filmax has scored international sales rights for upcoming psychological thriller “The House of Snails,” the debut fiction feature of two-time Malaga Film Festival Biznaga de Plata Award-winner Macarena Astorga, shot using the strictest of health and safety protocols just after Spain...

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'The Island of Lies', on the top 3 of most-watched films on Filmin in August
September 7, 2020 / By CineyTele
'The Island of Lies', on the top 3 of most-watched films on Filmin in August

By CineyTele - See full article here...

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Filmax Acquires Biennale College Film ‘The Art of Return’ (Exclusive)
September 2, 2020 / By Ann
Filmax Acquires Biennale College Film ‘The Art of Return’ (Exclusive)

Barcelona-based Filmax has acquired the world sales rights to “The Art of Return” – a Spanish production by first-time director Pedro Collantes nurtured through Venice’s renowned Biennale College film workshop initiative.The boutique distributor will also handle the Spanish distribution for...

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'The People Upstairs', 'Nora', 'The Miramar Murders' and 'The Island Of Lies', selected at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2020
September 1, 2020 / By Filmax
'The People Upstairs', 'Nora', 'The Miramar Murders' and 'The Island Of Lies', selected at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2020

 THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS (RTVE Gala)Sep 23 at 11:30am - Teatro Victoria Eugenia (Accredited & Press, English subtitles) Sep 24 at 9:30pm - Teatro Victoria Eugenia (Accredited & Press, English subtitles) Sep 25 at 11:00pm - Principe 9 (English subtitles) Sep 26 at 10:45pm - Principe 5...

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‘The People Upstairs,’ Set for San Sebastian World Premiere
August 19, 2020 / By Naman Ramachandran (Variety)
‘The People Upstairs,’ Set for San Sebastian World Premiere

It will be part of Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) gala, official sponsor of the festival.Spain’s Gay had a hit with “Truman,” starring Ricardo Darin (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) and Javier Cámara (“Talk to Her”). The film world premiered at Toronto in...

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