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Incentives Make the World Go Round: The Basque Country’s Production Surge

Tax incentives fuel film production and the Basque Country is no exception. Already boasting attractive incentives, its region of Bizkaia has raised the bar, now offering among most competitive tax breaks...

Basque Docs Scene Spotlight: A Look at ‘Los Williams’

In July, José Luis Rebordinos, director of the San Sebastián Film Festival, highlighted the growing prominence of documentaries at this year’s event. Among the notable examples he cited were Albert Serra’s...

Industry Leaders Sketch Roadmap for Europe’s Film-TV Future at San Sebastián Conference 

Some of Spain’s top industry players, alongside international figures, gathered at the San Sebastian  on Sunday to chart a roadmap for Europe’s audiovisual future at a morning conference entitled Partnerships and...

Movistar Plus+ Reaches ‘Final Step’ of Its Current Evolution with Ambitious Theatrical Feature Plans

No company has a more powerful spread of productions at this year’s San Sebastian Festival than Telefónica’s domestic platform and super-producer Movistar Plus+. The group brings a festival competition movie, “I’m...

‘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,...

Beta Fiction Spain, Distributor of ‘Emmanuelle,’ ‘We Live in Time,’ Taps Director Arantxa Echevarría for ‘Dolores’ (EXCLUSIVE)

SAN SEBASTIAN —  Beta Fiction Spain, the distributor of the opening and closing films at this year’s San Sebastian Festival, Audrey Diwan’s “Emmanuelle” and John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” has tapped...

San Sebastián 2024: Big Names, New Talent

In terms of stars — Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton, Pamela Anderson — and auteur power — Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, Costa Gavras, Edward Berger, Mike Leigh, Kiyoshi...

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