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Arte France Boards ‘Hormones,’ From ‘The Bureau’ Producer TOP and Noé Debré, Writer of Cannes Palme d’Or Winner ‘Dheepan’

Arte France, behind Oscar winner “Sentimental Value,” has boarded new series “Hormones,” produced by TOP – The Originals Productions, headed by Alex Berger and behind milestone espionage thriller “The Bureau.”  A...

‘King of the Hill’ Co-Creator Mike Judge to Receive Annecy Festival Honorary Cristal

After honoring Michel Gondry, Joanna Quinn and Matt Groening last year, the Annecy Animation Film Festival has unveiled its first 2026 Honorary Cristal recipient.  Prolific producer, writer and animator Mike Judge,...

Málaga Festival: ‘The Garden We Dreamed,’ ‘I Won’t Die For Love,’ ‘Iván and Hadoum’ Sweep Top Prizes 

Hailed by Variety as a standout at this year’s Panorama program at Berlin, Joaquín del Paso’s “The Garden We Dreamed” took best picture, direction, cinematography (Gökhan Tiryaki) at the Malaga Festival,...

Ran Tellem Exits The Mediapro Studio

Ran Tellem, an iconic figure in The Mediapro Studio’s explosion on the international TV scene, is leaving the Madrid-based international film-TV giant where he served as its head of international content...

Erik Barmack, Hernán Caffiero Talk ‘Raza Brava,’ Football Fandom, Colo Colo, Soccer as Much More Than Just Spectacle

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest event in the biggest sport worldwide, will unspool June 11-July 19. It will be made memorable no doubt by not only some matches but...

Catalonia Pushes Beyond Arthouse

Ian de la Rosa’s “Iván & Hadoum,” world premiering in Panorama at this year’s Berlinale, is the most visible evidence of a wave of Catalan first features that has been nurtured...

‘Iván & Hadoum,’ ‘Ravalear: Not for Sale’ Lead Catalonia’s Varied Slate

Catalonia arrives at this year’s Berlinale with its broadest spread of selections in years — including a Panorama feature debut, “Iván & Hadoum,” a buzzy Max series about Barcelona’s gentrification crisis,...

Filmax Unveils Gangster Movie ‘Mallorca Confidential’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Gangster thriller “Mallorca Confidential,” marking a move towards the mainstream from producer Valérie Delpierre (“20,000 Species of Bees”), will be brought to market at Berlin by Barcelona-based studio Filmax. Filmax will...

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