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Henriette Steenstrup’s Feel-Good Dramedy ‘Nepobaby’ Racks Up Sales Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE) 

Norwegian showrunner Henriette Steenstrup’s latest TV drama “Nepobaby” which won best screenplay and ensemble cast at April’s Canneseries, has lured a new round of buyers ahead of October’s global content market...

‘Lullaby,’ ‘Querer’ Director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Breaks Down ‘Sundays,’ a Critics’ Favorite at San Sebastián

In 2022, Pedro Almodóvar hailed “Lullaby,” the feature debut of Basque director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa as “undoubtedly the best debut in Spanish cinema for years.” Her first series, “Querer,” acquired...

From Taliban Diaries to Mining Disasters: Women and Struggle Take Center Stage at San Sebastián’s Lau Haizetara Forum

SAN SEBASTIÁN  — Brazilian-Chilean production “Mariana x BHP,” Basque drag story “Altxaliliak” and Peruvian-U.S. co-production “La increíble historia de una película que no hemos visto” took the top prizes at the 21st...

Quickets, AnthroTek Win Zinemaldia Startup Challenge as San Sebastián Spotlights Tech for Film

SAN SEBASTIÁN — Spain’s Quickets and U.K. startup AnthroTek claimed the top prizes Friday at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition. Quickets, which applies airline-style yield...

Director Yukari Sakamoto Unpacks San Sebastián New Directors Title ‘White Flower and Fruits’

In the opening moments of Yukari Sakamoto’s “White Flower and Fruits,” which premieres in San Sebastián’s New Directors competition, a girl climbs a school tower clutching a strip of white fabric....

Filmax Boards International Sales on Basque-Language Thriller Series ‘Mouths of Sky,’ Premiering at San Sebastián

Filmax has taken international rights to “Mouths of Sky” (“Zeru Ahoak”), the four-part detective mystery that bows in the Official Selection at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. A sequel...

Latin America’s Film Industry Navigates Opportunity Amongst Price Pressures, Streaming Shifts and Financing Fragility

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain  — Latin American cinema has the talent, but the economics requires creativity, producers and financiers warned at San Sebastián’s Latin America’s Global Reach panel, part of its Creative Investors’...

Daniel Burman Shoots Feel-Good Dramedy ‘So Far So Good,’ Starring Benjamín Vicuña, for Flow, The Mediapro Studio (EXCLUSIVE)

Daniel Burman, icon of the New Argentine Cinema and now one of Argentina’s foremost feature/TV series writer-directors and showrunners, is shooting a new series “So Far So Good” (“El Resto Bien”)....

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