‘Birds Flying East:’ Filmax Swoops On European Road Movie Starring ‘The Hand Of God’ Actor Teresa Saponangelo & ‘The Beasts Luis Zahera

Prince William, Kate, Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice, demonstrating the strength of the ongoing friendship between the British and Jordanian Royal Families. In turn King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein's parents, were in attendance both at the King's Coronation in May and Queen Elizabeth's state funeral last September. Here Express.

At Tuesday night’s world premiere of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, there was a huge sigh of relief from the mass of animators inside Westwood’s Regency Village Theater: The $100M-budgeted sequel to the Oscar-winning 2018 animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, was done, having completed post-production literally just 10 days ago after a five-year trek to the screen which included a Covid delay due to the backlog in post-production houses. Starting today abroad, and into Thursday in U.S./Canada, the continuing adventures of Miles Morales will see the light of day in what is expected to be a $150M global opening.

Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful drama “Four Daughters” which mixes documentary and fiction to tell the story of Tunisian mother whose two elder daughters joined ISIS is scoring a slew of sales following its well-received Cannes competition premiere. French company The Party Films Sales has sealed deals on “Four Daughters” for: Benelux (Cineart); Spain (Caramel Films); Italy (I Wonder); Switzerland (Trigon); Sweden (Triart); Denmark (Camera Film); Norway (Arthaus); Finland (Cinemanse); Poland (New Horizons); Greece (Ama Films); former Yougoslavia (Discovery) and Turkey (Bir Film). Rights to the film for multiple other territories are under negotiations, the company said.

With summer fast approaching, many people are starting to think about holidays. While some opt for an all inclusive resort where they can relax all day on a beach or by a pool, others prefer a city break and the chance to get out and explore the local area.

Spencer Matthews shared a heartfelt post to celebrate his best friend Jamie Laing's wedding on Monday. The Made In Chelsea star, 34, took to his Instagram in a tribute to his old time pal - which he knew since they were 15 - as Jamie just got married with actress Sophie Habboo. 'What a beautiful wedding… So proud of my buddy and his gorgeous wife! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness together,' he captioned the post.

Sophie Habboo and Jaimie Laing tied the knot for a second time on Saturday in a stunning ceremony in front of hundreds of guests, just a month on from their lower key courthouse wedding in April. While the Spanish celebrations seemingly went without a hitch, the loved up pair have revealed that this almost wasn't the case as thanks to predictions of poor weather, the couple's wedding planner suggested cancelling the celebration.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Lionsgate has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the the Biblical epic series “The Chosen.” Three seasons of “The Chosen” have been produced to date. Seasons 1 and 2 are available on Peacock and Amazon Prime Video, while Season 1 is also on Netflix. It is also availabile in France on Canal+, the Netherlands on NPO, Spain on MovieStar and Poland on TVP. A fourth season, from creator, director, and producer Dallas Jenkins and starring Jonathan Roumie, is currently in production. It has also pulled in $35 million at the box office in special event theatrical releases The Come and See Foundation will retain and manage licensing rights for all activities within the non-profit sector.

Made In Chelsea fans were quick to spot Spencer Matthews’ sweet gesture as he carried Sophie Habboo’s wedding veil at her and Jamie Laing’s Spanish wedding over the weekend. Spencer was absent from best friend Jamie’s first wedding in Chelsea following some miscommunication between the two but, putting any awkwardness aside, Spencer was in attendance for their Spanish nuptials and even acted as master of ceremonies. Sophie, 29, and Jamie, 34, have since shared some sweet photographs and videos of their big day to their Nearly Weds podcast Instagram page and, in one video of the happy couple, Spencer, 34, could be carrying Sophie’s beautiful veil for her.

Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo are set to say "I Do" again in a glamorous ceremony in Spain this weekend, a month after first tying the knot in a lavish ceremony in Chelsea — and their friends and co-stars are starting to arrive.The Made in Chelsea stars actually met on the show back in 2019 and viewers and fans watched their relationship develop on-screen as they quickly became one of the programme's favourite couples. Over time, their relationship grew stronger and stronger and Jamie, 34, popped the question in December, 2021.The couple then launched a podcast, Nearly Weds, with new episodes released every Monday in the run up to their weddings which offered fans an insight into the stresses, and amazing moments, involved in the wedding planning process.

Made In Chelsea’s Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews, who have been friends since they were teenagers, have reunited in Spain ahead of Jamie and Sophie Habboo’s wedding tomorrow. In a selection of snaps captioned: “Calm before the Wedding”, Jamie posed a selfie alongside bestie Spencer, friend Toby Wilkinson and best woman at the wedding, Georgie Le Roux. Spencer and Jamie look like they are back on good terms as they smiled together wearing sunglasses, following the wedding mishap where Spencer wasn’t invited to Jamie’s London wedding.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Paris-based company Indie Sales has closed further sales on “Richard the Stork 2,” and expects to sell the last remaining territories during the Cannes Film Market. The film, also known as “Richard the Stork and the Mystery of the Great Jewel,” is a follow up to “Richard the Stork” (released in North America as “A Stork’s Journey”), which was widely distributed in 155 countries and grossed more than $20 million worldwide. Indie Sales, which sold Oscar nominee “My Life as a Zucchini” to more than 80 territories, is increasingly focusing on acquiring big budget animation.

Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired all rights in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within those territories to Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s upcoming Bossa Nova-themed animated film, “They Shot the Piano Player.” Sony Classics plans to release the film at the end of the year to qualify for year-end awards consideration.A true international production, the film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (“Chico & Rita”) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (“Josep”) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles”) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.From Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita,” “They Shot the Piano Player” is narrated by Jeff Goldblum.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Founded in 1953, bought by Julio Fernández in 1987 and now run by his brother Carlos Fernandez and daughter Laura Fernández, Filmax is one of its biggest true-blue independent studios in Spain, involved in film and TV pro- duction, and movie distribution, international film and TV sales and exhibition. Founded in 1953, bought by Julio Fernández in 1987 and now run by his brother Carlos Fernandez and daughter Laura Fernández, Filmax is one of its biggest true-blue independent studios in Spain, involved in film and TV production, and movie distribution, international film and TV sales and exhibition. How it got there is another question. “At Filmax, we’ve always bet on creative talent. In Spain, there’s always been creative talents that have revolutionized its sector: Architects, artists and designers,” says Laura Fernández, a Filmax executive producer. “Filmax has known how to find talent in all parts of film production: Composers, screenwriters, DPs, casting, VFX and directors.”

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up rights to the animated feature They Shot the Piano Player for the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, the Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within the aforementioned territories. The film from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, two of the directors behind the Oscar-nominated animated feature Chico and Rita, is set up for a fall awards push from SPC.

EXCLUSIVE: Filmax has acquired international rights to Spanish-Argentinian animated feature Robotia and will present the pic to buyers at the Cannes market.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are already having a hot couple summer. After spending time in Miami for the F1 Grand Prix, they were spotted aboard his new superyacht in Majorca, Spain. The billionaire and Emmy Award winning host were all smiles aboard his new toy.

Made in Chelsea veteran, 34, revealed he is set to marry his reality TV co-star wife Sophie, 29, this Saturday, May 20 with the pair discussing all in the latest edition of their podcast, NearlyWeds. Following their engagement in December 2021, the couple launched the podcast, with new episodes released every Monday in the run up to their weddings. The couple have consistently shared insight alongside the highs and lows of their planning process.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Spanish genre producer Filmax, which is behind such films as “The Machinist,” “Darkness” and “[REC],” is bringing Carlota Pereda’s “The Chapel,” the Spanish director’s follow-up to “Piggy,” to the Cannes market. Bowing at 2022’s Sundance, “Piggy” was hailed by Variety as a “viciously impressive debut.” A Filmax and Bixagu Entertainment production backed by Netflix, RTVE and EiTB, “The Chapel” is written by Albert Bertrán Bas, Carmelo Viera and the director. It turns on Emma, 8, who seeks out Carol, a fake medium, to communicate with the spirit of a little girl which has spent centuries trapped in a chapel.  Contact, Emma thinks, will allow her to still talk with her own terminally ill mother when she dies. What Carol doesn’t realise is that Emma has a real gift and, if she goes on trying to use it without Carol’s help, will put her young life in mortal danger.

Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong has been labelled the "best midfielder in the world" by Barcelona teammate Ronald Araujo.

Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews looked like a couple in love as they walked the red carpet at the BAFTAs, co-ordinating their look in black outfits. While there today, 14 May, they spoke to OK! about their plans to renew their wedding vows, five years on from tying the knot, and the recent controversy surrounding the April wedding of Spencer's best pal, Jamie Laing to Sophie Habboo. There was a bit of tension between the two couples last month, after Spencer and Vogue weren't invited to Jamie and Sophie's courthouse wedding, which they then spoke out about.