‘Mandalorian’-Style Virtual Technology Sound Stage Orca Studios Opens in Spain (EXCLUSIVE)

Emiliano De Pablos Library deals, remake rights deals, movie production — Spanish film sales agents are diversifying in multiple ways to battle the uncertainty of current times.The coronavirus pandemic has added another wrinkle to an already complex landscape, with sales agents at the crossroads between traditional distribution and streaming platforms.In February, as the shock waves of the COVID-19 crisis threatened to reach the Berlinale, Spanish sales companies were rapidly doing business.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorMediawan, the Paris-based group founded in 2015, has announced the creation of a dedicated French company, Mediawan Alliance, and has submitted a binding offer and entered exclusive negotiations to acquire France’s Lagardère Studios.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentParis-based media group Mediawan has launched a new pan-European entity, Mediawan Alliance, and has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire France’s Lagardere Studios.The company has also acquired a majority stake in Spain’s Good Mood, and made an offer to acquire a minority stake in Leonine, a leading German independent company specializing in content production, distribution and licensing.Mediawan Alliance has also entered into exclusive negotiations

Sunday Mail revealed we had tracked down her ex-partner who had fled to Spain with the little girl.Jan O’Hara has not seen Leonie, now 11, since she was a youngster after a bitter split with ex-boyfriend Christopher Stuart.The dad broke a court ruling banning him from taking her out the country in 2012 and flew to Spain.Despite repeated attempts through the years by Jan, a private investigator and involvement from Interpol as well as the Spanish authorities, no one could trace the former

two weeks in quarantine. British visitors will be allowed to enter Spain again from June 21 in a bid to revive the country's economy.

Christopher Vourlias The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition, a virtual platform for Russian content hosted by film promotion body Roskino, wrapped this week with a slew of sales and an affirmation that global players are increasingly looking to tap into the Russian market.The online market welcomed some 600 international participants from 70 countries, with the largest number of buyers coming from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Japan and China.

Anna Marie de la Fuente As most cinemas remain closed across most of Latin America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Colombian indie distributor Cineplex, run by Elba McAllister, has set a July 1 launch for the region’s first virtual theatrical exhibition initiative, CineplayMAX.Inspired by similar schemes in the U.S., led by Kino Lorber, and Spain’s A Contracorriente Films, CineplayMAX has entered pacts with a host of independent exhibitors in the region to play their first-run and repertory

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Spanish rockstar Enrique Bunbury will be featured in a Grammy Museum Event on Instagram Live on May 29. The event will be hosted by Raul Campos, a music host on KCRW and on his podcast Pili, Raúl & La Música. This is the Grammy Museum's second bilingual Instagram Live event. The first, earlier this month, was in celebration of Cinco de May

Elliott Wright has candidly opened up about the “tough” few months he has experienced with his restaurant in Spain, after it was closed amid the coronavirus lockdown.The 39 year old reality star left The Only Way Is Essex to pursue a career in the restaurant industry, later opening glamorous restaurant Olivia’s La Cala near Marbella, Spain.