Studiocanal, Ramón Campos’ Mr. Fields, Bambu Prep ‘Rondallas,’ by ‘Spanish Alexander Payne’ Daniel Sanchez Arevalo (EXCLUSIVE)
26.09.2023 - 07:45
/ variety.com
Emiliano De Pablos European production-distribution giant Studiocanal is teaming with Spain’s Mr. Fields and Friends and Bambú, both led by producer Ramón Campos, on dramatic comedy “Rondallas,” written-directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (“BlueDarkAlmostBlack,” “Cousinhood,” “Seventeen”).
Sánchez Arévalo, one of Spain’s foremost crossover filmmakers, is coming back with “Rondallas” to a movie project oriented to classic cinema theater exhibition and distribution, after creating and directing a feature film and a TV series for Netflix. Studiocanal will handle worldwide sales on “Rondallas,” scheduled to roll from March in Galicia, Northern Spain, with a still undisclosed cast.
“Rondallas” is produced by Campos, creator and executive producer of flagship Spanish TV dramas such as “Gran Hotel,” “Velvet,” “Cable Girls” and “Fariña,” all set up at his Madrid-based Bambú, one of the most game-changing of TV production companies in Spain, and partially owned by Studiocanal. With dedicated film production house Mr Fields and Friends, Campos has produced titles such as Isaki Lacuesta’s 2022 Berlin competition player “One Year, One Night,” on the emotional aftermath of 2015’s terrorist attacks on Paris’ Bataclan night club and horror movie “Malasaña 32,” sold in more than 20 territories.
It has also teamed with Warner Bros. and Atresmedia on romantic drama “Our Summer Together.” “Rondallas” will tell the story of a small fishing town on the coast of Galicia, which was shaken two years ago by the shipwreck of a fishing boat in which seven of its nine crew members died, including the director of the rondalla [a musical band whose members play popular songs with guitars, bandurrias and other similar stringed instruments].