Prime Video is reviving classic Spanish talent gala format Operación Triunfo and has unveiled its latest slate of scripted shows, films and doc series from the nation along with a local version of Takeshi’s Castle.
The 12th season Operación Triunfo, which is filmed in front of a live audience, will stream on the SVoD in Spain and Latin America later this year.
A major ratings hit and cultural phenomenon, the first 11 seasons aired on Spanish public broadcaster Rtve and ran between 2001 and 2020.
The musical talent show follows a series of aspiring contestants as they enter a musical academy to train and display singing and artistic skills. Each week, in a live gala, they compete on stage.
“Operación Triunfo has entertained fans for over 22 years and brought joy to millions of viewers. We are thrilled and honored to bring back this beloved show to fans not only in Spain but also across Latin America,...
The 12th season Operación Triunfo, which is filmed in front of a live audience, will stream on the SVoD in Spain and Latin America later this year.
A major ratings hit and cultural phenomenon, the first 11 seasons aired on Spanish public broadcaster Rtve and ran between 2001 and 2020.
The musical talent show follows a series of aspiring contestants as they enter a musical academy to train and display singing and artistic skills. Each week, in a live gala, they compete on stage.
“Operación Triunfo has entertained fans for over 22 years and brought joy to millions of viewers. We are thrilled and honored to bring back this beloved show to fans not only in Spain but also across Latin America,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The Guadalajara Int’l Film Festival (Ficg), Mexico’s largest film festival, is further expanding its lineup with the addition of a new competitive animation section in its 34th edition, running March 8 -15. Oscar-winning Guadalajara native Guillermo del Toro has put his heft behind the new section and will also announce the first winner of his Del Toro-Jenkins film scholarship at the fest. Ficg aptly opens Friday with an animated feature, Carlos Gutierrez’s “Day of the Dead” (“Día de Muertos”).
Actor Peter Fonda (“Easy Rider”) and British helmer Hugh Hudson (“Chariots of Fire”) are receiving Mayahuel International lifetime achievement awards at this edition. Festival will also screen “Easy Rider,” which Fonda co-wrote, co-produced and starred in, to mark its 50th year anniversary.
The festival kicks off with a new female general director at the helm, Estrella Araiza, who has been the festival’s head of industry & markets and has...
Actor Peter Fonda (“Easy Rider”) and British helmer Hugh Hudson (“Chariots of Fire”) are receiving Mayahuel International lifetime achievement awards at this edition. Festival will also screen “Easy Rider,” which Fonda co-wrote, co-produced and starred in, to mark its 50th year anniversary.
The festival kicks off with a new female general director at the helm, Estrella Araiza, who has been the festival’s head of industry & markets and has...
- 3/6/2019
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
The winning director and Spanish distributor in the section will receive €50,000.
Update: French Production Meteorites directed by Romain Laguna and China’s Breeze by Kun Yang have been added to the line-up.
Meteorites focusses on a 16 year-old girl who is spending the summer in a town in the South of France and works in a theme park. Breeze revolves around a man’s homecoming journey from Yunnan to the town of his birth.
Original story: The 2018 San Sebastian Film Festival (Sept 21-29) has revealed 13 of the first and second films by European, Asian and Latin American filmmakers set to compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award.
Update: French Production Meteorites directed by Romain Laguna and China’s Breeze by Kun Yang have been added to the line-up.
Meteorites focusses on a 16 year-old girl who is spending the summer in a town in the South of France and works in a theme park. Breeze revolves around a man’s homecoming journey from Yunnan to the town of his birth.
Original story: The 2018 San Sebastian Film Festival (Sept 21-29) has revealed 13 of the first and second films by European, Asian and Latin American filmmakers set to compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award.
- 8/23/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Madrid — Lila Avilés’ “The Chambermaid,” Natalia Meschaninova’s “Core of the World” and Celia Rico’s “Journey To a Mother’s Room” have been selected for San Sebastián’s Kutxabank New Directors’ competition, which has consolidated over the years as one of the festival’s most exciting sections.
Also one of Europe’s strongest new talent showcases, offering a €50,000 cash prize for the winning film, the New Directors’ showcase is the biggest sidebar at the highest-profile festival in the Spanish-speaking world, a constant fount of firm fest favorites and select titles which break out to world sales, as well as a snap-shot of major contemporary trends in world cinema.
This year, the selection runs a broad gamut. There is a brace of female directors who bring a woman’s sensibility to films, tracing growing sorority, (“Journey To a Mother’s Room) the contemporary inhibition of masculinity (“Core of the World...
Also one of Europe’s strongest new talent showcases, offering a €50,000 cash prize for the winning film, the New Directors’ showcase is the biggest sidebar at the highest-profile festival in the Spanish-speaking world, a constant fount of firm fest favorites and select titles which break out to world sales, as well as a snap-shot of major contemporary trends in world cinema.
This year, the selection runs a broad gamut. There is a brace of female directors who bring a woman’s sensibility to films, tracing growing sorority, (“Journey To a Mother’s Room) the contemporary inhibition of masculinity (“Core of the World...
- 7/12/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Leon Siminiani fiction-doc wins at Mubi’s Dialogue of Cultures festival, which plans expansion.
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from Nov 4-14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from Nov 4-14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
- 11/19/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Leon Siminiani fiction-doc wins at Mubi’s Dialogue of Cultures festival, which plans expansion.
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from November 4 -14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
Leon Siminiani fiction-doc Mapa has won the $5,000 Audience Award bestowed by the Dialogue of Cultures International Film Festival, hosted on VOD service Mubi.
Siminiani’s feaure debut, also nominated for a Goya Award this year, follows a young Spanish director who goes to India in search of his first feature.
The online festival, which ran exclusively on streaming platform Mubi from November 4 -14, was created to promote films that tackle questions of identity.
The films were available free of charge in every country in the world.
Festival titles included Lav Diaz’s Century of Birthing, Yousry Nasrallah’s After the Battle, Jonas Mekas’ collaboration with Jl Guerin Correspondence and Locarno winner She, A Chinese.
Festival founder and president, Boris Cherdabayev said of future editions: “We’re already excited for next year; we will expand with an offline location and continue our mission...
- 11/19/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Mubi is proud to present the 2nd Dialogue of Culture International Film Festival (Dciff), hosted globally online by Mubi. This free film festival will run online from November 1 – 14, 2013, and be available exclusively on Mubi.
The Dciff is the world's first film festival dedicated to the worldwide phenomenon of people in search of their identity in the era of mass migration and globalization. Its goal is to jumpstart a dialogue between cultures through the universal language of cinema.
The festival program includes films from across the globe, giving voice to multiple perspectives on issues of culture and identity. To create a global dialogue and promote better understanding between cultures, the participating filmmakers, producers, and rights holders have agreed to show their films online for free. The Dciff and Mubi are proud to bring these vital and necessary films to a global audience.
The 2013 Program:
After the Battle (Yousry Nasrallah, Egypt/France) Alì Blue Eyes (Claudio Giovannesi,...
The Dciff is the world's first film festival dedicated to the worldwide phenomenon of people in search of their identity in the era of mass migration and globalization. Its goal is to jumpstart a dialogue between cultures through the universal language of cinema.
The festival program includes films from across the globe, giving voice to multiple perspectives on issues of culture and identity. To create a global dialogue and promote better understanding between cultures, the participating filmmakers, producers, and rights holders have agreed to show their films online for free. The Dciff and Mubi are proud to bring these vital and necessary films to a global audience.
The 2013 Program:
After the Battle (Yousry Nasrallah, Egypt/France) Alì Blue Eyes (Claudio Giovannesi,...
- 11/1/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Films include Almodovar’s I’m So Excited and Coixet’s Yesterday Never Ends.
A total of 11 Spanish films have selected for the Made in Spain section of the 61st San Sebastian Festival (Sept 20-28).
The selection includes:
15 Años Y Un Día (15 Years + 1 Day)
Gracia Querejeta
The latest film from Gracia Querejeta won four awards at the Malaga Film Festival, including Best Film. The relationship between a conflictive teenager and his grandfather Max, a retired soldier. When Jon is expelled from school, Marga, his mother, decides to pack him off to Max in the hope that he will bring him back into line. The two will confront their limitations and their fears.
Los Amantes Pasajeros (I’m So Excited)
Pedro Almodóvar
In his latest film, Pedro Almodóvar brings us a very mixed bag of travellers in a life-threatening situation on board a plane flying to Mexico City. Their defenselessness in the face of danger provokes a general...
A total of 11 Spanish films have selected for the Made in Spain section of the 61st San Sebastian Festival (Sept 20-28).
The selection includes:
15 Años Y Un Día (15 Years + 1 Day)
Gracia Querejeta
The latest film from Gracia Querejeta won four awards at the Malaga Film Festival, including Best Film. The relationship between a conflictive teenager and his grandfather Max, a retired soldier. When Jon is expelled from school, Marga, his mother, decides to pack him off to Max in the hope that he will bring him back into line. The two will confront their limitations and their fears.
Los Amantes Pasajeros (I’m So Excited)
Pedro Almodóvar
In his latest film, Pedro Almodóvar brings us a very mixed bag of travellers in a life-threatening situation on board a plane flying to Mexico City. Their defenselessness in the face of danger provokes a general...
- 8/29/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Yesterday we gave you an overview about the exciting London Indian Film Festival that is running from July 18th to the 24th. Today we thought we would give you the full list of films and events that will be featured at the Beyond Bollywood film festival!
Films
B.A. Pass | Dir. Ajay Bahl | Hindi, Punjabi, with English subtitles
The Graduate meets film noir in this sizzling tale of seduction and betrayal where a young man is seduced by a gorgeous cougar who leaves him entranced, that is until she farms him out to entertain her lady friends with dangerous consequences. The film’s steamy trailer drew millions of hits on YouTube and the eroticism of the film has drawn the ire of India’s moral police.
Bombay Talkies | Dirs. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Anurag Kashyap | Hindi, Marathi with English subtitles | Closing Film.
Mumbai’s spectacular homage to 100 years of...
Films
B.A. Pass | Dir. Ajay Bahl | Hindi, Punjabi, with English subtitles
The Graduate meets film noir in this sizzling tale of seduction and betrayal where a young man is seduced by a gorgeous cougar who leaves him entranced, that is until she farms him out to entertain her lady friends with dangerous consequences. The film’s steamy trailer drew millions of hits on YouTube and the eroticism of the film has drawn the ire of India’s moral police.
Bombay Talkies | Dirs. Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Bannerjee, Anurag Kashyap | Hindi, Marathi with English subtitles | Closing Film.
Mumbai’s spectacular homage to 100 years of...
- 6/28/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout will be the opening night film of the 4th edition of the London Indian Film Festival (July 18-25).
Closing the festival will be Bombay Talkies directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar. Both these films premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
The centrepiece ‘In conversation’ on Saturday 20th July at the BFI Southbank, will be with Actor Irrfan Khan talking to award winning director of Senna, Asif Kapadia. Read Irrfan Khan to conduct Masterclass at London Indian Film Festival
Adoor Gopalakrishnan will conduct a Masterclass ‘Life in Pictures’ on July 19.
The winner of the annual Satyajit Ray short film competition will be announced at the end of the festival.
Complete list of films to be screened at London Indian Film Festival:
Monsoon Shootout by Amit Kumar
Bombay Talkies by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar
Pune...
Closing the festival will be Bombay Talkies directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar. Both these films premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
The centrepiece ‘In conversation’ on Saturday 20th July at the BFI Southbank, will be with Actor Irrfan Khan talking to award winning director of Senna, Asif Kapadia. Read Irrfan Khan to conduct Masterclass at London Indian Film Festival
Adoor Gopalakrishnan will conduct a Masterclass ‘Life in Pictures’ on July 19.
The winner of the annual Satyajit Ray short film competition will be announced at the end of the festival.
Complete list of films to be screened at London Indian Film Festival:
Monsoon Shootout by Amit Kumar
Bombay Talkies by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar
Pune...
- 6/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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