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Directors’ Fortnight Hijacked by Alejandro Landes’ Porfirio
It was announced that the film “Porfirio”, directed by Alejandro Landes, has been selected for the Quinzaine de Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight) at this year Cannes Film Festival. The co-production between Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, Spain and France, tells the true story of a Colombian man, crippled in a wheelchair after being injured in a crossfire with the police, that after more than a decade asking for a disability allowance decides to hijack a plane with the help of his teen son in order to attract attention from the country's president about his situation.
Pedro on the Croisette: The Skin I Live Will Indeed Be Showcased in Cannes
Hours after Variety broke the story that the film was indeed going to be ready for Cannes, the highly coveted The Skin I Live In has been confirmed as part of the 2011 edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Pedro Almodóvar's has been a V.I.P of the festival for the longest time and being that this is his most risky project and enters new territory with its change of genre -- it was almost impossible not to imagine this anywhere else but Cannes.
Spain’s Homage to Tarantino-Rodriguez’s Grindhouse: Enrique Diego’s ‘Doble Sesion’
Out in Spanish theatres is our very own very of Tarantino-Rodriguez's Grindhouse. “Doble Sesión” is a genre feature film composed of two medium-length films, “Ríos Revueltos” and “Sandra Munt” a double bill salute to the theatre experience of the 1980's. Written and directed by Enrique Diego, “Ríos Revueltos” is a journey into a post-apocalyptic Spain...
‘Cinco Metros Cuadrados’ Tops Spain’s 14th Malaga Film Festival
The 14th edition of the Málaga Film Festival (26th March - 2nd of April) considered one of the most important events here in Spain since it focuses exclusively on Spanish based production just took place and among the eleven films competing in the official section four of them gathered all the awards. “Cinco Metros Cuadrados” was the top winner with the Golden Biznaga for Best Picture...
Joffe’s ‘There Be Dragons’ Opens Big in Spain with U.S Release to Follow in May
Last Friday in Spain we saw the opening weekend release for “There Be Dragons”, the new film from acclaimed and twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “The Mission” and “The Killing Fields”. Budgeted at $35 million, the co-production between Spain, U.S and Argentina the film proved to be a moderate success already before its release as it grossed an impressive 300 000 Euros in pre-sold tickets, although we have to take in consideration big part of these tickets were part of a charity campaign for Doctors Without Borders as well as other non benefit organizations, a clever marketing campaign no doubt benefited the film's tally.
