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The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete Canadian director and screenwriter David Cronenberg with its prestigious Donostia Award at the 70th edition, running 16-24 September. The filmmaker will receive the career achievement prize on September 21 at a ceremony in the festival's main Victoria Eugenia Theatre, followed…

Antony Starr, who plays Homelander in Amazon’s superhero series The Boys, allegedly assaulted a man while on location in Alicante, Spain. According to Spanish newspaper El País, the actor got into a bar fight at 2 a.m. Wednesday and was later arrested. He spent the night in jail. Starr is in Alicante shooting an…

WarnerMedia will launch HBO Max on October 26 in six European territories, including Spain and the Nordics. Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra will be the first markets to get the service, the company said. HBO Max will be available to new customers as well as existing customers of HBO España, HBO…

Football has been the name of the game this weekend in Europe and the UK as Euro 2020 continues to crank out impressive viewing figures across the continent and in Britain. Beginning with England Vs Scotland's goalless draw on Friday night, ITV drew an average 18.4M UK viewers for a 74 share. Gareth Southgate and…

Spain will redouble efforts to establish itself as a European production hub for film and TV content, with the government today announcing a €1.6B ($1.9B) package to further attract foreign investment. As part of the country's 'Plan for the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience of the Economy' post-Covid, Prime…

Spain has submitted period epic The Endless Trench as its contender for the 2021 International Oscar prize. The film premiered at San Sebastian last year and Netflix swooped on its global rights shortly after; the streamer will debut the film in the U.S. on November 6. Directed by the trio of Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño…

As COVID-19 cases spike, Europe is once again taking serious measures to curb the virus’ spread. After initially shuttering its movie theaters in late February and then reopening in June, Italy is now set to close cinemas once again from tomorrow. At the same time, Spain has approved a new national state of alarm and…

As the major studios become overly cautious, throw up their hands, and move their titles to either PVOD (Lionsgate’s Antebellum) or their own streaming platforms (Disney’s Mulan), they should take a breath and look at Spain as a sign of what’s possible in the revival of the box office during the pandemic. We’re…

The Catalan regional government is urging nearly 4 million residents of metropolitan Barcelona to stay home unless absolutely necessary, banning gatherings of over 10 people and shutting cinemas, theaters and nightclubs. The government edict came Friday, emptying Barcelona’s streets by Saturday as COVID-19 cases…

EXCLUSIVE: [REC], the 2007 Spanish found-footage horror movie that grossed $32.5M off a minimal budget, is getting a special re-release in the 4DX format, becoming the first Spanish non-CGI title to be adapted into the technology. 4DX, originally developed by South Korean company CJ, augments a film experience with…

Champions, a basketball-themed comedy, and The Realm, a political thriller, emerged as the top winners in Spain’s 33rd annual Goya Awards. Roma, which was also taking the top prize across the Atlantic at Saturday night’s DGA Awards, won a Goya for Best Iboamerican Film. The Realm took home seven trophies, for…

UPDATED with details of second attack: U.S. cable networks went live with coverage Thursday of what Barcelona police say was a “massive” act of terrorism in Spain’s second-largest city. Officials say at least 13 people were killed and more than 100 injured Wednesday after a van traveling at 80 km an hour (50 mph)…