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Warner Bros Discovery’s streamer Max launched in Spain and Portugal in May, and the platform already has solid plans to invest in local productions, according to Alberto Carullo, Max VP of Local Original Production Iberia and Italy. 

Rangers have backed out of a move for Sevilla ace Joan Jordan, writes Andy Newport in Berlin.

Max has made its first series order in Spain.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Madrid-based Latido Films has snagged international sales rights to Isaki Lacuesta’s “Saturn Return” (“Segundo premio”) and plans to kick off pre-sales at the Cannes market. Currently shooting in Granada, the semi-biopic is set during the ‘90s when the Andalusian city was ground zero for an outburst of cultural effervescence, with the pioneering rock band Los Planetas at the center of it. The film focuses on the creative process behind the recording of their iconic third album, which also took them to New York. Latido likens “Saturn Return” to “24 Hour Party People,” the2002 British biographical dramedy about Manchester’s influential music scene, which spawned such bands as Factory Records’ Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays.  

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Running March 13-17, the Málaga Festival’s Mafiz-Spanish Screenings Content weigh in this year as one of the biggest dedicated Spanish movie platforms in history, boasting also a strong line in Latin American arthouse projects and productions. 10 Takes as the event kicks off, blessed by early Spring sunshine, in the Andalusian city: XXXL In 2022, super-sized by the Spanish Screenings Content, part of Spain’s €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) AVS Spain Hub, a vibrant Mafiz, the Malaga Film Festival industry area, fair exploded, delivering  a sterling confirmation of Spain’s build as a fiction force in a platform age, aided by robust state sector backing. This year, Mafiz looks even larger. At 1,560 delegates and counting as of March 6, Mafiz is tracking to pass 2022’s final attendance figure of around 1,600, Juan Antonio Vigar, Málaga Festival director told Variety. Participants come from 62 countries, up from 53 last year. “The event’s consolidation is clear,” Vigar added. “It makes us feel that the work we do is useful for the sector,” he adds. 

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Five Germans have been arrested in Seville after scenes of carnage saw Eintracht Frankfurt ultras try to attack Rangers fans.

Hundreds of Rangers fans have seen their Seville flights cancelled on the morning they were due to fly out for the Europa League Final. 

The atmosphere in Seville has reached feverish levels of intensity as thousands more Rangers fans arrive in the Andalusian capital ahead of Wednesday's Europa League final.

A Rangers fan was hauled off of a Ryanair flight bound for Portugal.

It was an unbelievable night at Ibrox on Thursday.

UEFA Cup final against Porto in Seville. There’s mixed emotions as they reflected on an amazing journey which ultimately ended in extra time heartbreak against Jose Mourinho’s side.But as they look back at some of the incredible scenes with an estimated 80,000 making the journey to the Andalusian capital, there is one image they would rather forget.