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Marta Balaga Spain’s “The Interregnum” was named the winner of SeriesMakers, receiving the Beta & Kirch Foundation Award which carries a cash prize of €50,000 ($51,000). SeriesMakers is a creative initiative headed by Laurence Herszberg, general director of Series Mania, and Ferdinand Dohna, head of content & co-production of Beta. It was launched in 2022.

Filipino director Lav Diaz has revealed that a shortened cut of his long-awaited feature Beatrice, The Wife, starring Gael García Bernal as Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, could premiere in Cannes this May.

Anna Marie de la Fuente At the Panama Int’l Film Festival (IFF Panama) to present his latest film “Rita” and give a masterclass, Guatemala’s acclaimed filmmaker Jayro Bustamante sat down with Variety to discuss his upcoming projects, “Mountains of Fire” (“Cordillera de Fuego”) which has just completed post-production, and his first comedy, the adaptation of 1998 Spanish romcom “Nada en la nevera” (roughly translated to “Nothing in the Fridge”). Bustamante, whose films have represented his country three times in the Oscars’ Best International Feature category (“Ixcanul,” “Temblores” and “La Llorona”), is known for using the power of film for dealing with such thorny issues as Indigenous rights, systemic oppression and LGBTQ+ rights.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Big changes are afoot in Panama’s film industry as a young, dynamic (and mostly female) team backed by its newish President José Raúl Mulino is spearheading new initiatives. Leading the charge is Vice Minister of Culture Arianne Benedetti, a filmmaker and former film commissioner for Panama who helped push for the country’s 2012 film law. “We’re focusing on improving incentives across the board – better incentives for infrastructure, labor, and even cash-back incentives,” said Benedetti.

in a TikTok video.“My brother is fighting for his life far away from home,” Morán, 32, said in Spanish in a clip posted on Thursday, April 3. Morán added that Masalva — who played Ramon Arellano Felix in the “Narcos” spinoff — “fell victim to a very aggressive virus” while on vacation, although he did not specify where exactly the incident occurred.“This led him to an induced coma,” Morán continued.

Manuel Masalva is currently in a medically induced coma after contracting a bacterial infection while traveling.

Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie is digging into a strong start at the international box office, with projections for the overseas and global weekend rising. Through Thursday in 55 offshore markets, the running cume is $18.4M. This does not include Friday’s China opening which was the biggest for a Hollywood film so far this year at an estimated $6.6M (see more detail below).

Fyre Festival 2 later this year.The festival and its founder Billy McFarland had previously announced that it was making its “return” from May 30 to June 2 this year at Isla Mujeres, Mexico. However, those plans later changed, after the Isla Mujeres tourist board said: “We have no knowledge of this event, nor contact with any person or company about it.

Former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson has opened up about her partner Gorka Marquez's hectic schedule, joking that he's "never here" due to his commitments with Strictly Come Dancing. Gemma first crossed paths with the Spanish professional dancer when she took part in hit BBC show Strictly back in 2017. Despite being paired with Aljaz Skorjanec and finishing as a runner-up, it was Gorka who captured her heart.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent ‘Perfect Strangers’ director Paolo Genovese has done it again with a new concept comedy titled “Madness” that is set to hit the global market after scoring mightily in Italy. “Madness” – which is titled “FolleMente” in Italy – depicts a first date between a man and a woman in Rome and features all the voices that live in their brains which oscillate between embarrassment and laughter, each played by a different actor.

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Led by Ana Endara’s widely acclaimed feature debut “Beloved Tropic,” this year’s standouts vying for the Panama Film Festival’s (IFF Panama) Audience Award includes such gems as Guatemalan Jayro Bustamante’s latest opus, “Rita,” Mexico’s Sundance winner, “Sujo,” Berlinale Best Director winner Nelson Carlo de los Santos’ “Pepe,” a smattering of documentaries and more animated features such as “Olivia and the Clouds,” sign of a burgeoning interest in Central America for the genre. IFF Panama runs April 3 – 6. “Beloved Tropic” (“Querido tropico”) Ana Endara, Panama, Colombia The opening night film.

Selena, the Queen of Tejano, shared a sweet last moment at her Texas home with two of her band members — keyboardists Joe Ojeda and Ricky Vela — the night before her tragic murder 30 years ago.“I was actually in Corpus Christi with Ricky recording some ideas for her next Spanish record,” Ojeda exclusively told The Post. “And we went to her house to [figure out] a key on her vocal for one of the songs that we were recording.“And we got to her house, we had some cheesecake, and then she walked us out … just making funny faces at us. We would be seriously talking to her, and she would make funny faces.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has promoted Javier Pons to Chief Content Officer & Head of Telemundo Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Chilean writer-director Felipe Gálvez, whose debut feature The Settlers premiered in Cannes in 2023, has set his second feature film as Impunity, a spy thriller set in the late 1990s around the arrest of dictator Augusto Pinochet. 

Swim By Judit. This year shot the campaign for the Colombian jewelry line Tikuna, by Patricia Acosta.Silvia seamlessly balances her career as an actress, appearing in films such as Awareness on Amazon Prime, TV shows like Crypto Game and Melodía de Amor, and music videos like Fiebre by singer David Bisbal, with her career as a model and TV host.

The Darkness for their new album.The Justin Hawkins-led band dropped their latest album ‘Dreams On Toast’ last Friday (March 28) – marking their eighth studio record and the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Motorheart’.Aside from featuring an assortment of singles that the band had been steadily releasing over the past few months, including ‘The Longest Kiss’, ‘Rock And Roll Party Cowboy’, ‘Walking Through Fire’ and ‘I Hate Myself’, the album also featured a closing track called ‘Weekend In Rome’.In the ballad, there is a memorable spoken word section that opens the song: “Meandering like the Tiber, hand in hand, we scaled the Spanish Steps, the night air thick and sultry, I kiss you beneath the Italian moonlight… This was my dream.” This, it was soon confirmed, was provided by actor Stephen Dorff.Following on from his appearances in True Detective season 3, the movie Blade and The Beatles biopic Backbeat, the actor opened up to Classic Rock magazine about how he ended up on the album.“I know their music from way back,” he said. “I thought they were a great rock band with Justin’s [Hawkins, singer] voice and flair and the crazy sense of humour.

Discovery+’s latest true crime series will examine the Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni feud that has dominated headlines so far this year.

Alex Ritman While far from concluded, the ongoing legal saga between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni is proving to be a major source of inspiration for documentary makers. Just weeks after ITN Productions unveiled the swiftly-made “He Said, She Said: Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni,” Warner Bros. Discovery U.K.

Refresh for latest…: As Hollywood begins to descend upon Las Vegas ahead of the start of CinemaCon tomorrow, it was a mixed bag at the international box office this weekend. Jason Statham-starrer A Working Man muscled in with a $30.2M global bow, including $15M from overseas markets, while Snow White saw a 48% drop in the offshore sophomore session. 

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LILLE, France — Lili Reinhart scored best actress for “Hal & Harper” at France’s Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival, as its attendance figures went through the roof. Meanwhile, Spain’s Movistar Plus+ scored a historic double, winning the top Grand Prize in main competition for Alauda Ruiz de Azua’s “Querer” and best series for Diego San José’s “Celeste,” co-produced with The Mediapro Studio, in the fest’s major sidebar.