Spain’s New Talent Revolution Hits Berlin
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Over the last six years, thanks in the main to the SVOD revolution, Spain, once known for select auteurs – Pedro Almodóvar, J.A.
Bayona, Fernando Trueba – has stepped fully onto the world stage as a European film and TV power. Appropriately then, Spain is the Country in Focus 2025 at Berlin Festival’s European Film Market.
Its movie strand says much about Spanish cinema, while Berlin, at large, points up Spain’s larger film industry challenges, shared by much of Europe.
The Focus’ biggest takeaway is Spain’s dramatic explosion of new talent, both producers and directors. In a Spain at the Forefront showcase, 10 Spanish producers making up a Producers Program will talk up their companies and current projects.
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