Emiliano De Pablos Library deals, remake rights deals, movie production — Spanish film sales agents are diversifying in multiple ways to battle the uncertainty of current times.The coronavirus pandemic has added another wrinkle to an already complex landscape, with sales agents at the crossroads between traditional distribution and streaming platforms.In February, as the shock waves of the COVID-19 crisis threatened to reach the Berlinale, Spanish sales companies were rapidly doing business.
But deals were already impacted by the impending pandemic.“Everything was rushed after Berlin,” says Iván Díaz, head of international at Filmax, who at the European Film Market clinched several territory-by-territory sales on David Victori’s.
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