Ousman Umar stars in “North to Paradise,” Daniel Sancho’s new film. By Miguel Muñoz Link Cadena Ser Ousman Umar, whose remarkable life story inspired the films Dani Sancho’s ‘North to Paradise’, spoke to Cadena SER about his journey from Ghana to Spain and the harsh reality faced by thousands of migrants seeking a better future….
Produced by La Claqueta, Acheron Films, Amania Films, Menuetto Films, the director embraces the queer feel-good movie genre with a story that breaks new ground in sexual diversity and alternative models of masculinity, moving away from stale and toxic stereotypes. SYNOPSIS Ángel is about to complete his gender transition process. Life couldn’t be better: he has…
From the visionary team behind UNICORN WARS and DECORADO, whose latest production was honored with the Paul Grimault Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, MU-KI-RA is in the Official Selection of this new competitive section. The Locarno Kids Screenings Award will be decided by a jury of young film enthusiasts. The public screening of MU-KI-RA will take place…
In further Cannes sales, Gael García Bernal, Natalia Oreiro romance ‘Nothing Between Us’ has kicked off first deals while Latido’s high-flying auteur genre movies add territories. By John Hopewell Link Variety A Kino Lorber U.S. pick-up on Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s “Re-Creation” heads sales for Madrid-based Latido Films at last month’s Cannes which also take in theatrical deals in major markets…
Buyers include Well Go of the U.S., South Korea’s Mediasoft and Poland’s 9th Plan. Melidora Media picked up rights for the CIS territories which include the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia while Superfine acquired rights for SAARC, comprising eight South Asian countries that include India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. By Anna Marie de la Fuente…
By Anna Stafford15 April 2026 Link Screen Daily Spanish director Eva Libertad’s debut feature, Deaf, has won the 2026 LUX European audience award. Deaf (Sorda) was one of five films shortlisted for the award alongside Irish director Brendan Canty’s Christy, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s French production It Was Just An Accident, French director Anna Cazenave Cambet’s Love Me Tender, and Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value. The LUX Audience Award is presented through…
By Christopher Vourlias Link Variety Spanish filmmaker Eva Libertad’s solo debut feature “Deaf” (Sorda) has won the 2026 Lux Audience Award, which was handed out at a ceremony Tuesday evening in Brussels. The award, which is decided through voting by European citizens and members of the European Parliament, went to a film that has racked up a string of prizes…
Daughter Anna Saura delivers an intimate portrait of what made Saura tick, his lifelong horrors, and how he was with family and friends. By John Hopewell Link Variety “The Kid in the Photo. Carlos Saura,” a portrait of the great Spanish filmmaker written and directed by daughter Anna Saura, will be brought to market at the Málaga Festival-Spanish…
The latest from Juan Taratuto (‘Reconstruction’), produced by Cimarrón, part of The Mediapro Studio, Concreto Films and Particular Crowd, ‘Nada entre los dos’ will be brought to Berlin’s EFM by Latido Films By John Hopewell Link Variety Starring Gael García Bernal (“Y tu mamá también,” “Mozart in the Jungle”) and Natalia Oreiro (“Iosi, the Regretful Spy,” “Santa Evita”), romantic comedy…
Madrid-based Latido Films amps up early international sales on Jim Sheridan’s ‘Re-Creation,’ builds “Homo Sapiens?” deals and pushes Latin genre while remake activity gathers steam By Emiliano De Pablos Latido Films, one of Spain’s leading indie sales outfits, is building brisk deal momentum on “Re-Creation,” the judicial drama feature from six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (“My Left Foot,”…
By Anna Marie de la Fuente Link Variety Spain’s Latido Films has pounced on the worldwide sales rights to family drama “Peréz Rodríguez,” which market debuts at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF). Produced by the Dominican Republic’s Lantica Studios, the debut feature of writer-director Humberto Tavárez is an incisive yet heartfelt portrait of a Dominican family caught in the grip…
By Rafa Sales Link Variety Leading Spanish sales agent Latido Films has picked up Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s riotous anthology comedy “Homo Sapiens?” (“Homo Argentum”) ahead of its wide release in Argentina. The film marks the duo’s follow-up to 2021’s acclaimed “Official Competition,” starring Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz, and comes on the heels of the success of the Robert…
By Pete Hammond Link Deadline Six-time Oscar nominated writer/director/producer Jim Sheridan has tackled a variety of films in his storied career, which includes My Left Foot, The Boxer, In The Name Of The Father, In America, The Field, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and numerous others. Sometimes, he has explored real life stories, others fictional, but in perhaps his most unusual film yet, he is…
Vicky Krieps stars in a thoughtful Tribeca premiere that takes the real-life murder case of French filmmaker Toscan du Plan, but fictionalizes a jury deliberation that never was. By Tomris Laffly Link Variety Whether it’s because notions like truth and fairness demand more attention than ever in a chaotically unjust world, or because some cinematic traditions…
by John Hopewell Link Variety “The Delights of the Garden,” the latest feature of Fernando Colomo whose films have captured memorably the humane contradictions of a Spain adapting to a modern age, has been picked up for worldwide sales by Latido Films, one of Spain’s foremost sales agents. Latido, which also picked up Colomo’s 2021 comedy “Polyamory for Dummies,…
by Olivia Popp Link Cineuropa The US festival’s competition sections boast a diverse set of European works, with a particularly strong documentary turnout from the UK and Denmark The 24th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival (4-15 June) will once again present an impressive showcase of European productions in nearly every strand, paying special attention to world premieres….
By Ed Meza Link Variety Argentine director Alejandro Agresti (“The Lake House”) returns to the big screen with “Lo Que Quisimos Ser” (“What We Wanted to Be”), a touching story of two people who develop a unique relationship yet continue to long for more. Premiering out of competition at the Malaga Film Festival, the film, set in 1998, follows…
By Emilio Mayorga Link ScreenDaily Spain’s Latido Films has acquired three titles ahead of their world premieres at the Málaga Film Festival, including competition title Away. Local star Mario Casas headlines as a man who travels to the Dutch city of Utrecht with his family for a football match. After experiencing a panic attack, he decides to…
The two actors star in the Malaga Film Festival in the drama ‘La buena suerte’ by Gracia Querejeta, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rosa Montero. Link El País Things that connect Hugo Silva (Madrid, 47 years old) and Megan Montaner (Huesca, 37 years old): a past in the universe of…
By Anna Marie de la Fuente Link Variety Filmed through the prism of grief, documentary ‘Almudena’ is director Azucena Rodrigues’ ode to one of Spain’s renowned writers who was also a dear friend. The late Almudena Grandes was “the voice of her generation, exploring not only contemporary issues but dwelling as well in the memory of…
