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Woody Allen Says His Upcoming Madrid-Set Movie Is a ‘Comedy With Romance, Intrigue and Infidelity’ (opens the original)
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In Madrid to present two of his actors, Alexi Wasser and Peter Vives, Woody Allen, 90, revealed some details about his upcoming plans to shoot in the Spanish capital for the first time. “Madrid is a very elegant and beautiful city and perfect for the kind of atmosphere that I wanted for the story,” said Allen who disclosed that his new film would have a diplomatic setting. “It’s a comedy with a romance, with intrigue, with infidelity and all the ingredients that I always think it is going to mak
Mediapro Studio Companies Bet on Big Ideas, Local Voices and Cross Border Muscle (opens the original)
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Spain’s independent production scene is leaning into a familiar playbook — strong creators, distinctive local stories and plenty of hustle — while looking for new ways to make those stories travel. At the 6th Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid, executives from The Mediapro Studio companies Globomedia, 100 Balas, Big Bang Media, Cimarrón Cine and El Terrat laid out strategies that, despite their different slates, share a common thread: don’t chase scale for scale’s sake. Build projec
Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Secret: Find the Talent, Then Back the Ideas (opens the original)
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With 170 labels across 25 territories, Banijay Entertainment has plenty of scale. But at Iberseries & Platino Industria, Steve Matthews, head of scripted, creative, made clear that the company’s global strategy doesn’t begin with scale, platforms or market trends. It begins with writers. “Good writers, I mean, it really boils down to that,” said Maria Grazia Vairo, director of content at Italy’s Groenlandia, when asked how producers balance commercial appeal with creative ambition. Matthews conc
How Utopai Studios Is Defining Production Intelligence for Film and Television (opens the original)
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Powered by the No. 2-ranked Utopai X video model, the highest-ranked model from a U.S.-based company on Artificial Analysis’ Text-to-Video Leaderboard with Audio, PAI brings production intelligence to professional film and television Filmmakers have always adopted new technology to expand what they can put on the screen. Nonlinear editing changed how films are cut; digital cinematography changed how they are shot and reviewed; visual effects and virtual production made once-impractical images po
Amazon MGM Execs Javiera Balmaceda, Nicole Morganti Talk Big Spanish-Language Action Swings, the Push for Scale at Iberseries & Platino Industria (opens the original)
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Speaking at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference in Madrid, Amazon MGM execs Javiera Balmaceda and Nicole Morganti offered a candid look at how the streamer decides which non-English language projects to back, pointing to “Zeta” in Spain and “Venganza” in Mexico as examples of taking bigger swings in genre. The two executives said Amazon’s international teams are in frequent creative contact, sharing scripts, casting ideas and talent. “We share talent globally — actors, creators, writer
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