Netflix has boarded a big screen adaptation of Spanish director Cesc Gay’s award-winning theatre play 53 Domingos, which he will direct.
The drama, exploring family relationships, follows three brothers who meet to discuss what to do with their octogenarian father, who has started showing strange behavior.
As they discuss whether to move him to a nursing home, or into one of their homes, the initially civilized family discussion degenerates into an unexpected and hilarious fight.
Cast include Carmen Machi (Piggy), Javier Cámara (Talk To Her) and Javier Gutierrez.
Gay’s previous credits include international breakout Truman, the choral film Stories Not To Be Told and the TV drama Félix.
The Netflix announcement rounds out a trio of Spanish feature productions unveiled by the streamer this week.
The previously announced titles span alongside political thriller Un Fantasma en la Batalla, produced by Society of Snow filmmaker J.A. Bayona,...
The drama, exploring family relationships, follows three brothers who meet to discuss what to do with their octogenarian father, who has started showing strange behavior.
As they discuss whether to move him to a nursing home, or into one of their homes, the initially civilized family discussion degenerates into an unexpected and hilarious fight.
Cast include Carmen Machi (Piggy), Javier Cámara (Talk To Her) and Javier Gutierrez.
Gay’s previous credits include international breakout Truman, the choral film Stories Not To Be Told and the TV drama Félix.
The Netflix announcement rounds out a trio of Spanish feature productions unveiled by the streamer this week.
The previously announced titles span alongside political thriller Un Fantasma en la Batalla, produced by Society of Snow filmmaker J.A. Bayona,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The festival opens on March 10 and will include super-sized industry progrramme Mafiz.
The 26th edition of the Malaga Film Festival kicks off today, giving the Spanish and international industry the chance to discover the latest films and talent emerging from the local and Latin America landscapes.
Twenty films will screen in the main competition. They include new films from returning Malaga filmmaker Elena Trapé, who won the best film and best director award in 2018 for The Distances. She’s in competition with a drama called The Enchanced, starring Laia Costa, about a young mother who has recently separated and is missing her young daughter.
The 26th edition of the Malaga Film Festival kicks off today, giving the Spanish and international industry the chance to discover the latest films and talent emerging from the local and Latin America landscapes.
Twenty films will screen in the main competition. They include new films from returning Malaga filmmaker Elena Trapé, who won the best film and best director award in 2018 for The Distances. She’s in competition with a drama called The Enchanced, starring Laia Costa, about a young mother who has recently separated and is missing her young daughter.
- 3/10/2023
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Silex, the up-and-coming Parisian production banner, is producing “Stalk,” a high-concept, contemporary series skewing millennials for France.tv, the streaming service of French broadcasting group France Televisions. The series was co-created, co-writen and will be directed by Simon Bouisson, who previously helmed the critically acclaimed web series “Wei or Die.”
Written by Bouisson and Jean-Charles Paugam, “Stalk” follows the rise and fall of Lux, an 18 year-old hacker who got hazed and humiliated by the coolest students during his first days at a prestigious engineering school and sets off to take his revenge. His plan consists in cyber-stalking them, hacking their phones and computers to discover their secrets and integrate their clan to ultimately manipulate them.
Priscilla Bertin and Judith Nora, who are producing at Silex Films, described “Stalk” as a psychological drama featuring an ultra-smart protagonist similar to Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network.”
“‘Stalk’ compelled us because it tackles our...
Written by Bouisson and Jean-Charles Paugam, “Stalk” follows the rise and fall of Lux, an 18 year-old hacker who got hazed and humiliated by the coolest students during his first days at a prestigious engineering school and sets off to take his revenge. His plan consists in cyber-stalking them, hacking their phones and computers to discover their secrets and integrate their clan to ultimately manipulate them.
Priscilla Bertin and Judith Nora, who are producing at Silex Films, described “Stalk” as a psychological drama featuring an ultra-smart protagonist similar to Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network.”
“‘Stalk’ compelled us because it tackles our...
- 3/27/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
New TV festival kicks off with Cesc Gay’s Félix; Miptv previews works-in-progress in pre-market showcase.
High-end drama was in the spotlight at Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on Sunday (April 8), with 10 new series playing throughout the day in the Lumière and Debussy theatres, traditionally associated with film premieres.
The morning saw the kick-off of the competition screenings of fledgling TV drama-focused festival Canneseries, while sister event Miptv also showcased six work-in-progress series in a pre-market event aimed at buyers in the afternoon.
Spanish director Cesc Gay opened the Canneseries contest with his genre-mixing, tragi-comic thriller Félix, set against the backdrop...
High-end drama was in the spotlight at Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on Sunday (April 8), with 10 new series playing throughout the day in the Lumière and Debussy theatres, traditionally associated with film premieres.
The morning saw the kick-off of the competition screenings of fledgling TV drama-focused festival Canneseries, while sister event Miptv also showcased six work-in-progress series in a pre-market event aimed at buyers in the afternoon.
Spanish director Cesc Gay opened the Canneseries contest with his genre-mixing, tragi-comic thriller Félix, set against the backdrop...
- 4/9/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
New TV festival kicks off with Cesc Gay’s Félix; Miptv previews works-in-progress in pre-market showcase.
High-end drama was in the spotlight at Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on Sunday (April 8), with 10 new series playing throughout the day in the Lumière and Debussy theatres, traditionally associated with film premieres.
The morning saw the kick-off of the competition screenings of fledgling TV drama-focused festival Canneseries, while sister event Miptv also showcased six work-in-progress series in a pre-market event aimed at buyers in the afternoon.
Spanish director Cesc Gay opened the Canneseries contest with his genre-mixing, tragi-comic thriller Félix, set against the backdrop...
High-end drama was in the spotlight at Cannes’ Palais des Festivals on Sunday (April 8), with 10 new series playing throughout the day in the Lumière and Debussy theatres, traditionally associated with film premieres.
The morning saw the kick-off of the competition screenings of fledgling TV drama-focused festival Canneseries, while sister event Miptv also showcased six work-in-progress series in a pre-market event aimed at buyers in the afternoon.
Spanish director Cesc Gay opened the Canneseries contest with his genre-mixing, tragi-comic thriller Félix, set against the backdrop...
- 4/9/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Spanish drama production has evolved quickly in the past few years, while the proliferation of Svod platforms is revolutionizing the sector. Ott distribution has helped push some Spanish series onto not only continental screens, but also global TVs.
Take, for example, Alex Pina’s “La Casa de Papel,” produced by Vancouver Media for Atresmedia, and acquired worldwide by Netflix. Its Dalí-inspired aesthetic has been celebrated at Brazil’s Carnival and Saudi soccer matches.
Netflix has now commissioned Spanish drama series (such as Bambú’s “The Cable Girls”) and made early investments in others (such as Rtve’s “The Department of Time,” Atresmedia’s “The Cathedral of the Sea”).
Spanish fiction has “always been a quality product,” says Mediapro head of content Javier Méndez. Now, “the world is discovering Spanish fiction through its presence on new global platforms.”
Beyond Spain, the main target is Latin America.
In February, Movistar Plus — Telefonica...
Take, for example, Alex Pina’s “La Casa de Papel,” produced by Vancouver Media for Atresmedia, and acquired worldwide by Netflix. Its Dalí-inspired aesthetic has been celebrated at Brazil’s Carnival and Saudi soccer matches.
Netflix has now commissioned Spanish drama series (such as Bambú’s “The Cable Girls”) and made early investments in others (such as Rtve’s “The Department of Time,” Atresmedia’s “The Cathedral of the Sea”).
Spanish fiction has “always been a quality product,” says Mediapro head of content Javier Méndez. Now, “the world is discovering Spanish fiction through its presence on new global platforms.”
Beyond Spain, the main target is Latin America.
In February, Movistar Plus — Telefonica...
- 4/7/2018
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
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