A sign of Spain’s rising profile as a top market for Prime Video, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and James Farrell, the L.A.-based VP of international originals at Prime Video, flew to Madrid this week, with the world premiere of “Red Queen” (“Reina Roja”), the series adaption of the first book in Juan Gómez-Jurado’s hit trilogy, taking place on Monday night.
The streamer is rolling off the record-breaking finale of its first weekly live entertainment show “Operación Triunfo,” and has revealed that the top three of the the ten most-watched Spanish Originals of 2023 – “My Fault,” “Awareness” and “Los Farad” – have received on average 80% of streams outside of Spain, reaching a milestone for the international reach of Prime Video’s non-English language content.
“The last 12 months has been a truly remarkable time for Spanish-language content,” said Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios at Prime Video.
The streamer is rolling off the record-breaking finale of its first weekly live entertainment show “Operación Triunfo,” and has revealed that the top three of the the ten most-watched Spanish Originals of 2023 – “My Fault,” “Awareness” and “Los Farad” – have received on average 80% of streams outside of Spain, reaching a milestone for the international reach of Prime Video’s non-English language content.
“The last 12 months has been a truly remarkable time for Spanish-language content,” said Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios at Prime Video.
- 2/28/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Spain’s Basque Country, an ever-evolving film hub, continues to see a consolidation of talent driven by an animation boom alongside an increase in the production of ambitious genre cinema, marked by the colossal success of recent projects on streaming platforms and pick-ups by labs and festivals.
As San Sebastian unspools, the sequel to “The Platform,” the second most watched non-English Netflix movie in the streamer’s history, is in production in the Basque Country, produced by Carlos Juárez at Basque Films. Director Paul Urkijo, who opened the Fantastic Pavilion, heads to the fest to screen“Irati,” which has broken box office records for a Basque film and continues its prize trawl at festivals.
Spanish helmer Carlota Pereda’s follow-up to “Piggy,” “The Chapel” was produced in the region by Filmax and the Basque Country’s Bixagu, co-founded by producer Iñaki Gómez and amusing and intimate short effort “Priorities,” (“Prioridades”) from writer-director Tamara Lucarini Cortés,...
As San Sebastian unspools, the sequel to “The Platform,” the second most watched non-English Netflix movie in the streamer’s history, is in production in the Basque Country, produced by Carlos Juárez at Basque Films. Director Paul Urkijo, who opened the Fantastic Pavilion, heads to the fest to screen“Irati,” which has broken box office records for a Basque film and continues its prize trawl at festivals.
Spanish helmer Carlota Pereda’s follow-up to “Piggy,” “The Chapel” was produced in the region by Filmax and the Basque Country’s Bixagu, co-founded by producer Iñaki Gómez and amusing and intimate short effort “Priorities,” (“Prioridades”) from writer-director Tamara Lucarini Cortés,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has released a clutch of first-look stills from the fifth and final season of La Casa de Papel, better known in the English-speaking world as Money Heist.
Keep scrolling to take a closer look at the images from the hit Spanish series, which was created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media. During the show’s curtain call, the crew of criminals reach the denouement of the greatest heist in history.
Here’s the logline for Season 5: “The gang has been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours. They have managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan.
“Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on the scene that is much more...
Keep scrolling to take a closer look at the images from the hit Spanish series, which was created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media. During the show’s curtain call, the crew of criminals reach the denouement of the greatest heist in history.
Here’s the logline for Season 5: “The gang has been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours. They have managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan.
“Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on the scene that is much more...
- 6/3/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
La Casa de Papel, better known in the English-speaking world as Money Heist, has wrapped on its fifth and final season for Netflix.
Created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media, the hit Spanish series has been in production on its eight-part concluding season since last August. “What started as a heist, ended as a family,” Netflix tweeted.
What started as a heist, ended as a family.
It’s a wrap on Part 5 of La Casa de Papel / Money Heist.
Thank you to all the fans for being part of La Resistencia! We can’t wait to show you how this story ends. pic.twitter.com/ey2TuEZENh
— Netflix (@netflix) May 14, 2021
The series stars Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor), Itziar Ituño (Lisbon), Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Miguel Herrán (Rio), Jaime Lorente (Denver), Esther Acebo (Stockholm), Enrique Arce (Arturo), Darko Peric (Helsinki), Hovik Keuchkerian (Bogotá), Luka Peros (Marseille), Belén Cuesta...
Created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media, the hit Spanish series has been in production on its eight-part concluding season since last August. “What started as a heist, ended as a family,” Netflix tweeted.
What started as a heist, ended as a family.
It’s a wrap on Part 5 of La Casa de Papel / Money Heist.
Thank you to all the fans for being part of La Resistencia! We can’t wait to show you how this story ends. pic.twitter.com/ey2TuEZENh
— Netflix (@netflix) May 14, 2021
The series stars Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor), Itziar Ituño (Lisbon), Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Miguel Herrán (Rio), Jaime Lorente (Denver), Esther Acebo (Stockholm), Enrique Arce (Arturo), Darko Peric (Helsinki), Hovik Keuchkerian (Bogotá), Luka Peros (Marseille), Belén Cuesta...
- 5/14/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has revealed that the platform’s most successful Spanish-language series “Money Heist” (“Casa de papel”) will end with the conclusion of Part 5, tweeting on Friday that “The heist comes to an end.”
Shooting is set to begin soon in Spain, Denmark and Portugal, with actors Miguel Ángel Silvestre, a Netflix alum of “Narcos” and “Sense8,” and Patrick Criado, most recently in Movistar Plus’ most-viewed original series “The Invisible Line,” joining the established and now iconic cast featuring Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor) , Itziar Ituño (Lisbon) and Pedro Alonso (Berlin) among others.
“We’ve spent almost a year thinking about how to break up the band,” said creator and showrunner Alex Pina. “How to put the Professor on the ropes. How to get into situations that are irreversible for many characters. The result is the fifth part of ‘La Casa de Papel.’ The war reaches its most extreme and savage levels,...
Shooting is set to begin soon in Spain, Denmark and Portugal, with actors Miguel Ángel Silvestre, a Netflix alum of “Narcos” and “Sense8,” and Patrick Criado, most recently in Movistar Plus’ most-viewed original series “The Invisible Line,” joining the established and now iconic cast featuring Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor) , Itziar Ituño (Lisbon) and Pedro Alonso (Berlin) among others.
“We’ve spent almost a year thinking about how to break up the band,” said creator and showrunner Alex Pina. “How to put the Professor on the ropes. How to get into situations that are irreversible for many characters. The result is the fifth part of ‘La Casa de Papel.’ The war reaches its most extreme and savage levels,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
La Casa De Papel, better known as Money Heist, is coming to an end with its fifth and final season.
Netflix has renewed the Spanish drama for a final, fifth run, where the heist will come to an end. Season four, which consisted of eight episodes, launched in April.
Created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media, the fifth season will consist of 10 episodes and start production in Spain on August 3.
Miguel Ángel Silvestre (Sense 8) and Patrick Criado (La Gran Familia Española) are set to join the cast.
The series stars Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor), Itziar Ituño (Lisbon), Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Miguel Herrán (Rio), Jaime Lorente (Denver), Esther Acebo (Stockholm), Enrique Arce (Arturo), Darko Peric (Helsinki), Hovik Keuchkerian (Bogotá), Luka Peros (Marseille), Belén Cuesta (Manila), Fernando Cayo (Coronel Tamayo), Rodrigo de la Serna (Palermo), Najwa Nimri (Inspector Sierra), and José Manuel Poga (Gandía).
Alex Pina will...
Netflix has renewed the Spanish drama for a final, fifth run, where the heist will come to an end. Season four, which consisted of eight episodes, launched in April.
Created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media, the fifth season will consist of 10 episodes and start production in Spain on August 3.
Miguel Ángel Silvestre (Sense 8) and Patrick Criado (La Gran Familia Española) are set to join the cast.
The series stars Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor), Itziar Ituño (Lisbon), Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Miguel Herrán (Rio), Jaime Lorente (Denver), Esther Acebo (Stockholm), Enrique Arce (Arturo), Darko Peric (Helsinki), Hovik Keuchkerian (Bogotá), Luka Peros (Marseille), Belén Cuesta (Manila), Fernando Cayo (Coronel Tamayo), Rodrigo de la Serna (Palermo), Najwa Nimri (Inspector Sierra), and José Manuel Poga (Gandía).
Alex Pina will...
- 7/31/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As global SVOD operators and local pay TV rivals power ever more the future of film and TV in Europe, French state-backed Orange, one of Europe’s biggest telecoms groups, made available in Spain on July 10 its first full Spanish original series, the adrenaline sluiced horror thriller “Caminantes.”
Orange’s first series in Spain marks the full arrival of a new, deep-pocketed producer on Spain’s booming drama series production scene as well as what looks like another significant commitment by a Spanish telecom to premium content in an ever more competitive market, where Telefonica’s Movistar Plus began to produce around 11 original series a year from September 2017.
Directed by “Money Heist’s” Koldo Serra, and produced by The Mediapro’s Studio’s 100 Balas, “Caminantes” comes hot on the heels of the exclusive release by Orange of two other Tms series: Antarctic survival thriller “The Head,” whose cast includes “Money Heist’s” Alvaro Morte,...
Orange’s first series in Spain marks the full arrival of a new, deep-pocketed producer on Spain’s booming drama series production scene as well as what looks like another significant commitment by a Spanish telecom to premium content in an ever more competitive market, where Telefonica’s Movistar Plus began to produce around 11 original series a year from September 2017.
Directed by “Money Heist’s” Koldo Serra, and produced by The Mediapro’s Studio’s 100 Balas, “Caminantes” comes hot on the heels of the exclusive release by Orange of two other Tms series: Antarctic survival thriller “The Head,” whose cast includes “Money Heist’s” Alvaro Morte,...
- 7/13/2020
- by John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Producer of Academy Award nominated “7.35 in the Morning” and “One Two Many” and then signature features by Nacho Vigalondo, Borja Cobeaga and Koldo Serra, Basque cinema driving force Sayaka Producciones has boarded Alauda Ruíz de Azúa’s “Five Little Wolves” as a producer.
Etb, the Basque Country’s public broadcaster, is also backing the project, pre-buying rights in March 2020.
Sayaka joins Madrid-based Encanta Films, producer of “The Wound,” a San Sebastian Special Jury Prize and best actress winner, on one of the most awaited of Spanish feature debuts, and also one of five projects selected from more than 200 submissions for the Ecam Madrid Film School’s second edition in 2019 of its Screen Incubator.
A leading Spanish development initiative, the Incubator is supported by Netflix, Movistar Plus, Tve and Atresmedia which all sent representatives to talk to the producers and directors.
“Five Little Wolves” also won the first prize for...
Etb, the Basque Country’s public broadcaster, is also backing the project, pre-buying rights in March 2020.
Sayaka joins Madrid-based Encanta Films, producer of “The Wound,” a San Sebastian Special Jury Prize and best actress winner, on one of the most awaited of Spanish feature debuts, and also one of five projects selected from more than 200 submissions for the Ecam Madrid Film School’s second edition in 2019 of its Screen Incubator.
A leading Spanish development initiative, the Incubator is supported by Netflix, Movistar Plus, Tve and Atresmedia which all sent representatives to talk to the producers and directors.
“Five Little Wolves” also won the first prize for...
- 4/23/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — As the world’s international TV distribution goes virtual, these are a pick of Spanish TV shows – at project stage, in production or completed, and mostly drama series – being brought onto the market, or available for partnering for production or straight acquisition:
24 Land
(Ficción Producciones, Ukbar Filmes)
A Spain-Portugal co-production from Pablo Iraola and Pandora Da Cunha, this WWII mystery drama follows a high-society woman willing to do anything to save her homeland from a foreign invasion. Selected to participate at Canneseries’ in development sidebar, the series will launch April 8 in Portugal.
Back Home
(CTV, SPi, Rtp)
A co-production between Galicia’s CTV and Portuguese broadcaster Rtp, this dramedy kicks off when Caetano (45), the CEO of a telecom company, tells his wife and two children’s mother that “it’s over.” In pre-production.
Barcelona Trilogy
(El Estudio)
A propulsive Jihadist terrorist thriller set in Barcelona, written by Xavi Puerta...
24 Land
(Ficción Producciones, Ukbar Filmes)
A Spain-Portugal co-production from Pablo Iraola and Pandora Da Cunha, this WWII mystery drama follows a high-society woman willing to do anything to save her homeland from a foreign invasion. Selected to participate at Canneseries’ in development sidebar, the series will launch April 8 in Portugal.
Back Home
(CTV, SPi, Rtp)
A co-production between Galicia’s CTV and Portuguese broadcaster Rtp, this dramedy kicks off when Caetano (45), the CEO of a telecom company, tells his wife and two children’s mother that “it’s over.” In pre-production.
Barcelona Trilogy
(El Estudio)
A propulsive Jihadist terrorist thriller set in Barcelona, written by Xavi Puerta...
- 3/30/2020
- by Emilio Mayorga, Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
BAFTA has revealed the nominations for its annual Children’s Awards. Cbbc and Netflix series The Worst Witch leads the way with four nominations, including director, drama and young performer for Bella Ramsey, her second consecutive nomination after being given a nod for the same show last year. Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans, the Altitude Films production backed by BBC Films and Amazon, picked up there noms including for feature film, where it will compete alongside Mary Poppins Returns, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse and Toy Story 4. Also with three nods are the Horrible Histories TV series and animation show The Amazing World Of Gumball. The BAFTA Children’s Awards ceremony takes place in London on December 1.
Koldo Serra, whose credits include the latest season of Netflix’s Money Heist, is set to direct Spanish-language horror show Caminantes, the first drama series made by Orange in Spain. Produced by 100 Balas,...
Koldo Serra, whose credits include the latest season of Netflix’s Money Heist, is set to direct Spanish-language horror show Caminantes, the first drama series made by Orange in Spain. Produced by 100 Balas,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
As promised, Fantaspoa 2019 has announced the second wave of films, and we are here to share the list of screenings with our readers, along with the exciting news that the legendary Roger Corman will be in attendance as a special guest. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Universal and DeviantArt's "Heroes vs. Villains" Glass contest winners and DeviantArt's interview with M. Night Shyamalan, as well as a trailer for The Young Cannibals.
Fantaspoa 2019 Announces Second Wave of Films, Roger Corman to Attend: "Brazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the second wave of films selected for their upcoming fifteenth edition, running from May 16th through June 2nd. The celebrated genre film fest, which takes place annually in Porto Alegre will announce their full line-up, consisting of more than 100 films, on the first week of May.
The 2019 edition of the festival will pay an homage...
Fantaspoa 2019 Announces Second Wave of Films, Roger Corman to Attend: "Brazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the second wave of films selected for their upcoming fifteenth edition, running from May 16th through June 2nd. The celebrated genre film fest, which takes place annually in Porto Alegre will announce their full line-up, consisting of more than 100 films, on the first week of May.
The 2019 edition of the festival will pay an homage...
- 4/24/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Fantaspoa 2019 ― which will take place from May 16th through June 2nd in Porto Alegre ― has announced its first wave of films! The complete lineup will be revealed in early May. Also: The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - NYC presents The Shadow Over Lovecraft: Interrogating H.P. Lovecraft's Racism, Down to Hell game release details, and Trail of Blood's release on Audible.
Fantaspoa 2019's First Wave of Films Announced: "Brazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the first wave of films selected for their upcoming fifteenth edition, running from May 16th through June 2nd, 2019. The celebrated film fest, which takes place annually in Porto Alegre will announce their full line-up, consisting of more than 100 films, on the first week of May.
The whimsical poster for the festival's 2019 edition pays homage to Lewis Carroll’s Alice, one of literature and cinema's most memorable fantasy characters,...
Fantaspoa 2019's First Wave of Films Announced: "Brazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the first wave of films selected for their upcoming fifteenth edition, running from May 16th through June 2nd, 2019. The celebrated film fest, which takes place annually in Porto Alegre will announce their full line-up, consisting of more than 100 films, on the first week of May.
The whimsical poster for the festival's 2019 edition pays homage to Lewis Carroll’s Alice, one of literature and cinema's most memorable fantasy characters,...
- 4/11/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
A selection of Basque pictures, projects and productions in 2018:
70 Big Ones
Sayaka Producciones, Pokeepsie Films, La Panda Producciones and Setenta Invisibles L.P. Aie produce the next thriller from Basque genre specialist Koldo Serra (“The Backwoods”), starring Emma Suárez, Nathalie Poza and Hugo Silva. It features a desperate woman in need of $41,000, with two muggers in her way. Filmax handles world sales.
Above 592 Metres
Maddi Barber’s latest explores the life chances left when a territory is completely altered by the construction of the Itoiz dam in the Navarrese Pyrenees. Selected by prestigious shorts program Kimuak, “Above” screens at the 9th Zinemira Basque film showcase and competes for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award.
Advantages Of Traveling By Train
Acquired by Entertainment One’s Seville International and produced by San Sebastian-based Sr. y Sra. and Madrid’s Morena Films, this film, starring Luis Tosar and Pilar Castro, marks Aritz Moreno’s feature debut,...
70 Big Ones
Sayaka Producciones, Pokeepsie Films, La Panda Producciones and Setenta Invisibles L.P. Aie produce the next thriller from Basque genre specialist Koldo Serra (“The Backwoods”), starring Emma Suárez, Nathalie Poza and Hugo Silva. It features a desperate woman in need of $41,000, with two muggers in her way. Filmax handles world sales.
Above 592 Metres
Maddi Barber’s latest explores the life chances left when a territory is completely altered by the construction of the Itoiz dam in the Navarrese Pyrenees. Selected by prestigious shorts program Kimuak, “Above” screens at the 9th Zinemira Basque film showcase and competes for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award.
Advantages Of Traveling By Train
Acquired by Entertainment One’s Seville International and produced by San Sebastian-based Sr. y Sra. and Madrid’s Morena Films, this film, starring Luis Tosar and Pilar Castro, marks Aritz Moreno’s feature debut,...
- 9/25/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
San Sebastian — Basque Audiovisual, it’s all there in the name.
A comprehensive brand encompassing companies from across the audiovisual sector of the Basque Country, Basque Audiovisual represents the international interests of local productions from the northern Spanish community.
As some of Europe’s growth is driven not by its biggest markets, but far smaller territories still growing their cinema industries, there are strong indicators that their agenda is paying off.
According to the organization’s head of communication Jara Ayucar, Basque films are not only finding homes in cinemas and on platforms abroad, but featuring in prominent positions at Europe’s most prestigious festivals.
“What we see is that more and more Basque films are competing at international festivals such as Cannes, the Berlinale, Karlovy Vary or Locarno,” she told Variety, adding: “We are showing up on the international map; the stories that our filmmakers tell are increasingly universal and exportable.
A comprehensive brand encompassing companies from across the audiovisual sector of the Basque Country, Basque Audiovisual represents the international interests of local productions from the northern Spanish community.
As some of Europe’s growth is driven not by its biggest markets, but far smaller territories still growing their cinema industries, there are strong indicators that their agenda is paying off.
According to the organization’s head of communication Jara Ayucar, Basque films are not only finding homes in cinemas and on platforms abroad, but featuring in prominent positions at Europe’s most prestigious festivals.
“What we see is that more and more Basque films are competing at international festivals such as Cannes, the Berlinale, Karlovy Vary or Locarno,” she told Variety, adding: “We are showing up on the international map; the stories that our filmmakers tell are increasingly universal and exportable.
- 9/25/2018
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Matt Edwards Sep 5, 2017
Ahead of thee release of the new take on Stephen King's It, we chatted to its director, Andy Muschietti...
It’s not often that you get to describe your afternoon's work as ‘top secret clown business’. On an angrily sunny bank holiday Monday I pulled my curtains shut, bundled the door closed and prepared to interview director Andy Muschietti about his new film, an adaptation of Stephen King’s horror tale It. It was spooky clown business of the creepiest order, and embargoed clown business to boot.
In spite of our phone connection, which ran between the UK and La, being tormented by an evil entity (the signal must have passed through Derry, Maine), it was great fun chatting with the director about watching horror movies, unpredictable clowns and scaring children. Here’s how we got on.
Congratulations on the film.
Thank you very much. Did you enjoy it?...
Ahead of thee release of the new take on Stephen King's It, we chatted to its director, Andy Muschietti...
It’s not often that you get to describe your afternoon's work as ‘top secret clown business’. On an angrily sunny bank holiday Monday I pulled my curtains shut, bundled the door closed and prepared to interview director Andy Muschietti about his new film, an adaptation of Stephen King’s horror tale It. It was spooky clown business of the creepiest order, and embargoed clown business to boot.
In spite of our phone connection, which ran between the UK and La, being tormented by an evil entity (the signal must have passed through Derry, Maine), it was great fun chatting with the director about watching horror movies, unpredictable clowns and scaring children. Here’s how we got on.
Congratulations on the film.
Thank you very much. Did you enjoy it?...
- 9/4/2017
- Den of Geek
David Leitch and Chad Stahelski’s John Wick, the Abominable Dr. Phibes of American action movies, cast Keanu Reeves as a retired hitman out to avenge the death of his dog—a delicious reductio ad absurdum of action-revenge scenarios. The Stahelski-directed sequel, John Wick: Chapter 2, ups the conceptual abstraction, sending the limb-snapping, pistol-toting hero on a symbolic journey through the afterlife, from Roman catacombs to a secret kingdom of the New York City homeless and a delirious museum gala. Lavishly expanding on the first film’s comic-book-esque internal mythology and its sense of the absurd, it’s less of a pure genre movie than its predecessor—more gothic, more narratively stylized, its superlative stuntwork sometimes taking a back seat to visual gags and vignettes of deadpan comedy.
One of the riskier gambits of Derek Kolstad’s script is a first act that is largely action-less, apart from a pre-credits...
One of the riskier gambits of Derek Kolstad’s script is a first act that is largely action-less, apart from a pre-credits...
- 2/8/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Rvk Studios, Tornasol, Euskadi team on period crime story.
Baltasar Kormákur’s Icelandic outfit Rvk Studios has struck a co-production deal with Eduardo Carneros CEO of Euskadi Movie Aie, and Javier Lopez Blanco, CEO of Tornasol Films, to team on feature Red Fjords.
The period crime story is based on one of the most infamous episodes in Icelandic history: the murder of 32 Basque whalers in 1615.
Red Fjords will be directed by Basque director Koldo Serra (Gernica) and chronicles the adventures of Ishmael, a young hunter who enlists as a whaler and sets sail for Iceland. After unwittingly engaging in an illegal deal the whalers came under attack.
Recent Rvk Studios credits include San Sebastian competition entry The Oath, Everest, and well received TV series Trapped.
Tornasol Films has produced more than 130 features including 2009 Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes and San Sebastian 2016 Zinemaldia selection May God Save Us.
Baltasar Kormákur’s Icelandic outfit Rvk Studios has struck a co-production deal with Eduardo Carneros CEO of Euskadi Movie Aie, and Javier Lopez Blanco, CEO of Tornasol Films, to team on feature Red Fjords.
The period crime story is based on one of the most infamous episodes in Icelandic history: the murder of 32 Basque whalers in 1615.
Red Fjords will be directed by Basque director Koldo Serra (Gernica) and chronicles the adventures of Ishmael, a young hunter who enlists as a whaler and sets sail for Iceland. After unwittingly engaging in an illegal deal the whalers came under attack.
Recent Rvk Studios credits include San Sebastian competition entry The Oath, Everest, and well received TV series Trapped.
Tornasol Films has produced more than 130 features including 2009 Oscar winner The Secret In Their Eyes and San Sebastian 2016 Zinemaldia selection May God Save Us.
- 9/20/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Pablo Picasso brought his own abstract view to the horrors that unfolded in the lead up to WWII in his famous painting “Guernica,” but now director Koldo Serra brings those events to life in the film of the same name. And today we have the exclusive trailer debut for the movie that details an important […]
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- 5/23/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
It was back in June of 2015 that our own Shelagh Rowan-Legg had the chance to visit the set of Koldo Serra's war picture Gernika. Telling the story of a Basque town bombed by the Nazis in support of Franco's forces The Backwoods director Serra is working on a much broader canvas here than on his debut and with the release of the first teaser we know have our first look at the results. James Darcy and Maria Valverde anchor the international cast in a film that appears to adopt the time worn tradition of telling a smaller, more intimate story against the backdrop of larger events and to do it very well. Production values are fantastic and while this is very much just a...
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- 4/19/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Director Koldo Serra greets me with a plate of cookies. This is the first indication that the set of Gernika is not perhaps typical of the usual Spanish Civil War dramas. But this isn't surprising; Serra's first feature film The Backwoods put a new spin on the traditional rural thriller. Serra's friendly and relaxed manner belies his talent for taking challenging material and making it into something unexpected, and I expect his new film will be no different. I visited the set last week in Bilbao, and was able to take some photos. The film has a Facebook page, and more photos (some of which are below, you can tell, as they are much better than mine) can be found there....
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- 6/15/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Mark Hartley is an Australian filmmaker best known for the hugely entertaining look at the raucous and imaginative 70s and 80s new wave of cinema from his home country in documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
He’s remade one of those films from that era (the 1978 psychokinetic –tinged horror film Patrick) and we recently spoke to the director about his past work and the decision to use this project as a springboard for launching his narrative career.
HeyUGuys: Patrick is a little reminiscent of the new version of Maniac in the respect that it doesn’t feel like an out-and-out remake.
Mark Hartley: It’s kinda interesting with remakes. We wanted to be respectful [to the previous film] but obviously we didn’t want to make the same film again and we never felt like we were remaking someone’s film during the shoot. Hopefully that comes across in the execution.
He’s remade one of those films from that era (the 1978 psychokinetic –tinged horror film Patrick) and we recently spoke to the director about his past work and the decision to use this project as a springboard for launching his narrative career.
HeyUGuys: Patrick is a little reminiscent of the new version of Maniac in the respect that it doesn’t feel like an out-and-out remake.
Mark Hartley: It’s kinda interesting with remakes. We wanted to be respectful [to the previous film] but obviously we didn’t want to make the same film again and we never felt like we were remaking someone’s film during the shoot. Hopefully that comes across in the execution.
- 8/11/2014
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Earlier this week we pointed you to some groovy horror stickers by Diy monster maker Sabrina Parolin, and today we've found even more wicked-cool stickers and prints from another Canadian artist, Trevor Henderson. Henderson's Etsy shop is packed with his “Feature Creature” designs, which include acrylic originals, prints and sticker sets depicting a rogue's gallery of movie monsters and other creepy creations. The artwork is rendered in a surreal, offbeat and colorful style that would look awesome framed on any horror fan's wall (or anywhere else you feel like sticking it). Many classic characters can be found here – including Stripe from Gremlins, the dog-thing from The Thing, Belial from Basket Case, the 1958 version of The Fly, Dr. Phibes, Cropsey from The Burning, the Blind Dead Templar zombies and Gunther from The Funhouse – plus more offbeat subjects like the demon cat from Hausu, a melting hobo from Street Trash, the invader...
- 11/23/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
With Halloween in the air, we thought it would be fun to reach out to the horror genre's biggest and brightest stars - both legends in the industry and up-and-coming superstars - to ask them two quick questions: What's your biggest fear, and what's your favorite scary movie? Read on for the results!
Some of the results will make you laugh. Some will make you shiver... and some, well some are just too funny for words. Sit back and get ready to hear from the likes of Anne Rice, John Carpenter, Robert Englund, the "Ghost Adventures" crew, cast members from "The Walking Dead," George A. Romero, and many - Many - more. Who knows? You may even find some new movies you should check out or at least revisit.
Let the scares begin!
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Jace Anderson
Writer - The Toolbox Murders (2004), Schism, Night of the Demons (2009), Mother of Tears
1) I...
Some of the results will make you laugh. Some will make you shiver... and some, well some are just too funny for words. Sit back and get ready to hear from the likes of Anne Rice, John Carpenter, Robert Englund, the "Ghost Adventures" crew, cast members from "The Walking Dead," George A. Romero, and many - Many - more. Who knows? You may even find some new movies you should check out or at least revisit.
Let the scares begin!
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Jace Anderson
Writer - The Toolbox Murders (2004), Schism, Night of the Demons (2009), Mother of Tears
1) I...
- 10/30/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
October is finally upon us, and that means it's time to dig into our favorite Halloween mood music – whether it's horror movie soundtracks, spooky-themed bands or dark soundscapes – to add that extra something to your homemade haunt, costume party, game night, movie night, or whatever keeps your Jack O' Lantern lit. Depending on your taste, just about anything we've covered here in our music reviews would fit the bill – but as a confessed soundtrack junkie, nothing gets me in the spirit better than the vintage vibe of classic horror scores. That includes original soundtrack albums, of course, but there are also some electronic and prog-rock artists out there who harness that same vibe for their own works, offering a new spin on old school. I was recently introduced to an electronic musician who not only pays creative tribute to those classic movie grooves, but has found creative and fun ways...
- 10/1/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
The manufacturers of Fang Floss™ introduce you to Wolf Wear™!
Castle FM (September 23rd, 2012) – Following the success of Fang Floss™, Famous Monsters has created this fangtastic fashion statement! Emerging from deep within the bowels of our underground laboratory, we present you with this winter’s most forward-thinking holiday gift: Wolf Wear™.
Inspired by the modern classic that is “yoga pants,” Wolf Wear™ will satisfy your every carnal need this full moon. Is your Uncle Cal a little too interested in Little Red Riding Hood? Does your boyfriend’s grin look extra wolfish? Does your mother have the lycanthropy wiki page bookmarked? Are you finding hair in all the wrong places? Do you howl in your sleep? We at Castle FM know that becoming a werewolf is like “Puberty: Part Deux”, and we’re here to help.
Killing loved ones is embarrassing enough, why not do it in style? With the...
Castle FM (September 23rd, 2012) – Following the success of Fang Floss™, Famous Monsters has created this fangtastic fashion statement! Emerging from deep within the bowels of our underground laboratory, we present you with this winter’s most forward-thinking holiday gift: Wolf Wear™.
Inspired by the modern classic that is “yoga pants,” Wolf Wear™ will satisfy your every carnal need this full moon. Is your Uncle Cal a little too interested in Little Red Riding Hood? Does your boyfriend’s grin look extra wolfish? Does your mother have the lycanthropy wiki page bookmarked? Are you finding hair in all the wrong places? Do you howl in your sleep? We at Castle FM know that becoming a werewolf is like “Puberty: Part Deux”, and we’re here to help.
Killing loved ones is embarrassing enough, why not do it in style? With the...
- 9/24/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Last year we ran a schedule of every TV/Cable network schedule we could find that could be construed as Horror or Halloween related for the month of October. Let’s just say it proved useful for our readers and even for our staff when they were looking to find something to watch, wanted to program their DVR’s or didn’t want to miss out on some great “live” Horror. Isn’t there something about having a movie fed to you on TV as opposed to watching it on Blu-ray or DVD or streaming? We may not like commercials, but the randomness that you can associate with a TV program itinerary is novel. It removes a little bit of control from the audience who is all to concerned with being in control these days (just look at the reasons behind publishing a piece like this).
So here’s the 2013 Halloween Seasonal TV Preview,...
So here’s the 2013 Halloween Seasonal TV Preview,...
- 9/19/2013
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
One of Pablo Picasso's most famous works is 'Guernica,' a painting about a town of the same name that was bombed by the Nazis during the Spanish Civil War. Now the story of that tragedy is being brought to the screen by director Koldo Serra (The Backwoods).According to an article in Spanish newspaper El País, the story will centre on two American journalists covering the war. While not the worst of bombings by outsiders, it is the most famous, largely because of Picasso's painting. No doubt there is a great potential audience, not only amongst Serra's fans, but also among art fans who know little about the story behind the painting. It's been a while since Serra's work has been seen on the big screen. His...
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- 2/15/2013
- Screen Anarchy
While a number of ideas where thrown around for a third Dr. Phibes film, unfortunately, none of them got to see the light of day. Thanks to Strange Kids Club, we get to see The Bride of Dr. Phibes in the latest offering from their “What If?” sequel poster series:
Based on an unproduced script for a sequel to Dr. Phibes Rises Again, this latest print was brought to life by reknowned illustrator and designer Graham Humphreys, the artist responsible for such classic horror movie posters as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead and The Pack (La Meute)!
Synopsis: “When Victoria’s body is stolen by a Satanic society called the Institute for Psychic Phenomena, Phibes returns in a bloody quest to recover her.”
For more details on the poster or to pick it up for yourself, visit:
http://strangekidsclub.bigcartel.com/product/the-bride-of-dr-phibes...
Based on an unproduced script for a sequel to Dr. Phibes Rises Again, this latest print was brought to life by reknowned illustrator and designer Graham Humphreys, the artist responsible for such classic horror movie posters as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead and The Pack (La Meute)!
Synopsis: “When Victoria’s body is stolen by a Satanic society called the Institute for Psychic Phenomena, Phibes returns in a bloody quest to recover her.”
For more details on the poster or to pick it up for yourself, visit:
http://strangekidsclub.bigcartel.com/product/the-bride-of-dr-phibes...
- 12/1/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Gena Rowlands in John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence A Woman Under The Influence Review Pt.1 Eventually, Mabel's eccentricities — her chattiness, her nervous ticks, her habit of talking to herself — are seen as severe mental problems. Nick's mother (Katherine Cassavetes, the filmmaker's real-life mother), fearing for the safety of her son and grandchildren, wants Mabel sent to a mental institution. Nick eventually acquiesces and has his wife committed for several months. When Mabel returns, she's a mere shadow of the woman she used to be. Gone are her chattiness, her eccentricities — and her personality. In his own inarticulate, boorish manner, Nick tries to get his wife to return to the way she used to be. Throughout it all, Gena Rowlands telegraphs her encroaching madness by proportionally increasing her number of ticks, grimaces, and half-smiles. (Rowlands and John Cassavetes should have taken a good look at Ingmar Bergman's Through...
- 12/8/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Anyone who saw the Late Night Grindhouse screening of Hobo With A Shotgun at The Hi-Pointe Theater a couple of weeks ago saw the big-screen premiere of the trailer for Bloodfest Club that played before the feature. Bloodfest Club exists at this time only as a trailer, but the filmmakers are hoping the positive buzz the trailer is generating will help raise money to finance a feature-length version of the film. Bloodfest Club will be the second film from the writing team of Oscar Madrid and Jim Ousley. Their first, Hooch & Daddy-o, was an award-winning mock documentary (available on Netflix). about a fictional 80′s cop show directed in 2005 by Donna Northcott (who directed the recent Abominable Dr. Phibes stage show that was part of Vincentennial). Bloodfest Club will mark the directorial debut of Madrid and stars writer Ousley as Sonny Kane, a slow-witted, Chuck Norris-obsessed janitor at a High...
- 6/20/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Spanish director Koldo Serra received a lot of love in these pages with his debut film, The Backwoods. A dark thriller starring Gary Oldman and Paddy Considine the film was dumped to DVD and left largely unsupported in North America but it made fans of us here and while Serra has kept busy in television since we've been waiting for his return to features.And here it is. Perros Muertos - literally Dead Dogs - is an upcoming Spanish language horror picture from Serra. Early on I was told that - true to the title - there were zombie dogs in the film somewhere but what we get in the freshly released trailer is children. A bunch of 'em. And they don't look happy.Check the...
- 4/5/2011
- Screen Anarchy
According to DC, Koldo Serra's Dead Perros is like "From Dusk Till Dawn meets Spanish B movies -- especially the 70s-80s sub-genre of "quinqui" movies, featuring mop-haired, drug-addled criminals, still only in their teens." Sounds cool, but unfortunately we're not seeing that in the film's first teaser trailer. There's more spaghetti western going on here I think.
Synopsis:
"Perros" has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil.
You can watch the teaser trailer here...
Synopsis:
"Perros" has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil.
You can watch the teaser trailer here...
- 4/5/2011
- QuietEarth.us
More coming in from Koldo Serra's Dead Perros (aka Perros Muertos), and it's not just a couple of quick announcements or minor updates. We're talking eye candy and a trailer, folks! Just in time for lunch!
Serra co-wrote Perros with Carlos Garcia Miranda, who penned smash hit TV skein "El Internado". It stars Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva. Nava said Perros plays like From Dusk Till Dawn meets Spanish B-movies -- especially the 70s-80s sub-genre of "quinqui" movies, featuring mop-haired, drug-addled criminals, still only in their teens. According to Nava, the budget is around E4 million ($5.6 million).
Dig on the plot crunch -- Perros has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil.
Serra co-wrote Perros with Carlos Garcia Miranda, who penned smash hit TV skein "El Internado". It stars Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva. Nava said Perros plays like From Dusk Till Dawn meets Spanish B-movies -- especially the 70s-80s sub-genre of "quinqui" movies, featuring mop-haired, drug-addled criminals, still only in their teens. According to Nava, the budget is around E4 million ($5.6 million).
Dig on the plot crunch -- Perros has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil.
- 4/5/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It's been a while since we've heard anything on Koldo Serra's Spanish zombie production Dead Dogs (aka Perros Muertos ). In this case, silence has been a good thing, as Serra has been busy getting this puppy finished. Today yields two things: A poster and a trailer, courtesy of our pals across the pond, Aullidos. Serra previously helmed The Backwoods with Gary Oldman. Here, he tackles a story about a small-time juvenile gangster, Cocacolo, who flees south with his gang after a Barcelona bank heist. Double-crossed and abandoned in the middle of nowhere, he join forces with a Spanish family to battle a zombie outbreak, sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil. Watch the teaser right here!
- 4/5/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Lots of 70s haunted house movies were watched before Insidious went into production, it seems. It helps, too, says Ron in his review...
On the surface, the Lambert family has it all. Father, Josh (Patrick Wilson), is a successful teacher; mother, Renai (Rose Byrne), is a songwriter. They have three children and have just moved into a large old house. Things are going great, except for a few little problems. Dalton (Ty Simpkins) is exploring the attic when he falls, bumps his head, and slips into a coma the following day, despite not having any serious injuries. As if that wasn't bad enough, Renai keeps seeing demons and ghosts in their house. And I thought termites were the worst thing you could find in a house you just bought!
There's a family move to a new house, but as it turns out, the Lamberts' problems don't stay at the old residence.
On the surface, the Lambert family has it all. Father, Josh (Patrick Wilson), is a successful teacher; mother, Renai (Rose Byrne), is a songwriter. They have three children and have just moved into a large old house. Things are going great, except for a few little problems. Dalton (Ty Simpkins) is exploring the attic when he falls, bumps his head, and slips into a coma the following day, despite not having any serious injuries. As if that wasn't bad enough, Renai keeps seeing demons and ghosts in their house. And I thought termites were the worst thing you could find in a house you just bought!
There's a family move to a new house, but as it turns out, the Lamberts' problems don't stay at the old residence.
- 4/4/2011
- Den of Geek
Dread Central recently had an opportunity to chat with actor Brendan Parry Kaufmann about the Australian film industry and particularly Aussie horror. Brendan's resume lists his performance skills as ranging from firearms handler to improvisation, comedy, and hosting along with voiceover talents and stage combat.
I can say it was one of the more interesting and amusing interviews I've done in some time!
El: Thank you for taking time to talk with us, Brendan. First off, how about a bit on you and your acting background?
Bpk: Thank you, Elaine – and thank you to all of your readers, who've supported Australian films with their patronage.
I came to acting reasonably recently, and a little later in life. I was originally a musician, though I had done a bit of theatre here and there. I've done a couple of feature films, some television, theatre, and many, many short and experimental films.
I can say it was one of the more interesting and amusing interviews I've done in some time!
El: Thank you for taking time to talk with us, Brendan. First off, how about a bit on you and your acting background?
Bpk: Thank you, Elaine – and thank you to all of your readers, who've supported Australian films with their patronage.
I came to acting reasonably recently, and a little later in life. I was originally a musician, though I had done a bit of theatre here and there. I've done a couple of feature films, some television, theatre, and many, many short and experimental films.
- 1/8/2011
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
One of the more unsung Spanish chillers to appear in recent years was Backwoods, from director Koldo Serra and starring Gary Oldman. Now Serra’s taking another crack at the genre, helming the zombie opus Dead Perros (Dead Dogs or Perros Muertos).
Serra (pictured) will do the film for executive producer Antonia Nava (Backwoods, Fragile and The Machinist) and her Nava Ent., along with Telespan 2000 and Sakaya Producciones. Serra also scripted the $5.6-million movie with Carlos Garcia Miranda, and Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva will star as Cocacolo, leader of a group of young gangsters who flee Barcelona after pulling off a bank heist. When his gang double-crosses and abandons him, he winds up in a rural town that falls under attack by ghouls (spawned when the locals drink tainted rapeseed oil) and teams with a family to fight them off. The film “includes Andalusian and Catalan touches, but the concept is entirely universal,...
Serra (pictured) will do the film for executive producer Antonia Nava (Backwoods, Fragile and The Machinist) and her Nava Ent., along with Telespan 2000 and Sakaya Producciones. Serra also scripted the $5.6-million movie with Carlos Garcia Miranda, and Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva will star as Cocacolo, leader of a group of young gangsters who flee Barcelona after pulling off a bank heist. When his gang double-crosses and abandons him, he winds up in a rural town that falls under attack by ghouls (spawned when the locals drink tainted rapeseed oil) and teams with a family to fight them off. The film “includes Andalusian and Catalan touches, but the concept is entirely universal,...
- 11/18/2010
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Although real time horror '[Rec]' ultimately moved (and was brilliantly twisted) from zombie territory into demonic possession by the arrival of '[Rec] 2' there's still hope of a true Spanish zombie flick coming to fruition. It's been a while since anythings been heard from the 'Perros Muerto' (Aka 'Dead Perros') camp, but it appears that producer Antonia Nava has signed up with Telespan 2000 and director Koldo Serra ('Bosque de sombras') is on board to direct. The good news couldn't have come sooner as the project had already missed it's planned October shoot. Spanish actor Hugo Silva ('The Sandman', 'Agallas', 'To Hell with the Ugly') is set to star alongside the dead....
- 11/17/2010
- Horror Asylum
Antonia Nava has signed on to produce Koldo Serra's zombie flick Dead Perros. Set to star is Hugo Silva, a TV "heartthrob" who is making the move to features. Nava describes the film as From Dusk til Dawn meets Spanish B movies. Hit the jump for more. According to Variety, the plot follows "a small-time juvenile gangster, Cocacolo, who flees south with his gang after a Barcelona bank heist. Double-crossed and abandoned in the middle of nowhere, he join forces with a Spanish family to battle a zombie outbreak, sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil."...
- 11/16/2010
- FEARnet
We first told you about Dead Perros (aka Perros Muertos) way back in February, and after nearly a year of silence there's finally an update to be had, albeit a small one.
According to Variety Spanish producer Antonia Nava has inked with Telespan 2000 to produce zombie actioner Dead Perros, to be helmed by Koldo Serra (pictured right; Backwoods).
Serra co-wrote Perros with Carlos Garcia Miranda, who penned smash hit TV skein "El Internado". It will star Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva. Nava said Perros plays like From Dusk Till Dawn meets Spanish B movies -- especially the 70s-80s sub-genre of "quinqui" movies, featuring mop-haired, drug-addled criminals, still only in their teens. According to Nava, budget is around E4 million ($5.6 million).
Dig on the plot crunch -- "Perros" has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The...
According to Variety Spanish producer Antonia Nava has inked with Telespan 2000 to produce zombie actioner Dead Perros, to be helmed by Koldo Serra (pictured right; Backwoods).
Serra co-wrote Perros with Carlos Garcia Miranda, who penned smash hit TV skein "El Internado". It will star Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva. Nava said Perros plays like From Dusk Till Dawn meets Spanish B movies -- especially the 70s-80s sub-genre of "quinqui" movies, featuring mop-haired, drug-addled criminals, still only in their teens. According to Nava, budget is around E4 million ($5.6 million).
Dig on the plot crunch -- "Perros" has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The...
- 11/16/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It was announced that Spanish producer Antonia Nava has inked with Telespan 2000 to produce zombie actioner Dead Perros, to be helmed by Koldo Serra (Backwoods). In Perros, a small-time juvenile gangster, Cocacolo, flees south with his gang after a Barcelona bank heist. Double-crossed and abandoned in the middle of nowhere, he join forces with a Spanish family to battle a zombie outbreak, sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil. Serra co-wrote Perros with Carlos Garcia Miranda, who penned smash hit TV skein El Internado. It will star Spanish heartthrob Hugo Silva. Nava said Perros plays like From Dusk Till Dawn meets Spanish B movies -- especially the 70s-80s sub-genre of "quinqui" movies, featuring mop-haired, drug-addled criminals, still only in their teens. According to Nava, budget is around E4 million ($5.6 million).
- 11/16/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
You can now refer to Julianne Moore as cinema's Queen of Dystopia. After taking some pretty rough turns in Children of Men and Blindness, she'll now pair with Kirsten Stewart on hubby Bart Freundlich's Backwoods, which should not be confused as a U.S remake of Koldo Serra's The Backwoods starring Gary Oldman. - You can now refer to Julianne Moore as cinema's Queen of Dystopia. After taking some pretty rough turns in Children of Men and Blindness, she'll now pair with Kirsten Stewart on hubby Bart Freundlich's Backwoods, which should not be confused as a U.S remake of Koldo Serra's The Backwoods starring Gary Oldman. THR's blog mentions that this concerns the end of the world - nothing close to the subject matters that we'd find in Freundlich's filmography. He last directed The Rebound (Rom Com starring Catherine Zeta-Jones) which was filmed in 2009 and has failed to find distribution.
- 3/16/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Yeah, I’m one of those immature idiots who giggles every time I see the word rapeseed listed on the ingredients of something. It’s really just a form of canola oil that contains all the good-for-your-body omega fatty acids. Apparently in Koldo Serra’s new film Perros Muertos (Dead Dogs), rapeseed oil is a catalyst for a zombie outbreak. Cocacolo is a petty criminal who robs a bank and then flees south. At the same time a family is leaving Northern Spain for the holidays. The group ends up meeting and banding together against a group of zombies that have arisen due to [...]
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- 2/13/2010
- by Alison
- Screamstress.com
As far as we're concerned, you can never have too many zombies movies. Except of course for the really low-budget ones where the dead consist of nothing more than people in pale make-up who've been splashed with stage blood. Yeah, you can keep those, thanks.
Variety reports that Backwoods director Koldo Serra (pictured right) will be at the helm for Perros Muertos (translated Dead Dogs), the latest foreign outing with flesheaters for Antonia Nava and Sagrario Santorum's Nava Entertainment.
Dig on the plot crunch -- "Perros" has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil.
Yeah, dude. You may wanna avoid rapeseed. That shit can't possibly be good for you. Perros Muertos begins shooting in October.
Variety reports that Backwoods director Koldo Serra (pictured right) will be at the helm for Perros Muertos (translated Dead Dogs), the latest foreign outing with flesheaters for Antonia Nava and Sagrario Santorum's Nava Entertainment.
Dig on the plot crunch -- "Perros" has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil.
Yeah, dude. You may wanna avoid rapeseed. That shit can't possibly be good for you. Perros Muertos begins shooting in October.
- 2/13/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Another criminal vs zombies movie is on the horizon as Antonia Nava and Sagrario Santorum's Nava Entertainment will produce zombie actioner Perros Muertos (Dead Dogs), directed by Koldo Serra (Backwoods). Perros has a petty criminal, Cocacolo, pulling a Barcelona bank job and fleeing south, just as a family leaves Northern Spain for holidays. The motley group join together in the Spanish countryside to battle a zombie outbreak sparked by the locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil. The themes are very similar to that of the French bloodfest The Horde, which fails because you need your lead characters to be likable. Hopefully Perros takes note. Shooting commences in October. Nava has a rich history formerly as he headed international co-productions at Barcelona's Filmax, producing Brad Anderson's The Machinist and Transsiberian, Jaume Balaguero's Fragile and Backwoods.
- 2/12/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Zombies are about to run amok overseas. Koldo Serra is getting behind the camera for Perros Muertos ( Dead Dogs ), an undead actioner that puts a unique spin on its zombie origins. According to Variety, the story follows a criminal on the run who joins a family leaving for the holidays. They wind up in a fight for their lives against an undead menace that stems from the "locals' consumption of adulterated rapeseed oil." Nava Entertainment will produce. Serra directed the 2008 Straw Dogs -esque The Backwoods with Gary Oldman. The film, while flawed in story, showed promise in Serra's vision.
- 2/12/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
It is fast approaching that unique portion of the year when all true matters arcane and diabolical are given the festive treatment, as Halloween prompts folks to deploy their broomsticks for something other than sweeping up after the household pet. Although we have recently seen cinematic quotas of the supernatural gobbled up by vampire and zombie flicks, it would be remiss to overlook the genuine chills instilled by the most successful exponents of the ghost movie genre. So here are ten of the scariest ghost movies to put the frighteners on us poor, trembling cinema-goers.
10. Dark Water (2002)
Leaky plumbing becomes an unlikely source of spine-tingling terror in this J-Horror offering from director Hideo Nakata, the man who had previously attached creepy connotations onto video cassettes and cold-calling in the first two Ringu films. Sharing some narrative ground with his earlier horror hits, Dark Water finds Nakata once again casting a...
10. Dark Water (2002)
Leaky plumbing becomes an unlikely source of spine-tingling terror in this J-Horror offering from director Hideo Nakata, the man who had previously attached creepy connotations onto video cassettes and cold-calling in the first two Ringu films. Sharing some narrative ground with his earlier horror hits, Dark Water finds Nakata once again casting a...
- 10/12/2009
- by Paul Martin
- Movie-moron.com
With a new English (originally it was called ‘Underground’) title under its belt, a first trailer has surfaced for Tinieblas Gonzalez's upcoming Spanish horror Asd: Alma Sin Dueno (aka 'A Soul Disowned'), and it's all looking very promising so far. His feature film debut, Gonzalez earlier works include a series of shorts and a gothic adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven Nevermore.' Written by Gonzalez, Koldo Serra (Backwoods) and Txabier Alastruey, Asd is set in a labyrinth of subway tunnels and although it’s a Spanish production, the movie is actually being shot in English with Brendan Coughlin, Francia Raisa, Doug Haley and Deance Wyatt starring. Still in post production, the pic is due out in the new year.
- 12/3/2008
- 24framespersecond.net
With a new English (originally it was called ‘Underground’) title under its belt, a first trailer has surfaced for Tinieblas Gonzalez's upcoming Spanish horror Asd: Alma Sin Dueno (aka 'A Soul Disowned'), and it's all looking very promising so far. His feature film debut, Gonzalez earlier works include a series of shorts and a gothic adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven Nevermore.' Written by Gonzalez, Koldo Serra (Backwoods) and Txabier Alastruey, Asd is set in a labyrinth of subway tunnels and although it’s a Spanish production, the movie is actually being shot in English with Brendan Coughlin, Francia Raisa, Doug Haley and Deance Wyatt starring. Still in post production, the pic is due out in the new year.
- 12/3/2008
- 24framespersecond.net
One of the ways we assemble the Fantastic Fest roster is by attending other film festivals all around the world (what, do think these films just show up on our doorstep?). Cannes, Berlin, Pifan, Fantasia, Sundance, you name it, we've been there. Like a lot of other filmmakers and festival programmers and attendees, we love to go see new movies, but if we're in a new city then we also want to sample the goods of wherever we happen to be. We want to try local food, buy at local shops and return home with our bags (and stomachs) stuffed with crap that we couldn't find back home.
As you locals well know, Austin is one of those "You want it, we got it" kinda towns, filled with shops and restaurants unlike any to be found in New York, L.A. or any other major city is this big, wide world of ours.
As you locals well know, Austin is one of those "You want it, we got it" kinda towns, filled with shops and restaurants unlike any to be found in New York, L.A. or any other major city is this big, wide world of ours.
- 9/13/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tim League)
- FantasticFest.com
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