Ventana Sur: Argentina's Magma Cine Boards Jorge Navas' Musical Action Movie 'Buenaventura Mon Amour' (EXCLUSIVE) by John Hopewell

Buenos Aires’ Magma Cine, a pioneering company on the pan-Latin American co-production scene, has boarded Jorge Navas’ musical action movie "Buenaventura Mon Amour," adding furth…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:59am on December 3, 2016☆⚑

Tom Espinoza Unveils 'Harpoon,' Readies Disney-Inspired 'You Won't Grow Up' by John Hopewell

Unveiling a rough-cut of his buzzed-up feature debut "Arpón" (Harpoon) at Ventana Sur, Caracas-born Tom Espinoza is developing his second directorial outing, "No crecerás" ("You Won't …

SOURCE: Variety at 5:41am on November 30, 2016☆⚑

HBO Launches in Spain, Adds Content from Disney, Nickelodeon by John Hopewell

MADRID – HBO España, HBO’s video streaming service for Spain, launched on Monday, offering not only its most popular shows such as "Game of Thrones" but also content from reno…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:25pm on November 28, 2016☆⚑

'La La Land' Comes to Morelia Fest as it Hosts Top Festival Winners and Demian Bichir's Helming Debut by John Hopewell

World-class festival winners are bowing at the 14th Morelia Int'l Film Festival, including Damian Chazelle's Oscar-buzzworthy "La La Land," Nate Parker's controversial Sundance hit "Birth of…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:32pm on October 18, 2016☆⚑

Mipcom: Disney-ABC's Ben Sherwood on Local Production and the Unifying Power of Storytelling by John Hopewell

CANNES, France – Where will Ben Sherwood take Disney-ABC TV?  One answer: abroad. Another: further into the digital realm. Sherwood, co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and preside…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:46am on October 18, 2016☆⚑

Disney's ABC Studios International Eyes Production Around the Globe by John Hopewell

CANNES, France — Disney's ABC Studios International looks set to drive significantly more into local production outside the U.S. as it seeks to leverage the distribution muscle of Disn…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:13am on October 17, 2016☆⚑

San Sebastian: Disney, Santiago Segura, FilmSharks, Está Por Venir Team On 'Legends' (EXCLUSIVE) by John Hopewell

SAN SEBASTIAN — Santiago Segura, a driving force of Spanish comedy, is teaming via Bowfinger Int. Pictures with Argentina's Está Por Venir on "Casi leyendas" ("Almost Legends"), a c…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:19am on September 22, 2016☆⚑

Venice: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle Talk 'La La Land' on the Lido by John Hopewell

At the Venice Film Festival Wednesday, "La La Land" star Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle talked about Ryan Gosling, delivering a modern take on old-fashioned musical, chasing your dr…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:34am on August 31, 2016☆⚑

Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land' Wow Venice by John Hopewell

VENICE " Stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone  and director Damien Chapelle wowed the Venice Festival Wednesday morning with "La La Land" – and it took just 10 minutes. And the Venice rec…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:03am on August 31, 2016☆⚑

D'Arcy, Davenport, Valverde Star in 'Gernika' by John Hopewell

MADRID " James D'Arcy ("Master and Commander," "Cloud Atlas"), Jack Davenport ("Pirates of the Caribbean") and Maria Valverde ("Exodus") star in "Gernika," a love story set against the infam…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:45am on June 25, 2015☆⚑

Calle Luna Unveils 'Shakespeare' at Ventana Sur, Takes 'Offering' by John Hopewell

BUENOS AIRES " Launching Colombia's first world sales operation for movies " in a country where films are hard put to recoup from domestic " Colombia's Calle Luna Producciones, a Bogota-base…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:23pm on December 1, 2014☆⚑

Delayed 'Evita' Pushes Ahead For January Shoot (EXCLUSIVE) by John Hopewell

"Evita," Pablo Aguero's long-gestating pic about the strange but true 25-year odyssey of the corpse of former Argentine First Lady Evita Peron, is set to start principal photography in Janua…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:34pm on November 24, 2014☆⚑

Venice: Al Pacino's 'The Humbling' Scores Major Sales (EXCLUSIVE) by John Hopewell

Top major territory distribs count among pre-sales struck by Millennium on Barry Levinson's Al Pacino-starrer "The Humbling." France's Metropolitan Film Export, Italy's Ambi, Lionsgate U.K.,…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:25pm on August 30, 2014☆⚑

Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard Roll on 'Macbeth' by John Hopewell

BERLIN " Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard (pictured), See-Saw Films' production "Macbeth" commenced principal photography in Scotland, Studiocanal and Film Four announced Thu…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:00am on February 6, 2014☆⚑