John Hopewell

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International Features Editor at Variety

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‘The Boss’ Team – Francella, Cohn, Duprat – Drop International Trailer for ‘Homo Argentum’ (EXCLUSIVE)

1 week ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

CUENCA, Spain — Guillermo Francella, Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat, star and directors of Disney+/Star+ smash hit “The Boss,” have dropped a first packed quickfire international trailer of anthology movie “Homo Argentum,” their new collaboration and one of a select number of Argentine titles bidding fair this year to make substantial box office in Argentina and break out abroad. “Homo Argentum” will hit cinema theaters in Argentina on Aug.
‘Told by Women’ Gets Even More Ambitious Second Season, Re-Teaming ‘Turn of the Tide’ Producer Ukbar and Portuguese Pubcaster RTP

1 week ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

CUENCA, Spain — Portugal’s “Told by Women” (“Contado por Mulheres”), an ambitious anthology of TV movies all made by first-time women filmmakers, is set for a Season 2 which raises the ante including 20 new titles as compared to the original’s 10 films.
Netflix Spain at 10: Having Changed the Global Perception of Spanish Content, Netflix Ups the Ante on Investment, Ambition and Throws One Hell of a Party

1 week ago | variety.com | John Hopewell |Jamie Lang

How is Netflix celebrating its 10th anniversary in Spain? By turning up the heat in investment and production values and throwing a hell of a big party. On June 10, Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO, announced in a wide-ranging if brief speech at a Madrid press presentation that the U.S. streamer will invest over €1 billion ($1.14 billion) in Spain over 2025-28. That figure is a shade up on Mexico, where Netflix pledged this February $1 billion for series and films over 2025-28.
Key Latin America Animation Titles to Come Under the Spotlight at Annecy-MIFA’s La Liga Focus

2 weeks ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

“Baptism,” directed by Oscar-nominated Hugo Covarrubias, “Carmín,” from Mexican mural and animation artists Los Calladitos and Brazil’s “Pipa and Snail,” an ode to imagination will all be highlighted at this year’s La Liga Focus, Annecy-MIFA’s popular Latin American spotlight. Selecting many of the most exciting and highest-quality titles from Latin America, the Focus will underscore the breadth and vibrancy of the region’s animation output, plus current artistic and market trends.
Netflix Commits to Invest Over $1.2 Billion in Spain Over 2025-28

2 weeks ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

Netflix announced Tuesday that it will invest over €1 billion ($1.14 billion) in Spain over 2025-28. The commitment was made by Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO, whose wide-ranging if brief speech at a press conference Tuesday in Spain, held to mark Netflix’s first 10 years in the country.
Climate Change Hell, Military Coups, Big Industry Pollution, Fractured Families: Guadalajara Gives a Bracing Latin American Take on World Collapse

2 weeks ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

The Zeitgeist weighs heavily on this year’s Guadalajara Construye, the top Mexican fest’s pics-in-post showcase, one of the its industry centerpieces, now in its 19th edition. “Here Be Dragons,” by the Sundance selected Iria Gómez Concheiro (“The Cinema Hold Up”) takes place after a military coup, confronts “a culture of fear,” she says.
Guadalajara Highlights Hits, Notable Debuts Among Recent Spanish, Portuguese-Language Movies, Plus a Film About a ‘Hell of Naked Depravity’

2 weeks ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

José María Cravioto’s “Cars, Pot & Rock ’N’ Roll: The Legend of the Mexican Woodstock” and Victoria Franco’s “Twelve Moons” feature in the Mezcal Mexican competition at this year’s Guadalajara Film Festival. Its other main competition, focusing on Ibero-American fiction movies and doc features, takes in two of the biggest hits this year from Spain, Portugal and Latin America: Brazilian Gabriel Mascaró’s “The Blue Trail” and Spaniard Eva Libertad’s “Deaf,” both big hits at Berlin.
Filmax Swoops on ‘Jasmine & Jambo,’ the Feature Spin-Off From the Multi-Prized and Robustly Sold Catalan Animation Series (EXCLUSIVE)

3 weeks ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

Barcelona-based studio Filmax has swooped on sales rights to animated musical feature “Jasmine & Jambo,” the anticipated movie spin-off from one of the most successful of recent animated Catalan TV series, whose Seasons 1 and 2 scored the Quirino Awards for best animation in 2023 and 2024. Filmax will also handle distribution of the animated theatrical feature in Spain. The deal is announced in the run-up to Annecy’s 40th MIFA Market, running June 10-13.
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival Unveils Plans for a Cité du Court Emerging Talent Hub

4 weeks ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

Over the past five decades, France’s Clermont-Ferrand fest has honed a reputation as the best-known short film festival in the world. Now Clermont Ferrand is looking to set that in stone. TheSauve Qui Peut le Court Métrage association, which organizes the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, has won a project management competition to create a Cité du Court, renovating and extending its own current Jetée, home.
Spanish Mart-Meet Iberseries & Platino Industria Looks to Europe, Aims to Boost Spanish-Language International Distribution

1 month ago | variety.com | John Hopewell

Set to deliver a masterclass this Wednesday at Brazil’s mega creativity event Rio2C, Iberseries & Platino Industria co-director Samuel Castro has doubled down on the major new strategic directions this annual conference, forum and market is taking in 2025: Europe and international distribution.

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