A Locarno world premiere this August, “Rita,” the directorial debut of Spanish star Paz Vega, has clinched first key market sales, rolling off the American Film Market.
Sales company Filmax has closed the U.K. and Ireland with Signature Entertainment, whose recent and upcoming releases include “The New Boy,” “Unicorns” and Viggo Mortensen’s “The Dead Don’t Hurt.”
In a separate deal, BookMy Show has closed rights to India. Filmax head of international Ivan Díaz expects to close other deals, he said.
The first sales news comes as “Rita”is fast becoming a fest favourite, playing Chicago for its U.S. premiere, Valladolid for its domestic Spanish bow, and now Tallinn, Seville and Huelva festivals.
Also written by Vega, and based on her own childhood in Triana, Sevilla – “Apart from the domestic violence, everything else that happens to Rita I’ve experienced,” Vega has told Variety – “Rita” weighs in as...
Sales company Filmax has closed the U.K. and Ireland with Signature Entertainment, whose recent and upcoming releases include “The New Boy,” “Unicorns” and Viggo Mortensen’s “The Dead Don’t Hurt.”
In a separate deal, BookMy Show has closed rights to India. Filmax head of international Ivan Díaz expects to close other deals, he said.
The first sales news comes as “Rita”is fast becoming a fest favourite, playing Chicago for its U.S. premiere, Valladolid for its domestic Spanish bow, and now Tallinn, Seville and Huelva festivals.
Also written by Vega, and based on her own childhood in Triana, Sevilla – “Apart from the domestic violence, everything else that happens to Rita I’ve experienced,” Vega has told Variety – “Rita” weighs in as...
- 11/10/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish actress and director Paz Vega (Spanglish, Sex and Lucia, Rambo: Last Blood, The Oa, Netflix heist drama Kaleidoscope), who wrote and stepped behind the camera for her directorial debut Rita, which world premiered during the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival this summer, enjoys writing and directing, adding another layer to her creative endeavors. And she thinks more actors should feel empowered to direct.
She made the comments during a Tuesday keynote interview at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference and market in Madrid that was titled “Changing Roles: Paz Vega and Her Transition From the Art of Acting to the Art of Directing.” She recently said in a THR interview that Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola, and Federico Fellini were among her role models.
Vega wrote, directed and executive produced Rita and also plays a small part in it. “In some way, I had the idea to become...
She made the comments during a Tuesday keynote interview at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference and market in Madrid that was titled “Changing Roles: Paz Vega and Her Transition From the Art of Acting to the Art of Directing.” She recently said in a THR interview that Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola, and Federico Fellini were among her role models.
Vega wrote, directed and executive produced Rita and also plays a small part in it. “In some way, I had the idea to become...
- 10/1/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
La película tuvo su estreno mundial en el Festival de Cine de Locarno. © Filmax
Ya se ha publicado el tráiler de la película Rita, ópera prima de Paz Vega, que tuvo su estreno mundial en el 77º Festival de Cine de Locarno.
Rita está ambientada en Sevilla, en junio de 1984. Rita y Lolo son dos hermanos de 7 y 5 años, hijos de una sencilla familia obrera. Comienzan las vacaciones de verano y el país entero está revolucionado con la Eurocopa de fútbol, donde España ha pasado a los cuartos de final. El calor aprieta y Rita sueña con ir a la playa, pero la vida en el barrio le tiene reservadas otras sorpresas…
La película está protagonizada por un elenco de actores en su mayoría andaluces, entre los que se encuentran los niños Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla y Daniel Navarro, acompañados de Paz Vega (Lucía y el sexo), Roberto Álamo (Que...
Ya se ha publicado el tráiler de la película Rita, ópera prima de Paz Vega, que tuvo su estreno mundial en el 77º Festival de Cine de Locarno.
Rita está ambientada en Sevilla, en junio de 1984. Rita y Lolo son dos hermanos de 7 y 5 años, hijos de una sencilla familia obrera. Comienzan las vacaciones de verano y el país entero está revolucionado con la Eurocopa de fútbol, donde España ha pasado a los cuartos de final. El calor aprieta y Rita sueña con ir a la playa, pero la vida en el barrio le tiene reservadas otras sorpresas…
La película está protagonizada por un elenco de actores en su mayoría andaluces, entre los que se encuentran los niños Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla y Daniel Navarro, acompañados de Paz Vega (Lucía y el sexo), Roberto Álamo (Que...
- 8/21/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
You may have enjoyed Spanish actress Paz Vega‘s performances on the big screen in Spanglish, Sex and Lucia, Acts of Vengeance, or Rambo: Last Blood, among others. Or you may have seen her in such TV series as The Oa or Netflix heist drama Kaleidoscope.
Now, she has written and stepped behind the camera for her directorial debut Rita, which celebrated its world premiere on Friday evening during the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on the Swiss town’s picturesque Piazza Grande. Plus, she plays the mother in the movie. The cast also includes Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla, and Roberto Álamo.
“Seville, summer of 1984. Rita and Lolo are brother and sister, seven and five years old, and live at the heart of a humble working-class family,” reads the film’s plot description. “Rita dreams of going to the beach, but at home, her father’s word is law,...
Now, she has written and stepped behind the camera for her directorial debut Rita, which celebrated its world premiere on Friday evening during the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on the Swiss town’s picturesque Piazza Grande. Plus, she plays the mother in the movie. The cast also includes Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla, and Roberto Álamo.
“Seville, summer of 1984. Rita and Lolo are brother and sister, seven and five years old, and live at the heart of a humble working-class family,” reads the film’s plot description. “Rita dreams of going to the beach, but at home, her father’s word is law,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Paz Vega’s feature directing debut Rita, ahead of its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande on August 16.
Spanish actress Vega’s credits include Sex And Lucia, Talk To Her, and international titles Spanglish and Ridley Scott-produced series Netflix Kaleidoscope.
The Spain-set drama follows a seven-year-old girl and her five-year-old brother as the whole country goes crazy as Spain reach the quarter finals of the 1984 European football championships.
Vega stars alongside Roberto Álamo (a Goyas best actor winner for Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s May God Save Us), and child actors Sofia Allepuz,...
Spanish actress Vega’s credits include Sex And Lucia, Talk To Her, and international titles Spanglish and Ridley Scott-produced series Netflix Kaleidoscope.
The Spain-set drama follows a seven-year-old girl and her five-year-old brother as the whole country goes crazy as Spain reach the quarter finals of the 1984 European football championships.
Vega stars alongside Roberto Álamo (a Goyas best actor winner for Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s May God Save Us), and child actors Sofia Allepuz,...
- 8/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Una carta de amor a la valentía de la inocencia. © Filmax
La película “Rita”, ópera prima de Paz Vega, ha sido seleccionada para participar en el 77º Festival de Cine de Locarno, donde tendrá su estreno mundial.
“Rita” está ambientada en Sevilla, en junio de 1984. Rita y Lolo son dos hermanos de 7 y 5 años, hijos de una sencilla familia obrera. Comienzan las vacaciones de verano y el país entero está revolucionado con la Eurocopa de fútbol, donde España ha pasado a los cuartos de final. El calor aprieta y Rita sueña con ir a la playa, pero la vida en el barrio le tiene reservadas otras sorpresas…
La película está protagonizada por un elenco de actores en su mayoría andaluces, entre los que se encuentran los niños Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla y Daniel Navarro, acompañados de Paz Vega (“Lucía y el Sexo”), Roberto Álamo (“Que Dios nos Perdone”), Paz de Alarcón...
La película “Rita”, ópera prima de Paz Vega, ha sido seleccionada para participar en el 77º Festival de Cine de Locarno, donde tendrá su estreno mundial.
“Rita” está ambientada en Sevilla, en junio de 1984. Rita y Lolo son dos hermanos de 7 y 5 años, hijos de una sencilla familia obrera. Comienzan las vacaciones de verano y el país entero está revolucionado con la Eurocopa de fútbol, donde España ha pasado a los cuartos de final. El calor aprieta y Rita sueña con ir a la playa, pero la vida en el barrio le tiene reservadas otras sorpresas…
La película está protagonizada por un elenco de actores en su mayoría andaluces, entre los que se encuentran los niños Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla y Daniel Navarro, acompañados de Paz Vega (“Lucía y el Sexo”), Roberto Álamo (“Que Dios nos Perdone”), Paz de Alarcón...
- 7/10/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
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