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Spanish director and screenplay writer Mireia Noguera is one of seven female directors teaming up for Barcelona-based production house Corte A Films on the anthology “7 of Hearts.”

Corte A Films is in the financing phase of the film, which is the second project by Esteve Rovira and Gerard Quinto, who directed “7 Reasons to Run Away (From Society),” with David Torras. The film won the Audience Award at the Gaudis.

“Seven Reasons” featured seven darkly humorous stories revolving around protagonists that were detestable, proving the point that sometimes it is best to avoid other humans.

“This new film, ‘7 of Hearts,’ is also composed of seven stories, but what is special is that it will be directed by seven women,” Noguera tells Variety.

The film is written by Soler, who is also a playwright.

“‘7 of Hearts’ is a film made up of seven tales in which seven young female directors face the...

Latino AVOD phenomenon Vix, which controls the biggest multi-platform Latino digital media audience in the world, is extending its reach as it pushes to underscore its relevance, premiering three Covid-19 confinement-themed series, all produced entirely during Covid-19 lockdown.

Making its world premiere on Vix, “The New Normal” is an eight-part doc-series featuring self-interviews and real-life moments of Brazilians around the world. Locales include Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, New Zealand, England, Israel and China. The series is produced by Vix’s in-house creative team led by director of Ott content, Ines Salles.

Created and produced by Maria Albinana and Luke Eve, directed by Eve and inspired by real-life circumstance, 10-part “Cancelled” turns on a man who is forced to cancel his wedding in Spain – and plunge into lockdown with his fiancee and his mother.

Already announced, “La Treintena,” which bowed late last week on Vix, marks Vix’s first series from...

Madrid — Legendary Global, the TV production-financing house launched last December by Chris Albrecht and Anne Thomopoulos, has struck a weighty production alliance with Barcelona’s ESPotlight to develop and produce premium content targeting the global Spanish-speaking market.

Announced Thursday, the deal sees Legendary Global committing to develop and produce with ESPotlight 10-plus productions a year targeting streaming platforms, pay TV and commercial networks.

First up, and currently in production, is “La Treintena,” a feel-good dramedy written and directed by Mireia Noguera and co-written by Marta Vives.

Following the lives of four, late-twenties girlfriends living under Covid confinement in Barcelona, the six-part series stars Mireia Oriol, Paula Malia, Marta Vives and David Solans.

Driving into Spanish-language production, Legendary Global has gone straight to the jugular, striking a production relationship with a budding Spanish producer with established talent relations: Barcelona-based, ESPotlight is the content arm of talent agency Alter Ego Talent House whose clients include Mariano Barroso,...