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John Hopewell 22/05/2025 22:19

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: ’The President’s Cake,’ Iraq’s First Film at the Festival, Wins People’s Choice Audience Award

Hailed by Variety as a “warm and heart-tugging tale,” Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake,” Iraq’s first film selected for Cannes, has won

John Hopewell 20/03/2025 01:20

Spain’s Stunning 1968 Eurovision Win Revisited in ‘La Canción,’ From ‘Hierro,’ ‘Rapa’s’ Pepe Coira and Fran Araujo

From the 1950s, as foreign tourists poured onto its beaches, Spain lobbied hard to join the European Economic Community, presenting

John Hopewell 17/02/2025 16:20

Key Spanish TV Titles at Berlin, From Alex de Iglesia Dystopian Sci-fi to a RTVE Super-Production

Spain’s rich TV show lineup at the Berlin Film Festival also features a screening of Atresmedia’s “Red Flags,” charting the

John Hopewell 14/02/2025 13:23

‘Leo & Lou,’ From ‘Elite’s’ Zeta Studios, Acquired by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)

Rapidly building a packed sales slate at Berlin, Filmax has pounced on “Leo & Lou,” a feel-good road movie set

John Hopewell 14/02/2025 13:23

Arte/ZDF, Port au Prince Board ‘Ivan & Hadoum’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Arte/ZDF, the German arm of European public broadcaster Arte, and German production company Port au Prince have boarded “Ivan &

John Hopewell 10/02/2025 17:23

Alex de la Iglesia-Produced Dystopian Podcast Adaptation ‘Sanctuary’ Heads to Berlinale Series Market Selects

Wide-eyed expectant mother Pilar (Lucía Guerrero, “Money”) takes up residence at an idyllic domed birthing retreat after a climate-fuelled crisis

John Hopewell 20/01/2025 13:22

‘Pørni’s’ Henriette Steenstrup on Her Hospital Series ‘Triage’ and Inheritance Drama Comedy ‘Nepobaby’: ‘I Love Mixing Genres’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Norwegian actor turned TV writer-director Henriette Steenstrup says she “adooores” “Ted Lasso,” and it’s easy to see why. Her first

John Hopewell 27/09/2024 20:25

Force for the Future At 100, Telefónica Builds Forward-Looking Technology and Content

In “Cable Girls,” Netflix’s first Spanish original, Alba, wrongfully accused of murder, escapes to 1928 Madrid to work at the

Six journalists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza as international condemnation intensifies

12/08/2025 Daily News Egypt

Six journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqaa, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City,

Analysis-Hamas hostage videos silenced Israeli media’s talk of Gaza aid crisis

12/08/2025 Sharie Mischke

By Emily RoseJERUSALEM (Reuters) -A growing willingness by among Israeli news media to critically explore the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif’s “will and final message” published after his death

12/08/2025 CNN

Shortly after his death, a post appeared on Al Jazeera correspondent’s Anas Al-Sharif’s X account containing what was described as