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Principal photography began on 23-f - the latest feature by Sud Express director Chema de la Peña. Produced by the production company Lazona (Concursante), the film will be the first cinematographic reinterpretation of the coup d´état that took place in Madrid February 23rd 1981. Paco Tous (Alatriste) will play famous Lieutenant Coronel Antonio Tejero, the mastermind behind the event, Juan Diego (Lope) will play General Armada and the quite busy Fernando Cayo (The Orphanage and Pedro Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In) will play Spain's King Juan Carlos I. The film will be the chronological re-telling of the seventeen hours of the vent that marked history. The film will premiere in Spain February 23rd 2011, coinciding with the 30º anniversary of such historical moment. From Wiki: 23-f is the name given to an attempted coup d'état in Spain that began on 23 February 1981 and ended on the following day. It is also...

MTV has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming Ryan Reynolds thriller, Buried, directed by Rodrigo Cortés (Concursante). Judging by the trailer, this film looks as intense as we thought it would be back when we first reported on it in June of last year. The trailer is only 49-seconds-long but it demonstrates the drama and intensity of the film without any “In a world” title cards or Mr. Movie Voice...

Back in June, we reported that Reynolds’ character would be armed with only “a cell phone, a candle, and a knife.” It now looks like he’s got himself a flashlight, which is more useful than a candle, but only slightly more useful than a flashlight.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Buried will premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, which begins on the 21st and runs through the 31st.

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Now in its ninth year, more than 30 film projects from 16 countries will seek financing at the Iberoamerican CoProduction Forum to be held November 20-22, parallel to Huelva’s Iberoamerican International Film Festival.[/link] Of the 146 projects presented to participate in the forum, organizers selected 35 -- 10 of which are from Spain, while the rest come from Argentina, Brazil Colombia and Mexico. The forum, now in its ninth year, has garnered quite a following, with Alex Bowen’s 'My Best Enemy' and Rodrigo Cortes’ 'The Contestant' just two examples of films that have found financing in previous editions. Numerous treaties, including the Ibermedia Program, support coproduction between Spain and Latin America facilitate the international cooperation between production companies. Canada for example has the most international coproduction treaties in the world and USA, due to its government's lack of arts funding, has none.

MADRID -- Felix Viscarret's family drama Bajo Las Estrellas walked away with the top honor at the 10th Malaga Spanish Film Festival on Saturday, winning the €60,000 Golden Biznaga.

The film also earned Viscarret the director's award and Alberto San Juan the actor prize for his role as a man who travels home for his father's funeral and becomes entangled in his brother's fiancee's life.

Rodrigo Cortes' much-acclaimed black comedy Concursante took the Critics Award, while Jaime Marques' Ladrones won the €15,000 Special Jury Award.

Pudor lead Elvira Minguez won the actress honors, with Veronica Echegui winning the best supporting actress award for El Menor De Los Males.

The festival, which hosted 105,620 visitors, saw ticket sales grow 21% from the previous year. The festival also is the framework for the Malaga Screenings. The screenings, which ran Thursday-Saturday, grew to 171 buyers from last year's 142 from 30 countries.

MADRID -- Felix Viscarret's family drama Bajo las Estrellas walked away with the top honor at the 10th Malaga Spanish Film Festival on Saturday, winning the 60,000-euro Golden Biznaga.

The film also earned Viscarret the director's award and Alberto San Juan the actor prize for his part as a man who travels home for his father's funeral and becomes entangled in his brother's fiancee's life.

Rodrigo Cortes' much-acclaimed black comedy Concursante took the Critics Award, while Jaime Marques' Ladrones won the 15,000-euro Special Jury Award.

Pudor lead Elvira Minguez won the actress honors, with Veronica Echegui winning the best supporting actress award for El Menor de los Males.

The festival, which hosted 105,620 visitors, saw ticket sales grow 21% from the previous year. The festival is also the framework for the Malaga Screenings. The screenings, which ran March 15-17, grew to 171 buyers from last year's 142 from 30 countries.