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Basada en la italiana ‘Mare Fuori’, todo un fenómeno internacional. © Atresplayer

Atresplayer ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de Mar afuera, su nueva serie original, basada en una de las series europeas de mayor éxito internacional de los últimos años, la ficción italiana Mare Fuori.

Mar afuera sigue a Álvaro (Gabriel Guevara) y Carlos (Hugo Welzel), dos internos recién llegados a un centro correccional de menores situado junto al mar. Mientras cumplen su condena tendrán que hacer frente a las amenazas de la banda de Los Pajaritos sin perder la esperanza en un futuro cada vez más oscuro. Pero allí dentro también encontrarán el apoyo de internos como Saray (Laura Simón), una joven que prefiere vivir en el centro antes que volver a su problemática vida en el exterior, o de trabajadores como Mario, un hombre que llegará a poner en peligro su propia vida por ayudar a estos chicos.

Basada en la italiana ‘Mare Fuori’, todo un fenómeno internacional. © Atresplayer

Atresplayer ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de Mar afuera, su nueva serie original, basada en una de las series europeas de mayor éxito internacional de los últimos años, la ficción italiana Mare Fuori.

Mar afuera sigue a Álvaro (Gabriel Guevara) y Carlos (Hugo Welzel), dos internos recién llegados a un centro correccional de menores situado junto al mar. Mientras cumplen su condena tendrán que hacer frente a las amenazas de la banda de Los Pajaritos sin perder la esperanza en un futuro cada vez más oscuro. Pero allí dentro también encontrarán el apoyo de internos como Saray (Laura Simón), una joven que prefiere vivir en el centro antes que volver a su problemática vida en el exterior, o de trabajadores como Mario, un hombre que llegará a poner en peligro su propia vida por ayudar a estos chicos.

Basada en la italiana ‘Mare Fuori’. © Atresplayer

Comienza en Almería el rodaje de “Mar Afuera”, una nueva serie original de Atresplayer, basada en una de las series europeas de mayor éxito internacional de los últimos años, la ficción italiana “Mare Fuori”.

“Mar Afuera” sigue a Álvaro (Gabriel Guevara) y Carlos (Hugo Welzel), dos internos recién llegados a un centro correccional de menores situado junto al mar. Mientras cumplen su condena tendrán que hacer frente a las amenazas de la banda de Los Pajaritos sin perder la esperanza en un futuro cada vez más oscuro. Pero allí dentro también encontrarán el apoyo de internos como Saray (Laura Simón), una joven que prefiere vivir en el centro antes que volver a su problemática vida en el exterior, o de trabajadores como Mario, un hombre que llegará a poner en peligro su propia vida por ayudar a estos chicos.

La serie, compuesta por ocho episodios de 50 minutos,...

Carol Polakoff, a two-time Directors Guild of America award winner, is teaming with “Exodus” producer Denise O’Dell to adapt to the big screen “Speak Sunlight,” American writer Alan Jolis’ much-loved memoir.

Now in pre-production and scheduled to shoot from May 8, the high-profile title is produced by Madrid-based Babieka Films, most recently behind Netflix hit “The Paramedic,” and L.A.’s Viewfinder Pictures.

“Speak Sunlight” (“La Voz del Sol”) marks the directorial debut of journalist-screenwriter Polakoff whose curriculum includes two DGA wins and three Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for “ABC Afterschool Specials.” Most recently, Polakoff produced Daniel Rosenberg’s 2020 Cannes Official Selection title “The Death of Cinema and My Father Too,” which won a Cannes Label for making the cut in Thierry Frémaux’s First Features category.

To film in Spanish, with a smattering of French, “Speak Sunlight” is written by Polakoff with a Spanish version from Natxo López, a creator...

Barcelona-based indie sales outfit Filmax has taken international sales rights to Jorge Dorado’s noir thriller feature “Objetos” (“Lost & Found”), starring “Money Heist” actor Álvaro Morte.

Filmax is launching the film onto the market with a first promo at this year’s European Film Market.

Shot October-November at several locations in Spain and Argentina, including Madrid and Jujuy, the film is currently in post-production.

“Lost & Found” is produced by Cristina Zumárraga and Pablo Bossi at Tandem Films, the Madrid-based production company, whose recent titles include award-winning comedy “Rosa’s Wedding” and toon feature sales hit “Turu, the Wacky Hen.”

A Spain-Argentina-Germany co-production, “Lost & Found” also teams Spain’s Setembro Cine (“A Fantastic Woman”), Argentina’s Pampa Films (“Chinese Take-Away”) and In Post We Trust (“Unknown Origins”), plus Germany’s Rexin Film, with the participation of Spanish pubcaster Rtve, Amazon Studios and Germany’s Zdf.

Written by top Spanish scribe Natxo López,...

Warner Bros International Television Production has appointed Bruno Henriquet to lead its operations in France. Henriquet will be based in Paris, joining the company on June 1 and will report into Ronald Goes, EVP and Head of Wbitvp. Henriquet was most recently Deputy Managing Director in charge of Development at Fremantle France where he was responsible for format adaptations such as Family Feud, Password, and Game Of Talents as well as locally developed programming. Recent original IP creations include All Your Wishes, Battle Of The Judges and The Artisan, along with late-night show The Farmer Wants A Wife: Rewind. Prior to joining Fremantle in 2008, Henriquet spent five years at Studio 89, was Editor in Chief for Morning Live on M6 and worked as a journalist for Canal+.

Channel 4 has commissioned a feature-length documentary from Caravan and Quicksilver Media exploring the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement, and its impact on...

Building its presence in Europe, ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis) has closed a deal with on-the-rise Spanish production company Fasten Films to co-produce “Pastor,” a social-issue drama.

Created and written by Natxo López, the creator of “Stolen Away” and writer for Mediaset España banner series “Caronte,” “Pastor” will be directed by Spanish film-tv helmer Jorge Dorado, acclaimed for his work on “The Head,” but with credits reaching back to “Anna” and “The Department of Time.”

Billed as “a story of anger, pride, revenge but mostly of love, which will bring the viewers to question where the boundaries between good and bad lies,” the 10-hour “Pastor” turns on a socially-committed and controversial priest who, enraged at injustice, ends up crossing the line to protect his parishioners.

“With ‘Pastor,’ I want to create an overwhelming visual experience to disrupt and move the audience’s conscience. I want ‘Pastor’s’ images to be smelled,...

Spanish production house Babieka Films is teaming with L.A.-based Viewfinder Pictures to co-produce a feature adaptation of Alan Jolis’ book “Speak Sunlight” (“La voz del sol”), the directorial debut of journalist-screenwriter-producer Carol Polakoff.

A coming-of-age story set in Paris and Pamplona during the Franco regime, the Spanish-language “Speak Sunlight” will begin production next spring in Navarre.

Polakoff, winner of two Directors Guild of America awards, has a producer’s credit on Dani Rosemberg’s Cannes Official Selection title “The Death of Cinema and My Father Too,” featuring in Thierry Frémaux’s First Features category.

Top Spanish TV scribe Natxo López, author of recent TV dramas “Perdida,” “Caronte” and “Unauthorized Living,” has adapted “Sunlight’s” Spanish-language version from Polakoff’s English script.

Babieka’s Denise O’Dell and Polakoff at Viewfinder are producing the film, with Orlando and Denis Pedregosa as executive producers, and Marta Ferrer García as associate producer.

Cannes opener Everybody Knows scores eight nominations.

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s political thriller The Realm led the Goya nominations from the Spanish Film Academy with 13 nods including for best film director, actor and original screenplay. It was closely followed by Javier Fesser’s hit comedy Champions with 11 nominations.

Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes opener Everybody Knows garnered eight nominations, including for best film, best actress for Penélope Cruz and best actor for Javier Bardem.

Fesser’s comedy is the most successful Spanish film by far at the local box office this year with a gross of $22m. Produced by Peliculas Pendleton, Movistar+ and Morena Films,...