Dani de La Orden, director of the 2024 breakout “A House on Fire,” will adapt to the beta fiction “El Director,” a bestselling non-fiction book written by David Zimenez about his experience as an editor of the Spanish Daily Newspaper.
Jimenez, a former international correspondent for Asia and War Reporters, was brought in in May 2014 to lead Elmund’s digital transformation. But what he found when he spoke in “El Director” was a mutually positive agreement between the newspaper and the establishment of Spain. Refusing to compromise on the publication’s independence, he was fired just a year later.
De La Olden directs “El Director” from the script by two of Spain’s most acclaimed screenwriters, Michel Gastanbido (“Resting for the Evil”, “Close Your Eyes”) and Alejandro Hernandez (“Los Farado”, “Prisoner”).
The “famous drama” film will appear in major photos in February 2026, Beta Fiction Spain CEO Mercedes Gamero told Variety. “This is a very interesting, very modern, very important topic and highlights what happened to Jimmy Kimmel,” he added. In reference to the tone of “all presidential subordinates,” added Pablo Nogrors, general manager of Beta Fiction Spain.
Terrorist Manhunt Thriller “Chronos” gets caught up in production
News of the adaptation of “EL Director” comes just days after beta-fiction photos of Spain and Nostromo announced the production “From My Window” and “From My Window.”
Filmed in various parts of Catalonia for eight weeks starting from September 29th, the film is directed by Fernando Gonzalez Molina, a Nostromo expert in big canvas films such as “The Palm Palm Tree” and “The Invisible Guardian.” Written by genre expert Alberto Marini (“Retaliation”, “Sleep Tight”), Chronos said that the director of the Catalonian police force, its communications director, Ripole police officer and a small town of Pyrens came from terrorists.
“Chronos” is based on two years of research involving real-life figures portrayed in the films that the film actors encounter, and understands their true feelings when it becomes a four-day manhunt. “This would establish a very emotional dramatic arc for the film’s protagonist,” Gamero noted. Film Factory Ent. Handles international sales rights.
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When Beta Fiction moves to pre-production of “Laloha,” by Marcel Barrera, the screenwriter of 2025 Best Picture Goiya winner, “EL 47,” a manhunt thriller will be produced.
Based on true factual social elements like El 47 and true facts like La Roja, La Roja has entered immigration from a new angle, with the Pakistani and Indian citizens who have come to the nation to form an important part of the Spanish people’s cricket team, saying that “La Roja” is in it.
New acquisitions: “Anxiety People”, “Violet”, “Les Miserables”
In other news, Beta Fiction Spain has acquired Spanish distribution rights to three well-known upcoming films. Starring Angelina Jolie, Amy Lou Wood and Jason Seigel, “The Unsettled People” is adapted from a script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Maggie, directed by “The Man Called Otto” and “World War Z” director Mark Forster, adapting Fredrick’s Bachman novel. Blackem a, Hope Studios, 2dux, and World Wide Word are creating the features currently being filmed on the now-launched Pinewood Indie Film Hub.
“Violette,” led by Matthias Schoeneerts, Melvil Poupaud and Leila Bekhti, has been featured by Studiocanal to buyers at this year’s Cannes market by Studiocanal. Produced 25 films, Mediawan’s Palomar and 24.
Following the successful release of Beta-fi Spanish “The Count of Monte Cristo,” they also acquired “Les Miserables” from Studiocanal, starring Vincent Lindon and Tahar Rahim. “I feel that these timeless, well-written stories can resonate with the audience, as they have happened recently in Count Montecristo.
Beta Fiction Spain’s advance
“It’s getting more and more difficult to succeed theatrically, but that’s our goal. We’re building a pipeline. Beta-fiction Spain says it will release LA’s “Familia Benetton 2” in 2026.
Beta-fiction Some tailwinds play courtesy of Spain.
For one thing, it’s now full speed. “This is our third year, the first year we get what we set out, and this is about getting 10-12 films a year, about half of the films we produced or co-produced with our partners and half of the films we earn.”
He has developed a talent relationship and also directed bio “Dolores” with Alantié Kevalia, behind the itamore thriller “Undercover,” which won 9.7 million euros ($11.3 million) in Spain.
“One of our goals is to continue working with the talents we worked in our previous lives. We have the next films of Marcel Valenna, Dani de la Olden, Alanza Ekevalla and Fernando Gonzalez Molina.
When the theatre market signs around a selected number of releases, BFS has some muscle that will shake up. “We’re certainly looking for bigger films on the acquisition side from larger and better partners,” Noglours said.
It could move towards the Spanish title-by-title relationship between two beta versions of the two most important and ambitious luxury studios in Spain and two beta fictions of the Studio Canal. Jointly owned by Studiocanal.
The return to feature film direction by Sanchez Arevalo, one of Spain’s most important crossover filmmakers, was able to prove the joy of the crowd as the film industry premiered in San Sebastian, and residents of the town of Galician decided to dust off the “Rondara” after a traffic accident at sea.
Moreover, Spain is not so struggling with the pullback of streaming services seen in many parts of the world. Last year, global streamers won 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) on the Spanish original, doubled their investments in France, Germany and Italy, according to European audiovisual observatories.
Streaming services are ready to partner with a variety of expansion models. “We continue to work with partners such as Movistar Plus+, Atresmedia, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max. Their support was essential to us as a new company. Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to do anything,” Nogueroles said.
