In her feature film debut, “As Neves,” writer-director Sonia Méndez follows a group of teenagers in a Galician village struggling with the disappearance of a friend following a drug-fueled party and heavy snowfall that has cut off Internet access, complicating the search.
Speaking to Variety, Méndez says she was eager to explore a number of elements in the film, namely the youth of today, which she describes as the most hyper-connected generation, and the often violent transition to adulthood.
“As Neves” screens in competition at the Malaga Film Festival.
Having experienced adolescence in the 1990s and belonging to the last generation caught between the analog and digital worlds, Méndez was fascinated by the “coexistence of both paradigms,” particularly among teenagers who live in such isolated areas as the mountain village of As Neves but are nevertheless always online, “which is very common in Galicia.”
Méndez points out, however, that the...
Speaking to Variety, Méndez says she was eager to explore a number of elements in the film, namely the youth of today, which she describes as the most hyper-connected generation, and the often violent transition to adulthood.
“As Neves” screens in competition at the Malaga Film Festival.
Having experienced adolescence in the 1990s and belonging to the last generation caught between the analog and digital worlds, Méndez was fascinated by the “coexistence of both paradigms,” particularly among teenagers who live in such isolated areas as the mountain village of As Neves but are nevertheless always online, “which is very common in Galicia.”
Méndez points out, however, that the...
- 3/6/2024
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Karol G won Album of the Year, Natalia Lafourcade won Record of the Year, Shakira and DJ Bizarrap won Song of the Year, and Joaquina was voted Best New Artist to headline the 24th Latin Grammys, held tonight in Seville, Spain.
For the first time, Latin music’s biggest night was held outside the United States, as Seville rocked to the sounds of reggaeton, hip-hop, merengue, tango, and every genre of Latin music.
It was Karol G’s big night, as the singer took home the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year for “Mañana Será Bonito.” She joked from the stage about how much she loves to talk, but in moments like these, she finds herself speechless.
“Es demasiado chimba,” she said of winning the award, which translates to, “It’s very cool.” Karol G added that the album changed her life and she’s happy it changed a...
For the first time, Latin music’s biggest night was held outside the United States, as Seville rocked to the sounds of reggaeton, hip-hop, merengue, tango, and every genre of Latin music.
It was Karol G’s big night, as the singer took home the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year for “Mañana Será Bonito.” She joked from the stage about how much she loves to talk, but in moments like these, she finds herself speechless.
“Es demasiado chimba,” she said of winning the award, which translates to, “It’s very cool.” Karol G added that the album changed her life and she’s happy it changed a...
- 11/17/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In line with most other major markets in continental Europe, boosted by a standout bow for “Avatar: The Way of Water” Spain’s 2022 box office surged 49 over 2021 to €379 million (405.5 million by current exchange rates), Comcast Spain announced Friday. Total admission came in at 61.2 million.
Results, however, despite an upbeat year for Spanish movies, are still sizeably down, by 39, on Spain’s average pre-pandemic 2015-19 total box office of €596 million (637.7 million), Comcast estimates.
In comparison, in 2022, the U.K. was still 28 down compared to the 2015-19 average box office, France was 32 off, Germany 34 and Italy a whopping 54 down, according to Comcast calculations.
Bowing Dec. 16 in Spain, Disney’s “Avatar” has roared to €21.86 million (23.40 million) and 3.2 million admissions through Dec. 29, overhauling Universal’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (22.23 million) and “Jurassic World: Dominion” (19.43 million).
Spain’s “Father There is Only One” 3, co-written, directed and starring Santiago Segura, ranked No. 4 (16.70 million). Having also...
Results, however, despite an upbeat year for Spanish movies, are still sizeably down, by 39, on Spain’s average pre-pandemic 2015-19 total box office of €596 million (637.7 million), Comcast estimates.
In comparison, in 2022, the U.K. was still 28 down compared to the 2015-19 average box office, France was 32 off, Germany 34 and Italy a whopping 54 down, according to Comcast calculations.
Bowing Dec. 16 in Spain, Disney’s “Avatar” has roared to €21.86 million (23.40 million) and 3.2 million admissions through Dec. 29, overhauling Universal’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (22.23 million) and “Jurassic World: Dominion” (19.43 million).
Spain’s “Father There is Only One” 3, co-written, directed and starring Santiago Segura, ranked No. 4 (16.70 million). Having also...
- 12/30/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
David Rodriguez, a producer and director for shows like “The Chi,” “Animal Kingdom” and “Chicago P.D.,” died on Oct. 29, Variety has confirmed. He was 50.
In addition to his work in television, Rodriguez wrote, produced and directed several films, including “Push,” “American Bully” and “Once Upon a Time in Queens.”
Born on Aug. 18, 1970, Rodriguez was the youngest of four children and was raised in the South Bronx and Long Island areas of New York City. He attended the New York Military Academy and soon enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, following a long tradition of military service in his family. Rodriguez spent a short time as a corrections and law enforcement officer in South Florida before entering the entertainment business in 2003.
After writing, producing and directing several short films, Rodriguez’s first feature was 2006’s “Push” starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning. “American Bully” followed in 2009 and he produced the...
In addition to his work in television, Rodriguez wrote, produced and directed several films, including “Push,” “American Bully” and “Once Upon a Time in Queens.”
Born on Aug. 18, 1970, Rodriguez was the youngest of four children and was raised in the South Bronx and Long Island areas of New York City. He attended the New York Military Academy and soon enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, following a long tradition of military service in his family. Rodriguez spent a short time as a corrections and law enforcement officer in South Florida before entering the entertainment business in 2003.
After writing, producing and directing several short films, Rodriguez’s first feature was 2006’s “Push” starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning. “American Bully” followed in 2009 and he produced the...
- 11/1/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
David Rodriguez, a writer/producer/director for film and television, died October 29 from complications of a stroke. He was 50.
Rodriguez was born in 1970 and raised in the Bronx by parents Millie and J.B. “David” Rodriguez. He spent his formative years at the New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. A few years after graduating from N.Y.M.A., Rodriguez enlisted and served in the United States Marine Corps, following a family tradition of military service.
He then went on to work in Corrections and Law Enforcement, including serving time as an undercover narcotics officer in South Florida. In 2003, Rodriguez took the leap into the entertainment business to pursue his life-long dream of becoming a director.
Rodriguez worked steadily as a director, producer, and writer in film and television since 2004. In 2018 and 2019, he was the coexecutive producer/director on TNT’s Animal Kingdom for John Wells Productions, and directed...
Rodriguez was born in 1970 and raised in the Bronx by parents Millie and J.B. “David” Rodriguez. He spent his formative years at the New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. A few years after graduating from N.Y.M.A., Rodriguez enlisted and served in the United States Marine Corps, following a family tradition of military service.
He then went on to work in Corrections and Law Enforcement, including serving time as an undercover narcotics officer in South Florida. In 2003, Rodriguez took the leap into the entertainment business to pursue his life-long dream of becoming a director.
Rodriguez worked steadily as a director, producer, and writer in film and television since 2004. In 2018 and 2019, he was the coexecutive producer/director on TNT’s Animal Kingdom for John Wells Productions, and directed...
- 11/1/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
David Rodriguez, a director and producer for series such as TNT’s Animal Kingdom, Showtime’s The Chi and Starz’s Power, has died. He was 50.
Rodriguez died on Oct. 29 from complications from a stroke, a CAA representative has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rodriguez is known for his work as a director, producer, and writer in a myriad of film and television shows. He served as the co-executive producer/director on TNT’s Animal Kingdom for John Wells Productions (2018-2019) and directed multiples episodes of the Starz series Hightown for Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
On the television side, his recent credits include the final season premiere ...
Rodriguez died on Oct. 29 from complications from a stroke, a CAA representative has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rodriguez is known for his work as a director, producer, and writer in a myriad of film and television shows. He served as the co-executive producer/director on TNT’s Animal Kingdom for John Wells Productions (2018-2019) and directed multiples episodes of the Starz series Hightown for Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
On the television side, his recent credits include the final season premiere ...
- 11/1/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: WeForShe has called “Action!” on the 2018 participants for its DirectHer Program. The women’s advocacy group, which is focused on creating practical ways to establish more gender equality in television, today named nine breakout female helmers and the veteran episodic helmers with whom they will be paired.
Directors with experience outside of episodic are identified through the WeForShe Program. They then are partnered with veteran episodic directors who guarantee their work during key parts of production and shooting. The inaugural program for DirectHer placed nine female directors who collectively have gone on to direct 65 episodes of TV so far.
Here is the list of participants and their teammates are Lynn d’Angona (paired with Jonathan Frakes), Paige Morrow Kimball (Todd Holland), Jen McGowan (Mary Lou Belli), Sj Main Munoz (David Rodriguez), Melissa Oren (Tamra Davis), Bola Ogun (Tawnia McKiernan), Mo Perkins (Gail Mancuso), Amber Sealey (Daisy Von Schlerer Mayer...
Directors with experience outside of episodic are identified through the WeForShe Program. They then are partnered with veteran episodic directors who guarantee their work during key parts of production and shooting. The inaugural program for DirectHer placed nine female directors who collectively have gone on to direct 65 episodes of TV so far.
Here is the list of participants and their teammates are Lynn d’Angona (paired with Jonathan Frakes), Paige Morrow Kimball (Todd Holland), Jen McGowan (Mary Lou Belli), Sj Main Munoz (David Rodriguez), Melissa Oren (Tamra Davis), Bola Ogun (Tawnia McKiernan), Mo Perkins (Gail Mancuso), Amber Sealey (Daisy Von Schlerer Mayer...
- 10/23/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Never mind 30 minutes or less. For the first time in its history, the HollyShorts Film Festival will open with a feature film. Festival alumni David Rodriguez’s dramedy Last I Heard will have its Los Angeles premiere on Aug. 15 at the Tcl Chinese Theatre. The film stars Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Rapaport, Renee Props, Andrea Nittoli and Lev Gorn and marks the first onscreen pairing of Mafia movie veterans Sorvino and Palminteri. Photos: THR's Portraits of Berlin Film Festival Stars and Filmmakers The ninth annual HollyShorts festival runs Aug. 15-22 and will feature more than 300
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- 7/16/2013
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Here’s the beginning of what could have been an awkward story. Seated for the world premiere of “Last I Heard” at the Seattle International Film Festival, I chatted with a guy in my row before the lights went down. I had my notebook out, and the pen I stole from work at the ready as a few more people filled out the row. Others occupied the seats around us, and as I started jotting down the few facts I knew about the movie—gangsters, Paul Sorvino, prison, to be honest, I didn’t know much going in—to remind myself of later, it dawned on me, I was sitting next to stars Renee Props and Andrea Navedo, and had been talking to writer/director David Rodriguez. Given my present location, I was going to have to stand up to let the entire group by for their post-screening Q and A.
- 6/13/2013
- by Brent McKnight
- Beyond Hollywood
The comedy drama is makes its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival, showing at public screenings on June 8th and 9th. Now, we have the trailer for Last I Heard directed and written by David Rodriguez, which stars Paul Sorvino as a former, powerful mobster who has just been released from federal prison after 20 years due to his ailing health, and now moves back home and attempts to reconnect with former life in this poignant Sopranos-esque character study. Also in the cast of the Kevin Kelly, Michelle Manning and Rodriguez-produced film are Michael Rappaport, Renee Props, Andrea Nittoli and Lev Gorn.
- 6/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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