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from madrid The regional government will invest £1.3 million Woody Allen’s next filmOn one condition: the title must include the name of the city and it must be filmed in the Spanish capital region.
According to a contract issued by the regional government, the €1.5m funding for 89-year-old Allen’s film is structured in three installments of €150,000 in 2025, €600,000 in 2026 and €750,000 in 2027.
The film is currently on working title wasp 2026Allegedly an abbreviation for “woody allen Summer Project”, but the contract stipulated that the final title must contain the word “Madrid”.
Additionally, the film must be shot entirely in the Madrid area and “reflect the community of Madrid in an easily recognizable way, allowing a minimum percentage of working footage to be visible and recognizable places and locations”.
At least 15 percent of the scenes must be shot in recognizable outdoor settings in and around the city of Madrid.
The contract also stated that some payment would be made if the film premiered at “the Berlin Film Festival or a festival of similar international prestige”.
The deadline for completion of the project is 31 December 2027.
Regional officials are promoting the deal as part of a broader strategy to boost tourism by taking advantage of “cine-tourism”, whereby high-profile film projects serve as a draw for visitors.
,woody allen One of the most versatile contemporary artists on the cinematic landscape who has shaped one of the most original and highly valued genres in filmmaking,” the contract reads.
“Shooting a film in an area can mean a huge increase in popularity, international image and tourist attraction, and when it shows a clearly representative or recognizable scene or location associated with an area, it almost becomes a hero in the story, cementing its identity and cementing it in the audience’s memory.”
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The film will be jointly produced by Allen’s Gravier Productions with Spain’s Wanda Vision, which also includes the film Petra among its credits.
according to many timesAlan bought a 1,100 square meter Catalan modernist mansion in Barcelona this month, which is reported to be worth around £5.26 million.
This is not Allen’s first Spanish production. his 2008 film vicky christina barcelonaStarring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, it also received funding of €1.5m (£1.3m) from the Catalan and Barcelona authorities. His 2020 movie, Rifkin FestivalWas shot in San Sebastian.
Allen was reportedly preparing to shoot a new film in Italy earlier this year, but it is being said that reel worldFinancing collapsed before production could begin. A later plan to move the project to Barcelona also did not come to fruition.
Allen’s popularity as a filmmaker has waned in the wake of the MeToo movement and new interest in allegations of sexual abuse from my adopted stepdaughter dylan farro,
Allen has denied the allegations and a 1993 investigation by Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Child Sexual Abuse Clinic and the New York Department of Social Services exonerated him.
As Farrow alleged in an essay, Many actors who have worked with Allen first, including Kate Winslet, rebecca hallRachel Brosnahan, Mira SorvinoColin Firth, and Greta Gerwig, Have expressed regret publicly.
In 2018, Amazon Studios canceled a $68m four-film deal with Allen.
In April last year, Allen indicated his retirement After finishing her 50th feature – a French-language erotic thriller stroke of luck – He claimed that this could be his last film.
“I’m unsure about that,” Allen said in an interview. air mail“I don’t want to go out raising money. I feel like a pain in the neck. But if someone came and called and said we want to support the film, I would seriously consider it. I probably wouldn’t have the will to say no, because I have so many ideas.”
stroke of luck Premiere at the Venice Film Festival In 2023, where it was obtained Mostly positive reviews,
After several delays, the film was finally released in the US on April 5.