‘Jokes and Cigarettes’ Director David Trueba to Helm ‘Siempre es Invierno,’ Adapting His Novel ‘Blitz,’ as Atresmedia Unveils Spanish Star-Studded Slate
variety.comCallum McLennan SAN SEBASTIAN — In a talent laden presentation, Atresmedia Cine announced on Tuesday at San Sebastian “Siempre es Invierno,” the upcoming film from celebrated helmer David Trueba.
The film will be an adaptation by Trueba of his own novel “Blitz,” a story about an unexpected love affair between a man in his thirties and a woman in her sixties.
Following a fruitful experience with Trueba’s previous comedy “Jokes and Cigarettes,” (“Saben Aquell,“) Atresmedia Cine, the film arm of Atresmedia Corporación, one of Spain’s top two commercial broadcast network groups, wanted to do more. “At Atresmedia, we knew we wanted to continue supporting his films and make his next movie.
We went to lunch with him and [producer] Edmon [Roch] and said, ‘David, what do you want to do?’” Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, managing director at Atresmedia Cine, said on stage at a room in the luxuriant Maria Cristina Hotel at San Sebastian.
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