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Filmax Swoops on ‘Jasmine & Jambo,' the Feature Spin-Off From the Multi-Prized and Robustly Sold Catalan Animation Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Barcelona-based studio Filmax has swooped on sales rights to animated musical feature 'Jasmine & Jambo,' the anticipated movie spin-off from one of the most successful of recent animated Catalan TV series, whose Seasons 1 and 2 scored the Quirino Awards for best animation in 2023 and 2024. Filmax will also handle distribution of the animated theatrical feature in Spain. The deal is announced in the run-up to Annecy's 40th MIFA Market, running June 10-13. At France's Annecy, the most important animation festival in the world, Filmax will present a sales promo to clients, featuring a one-man band musical number by Jambo in which he laments he's past his best. Filmax will also attend Madrid's ECAM Forum. More from Variety Key Catalan Titles at the 2025 Annecy Animation Festival and MIFA Market 'Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake' Director Irene Iborra on Helping Kids Understand Big Feelings and Life Changes in a 'Luminous, Gentle Way' Laying the Foundation: How Catalonia Is Building a Global Animation Powerhouse The film is now fully in the production stage and is due to be released in Spanish cinemas in 2026, also by Filmax. An international sales breakout for Dandelooo, the series sold to a slew of major territories, including France – in a significant deal with France Télévisions, as well as Canada, Sweden, USA, Portugal, Argentina (Pakapaka), Brazil, UAE and Chile, and has been dubbed into more than ten languages. Produced by Teidees Audiovisuals and public broadcaster 3Cat, 'Jasmine & Jambo' enrols the same titular characters, little Jasmine, 8, and her loyal elephant friend Jambo, as well as the talent behind the series, director Silvia Cortés and producer Marta Alonso co-founders of Teidees Audiovisuals. Picking up on new themes, it looks set to repeat the winning mix of friendship, music and emotions, and a hugely colorful palette which however uses the softer tones of the natural world. In it, Jasmine, after the death of her parents, Jasmine feels like music is broken. A mysterious musical score leads her to Soundland, a musical paradise, who's guardian, Jambo, is going through am age-related crisis. There she not only fixes music, but is able to come to terms with her grief. The film 'reveals universal secrets about music, things that we've never heard talked about before.,' said Cortes, calling the animated feature 'a classic adventure story' that 'captivates our senses and emotions and has a universal purpose: to save music. Jasmine & Jambo is essentially a story of friendship, that takes us on an aesthetic, musical, and emotional journey,' she concluded. The film also celebrates a diversity of accents, both in the original version of the film and in its international versions. 'This film is truly a delight and one of the most special presentations we've had in recent times. The story is beautiful, emotional and colourful and the quality of the soundtrack is quite exceptional,' said Iván Díaz, Filmax head of international. He went on: 'The film's emotional side, which deals with themes such as grief over the loss of a loved one, is extremely powerful and has the ability to touch viewers of all ages. The animation style is unconventional and overwhelmingly charming'. 'Jasmine & Jambo' the series also walked odd with the best international series at the Festival Écran Jeunesse and scored a nomination for the Quality in Children's TV Worldwide award at the prestigious Prix Jeunesse International. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Animated Program — Can Netflix Score Big With 'Arcane,' 'Devil May Cry' and the Final Season of 'Big Mouth?' What's Coming to Netflix in June 2025
The Sun
28-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Spain's EU partners punt on Catalan language push
BRUSSELS: Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect. After an unsuccessful bid in 2023, Madrid brought its regional language campaign back to Brussels this week, managing to get it onto the agenda of a meeting of European ministers on Tuesday. No decision was made -- and the question was punted to a later date for lack of consensus, according to the Polish EU presidency -- with the awkwardness palpable as ministers were quizzed on the issue by reporters. For context, the socialist government of prime minister Pedro Sanchez depends on support from Catalan lawmakers to get most of its legislation through the Spanish parliament. Spain has generated 'big pressure' around the linguistic question, said a second diplomat, on condition of anonymity. But concerns are rife among other EU countries that a change in Spain's favour could open the door to similar requests for any number of minority languages. 'We understand the importance of this issue for Spain,' stressed Marilena Raouna, deputy European affairs minister for Cyprus. 'What is important is that it is done in a way that is legally sound and that does not create a precedent,' she added. The European Union currently has 24 official languages but there are around 60 minority and regional languages in the 27-nation bloc. All legal EU documents -- treaties, laws and international agreements -- must be translated into the 24 languages with interpretation available at leaders' summits and ministerial meetings. The Russian question Adding a new language requires unanimous support among the 27 member states -- far from secured in this case. Speaking on Catalan television network 3Cat on Tuesday, Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said seven countries still opposed the plan -- promising to reach out to each to address their concerns. 'This is an irrevocable commitment by the Spanish government,' he said. 'We want what is the norm on the streets of Spanish cities to be the norm in Europe's streets too.' Several countries signalled sympathy with Madrid, while voicing reservations. 'We really do see and appreciate the efforts the Spanish government is vesting in this topic,' summed up the Croatian minister, Andreja Metelko-Zgombic. 'It deals also with some legal implications, and I think we would be best served to look at it really, very, very closely,' she added. Some warn against 'making a European issue out of a national one', in the words of one diplomat. Several countries fear a knock-on effect. In the Baltic countries for instance, there are fears that Russian -- spoken by a large part of the population -- could be made an official language of the bloc, said Marko Stucin, Slovenia's state secretary for European affairs. According to one diplomat, the legal services of the European Council, which brings together member states, consider that answering Spain's request would require changing the bloc's founding treaties. 'We have to act in accordance with European treaties,' said France's Europe minister Benjamin Haddad. 'Let's work together with the Spanish to find a solution.' But other countries have hinted at a possible compromise: limiting any change to long-established regional languages that already have official status at a national level. In that scenario, argues Slovenia's Stucin, only three languages would be eligible: Basque, Catalan and Galician. Madrid argues indeed that the three tongues -- of which Catalan is the most widely-used with more than nine million speakers -- should be considered in a different category to other minority languages. Another sensitive issue is cost, with the bloc seeking to pour billions into strengthening its defences, and bracing for a gathering trade war with Washington. Spain, according to Stucin, has always insisted it would foot the extra translation bill. That remains to be seen, cautions another EU diplomat.
The Sun
28-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Spain Pushes EU to Recognize Catalan, Basque, Galician
BRUSSELS: Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect. After an unsuccessful bid in 2023, Madrid brought its regional language campaign back to Brussels this week, managing to get it onto the agenda of a meeting of European ministers on Tuesday. No decision was made -- and the question was punted to a later date for lack of consensus, according to the Polish EU presidency -- with the awkwardness palpable as ministers were quizzed on the issue by reporters. For context, the socialist government of prime minister Pedro Sanchez depends on support from Catalan lawmakers to get most of its legislation through the Spanish parliament. Spain has generated 'big pressure' around the linguistic question, said a second diplomat, on condition of anonymity. But concerns are rife among other EU countries that a change in Spain's favour could open the door to similar requests for any number of minority languages. 'We understand the importance of this issue for Spain,' stressed Marilena Raouna, deputy European affairs minister for Cyprus. 'What is important is that it is done in a way that is legally sound and that does not create a precedent,' she added. The European Union currently has 24 official languages but there are around 60 minority and regional languages in the 27-nation bloc. All legal EU documents -- treaties, laws and international agreements -- must be translated into the 24 languages with interpretation available at leaders' summits and ministerial meetings. The Russian question Adding a new language requires unanimous support among the 27 member states -- far from secured in this case. Speaking on Catalan television network 3Cat on Tuesday, Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said seven countries still opposed the plan -- promising to reach out to each to address their concerns. 'This is an irrevocable commitment by the Spanish government,' he said. 'We want what is the norm on the streets of Spanish cities to be the norm in Europe's streets too.' Several countries signalled sympathy with Madrid, while voicing reservations. 'We really do see and appreciate the efforts the Spanish government is vesting in this topic,' summed up the Croatian minister, Andreja Metelko-Zgombic. 'It deals also with some legal implications, and I think we would be best served to look at it really, very, very closely,' she added. Some warn against 'making a European issue out of a national one', in the words of one diplomat. Several countries fear a knock-on effect. In the Baltic countries for instance, there are fears that Russian -- spoken by a large part of the population -- could be made an official language of the bloc, said Marko Stucin, Slovenia's state secretary for European affairs. According to one diplomat, the legal services of the European Council, which brings together member states, consider that answering Spain's request would require changing the bloc's founding treaties. 'We have to act in accordance with European treaties,' said France's Europe minister Benjamin Haddad. 'Let's work together with the Spanish to find a solution.' But other countries have hinted at a possible compromise: limiting any change to long-established regional languages that already have official status at a national level. In that scenario, argues Slovenia's Stucin, only three languages would be eligible: Basque, Catalan and Galician. Madrid argues indeed that the three tongues -- of which Catalan is the most widely-used with more than nine million speakers -- should be considered in a different category to other minority languages. Another sensitive issue is cost, with the bloc seeking to pour billions into strengthening its defences, and bracing for a gathering trade war with Washington. Spain, according to Stucin, has always insisted it would foot the extra translation bill. That remains to be seen, cautions another EU diplomat.
RTÉ News
27-05-2025
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Spain seeks EU recognition for Basque and Catalan languages
Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect. After an unsuccessful bid in 2023, Spain brought its regional language campaign back to Brussels this week, managing to get it onto the agenda of a meeting of European ministers. No decision was made - and the question was pushed to a later date for lack of consensus, according to the Polish EU presidency - with the awkwardness palpable as ministers were quizzed on the issue by reporters. For context, the socialist government of prime minister Pedro Sanchez depends on support from Catalan politicians to get most of its legislation through the Spanish parliament. Spain has generated "big pressure" around the linguistic question, said a second diplomat, on condition of anonymity. However concerns are rife among other EU countries that a change in Spain's favour could open the door to similar requests for any number of minority languages. "We understand the importance of this issue for Spain," stressed Marilena Raouna, deputy European affairs minister for Cyprus. "What is important is that it is done in a way that is legally sound and that does not create a precedent," she added. The European Union currently has 24 official languages - but there are around 60 minority and regional languages in the 27-nation bloc. All legal EU documents - treaties, laws and international agreements - must be translated into the 24 languages with interpretation available at leaders' summits and ministerial meetings. The Russian question Adding a new language requires unanimous support among the 27 member states - far from secured in this case. Speaking on Catalan television network 3Cat, Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said seven countries still opposed the plan - promising to reach out to each to address their concerns. "This is an irrevocable commitment by the Spanish government," he said. "We want what is the norm on the streets of Spanish cities to be the norm in Europe's streets too." Several countries signalled sympathy with Madrid, while voicing reservations. "We really do see and appreciate the efforts the Spanish government is vesting in this topic," summed up the Croatian minister, Andreja Metelko-Zgombic. "It deals also with some legal implications, and I think we would be best served to look at it really, very, very closely," she added. Some warn against "making a European issue out of a national one", in the words of one diplomat. Several countries fear a knock-on effect. In the Baltic countries for instance, there are fears that Russian - spoken by a large part of the population - could be made an official language of the bloc, said Marko Stucin, Slovenia's state secretary for European affairs. According to one diplomat, the legal services of the European Council, which brings together member states, consider that answering Spain's request would require changing the bloc's founding treaties. "We have to act in accordance with European treaties," said France's Europe minister Benjamin Haddad. "Let's work together with the Spanish to find a solution." But other countries have hinted at a possible compromise: limiting any change to long-established regional languages that already have official status at a national level. In that scenario, argues Mr Stucin, only three languages would be eligible: Basque, Catalan and Galician. Spain argues indeed that the three tongues - of which Catalan is the most widely-used with more than nine million speakers - should be considered in a different category to other minority languages. Another sensitive issue is cost, with the bloc seeking to pour billions into strengthening its defences, and bracing for a gathering trade war with the United States. Spain, according to Mr Stucin, has always insisted it would foot the extra translation bill.
