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HBO Max has appointed Movistar Plus+ movie main Guillermo Farré, who produced Oliver Laxe’s Sirât, to lead section original accumulation successful Spain.
Farré will presume work for nan Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) streamer’s scripted projects successful Spain, reporting to Deniz Sasmaz Oflaz, VP Local Originals Spain, Italy and Turkey astatine HBO Max.
The news comes aft José María Caro stepped down past period aft a reappraisal that was enacted successful ray of Oflaz’s caller promotion. HBO Max originals leader Sarah Aubrey has been putting into spot her imaginative imagination for nan world business, pinch Oflaz sitting astatine nan halfway of nan plan.
“Guillermo brings a uncommon operation of imaginative small heart and strategical discipline, pinch a proven expertise to champion outstanding section stories,” said Aubrey. “His assignment marks nan adjacent shape for our Spanish originals team, arsenic we build connected a beardown instauration and proceed to germinate our slate pinch a clear and focused vision. We are refining nan measurement we create and nutrient section content, supporting unique voices and ensuring that each task has nan ambition and value to resonate some locally and globally.”
At Series Mania earlier this year, Aubrey announced a first-look woody pinch different erstwhile Movistar Plus+ exec, Domingo Corral, who is putting together a slate of originals led by a scripted bid based connected nan disappearance of Spanish petty criminal El Nani.
“I americium thrilled and honored to subordinate HBO Max astatine specified a pivotal infinitesimal for nan company, pursuing Sarah and Deniz’s vision,” said Farré. “Spain is simply a root of bonzer imaginative talent, and I look guardant to moving pinch nan industry’s astir innovative creators to create distinctive, eager projects that consciousness authentically section while having nan imaginable to link pinch world audiences.”
Farré joined Movistar Plus+ genitor Telefonica successful 2023 pursuing a erstwhile spell astatine WBD, during which he led contented and editorial strategy for movie and TV successful Spain, France and Africa. There he oversaw nan motorboat of TNT and HBO Max shows specified arsenic Vota Juan, Maricón Perdido and No Me Gusta Conducir, on pinch docs for TCM.
At Movistar Plus+, Farré led connected a slate including original films including nan Academy Award-nominated Sirât, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Goya Award- and Golden Shell-winning Los Domingos, Alberto Rodríguez’s Los Tigres, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s El Ser Querido and La Bola Negra, which won Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo nan Best Director grant astatine nan Cannes Film Festival this year.
His domiciled included original movie accumulation and acquisitions.
