Having won the backing of Mediapro, one of Spain’s biggest media groups and an old ally, Woody Allen’s next and as-yet-untitled feature has found further support, with Glen Basner’s FilmNation boarding to co-handle international sales with Mediapro.New York-based FilmNation, one of the world’s preeminent independent sales companies renowned for its range of titles, handled sales on Allen’s 2016 “Cafe Society” and the upcoming “A Rainy Day in New York.” His next project, which had been provisionally titled “Rivkin’s Festival,” is an homage to the San Sebastian Festival and the town of San Sebastian itself.The distribution arrangement was confirmed by Mediapro founder Jaume Roures on Tuesday at a news conference in San Sebastian, where Allen will shoot his Spanish feature which goes into production Wednesday.
Roures added that no distribution agreement has as yet been closed for Spain.Distribution prospects in Europe could be good,
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