The production company, owned by brothers Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar, will co-develop the series with VIS under the direction of Spanish screenwriters Nerea Castro and Blanca Andres Gomez.
Viacom International Studios (VIS) announced a co-development deal with renowned production company, El Deseo, for Mentiras Pasajeras (White Lies).
The production company, owned by brothers Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar, will co-develop the series with VIS under the direction of Spanish screenwriters Nerea Castro and Blanca Andres Gomez.
El Deseo is one of the largest production companies in Spain and a point of reference for the industry when it comes to television and film production. Created in 1985 under the direction of renowned director, producer, and screenwriter Pedro Almodovar, El Deseo has produced critically acclaimed nominated and Oscar® winning titles including All About My Mother and Talk to Her, and most recently Pain and Glory, which was nominated for an Oscar® for Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Actor for Antonio Banderas in 2020.
Other accolades for the Spanish filmmaker’s works include five British Academy Film Awards, six European Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, nine Goya Awards and four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival.
“We are honored to have entered into this agreement with internationally distinguished production company, El Deseo, which will further expand our portfolio with more world-class productions and properties,” commented Federico Cuervo, Senior Vice President and Head of Viacom International Studios. ”We look forward to working with Almodovar and his team, and we are certain that this co-development deal will result in even more captivating content for VIS and its partners.”
“We very much appreciate the trust VIS has placed in us, El Deseo, as producers and are convinced the joining of forces of two companies with such high standards in this industry will yield very exciting projects in this era of high demand for quality cinematic content. We hope this first venture is the first of many more to come. We are very excited! ”said Agustin Almodovar, producer of El Deseo.
VIS is also collaborating with El Deseo, RTVE and Movistar for new film Snow in Benidorm written and directed by Isabel Coixet. The production began filming January 20th in Benidorm, Spain and stars Timothy Spall, Sarita Choudhury, Carmen Machi, Ana Torrent and Pedro Casablanc.
