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Spanish Filmmakers Gain Global Recognition

Updated 2026-06-18 06:25 UTC 1 source Positive

Spanish filmmakers have seen significant success, with more films in Cannes main competition than any other country. Prime Video has highlighted Spain as its top non-English export force.

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In the last two years, Spanish directors have had more films in Cannes Festival main competition – five – than any other country in the world. On June 17, Prime Video announced that Spain was its No. 1 non-English export force, recently scoring as many hits in its Non-English Global Top 10 fil

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