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Rising Spanish Cineaste Miguel Angel Blanca Preps New Projects, Premieres Magaluf at Hot Docs (EXCLUSIVE) Christopher Vourlias, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Miguel Ángel Blanca, selected by Variety earlier this year as one of Spain’s 10 rising talents, has two new projects in development. His latest documentary, “Magaluf Ghost Town,” premieres in the International Spectrum competition at Hot Docs. Both films will be produced by Barcelona’s Boogaloo Films (“Tolyatti Adrift,” �...

A.rtificial I.mmortality Director Ann Shin Aims for the Horizon (EXCLUSIVE) Jennie Punter, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The Toronto-based Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival opens Thursday with the world premiere of “A.rtificial I.mmortality,” which explores advancements in AI, robotics, and biotech through close encounters with neuroscientists, AI developers, transhumanists, robot-creators, and visionaries who are pointing the way toward post-biological life....