MEXICO CITY -- Warner Bros. Mexico on Tuesday denied accusations by Luis Mandoki that it had caved under political pressure in its decision to not distribute the Mexican filmmaker's new documentary about alleged electoral fraud.
Mandoki claims he had an oral agreement with Warners, which distributes its content through Televisa-owned Videocine. Federico Arreola, Mandok's producer, accuses Televisa of "censoring" the release because the picture criticizes two of the broadcaster's high-ranking executives as well as the network's coverage of the controversial 2006 presidential election.
Former leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insists he lost the election because of widespread fraud.
Warner Bros. Mexico director Juan Manuel Borbolla told reporters Tuesday that the decision to pass on Mandoki's documentary was "strictly economical."
"We didn't have any kind of oral or written agreement (with Mandoki)," he said. "The documentary is well done, but we decided to pass because the genre is not economically viable in Mexico."...
Mandoki claims he had an oral agreement with Warners, which distributes its content through Televisa-owned Videocine. Federico Arreola, Mandok's producer, accuses Televisa of "censoring" the release because the picture criticizes two of the broadcaster's high-ranking executives as well as the network's coverage of the controversial 2006 presidential election.
Former leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insists he lost the election because of widespread fraud.
Warner Bros. Mexico director Juan Manuel Borbolla told reporters Tuesday that the decision to pass on Mandoki's documentary was "strictly economical."
"We didn't have any kind of oral or written agreement (with Mandoki)," he said. "The documentary is well done, but we decided to pass because the genre is not economically viable in Mexico."...
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is set to launch a paid morning television program on network TV Azteca as he looks to garner votes ahead of the July election. The live half-hour show, a first in Mexican television, will air at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday on Azteca 13 and will run through the end of June, campaign manager Cesar Yanez said in a telephone interview Friday. The paid program will cover the frontrunning candidate's campaign events and focus on his political and economic proposals as the July 2 election nears. Yanez said Lopez Obrado's Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, expects to sign a deal with Azteca soon. "It's nearly a done deal", he said.
- 1/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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