Santiago Segura & VIS Sign First-Look Deal

Viacom International Studios (VIS) has inked a first-look deal with the Spanish actor, screenwriter, director and producer Santiago Segura and his production company Bowfinger International Pictures.

The alliance will allow VIS first revision rights and preferential acquisition over the creative projects of Segura and Bowfinger. Having gained notoriety from the feature film Torrente 1: The Silly Arm of the Law (1998), Segura was awarded with the Goya Award for best new director of the year. Among his other works are Torrente; Sin Rodeos; and Padre No Hay Más Que Uno, which is still in theaters today and has already become one of the most-watched Spanish films of the year.

“It is an honor that a group like Viacom, and specifically VIS, with its trajectory and international projection, is interested in having the first option to my television and film projects,” said Segura.

“It is magnificent to have finalized this agreement with a talent as recognized as Santiago. This alliance opens up great opportunities by combining Santiago’s extraordinary creativity with the global reach of the VIS,” said Federico Cuervo, senior VP and head of Viacom International Studios.