After failed attempts in both Italy and Barcelona, Woody Allen is now planning to make his next movie in Madrid. The 89-year-old director has secured €1.5 million ($1.7 million) from the Madrid Regional Government, according to the Spanish outlet El Pais .

While €1.5 million is a significant chunk, it’s certainly not enough to finance an Allen movie, though the director likely has some backers in place. He’s producing the film through his banner Gravier Production and Spain’s Wanda Vision (“Petra”).

Under the agreement with the Madrid Regional Government , which was posted online and quoted by El Pais, Allen will need to include Madrid in the title of the film. The amount will be divided into three payments contingent on the movie’s international career as it stipulates that a port

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