An under-wraps film project by Woody Allen has secured €1.5 million ($1.7 million) in funding from Madrid ‘s regional government, sparking rumors that the director is set to shoot a long-gestated feature in the Spanish capital.

Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that Madrid’s regional government had posted a document detailing the funding contract on its procurement portal this week, stating it was part of a campaign to promote the region and included a clause that the film must include the city’s name in the title.

“The advertising and promotion of destinations through film has been a branding tool throughout the history of cinema,” El Pais quoted the document as stating.

The post named Película WASP as the main beneficiary. The project, taking it name from the acronym for Wood

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