Community of Madrid funds Woody Allen film Wasp 2026

Woody Allen has secured regional funding to make his next film in Madrid, a contract posted this month on the Community of Madrid’s public procurement portal shows. The 89-year-old director is set to receive roughly 1.5 million euros from the regional government toward a project provisionally titled Wasp 2026, and the agreement requires the finished film to include Madrid in its title and be shot entirely within the Community of Madrid.

The contract lays out that the funding will be paid in installments tied to production milestones, including the official announcement that filming will take place in Madrid, the start of principal photography, and the film’s world premiere at a major international festival such as the Berlinale. It sets a completion deadline of December 31, 2027, and requires that locations clearly identifiable as Madrid appear in the work, with at least 15 percent of scenes filmed in identifiable outdoor settings in and around the city. The project is to be produced by Allen’s Gravier Production alongside Spanish partner Wanda Vision.

Wasp 2026 is reported to be an acronym for Woody Allen Summer Project. The regional government’s contract describes the funding...