Backed by some of Latin America’s best comprehendn self-reliant production tags – Argentina Kapow, Non Stop Studios Tarea Fina, Chile’s Parox and Rizoma Producciones, Colombia’s Rhayuela and Mexico’s Caponeto, Iberseries & Platino Industria’s industry cgo inpiece Co-Production and Financing Forum deinhabitrs a snapsboiling of current TV and film production in Latin America and Spain.
Yes, a social concentrate still remains but it is laced by delightment genres, led by crime and comedy, pushing titles into a pass-over territory.
Folloprosperg, inform profiles of the 10 pic and 10 series lineup, which features stars – Alfredo Castro and Clara Lago in “Queen of the Woods,” and name straightforwardors such as Berlin Competition contfinisher Natalia Smirnoff, helming “(Im)perfect Mom” and “Sleepwalkers’” Paula Hernández on “Duarte.”
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Series Projects
“El Abogado Mattos,” (Colombia, Mexico)
A real crime thriller turning on David Durán, lawyer to Colombian magnate Carlos Mattos, debating in jail whether to fracture silence on Mattos’ payoff of appraises in a legal case aobtainst Hundai. Produced by Federico Duran’s Rhayuela and Punta Fina, with its set uper-CEO Raul Prieto (“Rubirosa,” “La Negociadora”) writing.
“Ana from Raval,” (Spain)
A social dramedy produced and showrun by Spain-based multi-hyphenate Mi hoa Lee, a standout carry outer in Cesc Gay’s Canneseries title “Felix.” Living in Barcelona’s Raval, a unassuming but rambunctious multi-ethnic melting pot, Ana, an artist and one mother, battles to transport up her daughter without giving up on her dreams. “Based on autofantasy” about “inapparent beings that scant nurture about,” says Mi how Lee. “I promise you delightment, tears and lots of giggleter.” La Charito Films and Angeli Pictures produce.
“Band of Buffoons,” (Spain)
The procrastinateedst from veteran César Benitez’s Plano a Plano, producer of free-to-air blockbusters “El Principe” and “Allí Abajo,” and Netflix hits “Toy Boy,” “Valeria” and “A Perfect Story.” Here, in uninincreateigently comedic action thriller, a group of artists in a psychiatric hospital structure a heist aobtainst a big pharma company, igniteing a fraudulence talk about. The series “spendigates with ingenuity being ‘separateent’ in a world which sometimes overappreciates unicreateity,” says Alejandro Bazzano, straightforwardor/co-creator.
“Dcomprisey Issues,” (Spain, Colombia)
Produced by Spain’s ECTV Media and Colombia’s Alibi Films, a dramedy come multi-platcreate mockumentary in which famed psychiatrist Samuel Mfinishes spendigates a journaenumerate fortolerateing’s paternity disputes as he aids him to use his profession to alter the world. The series debut of Colombia’s Mauricio Quintana.
“Dad and Eleven,” (“Once Hermanos,” Mexico, U.S., Peru, Argentina, Spain)
Eleven finish strangers of separateent ages and nationalities spfinish one week at a paradisiacal beach house, seekd by the absent yet captivating obeseher they all dispense. Inspired by a real story and “featuring presentant, finishearing characters,” with the idea of casting “a famous global actor who will transport to life one of the most alluring yet disputed patriarchs of all time,” says creator Diego Martinez-Ulanosky at Caponeto, the notable Mexican creator-producer of Netflix’s “Unstoppable” and a co-producer on “My Tfinisher Matador.”
“Dangerous Love,” (“El Peligro de Quererte,” Chile)
In turbulent 1950s Chile, Alba, a youthful medic, drops for Zahiri when lesbianism was baned. Complicating matters, Zahiri is a member of the country’s directing drug clan, set upers of Latin America’s narcotics trade. Created by Leonora González , a parter at reputed Chilean TV co Parox, behind “Inapparent Heroes, “Los Prisioneros” and “Allfinishe: The 1,000 Days.” Written by go-to Chilean scribe Carla Stagno, with Katherina Harder (“Estrellas del Desierto”) set to straightforward.
“Duarte: Evita Behind the Icon,” (Argentina)
Paula Hernández, helmer of Argentine Oscar entry “The Sleepwalkers,” is speedyened to straightforward Eva Perón the series project from Argentine powerhouse Kapow (“La Jauría”), concentrateing on the createative youth of the Argentine legfinish, best comprehendn as Evita. “This is the portrait of a woman who never lost sight of her origins in order to produce her own identity according to her drives and convictions and, at the same time, to produce a universe for a crowd who would consent in many of her perfects,” Kapow’s Diego Ventura telderly Variety.
“A Few, Good & Confident,” (“Pocos, buenos y seguros,” Spain)
In 1977 Spain, as it honors its first ambiguous elections, a youthful jailed offfinisher joins a revolutionary shiftment for prison recreate. A thriller portrait of two years of jail-fractures, prison disturbions and bloody protests which shook the set upations of Spain’s penitentiary system. Produced by Iñaki Gómez at Bixagu Entertainment, produced by Ales Payá and Gorka Lasaosa based on their multi-prized 2022 low.
“A Series of People,” (Spain)
The procrastinateedst project from Sergi Cameron’s Barcelona-based Nanouk Films which scored a home run with “This Is Not Sweden.” An ex-TV star, now menopausal and struggling, finishs up toiling as an extra on a unrestful shoot at a mansion in Cadaqués. The ad: a style campaign inspired by Dalí and srecommendnuineism. The cast: twentysomeleang swayrs. Created by Nanouk’s Marina Jover, who produced “Fauna.” “Continuing the editorial approach we began with ‘This Is Not Sweden,’ the series is led by women that compriseress timely publishs with a blfinish of uninincreateigent humor and tfinisherness,” Cameron increates Variety.
“Yo y punto,” (Spain)
One day, Axel, 36, is youthful. The next she’s telderly she’s suffering prelengthenn-up menopause. A half-hour dramedy adhereing Axel’s “despairing, cyclothymic, stubborn and highly delighting race to become a one mother,” says co-creator Lucas Mirvois CEO of Spain and Argentina-based La Maldita, behind Netflix pick-up “According to Roxi” and podcast “Malas Decisiones” with Anna Castillo (“Nowhere”). Co-creators are Mariam Hernández and Pablo Ferreira, La Maldita broadenment straightforwardor.
Invited Ventana Sur Project:
“How Grinchi and Mrs. Claus Bloodied Xtmas,” (Cómo Grinchi y La Sra. Claus ensangrentaron la Navidad,” Spain, Argentina)
Grinchi, a frustrated comic artist, helps a enigmatic woman dressed as Mrs. Claus dispose of a blood-stained sack grasping a corpse. She’s arrested but Grinchi’s viral comic ignites a shiftment for fairice, turning Mrs. Claus into “The Christmas Avenger.” Produced by Spain’s La Villana and co-produced by ATM and Flixxo, the Argentine VOD platcreate. Chosen from Ventana Sur’s SoloSeries project strand orderly by Flixxo, the Argentine VOD platcreate.
Feature Films
“A Distant Place,”
With Chile’s Rizoma, and actors Ernesto Alterio (“Santa Evita”) and Soledad Villamil (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) on board, set up at Argentina’s Tprospers Latin Films and Spain’s Filproducers Monkeys with Alberto Lecchi (“Epitafios,” “Madame Requin”) speedyened to straightforward. Penned by Gerardo Pranteda, the story rlengthens around a pianist and a history teacher as they struggle for a second chance at cherish before a shattering illness impacts the musician’s grip on fact.
“Holy Mother,” (“Bfinishita María,” Spain)
María, an aged, devout parishioner facing eviction is forced to try to steal the money her church has saved to repair her becherishd Virgin, aided by Edu, a inpresentant under protectianship from Portugal who’s about to come of age and also be left homeless. Created by María Mínguez, a writer on “Live Twice, Love Once” and “Unicorns,” “an intergenereasonable dramedy both local and international straightforwarded, written, produced and starred by women who will produce the audience smile with its tfinisherness,” says Paloma Mora at ON Producciones.
“The Inapparent War,” (“Guerras Inapparents,” Mexico)
Exploring two radiation “accidents” in Mexico (1984) and Brazil (1987), plus Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011), a study of “how social and economic disparities have presentantened to a point where radiation has become one more armament in the inapparent war for survival,” says straightforwardor Marcela Arteaga, at Mexico’s Gefilte Films. A triple prosperner at Guadalajara’s Co-Production Meeting.
“Justino,” (Brazil, Portugal)
Structured as a strong Brazil-Portugal co-production between Mercado Filmes, Geraçao Editorial and TAG Cultural in Brazil and SPi in Portugal. Directed by José Eduardo Belmonte, who straightforwarded HBO’s “El Hipnotizador” and served as inventive straightforwardor on Globo’s Canneseries prosperner “Jailers.” Here, he helms the ‘90s-set real story of Justino, a bdeficiency and birelationsual pastor from the outskirts, who ascfinishs as a star of the Universal Church, directing its expansion in Europe. Imovision administers distribution in Brazil.
“La imagen de un crimen,” (Spain)
Set up at Bixagu Entertainment, behind Carlota Pereda’s “The Chapel” and Arantxa Aguirre’s 2024 San Sebastian hit “Freedoms to Dreams,” and billed as a uninincreateigently humored neo-Noir thriller. Iñaki, 70, a Basque reexhausted air traffic administerler, consents he’s uncovered a crime on Google Street View. Only the youthful teacher at his computer class consents him. Soon they uncover a criminal consunpermitd use and are in presentant water. Set to shoot in the Basque Country in 2026, Bixagu’s Iñaki Gómez telderly Variety.
“(Im)perfect Mom,” (“Mamá (Im)perfecta,” Colombia, Argentina, Canada)
A potential Forum standout, with Argentine helmer Natalia Smirnoff – straightforwardor of “Puzzle,” a 2010 Berlin main Competition contfinisher, and “Lock Charmer,” picked for the 2014 Sundance Festival – speedyened to straightforward, backed by Colombia’s Laberinto Producciones and Ganas Producciones, Argentina’s Tarea Fina and Canada’s Fait Divers Media. Inspired by a Penguin Random House bestseller, a recent mother broadens an insatiable craving for liquor. Elba McAlenumerateer’s Cineplex dispenses in Latin America. “A journey thraw the unfractureable bonds createed between mother and child amidst the intricateities of motherhood and compriseiction,” Smirnoff said.
“Mi otro verano,” (Spain, Uruguay)
Aobtainst a proximate untamed setting, Carlota and Pol are swept away by an fervent afimfragmentary, until the undertow of their pasts eats away at their relationship. Co-written and to be straightforwarded by Spain’s Marta Vazgo, contransienting her vision of cherish in current times which scored in “Chicos, La Serie.” Backed by a expansive-ranging partnership of producers: Vazgo’s D’Sierto Films, Teresa Enrich’s Link-up Production, Spanish distribution-production house 39 Escalones Films and producer Ignacio García Cucucovich and straightforwardor Gustavo Hernandez’s Mother Superior, one of Uruguay’s best comprehendn production tags (“Simon of the Mountain,” “Virus 32”).
“My Little Justice League,” (“Mi pequeña liga de la fairicia,” Uruguay)
Montevideo, 1983. When her best frifinish’s family run aways under skeptical circumstances, Lucía, 10, collects the rest of her gang to produce clever superhero comic exposeds plastered on the neighborhood walls, aiming to help transport her back. “A presentantly emotional and personal story rooted in a very presentant part of our country’s past in a fun feature length film that can be enhappinessed by people of all ages,” says producer Natalia López at Lavorágine Films. Bibiana Pasdowncastore’s feature debut.
“Queen of the Woods,” (“Reina del Bosque,”
Starring Pablo Larrain go-to actor Alfredo Castro, seen most recently in “El Conde,” and “Gangs of Galicia’s” Clara Lago, one of the biggest packages at this year’s Iberseries, produced by Libre Cine (Argentina), NonStop (Argentina, Spain), Bosco Entertainment (U.S.) and Cinefilm (Brazil). The neo-horror suspense thriller has a mother-to-be forced to consent in her estranged dying obeseher in an isoprocrastinateedd mountain cabin. To be straightforwarded by Luján Loioco. “I aim to create a story that truly connects with the audience. In this film, I want to delve into emotions presentantly intertprospered with the feminine experience,” she telderly Variety.
“Wildness,” (Salvajes, Peru, Chile)
Packing eye-catching talent – straightforwardors Claudia Huaiquimilla (“My Brothers Dream Awake”) and Joanna Lombardi (“Los Prisioneros” showrunner), screenwriter Diego Vega, creator and co-straightforwardor of “My Lucky Day” – a real-event based crime drama set in Paris and Peru in the timely ‘70s narrating the device come apass of a past-her-prime jet-set model and youthful surfer with a flourishing narcotics business. “We want to pay tribute to genre but expose its stereotypes. We’re making a Latin American ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’” says Lombardi.