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'Financing High-End Live Action Series for Kids'; or to María Medina, responsible for Medina Media, who moderates two augmented reality and virtual reality conferences ('How AR Will Affect the Content Industry?' and 'True VR: Gearing Up for An Interactive Watching Experience'). On the other hand, Domingo Corral (Head of Original Programming at Movistar+), Alexis Barroso (Director and Screenwriter at ZeppelinTV/Endemol Shine Iberia) and rubén Doblas 'El Rubius' participate in the showcase on cutting-edge new digital content. And teresa Fernández-Valdés, founder and executive produ-
only Spanish content qualified for the International Format Awards. Strange Fishing Days by Laniakea Capital —a project that was already selected in the first edition of Conecta Fiction— joins the Official Selection of In Development projects, a new creative forum co-organized by MIPTV and Canneseries, the series festival
cer of Bambú Producciones, participates in the panel 'Women & Series: The New El Dorado?', jointly co-organized by MIPTV and Canneseries. A SpAnISh woMAn, onE ot thE MéDAIllES D’honnEUr
whose first edition takes place at the same time as the content market.
Very good news for the spanish industry in this edition, conside-
As for Gigantes, the series directed by Enrique Urbizu and pro-
ring Teresa Fernández-Valdés, founder and executive producer
duced by Movistar + and Lazona, is one of the six screenings cho-
of Bambú producciones, is one of the four Médailles
sen for MIpDrama Summit, a new event that replaces MIPDrama
d’honneur at MIptV 2018, becoming the first spanish woman to
Screenings and is held one day before the start of MIPTV (April
receive this prestigious award.
8th).
Created in 2013 by Reed Midem, MIPTV's organiser, these
Movistar + has become a genuine content factory and, in addi-
awards are granted to leading executives who have, through their
tion to the aforementioned series, is present in Cannes with another
talent and leadership, contributed to the development of the world
fiction, Felix, a romantic and cop thriller directed by Cesc Gay, and
of television.
Virtual hero, first anime-style series made in Spain that, based on
Thereby, Fernández-Valdés joins a renowed list of winners,
an original idea from spanish influencer El Rubius, is produced in
among whom are Jan Motjo (president of Beta Film), Armando
collaboration with Zeppelin TV.
Nuñez (president of the CBS Global Distribution Group), Armando
White Dragons, produced by Motion Pictures and Diagonal,
Nuñez Senior (former ITC / PolyGram and 20th Century Fox execu-
has been shortlisted as one of the five projects in Kids live Action
tive), Masao Takiyama (advisor and senior vice president of
pitch, the new pitching competition at the market, aimed at con-
Television Networks of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan), Nicolas
tent for children and teenagers. This is an adventure story that
de Tavernost (chairman of the Board of Directors of Groupe M6),
adds a CG character in 3D animation (a dragon inspired by Gaudí's
Irfan Sahin (CEO of Doğan TV Holding), Marcel Vinay Mr. (president
designs) to live action.
of Comarex), Ben Pyne (president of Global Distribution at Disney
And although it is not one hundred percent MIPTV, If I Were
Media Networks) or Roy Price (vice president of Amazon Studios).
You, a transmedia and interactive spanish series produced by RTVE in association with Atomis Media for Playz VOD platform, is in the Digital Series section of Canneseries. CAnnES SpEAKS SpAnISh Several spanish executives of the tV sector participate in the conferences, round tables and panels at MIptV 2018 Therefore, attendants may listen to Miguel Aldasoro (International Sales Director of Anima Kitchent) coordinating one of the sessions of the 'Animation Co-Production Breakfast'; to Joana Carrión, CEO of All the Kids, who is moderating the panel
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