Latin America’s Top True Crime, Genre and Doc Series Projects Head to Ventana Sur’s Latam Series Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ventana Sur‘s Latam Series Market. “The Letelier File” unites big creative forces in Chilean film-TV – “Prison in the Andes” creator Felipe Carmona and helmers Rafael Valdeavellano (“Chicago Boys,” “Breaking the Brick”) and Nicolás Acuña, a director on Fox’s “Besieged” and RTVE/TNC’s “The 1,000 Days of Allende.” Also among the 11 projects is hybrid doc series “Blessed,” the first TV series developed by “The Settlers” producer Quijote Films.

Also in the mix is “Couple’s Apartment,” created by Azul Lombardia – creator-director of “Según Roxi,” seen on Netflix, Latin America’s Movistar and TVP, movie “Doberman” and big Netflix hit “No me rompan” – and Lucas Mirvois, co-creator of podcast success “Malas Decisiones,” starring Anna Castillo, and “Según Roxi.” Genre titles make up a fair bit of the lineup, with the horror revenant series “The Plague” and sci-fi scenario set up of “Second Life” and part-procedural “Dead Man.” As strong are the titles that could be described as doc series, whether “Blessed,” true crime entries “The Leterrier File,” “Santa Marta,” “Stolen Identity: Sexual Crime in the Digital Age.” Many series producers are looking for other company partners.

Most explicitly or implicitly hope to attract streamer financing. As free-to-air primetime is ever more dominated by remakes of Turkish super-hits, snagging platform production is hitting the jackpot in Latin America.

The 11 projects heading for one-to-one meetings: “Blessed” (Director: Picky Talarico; Chile) Produced by Giancarlo Nasi and Sergio Karmy for Chile’s Quijote Films, behind Cannes winner “Land and Shade” and Blanquita, as well as “The Settlers,” a doc series created by Yassín Velázquez and Constanza Erenchun.