John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFurther expanding its already robust talent roster in Spain, Latin America and the U.S.
Latino market, VIS, Paramount’s international studio, has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Madrid and Los Angeles-based Morena Films to develop and produce films and series for the company’s portfolio.The titles will have a strong focus on Latin America, Spain, and U.S.
Hispanic markets, VIS and Morena announced Thursday. The deal is one of the biggest to be unveiled during this week’s Conecta Fiction & Entertainment, where reference will be made to the agreement during two on-stage conversations on Thursday, one between Laura Abril, senior VP and head of VIS EMEA and Asia and Federico Cuervo, senior VP, and head of VIS Americas, and the other featuring Abril and Morena Films producer-partner Pedro Uriol.
The agreement plays off the two partners’ production of “Las Invisibles,” about five hotel maids working at an establishment on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, which is scheduled to stream on Paramount Plus later this year.In Morena Films, VIS is now partnering with one of Spain’s best in class and most international market-focused of production houses.
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