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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent MIAMI — Buoyed by a near celebratory inaugural edition last year – the first time many execs attending had seen one another post-Pandemic – the 2nd Content Americas neared its final bend to lift-off on Tuesday, with a bullish attendance and a market still reacting to the Netflix Corrective of 2022 when it began to measure the cost of its dramatic expansion worldwide. Delegates, as of Monday, were approaching 2,000, nearly 25% up on 2023’s 1,600. That includes 150 exhibition companies and a significant increase on buyers – 950, doubled from last year.

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Series Mania Awards: Lili Reinhart Takes Best Actress as Spain Scores Historic Double With ‘Querer,’ ‘Celeste’

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LILLE, France — Lili Reinhart scored best actress for “Hal & Harper” at France’s Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival, as its attendance figures went through the roof. Meanwhile, Spain’s Movistar Plus+ scored a historic double, winning the top Grand Prize in main competition for Alauda Ruiz de Azua’s “Querer” and best series for Diego San José’s “Celeste,” co-produced with The Mediapro Studio, in the fest’s major sidebar.

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Banijay Entertainment’s Steve Matthews Drills Down on Europe’s Crime Boom, ‘Local for Local,’ Genre as a ‘Scalpel to Cut Into Society’

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Banijay Entertainment’s three shows selected for Series Mania underscore just how far the film-TV’s giant has come in scripted, and most especially its vast range, Apple TV+’s “Carême,” from Banijay’s Shine Fiction, opened the French TV festival, Europe’s largest, delivering a portrait of the world’s first celebrity chef, the Napoleonic-era Antonin Carême, as Variety reports, a “sex-oozing rock star.” Playing Series Mania in International Panorama, “A Life’s Worth,” from Banijay Nordics’ Yellowbird, follows the challenges faced by the first Swedish U.N. battalion, made up of volunteers, sent to Bosnia in 1993.

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Beta Film Boards Series Mania Standout ‘Cecilie Mars’ From ‘Warrior’s’ Christoffer Boe, Double Oscar Winner Zentropa (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In one of the highest profile deals announced at Series Mania, European TV giant Beta Film has boarded crime series “Cecilie Mars,” created and helmed by Christoffer Boe (“Warrior,” “Face to Face”), rated one of Denmark’s best directors, and produced by Karoline Leth (“DNA,”“The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen”) for double Oscar winner Zentropa Entertainments(“In a Better World,” “Another Drink”). Beta Film has secured international distribution rights to the series which will be presented by Boe and Leth at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions on March 25 in Lille’s Grand Palais Grand Théâtre, its biggest screening venue which is still habitually packed for the Sessions.

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Spain’s Stunning 1968 Eurovision Win Revisited in ‘La Canción,’ From ‘Hierro,’ ‘Rapa’s’ Pepe Coira and Fran Araujo

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent From the 1950s, as foreign tourists poured onto its beaches, Spain lobbied hard to join the European Economic Community, presenting itself as a modern country, despite its rule by an arcane 1930s dictator. By 1968, targeted reform notwithstanding, the only part of Europe Spain had entered was the Eurovision Song Contest, and it hadn’t even won that either.

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‘La Favorita 1922,’ From Studiocanal-Backed Bambú, Clinches 20+ Territory Pre-Sales for Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “La Favorita 1922” has pre-sold 20-plus territories in Europe and the Americas, including a pick-up by PBS streaming service Walter Presents for U.S. and Canada, Spain’s Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group announced Monday.

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Paula Martel’s Buzzy Malaga-Bound Teen Western ‘First We Take Anillaco’ Builds Eye-Catching Four-Way Co-Production Alliance (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In a sign of a potentially potent Latin American movie project, “First We Take Anillaco,” a teen Western set in Argentina’s direst of crises in 2001, has forged an eye-catching four-way alliance between Argentina’s Colectivo Rutemberg, Chile’s Color Haus, Brazil’s Filmes Sem Sapato and Uruguay’s Circular Media. Subject of a bold pitch by writer-director Paula Martel at Mar del Plata’s Film.Ar in 2017 where she pulled out a (mock) revolver to illustrate the film’s climax, “First We Take Anillaco” will now hit this week’s 2025 Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF) as one of its buzz projects.

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Fernando Tato’s Malaga-Bound ‘Goodbye Berta’ From Kraken Media Boarded by Tornasol Media, Abano Producións (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Produced by Galicia’s Kraken Media, Fernando Tato’s “Goodbye, Berta,” a buzzy project heading for this week’s Málaga Festival Fund Co-Production Event (MAFF), has added further production partners in Spain’s Tornasol Media, behind Academy Award winner “The Secret in Their Eyes,” and Abano Producións, a producer of “Unicorn Wars.” Disney will handle the theatrical distribution of “Goodbye, Berta” in Spain. Kraken Media’s Adrián Castiñeiras and Alba Gallego and director Tato will present the feature at MAFF, one of the centrepieces at the Malaga Festival’s MAFIZ industry forum.

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France TV Distribution’s Corsica Blood Feud Thriller ‘Vendetta,’ from ‘A Prophet’ Producer Marco Cherqui, to Launch at Series Mania (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Vendetta,” the awaited Corsican blood feud drama-thriller from Marco Cherqui, who produced Jacques Audiard’s breakout movie “A Prophet,” will be brought onto the sales market at Series Mania by France TV Distribution. Set up at CPB Films, behind Rebecca Zlotowski’s 2019 Toronto player “Savages” and the upcoming series expansion of “A Prophet,” both produced by Cherqui as CPB head of TV drama and cinema, “Vendetta” is co-produced by public broadcaster France TV, where it will air on France 2.

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Malaga’s MAFF: Titles Capturing Lorca’s Death, Immigration Horror, Drug Trade Collateral in Fest’s Centerpiece Project Competition

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Fernando Franco’s “Lorca,” Caru Alves de Souza’s “A City for Christine” and Diana Toucedo’s “To Live in a Shout” look like possible standouts at next week’s 2025 Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF), one of Europe’s principal forums for projects from Spain and Latin America seeking new partners and distribution. Also sparking good word of mouth are “A Decorous Woman,” headlined by “The Maid” star Catalina Saavedra, Fernando Tato’s family drama “Goodbye Berta,” Alvaro López Alba’s “Three Summer Days,” an intimate three-parter, and LGBTQ coming of age story “Her Ocean.” The 25-title selection also boasts a notable line in buzzy genre movies from Latin America from young women directors: Paula Martel’s Argentine teen Western “First We Take Anillaco,” the Dominican Republic’s “Maguana Racing” from Maia Otero and Juliano Kunert and immigration horror tale “The Tenants,” from Peru’s María Paz Barragán.

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Berlin Crystal Bear Winner Caru Alves de Souza to Unveil New Movie Project ‘A City for Christine’ at Malaga (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Brazil’s Caru Alves de Souza, a Berlin Crystal Bear winner for “My Name is Baghdad,” will unveil new movie project “A City for Christine” at Spain’s Malaga Festival where it weighs in as one of the highlights at its industry centrepiece strand, the Málaga Festival Fund Co-Production Event (MAFF). “A City for Christine” is written by Alves de Souza, selected as one of Variety’s Brazil: 10 Next Gen Talents to Track, and Nara Marinho, who teamed for the Berlin 2025-selected “Underage,” the series expansion on Alves de Souza’s 2013 feature debut of the same title.

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Series Mania Program Seriesmakers Unveils New Projects from ‘Pusher,’ ‘Blackport,’ ‘The Cakemaker’ Creatives (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Falke Motors,” from “Pusher” co-scribe Jens Dahl, “Stick ‘Em Up” by the creators of Series Mania winner “Blackport” and “The Wonderful Golem,” from “The Cakemaker” director Ofir Raul Graizer, figure among a typically high-caliber, talent-studded lineup at this year’s third edition of Series Mania Seriesmakers. A unique mentoring program for filmmakers making their TV creator debut – or seeking in the case of “Blackport’s” creators to hone their craft – 2025 also sees Seriesmakers adopting a new commercial edge as creators and Series Mania itself seeks to forefront shows which, without abandoning their artistic ambition, seek to cut through a still immensely competitive TV drama sector in a buyers’ market.

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‘The Maid’ Star Catalina Saavedra, Madre Board Malaga Buzz Project ‘A Decorous Woman’ (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Chile’s Catalina Saavedra, a Sundance Acting Special Jury Prize winner for “The Maid,” and a Film Independent Spirit Award nominee for “Rotting in the Sun,” is attached to star in Natalia Luque’s “A Decorous Woman” (“Señorita de Buena Presencia”), lead produced by Chile’s Parina Films and one of the highest profile projects to be showcased at next week’s 2025 Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event (MAFF). In further news, “A Decorous Woman,” set up at Parina Films, represented by Rodrigo Díaz, and France’s Tomsa Films (France), headed by Thomas Lambert, has just been boarded by Madre Content.

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Telefonica Names Daniel Domenjó as CEO of Movistar Plus+

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Entrepreneur and TV producer Daniel Domenjó has been named CEO of Movistar Plus+, Spain’s biggest national payTV/streaming service, replacing Cristina Burzako. The appointment was announced by Movistar Plus+ parent Telefónica on Thursday. The same reshuffle sees the departure of Sergio Oslé, president of Movistar Plus+ from 2017.

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Series Mania Buyers Upfront: Series From Beta, Fremantle, Mediawan, Erik Barmack, ZDF Studios Make for a Mouthwatering Lineup

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Erik Barmack’s “Fusion,” Sally Wainwright’s “Riot Women” and epic fantasy “War of the Kingdoms” feature as potential highlights at the Series Mania Forum’s first Buyers Upfront, whose lineup was announced Tuesday by Series Mania founder and director general Laurence Herszberg. Kicking off with a Beta Brunch on March 24, the Buyers Upfront also features latest series from ARD, ZDF Studios, Mediawan, Sidus, Beta Film, Slot Machine, REinvent and Bande à Part Films – making for a mouthwatering prospect.

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Brazil Celebrates ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Win as a ‘Milestone’ in Its Movie Industry Surge

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent After celebrating its three Oscar nominations for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” with the same excitement it normally reserves for the soccer World Cup, Brazil went into overdrive when it took home the best international feature statuette. The Sambadrome at Rio de Janeiro Carnival was hosting processions when it erupted in jubilation as the Oscar win for “I’m Still Here” was announced by the Carnival commentator.

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London Screenings: ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry on Andrew Lincoln’s ‘Cold Water,’ David Tennant’s ‘The Hack’ and How Scale and Must Haves Matter Ever More

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent ITV Studios weighs into the 2025 London TV Screenings with its biggest slate in the last couple of years, certainly on the format side, and one of the weightiest lineups of any company presenting in London this week. Its Feb.

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‘The Tale’s’ Jennifer Fox Unpacks ‘Ruth’s Ghosts,’ a ‘High-Stakes Supernatural Thriller’ Bound for Series Mania After Winning Selection at Berlin

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Jennifer Fox, director of Sundance 2018 hit “The Tale” – “a landmark advance in the field of cinematic memoir,” said Variety– is bound for Series Mania in Lille with “Ruth’s Ghosts.” The title marks Fox’s first narrative fiction series and an early real-life grounded vision projected in a very near future of family and legal strife in the U.S. as dictatorship.

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Alfredo Castro Starring ‘After Elena,’ by Shawn Garry, Boarded by Colombia’s Doc:Co (EXCLUSIVE)

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Colombia’s Doc:Co is set to co-produce “After Elena,” headed by one of Latin America’s foremost of actors, Alfredo Castro, whose turns in Tony Manero, ‘No’ and ‘The Club’ helped Pablo Larraín lift off as an international filmmaker. Moved at Berlin by Gabriela Sandoval, who produced out of her label Cine Matriz and Storyboard Media, where she teams with Carlos Nuñez, “After Elena” also marks the the awaited sophomore feature of Chilean director-producer Shawn Garry after he impressed with his debut, festival hit “Desierto Sur.” Garry’s own label Creative Content also produces along with Italian co-producer Zoe Films, which was at Venice Days in 2024 with “Vittoria,” from directing duo Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman and co-produced by Nanni Moretti’s Sacher Film.

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Key Spanish TV Titles at Berlin, From Alex de Iglesia Dystopian Sci-fi to a RTVE Super-Production

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Spain’s rich TV show lineup at the Berlin Film Festival also features a screening of Atresmedia’s “Red Flags,” charting the often pained sexual and emotional awakening of four Gen Z teens. Selected titles at Berlin: “Honor,” (Atresmedia TV, Portocabo) The Spanish remake of Israeli TV series “Kvodo,” with the often superb Dario Grandinetti (“Talk to Her”) in the Bryan Cranston role of famed Showtime re-do “Your Honor,” as a principled judge attempting to save his son after, in an accidental hit-and-run, he kills the son of a lethal drug kingpin.

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Spanish TV Ambition Plays Out Over Berlin

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent At Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival last month, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson observed that “today’s production market was scaled for 100% Peak TV. Global scripted first-run series orders are now, however, 75% of Peak TV.” Is Spain any different? Yes, if it’s bullishness at Berlin Series Market, the Berlin Festival’s TV Forum, is anything to go by.

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São Paulo State Ramps Up Film, TV Aid, Preps New On-Site Market

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Taking a significant step towards becoming a South American film-TV powerhouse, Brazil’s State of São Paulo is launching an Audiovisual Industry Development Plan. Among its initiatives are grants for movies that must be made in international co-production and a first São Paulo Audiovisual Hub event early this July, designed to become one of South America’s biggest film-TV markets. The announcement of the plan comes as São Paulo companies are consolidating on the world stage as producers of Brazilian content, such as RT Features, which produced Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” Brazil’s first movie to score a best picture Oscar nomination.

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