While the organization intended to host a hybrid event, the spread of the coronavirus forced them to have to cancel the Mipcom Rendezvous Cannes. The entire event will be hosted on the Mipcom Online+ virtual platform.
While the organization intended to host a hybrid event, the spread of the coronavirus forced them to have to cancel the Mipcom Rendezvous Cannes. The entire event will be hosted on the Mipcom Online+ virtual platform.
The new co-CEO of Netflix will open the conference lineup for the event, which will also include Sky director Jeremy Darroch; Alez Amancio, CEO of Reflector; and actor and producer, Tyler Perry.
Korea will become the first Country of Honour to be showcased on the new Mipcom Online+ platform, making its flagship content accessible to television professionals around the globe.
Reed Midem announced Mipcom 2020 will host the inaugural Global Upfronts, a new segment in which up to 14 studios will showcase its new content.
One year after the acquisition of Underground Contenidos, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced the appointment of Sebastián Ortega as Director of Development for Telemundo Global Studios.
In his new role, the executive will be in charge of leading, developing and executing the comprehensive marketing plan for the entire company.
With the aim of turning the division into an important audiovisual production center, Alejandro Samanes Prat has joined the Mediapro Group as head of Mediapro Peru.
Based in Madrid, Charo Penedo will be responsible for the producer’s sales in Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
Federico Cuervo, SVP and director of Viacom International Studios Americas, spoke to TTV Digital Preview about the process of resuming production for its many projects, including Backdoor and the adaptation of the Ay Yapim Turkish drama, Persona, both in Mexico.
Margie Moreno, Head of LatAm Originals at YouTube; and Arturo Yépez, CEO of Touché Films, spoke to TTV Digital Preview about the creation of the original 5-episode fiction series, available as of September 2 on the YouTube channel.
Dago García, VP of Production at Caracol Television, spoke to TTV Digital Preview about the different premium series projects the Colombian group has in store, including El cartel de los sapos, Chichipatos, No llegaron solos, and two musical biopics.
Zasha Robles, General Director of Spiral International, spoke to TTV Digital Preview about the development and production plans for Toda la sangre, StarzPlay’s original Mexican series, produced in alliance with Fremantle and Pantaya.
This year, traditional broadcasters have had to redesign their content production, acquisition and scheduling strategies, in order to provide both entertainment and information during these unprecedented times.
Following the success of My Home, My Destiny, the international distributor is adding the new drama from OGM Pictures to its international catalog.
With the help of virtual marketing agency, Latte Marketing, TV Azteca is launching a platform where members of the entertainment industry can access the channels, content, events and the group's different business units.
BBC Studios Connect is a new sales portal offering international buyers unprecedented insight into the company’s content pipeline, as well as unseen footage from new shows and bespoke producer and talent sessions.
Movistar+ presented Nasdrovia at the Vitoria FesTVal and announced its premiere date.
The following is a selection of the new contents to be presented by international distributors at the hybrid edition of Mipcom 2020.
Drama / 95 X 45'
Zeynep is born into a poor family and has few opportunities in life. Her fortune changes when the family that employs her mother as a cleaning lady offers to adopt the young woman. The poor and innocent Zeynep becomes an intelligent, educated and beautiful young woman, committed to marry a dream man from high society. However, this fairy tale will have a shocking ending.
Drama / 8 x 60'
The Internationals tells the story of notorious Colombian criminals who decide to travel to Argentina to carry out robberies and dismantle the assets of a society on fire, during the 2001 crisis. The band of thieves take advantage of the chaos to carry out their robberies throughout the country coveting money, jewels, destroying families and their possessions, and in their wake becoming infamous crime legends.
Drama / 100 x 45'
A distinguished surgical unit turns upside down when a strange new resident joins the team. Ali has savant syndrome, making it hard for him to communicate with other people, even though he is a phenomenal doctor. The other doctors can’t stand him at first, but his sincerity and dedication wins them over. In this hospital, Ali finds the family he's always longed for.
Drama / 32 x 60' (4T)
One Against All is a drama series produced entirely in Brazil. The first season was directed and written by Breno Silveira and stars Júlio Andrade and Julia Ianina. The series shows the story of Cadu, a humble lawyer who sees his life turned upside down in a terrible way after being mistaken for a drug dealer and taken to jail. The story itself represents a complaint about everything that’s wrong with the judicial system.
Drama / 84 x 45'
Set in Israel, the telenovela tells the story of a Phoenician princess who uses her power of beauty and seduction to achieve everything she wants. She married King Ahab to become queen, but she suffered strong opposition from the Israelite people as she tried to impose worship on the pagan gods Baal and Asherah on everyone. Stubborn and unshakable in her convictions, Jezebel is a woman capable of anything to achieve her goals and destroy her enemies.
Drama / 14 x 120'
The local version of the hit US scripted series House M.D. starring Timuçin Esen as Ateş Hekimoğlu who is an acclaimed infectious diseases and nephrology physician. Casting Okan Yalabık, Ebru Özkan, Kaan Yıldırım, Damla Colbay and Aytaç Şaşmaz; the series follows the life of this anti-social, witty and arrogant medical doctor. The original title won five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and a Peabody Award.
Drama / 8 x 60'
Patria is the adaptation of the book of the same name by Fernando Aramburu and deals with the Basque conflict and the ETA attacks. The story takes place over three decades in the Basque Country. Through its protagonists - two families divided by the consequences of terrorism - the series shows how ordinary people live in the context of a conflict that, despite being local, has many common elements with any confrontation in many parts of the world.
Drama / TBA
The Ambassador's Daughter is about two lovers who went on their separate paths in life, always longing for one another. The highly acclaimed series distinguishes itself with its star-studded cast, compelling storyline and high production quality.
Drama / En producción
A lifetime of betrayal destroys Ezgi’s hopes of ever finding Mr. Right and when she meets the womanizer Ozgur it seems a recipe for disaster, but fate, and nagging mothers, conspire to seek a happy ending.
Drama / 120 x 45'
Produced by Üs Yapım and aired on TRT1, the drama focuses on the difficult situation of a mother who sacrifices everything for her kids in her fight to protect them. The series follows Melek (Nehir Erdogan, The Foreign Groom), the daughter of the Karadag family, and Halil (Kutsi; Second Chance), the son of the Sirhan family, who are supposed to get married.
Drama / 160 x 45'
Hercai is a MIA Yapim production, distributed by ATV Distribution. It stars Akin Akinözü and Ebru Sahin, and the story mixes ancestral customs from the south of the territory with the values of modern Turkey and family revenge.
Drama / 27 x 60'
Woman is the story of Bahar, a young woman living alone with her two children. Bahar, who was abandoned by her mother when she was eight years old, later suffers deeply again when she loses her grandparents too. When she thinks she is all alone, she meets Sarp and falls madly in love.
The hybrid edition of Conecta Fiction Reboot 2020 brought together more than 100 people at the Baluarte Pamplona Conference Center (Navarra, Spain), who together with the virtual participants added up to a total of 472.