Mediaset España renews and reinforces its collaboration as a media sponsor of this festival’s second edition. Once again, Movistar Plus+ is a collaborative platform. This year, Unifrance joined the agreement, with France as the guest country.
Cadiz will once again become the capital of the audiovisual industry by hosting the second edition of the South Series International Festival from 25th to 31st October. During these seven days, the festival will facilitate meetings between sector professionals, access to innovative and dynamic activities at the highest level, and speakers of national and international importance to promote the development of personal and professional relationships in leisure and informal settings.
After the first edition’s success, with over 3,700 accredited industry professionals and 20,000 spectators, South Series has become one of southern Europe’s most important series festivals.
This scenario will be favored by the renewed collaboration with Mediaset España as a media sponsor. In the first edition, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group presented important novelties such as Wrong Side of the Tracks, the comedy Serrines, Madera de Actor, or the docu-reality Los Galindos, toda la Verdad.
For its part, Movistar Plus+, which last year presented its originals Galgos, Macarena, and the second season of El Inmortal, returns as a collaborating platform. In addition, this year, Unifrance joined the agreement, with France as the guest country.
South Series was born as a space to showcase the excellent moments that premium series made in Spain are experiencing and reinforce their international promotion. It is also a meeting place for the audiovisual industry. The data on industry activities of the last edition were successful: 38 activities were held with 120 speakers and 57 screenings in which 18 platforms from eleven countries participated.
It is a meeting organized by and for the general public and the audiovisual industry for the production and distribution of fiction and non-fiction series. The public will have the opportunity to enjoy the most anticipated series and be close to their idols on the red carpet, thanks to the varied program of premieres, season previews, unpublished gems, presentations, and national and international exhibitions.
Among other novelties, this edition has closed an agreement with The Writers Guild Foundation, an organization that preserves and promotes the craft of screenwriting in Hollywood; we will count on one of its selected screenwriters who will give a masterclass during the festival.
The Palacio de Congresos de Cádiz will once again be the main venue of the festival and a meeting point for celebrities on the red carpet, industry experts, and the public. The Santa Catalina Castle will host other events in this edition. Both are iconic venues in a privileged location.
South Series is a private initiative, co-financed by the Programa Feder Andalucía 2012-2027 and the Regional Government of Andalucía, whose Officials Organizations are the Ayuntamiento de Cádiz and the Diputación de Cádiz. It also participates as a media sponsor of Mediaset España, sponsor of Movistar Plus+ and Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz, and the collaboration of Canal Sur Radio and Television.
