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Descubre el regreso de la emblemática actriz y cantante en una historia de soledad y miedos. © Af Films

En diversas localizaciones del Puerto de la Cruz, en Tenerife, ha comenzado el rodaje de “Islas”, la última película de la directora y guionista argentina Marina Seresesky. Una película que explora diversos temas como la soledad, la memoria y el miedo.

“Islas” transcurre en el majestuoso y esplendoroso Hotel Paradise, un enorme alojamiento que vivió un pasado glorioso y opulento… Ahora, decadente y anticuado, y del que ya solo queda el recuerdo… Mientras sus escasos empleados y clientes conviven envueltos por una apatía y desengaño profundos, el pasado y el futuro de sus dos protagonistas se funde en esa realidad alternativa que ofrece el todo incluido del Hotel Paradise.

La película supone el gran regreso al cine de la actriz y cantante Ana Belén. El actor Manu Vega (“Lobo Feroz”) coprotagoniza la película.

Warner Bros International Television Production Changes Spain MD

Warner Bros. International Television Production (Wbitvp) has appointed Stefano Torrisi as its MD in Spain and Portugal. In January, the veteran exec will replace Sebastian Moguilevsky, who is stepping down at the end of the year. Wbitvp’s Iberian division produces the local version of First Dates and counts shows such as Netflix drama Brigada Costa del Sol among its credits. Torrisi has previously held senior roles at the likes of Europroducciones TV, Endemol and Banijay in both Spain and Italy. Ronald Goes, EVP Production Itvp commented: ‘We are delighted to announce Stefano’s appointment . He brings a wealth of experience to our operation and I have no doubt that we will go from strength to strength under his leadership. I would also like to thank Sebastian for his great contribution in building our business in Spain.”

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The heart of Conecta Fiction is its pitching sessions where producers and creators bring onto the market, looking for partners and sales, projects which have often flown completely under the radar. Following, details of titles in the three main sections at Conecta Fiction:

Copro Series

“Antonio,” (Enrique Videla, Paula del Fierro, Zumbastico Studios, Pipeline Studios, Chile)

A sci-fi parable for the young teen crowd backed by Zumbastico (“Paper Port”), owned by Canada’s Pipeline Studios Group. Antonio (13) can repair most anything, except for his ailing mother. But by entering a strange mechanical world, he gets a chance to make that repair as well. From two of the writing stars of Chile’s fast burgeoning premium TV scene: Videla, whose credits take in Pablo Larrain’s “Prófugos,” Lucía Puenzo’s “La Jauria” and the upcoming “The Cliff,” from The Mediapro Studio and Vice Studios; and Del Fierro.

“Black Times,” (Alexandre Manneville,...

Missing persons cop drama series “Desaparecidos, la serie” (“Disappeared”), produced in collaboration with César Benítez’s Plano a Plano, marks Mediterráneo’s return to MipTV Drama Buyers Summit, albeit in a virtual format.

Mediterráneo, Mediaset España’s sales and distribution arm, brought to the 2019 edition dark comedy series “Señoras del (h)Ampa” (“Dangerous Moms”), which won the Coup de Coeur Prize.

With a 13-episode first season completed, filmed in 4k, “Disappeared” was created by seasoned Spanish writer-producer Curro Royo.

“From the beginning, alongside Plano a Plano, we bet on a classic procedural series in its structure and so it is in each chapter,” said Arantxa Écija, Mediaset España head of Fiction.

“As a differential feature, in the series the police work unites with the collaboration of a supporting and disseminating information organization. In addition, in the biography of the protagonists everyone has a disappearance behind them that makes them get involved...

Pamplona, Spain — Forging a new axis in the Spanish-speaking TV world, Warner Bros. Itvp España and top Argentine production house Pol-ka have joined forces to create an eight-episode dark comedy thriller.

Symptomatic of the fast-forming new Spanish-language TV landscape, where series from Spain now rank consistently among the most watched on Svod platforms in Latin America and Latin American stars are ever better known for Spanish audiences, the still-to-be-titled series’ action will take place between Spain and Latin American. The show boasts a pan-regional cast.

The project will also combine traditional linear broadcast and Svod play, while generating social media content in line with the new consumer habits of an ever more diversified and segmented audience, the partners confirmed in an announcement made out of Conecta Fiction.

“This agreement is another step forward in our bet on breaking frontiers and developing formats with Latin America, here via an alliance with Pol-ka,...

Mediaset España, Spain’s top-rated broadcaster, is reinforcing its content strategy with the launch of new brand Mediterráneo to integrate its affiliate production companies, as it unveils a strong TV drama slate for the 2018-19 TV season.

With a €40 million-€50 million ($45.30-$56.60 million) annual investment, Me represents a key pillar for the Spanish TV fiction sector. Currently it has 12 series projects underway, totaling 150 hours of TV drama production.

Newest TV fiction projects takes in Aitor Gabilondo’s “Madres,” Verónica Fernández’s “Caronte,” and Curro Royo and Miguel Angel Fernández’s “Desaparecidos.”

Me’s ambitious TV drama pipeline announcement comes amidst a Spanish TV fiction boom, with a spectacular increase of local series production -from 6 to 14 for the period 2014-17 – and new players such as Movistar + and Netflix aiming respectively around 14 and 12 original series for next year.

The move also comes after Atresmedia, Me’s main rival at the Spanish free-to-air TV market,...