The first edition of Iberseries Platino Industria will be held in Madrid until October 1st, a meeting that seeks to establish itself as a major player in the serial audiovisual sector with a wide program of activities, oriented toward both professionals and the general public, as well as training proposals, round tables, one-on-one meetings and screenings of the most highly anticipated series in Ibero-America.
At this debut, the official selection includes expected Chilean productions: No nos quieren ver (Altirosapiens) and Los prisioneros (PAROX) in the section CHAPTER ONE y El agente topo (Micromundo Producciones) in Platino Cine.
As part of the panels, screenings and talks, important Chilean directors and producers will make appearances, including Maite Alberdi, Marcela Santibáñez, María Elena Wood, Adrián Solar, Joyce Zylberberg, Florencia Larrea and Sergio Gándara. In addition, our executive director, Constanza Arena will represent the country's large delegation that arrives at this unprecedented serial event, participating in the Third Ibero-American Meeting of Women Filmmakers-FIACINE MUJERES on Thursday, September 30.
CHILEAN TELEVISION SERIES IN THE OFFICIAL SELECTION OF CHAPTER ONE
Chapter ONE ("Capitulo Uno") is a space that projects the first episodes of unpublished series and second seasons of Ibero-American productions. The two Chilean series in the selection represent South America, participating in this prestigious section along with Spain, Mexico and Portugal.
No nos quieren ver, directed by Guillermo Helo (Niñas araña, 2017) and produced by Altirosapiens, is inspired by the thousands of cases of abuse and deaths that have come into the public view since 2016 in Chile, in different residences of the National Service for Minors (SENAME).
Injustice, the violation of the rights of children in a vulnerable social position, and a system in collapse are the difficult themes addressed by this series, starring a cast with strong female roles: Tamara Acosta, Paulina Urrutia, Francisca Lewin, Amparo Noguera and Paulina García. It will be broadcast on Megamedia Chile and is distributed internationally by MGE; and it was financed through public funds of CNTV.
Los prisioneros, directed by Colombian director Carlos Moreno (Lavaperros, 2020) and the Peruvian director Salvador del Solar (Magallanes, 2015) and produced by PAROX, will also be screened at Chapter ONE.
The series looks at the history of the Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros, with the distinction of being the first production to have the rights to the songs of the trio and to use their name. Aron Hernández, Andrew Bargsted, and Diego Madrigal give life to the iconic band, acting in the roles of Jorge González, Claudio Narea, and Miguel Tapia, respectively.
In its eight episodes, the series shows how the band was persecuted and censored by the military dictatorship, an intense period that takes them through their time in Chile, Peru and Colombia during one of the most turbulent times in Latin America.
Written by Dominga Sotomayor (Tarde para morir joven, 2018), Enrique Videla (Nadie sabe que estoy aqui, 2020), Luis Barrales (El Príncipe, 2019), and Paula del Fierro (Bombal, 2011), also features performances by Mariana Di Girólamo, Geraldine Neary, Samuel Buzeta, Amparo Noguera and Gastón Pauls, among others.
Platino Educa: a special session for El Agente Topo.
Maite Alberdi will present El agente Topo (2020), the first Chilean documentary nominated for an Oscar, recently winning an Ariel for Best Ibero-American Film and nominated for the Platino Awards: Cinema and Education in Values.
After the screening, the director will participate in a talk with the producer of the film Marcela Santibáñez.
DISCOVER THE LINEUP OF PANELS AND TALKS WITH A STRONG PRESENCE FROM CHILE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Ibero-American producers: on the crest of the wave
Independent producers from Latin America will discuss the moment the business is currently going through and why they are so in demand by global OTT platforms. What are their main projects, strategies and vision for the future? Maria Elena Wood from Maria Wood Producciones will participate.
The Ibermedia program as a source of financing for Ibero-American production
The panel, to be moderated by Adrian Solar, president of the FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of film and audiovisual producers), will touch on the different financing schemes, the diversity of support it provides to the Ibero-American audiovisual scene, as well as the future actions that the program will implement, with a focus on the next calls for projects.
BID - NETFLIX. Investing in skills: the challenge of the industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.
BID, with the support of Netflix, will present the results of the Behind-the-Scenes publication, an investigation that captures the testimonies of emerging creators, producers, executives, institutional workers and film associations to identify opportunities to promote the training of professionals. Ms. Joyce Zylberberg, Managing Partner of Screen Capital, will participate in the panel.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Structuring and managing the finances of an international production: from investment to management
The panel will address issues related to the audiovisual financial sector, ways to present projects to investors, checklists, and the advantages of completion guarantees. Joyce Zylberberg, Managing Partner of Screen Capital, will participate.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
For stories from books: the process of finding the next success
Florencia Larrea, producer of Tengo Miedo Torero, will participate in the panel held to talk about the processes for choosing the stories of the publishing industries and what goes on behind the process of making films based on books. Tengo Miedo Torero won Best Male Performance at the Platino Awards 2021.
Where's the money? Public and private funding for audiovisual productions
Sergio Gándara of Parox will participate in this panel, addressing the strategies to guarantee resources and financing alternatives depending on each region.
Third Ibero-American Meeting of Women Filmmakers - FIACINE MUJERES
The goal of this meeing is to create a meeting space for women working in the audiovisual sector, organized around the launch of the First Directory of Women Filmmakers in Ibero-America, a directory in which FIACINE and its 12 member countries, have come together to raise the visibility of the work of women filmmakers in the region. Maite Alberdi will participate as a speaker and Constanza Arena will moderate, as representative of the vice presidency of FIACINE.
