Madrid-based rights administration society Egeda and gross sales company FilmSharks have renewed the Egeda-FilmSharks Prize, to be granted this October to one of the best venture at Iberseries Platino Industria’s Next Gen pitching classes.
The prize consists in FilmSharks’ acquisition of world distribution rights to the successful venture at Next Gen, heading in the direction of its fourth version and a contest spotlight at Iberseries Platino Industria, which runs Sept.30-Oct. 3 in Madrid. The settlement renews a partnership for a second yr.
One of the most important mart-meets within the Spanish-speaking world, Iberseries Platino Industria was launched in 2021 by Egeda, the most important rights administration society in Spain and Latin America and the Secuoya Foundation, the non-profit promotion arm of Spanish manufacturing powerhouse Secuoya Content Group (“Zorro,” “Montecristo”).
An exactingly curated choice of eight initiatives, chosen with Script from 250 submissions, the Next Gen Pitchings have prized Nestor Lopez, Pablo de Chica and Pilar Sancho. Titles introduced at Next Gen soak up Berlin winner “20,000 Species of Beas,” directed by Estibaliz Urresola, and Alauda Ruíz de Azua debut “Lullaby,” each put by means of the celebrated Incubator improvement program of the ECAM Madrid Film School.
Selection focuses on absolutely developed script initiatives. They are pitched to an business viewers taking in U.S. studio and native manufacturing executives, prime VOD gamers from Spain, Latin America and U.S Hispanic, movie distributors and financiers.
“For Egeda, it’s a true honour to renew this agreement . There is nothing better for the Next Gen participants to get real feedback from top expert international players,” mentioned Egeda’s Carlos Antón.
“It’s been a while since we’ve felt such a vibrant , happening , full-of-cinema selection as the one made by Egeda. Iberseries Platino Industria is a not-to-be missed event on the festival-market calendar.”
