Hints of ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Narcos’: A Look at Literary Works Being Pitched for Screen Adaptations at Iberseries & Platino Industria

If you need any proof of the potential for literary works from the Spanish-speaking world to be adapted for the screen, you need to look no further than YA bestseller author Mercedes Ron’s success with Prime Video and Banijay’s Pokeepsie Films production banner with the likes of the Fault trilogy and the recently launched Drawn…

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Calls From the Dead, a Madrid Dystopia and Kids Swap Among Writers’ Show Pitches as Iberseries

Iberseries & Platino Industria’s sixth edition takes place in Madrid this week, and its jam-packed schedule includes the Thursday, Oct. 1 presentation of six series projects developed by seven screenwriters as part of a collaboration with Fundación SGAE, Spain’s primary collective management organization for intellectual property rights. The series will be in focus during one of the pitching events that will…

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Spain’s Pedralonga Estudios Unveils Virtual Facility Coruna Immersive Studio 

Spain’s Pedralonga Estudios Unveils Virtual Facility Coruna Immersive Studio 

Cutting-edge technology, cost effectiveness, and “unlimited creativity.” That is what Spain’s Pedralonga Estudios promised at a launch event for its new virtual production facility Coruña Immersive Studio (CEI) on the third day of the fifth edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid, Spain. It is equipped with “state-of-the-art immersive technology capable of recreating hyper-realistic environments that drive both the…

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‘Silicon Valley’ Showrunner on How Studios “Despise Writers,” “Terrible” Tech Execs, and What ‘The Big Bang Theory’ “Didn’t Get Right”

‘Silicon Valley’ Showrunner on How Studios “Despise Writers,” “Terrible” Tech Execs, and What ‘The Big Bang Theory’ “Didn’t Get Right”

The good, the bad, and the ugly sides of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and Europe were in focus in a day 2 keynote at the fifth edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria, in which outspoken Hollywood showrunner, screenwriter, and producer John Altschuler (Silicon Valley) shared insights and experiences. “The studios have always hated writers. They despise writers,”…

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Banijay’s Steve Matthews on Why Spanish Content Is “Bold,” “Naughty” and Just Getting Started

Banijay’s Steve Matthews on Why Spanish Content Is “Bold,” “Naughty” and Just Getting Started

Steve Matthews is attending the fifth edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid this week to bring a taste of superindie Banijay Entertainment, the France-headquartered international content production and distribution giant behind such hits as Survivor, Black Mirror, Peaky Blinders, MasterChef and Big Brother, to the gathering for Spanish- and Portuguese-language content producers and other…

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