South Series is born, a series festival that will be held in Cádiz from October 7 to 12

South International Series Festival, an event that seeks to bring together the public and industry around the world of series, will celebrate its first edition from October 7 to 12 in Cádiz with the support of Mediaset Spain as media partner principal.

Professionals of the audiovisual industry, creators, stars and film buffs They are the target audience of the South Series, an appointment in which the organizers of the event have announced that they will take place until fifty premieres y 70 activities intended for industry professionals “who will define the creative and business trends of the next season.” Joan Álvarez, director of the event, commented that “South Series was born to give more value to the series and to those who make it” with a “class A festival.”

The South Series organization hopes that the festival will become one of the largest series events for the audiovisual industry in southern Europe. One of the strategic lines that will mark the event is the intention to bring together the protagonists of the production and creation of series in Spanish from both sides of the Atlantic. Within the framework of this meeting, in Cádiz they will meet actors, writers, producers and analysts of institutions from Spain, Latin America and the United States. In addition, this year it will have United Kingdom as guest country, with the aim that the Spanish audiovisual industry can develop business with this country, and will also pay special attention to the audiovisual industry in Africa.

In parallel, South Series will bet on different sections designed especially for the public. Coming Next will host the presentations of the fiction and non-fiction premieres, with the news of the upcoming seasons, while in Series that are jewels Some of the great titles from recent seasons will be recovered and new releases from independent production companies will be screened. Additionally, South Series will host presentations of projects in development, showcases of Andalusian creations and will offer possibilities for platforms and distributors to present previews of their programming.

The team of South Series is currently closing the programming and the planned content previews will soon be announced. In parallel, a registration process has been enabled for series that, in its first three weeks, has received more than 300 productions from more than twenty countries as distant as New Zealand, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Iraq.

South Series It has the main sponsorship of the Junta de Andalucía, through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports; with the support of the Cádiz City Council, and with Mediaset España as a media partner. Movistar Plus+, Canal Sur Radio y Televisión and the Unicaja Banking Foundation also collaborate in this first edition.