Conecta Fiction & Entertainment entrega sus galardones

This Thursday, the awards ceremony of Conecta Fiction & Entertainment 2024 awarded to the participating projects in the five pitching categories organized in this edition.

The categories in competition were: Copro Series (fictional series and mini-series), High-End Series (high-budget projects), Music Series (series in which music has a fundamental presence), Docudrama Series (documentaries with dramatized re-enactments) and Feelgood Formats (original entertainment formats that transmit positive energy).

The ceremony, hosted by presenter Rubén Ortega together with the director of the event Géraldine Gonard, was preceded by a special session dedicated to the premiere of the first images of Weiss & Morales, a new Spanish-German co-production led by public broadcasters RTVE and ZDF together with production companies Portocabo and Nadcon Film, and distributed by ZDF Studios.

The presentation of this procedural series, which is currently being filmed in the Canary Islands with the leading actors Miguel Ángel Silvestre and Katia Fellin, has had the participation of Nina Hernandez, content director of Portocabo; Peter Nadermann, executive producer of Nadcon Film; Wolfgang Feindt, commissioning editor of feature films and international co-productions of ZDF; and José Pastor, director of film and fiction at RTVE. The person in charge of moderating the table was Susanne Frank, drama director at ZDF Studios.

One of the most important recognitions that have been given during the evening has been the Council of Europe Award for the Development of Series Co-production, valued at €50,000, which went to the Macedonian project The adventures of a turbo-folk princess. The jury has ruled in favour of this title because "through its uniqueness, courage and freshness, it gives voice to underrepresented stories".

This award, which aims to foster creative collaborations in series co-production and strengthen independent producers, is part of the Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, an initiative of the Council of Europe, home of Eurimages. It involves a non-reimbursable grant dedicated to covering expenses during the development phase of the project. The use of this grant will be governed by a formal agreement between the winning project and the Council of Europe.

Honor Award 2024

Conecta Fiction & Entertainment ha reconocido la trayectoria de Michèlle Benzeno, CEO of Webedia, with the 2024 Honor Award, dedicated to the Future of Entertainment Award. With this award, the organization recognizes her exceptional career and her role as a visionary and pioneer of digital entertainment, as well as her commitment to impact governance, gender diversity and youth employability through technology.

With more than 20 years of experience as an expert leader in digital transformation and marketing, her presence has been instrumental in structuring and developing new B2B business models to accelerate the Webedia Group's internal and external growth, as well as its diversification in France and internationally. Graduate of the University of Paris | With a Master's degree in Marketing and Strategy from Dauphine, Benzeno has left a significant mark on the entertainment industry from her beginnings in 1994 at the Figaro Group and her time at Grupo Vivendi, Groupe l'Express/ Roularta, Yahoo! France or M6 until her current position as Managing Director of Webedia, overseeing all the group's revenues and activities in a transversal way. including content, influencers, social networks, data, programming, events and sports.