Spanish industry, in Sunny Side and NATPE Budapest with ICEX

From June 24 to 27, under the umbrella brand Audiovisual From Spain of ICEX, two delegations from important producers and distributors from Spain will participate in the events Sunny Side of the Doc (France) and NATPE Budapest (Hungary).

From the hand of Docs from Spain, the umbrella brand Audiovisual from Spain dedicated to promoting companies and audiovisual content of the documentary genre, the best of production unscripted Spanish will be present in the French town of La Rochelle for the 35th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc (SSD), the main european market dedicated to documentary and the narrative experiences XR. The forum, which will bring together more than 2,200 professionals coming from 60 countries of the June 24 to 27, will welcome an important delegation of Spanish audiovisual companies, including Arraianos Producciones, Artico Distribution, El Gatoverde Producciones, Feel Sales, Quality Media, Siesta Producciones, Somadrome and Wild Stories.

All of them will participate in the Spanish Date: Docs from Spain matchmaking, an exclusive meeting organized by Docs from Spain on the afternoon of Wednesday the 26th in which they will show their projects in development to potential international partners, both production companies and sales agents, interested in them. The activity will take place in appointment format one-to-one.

Likewise, Spain will also have a prominent presence in the official program, with five projects selected from among the 42 finalists that will be presented in the various thematic categories that make up the sessions. pitching co-production: Destination Proxima Centauri (co-produced by Somadrome Films) participates in the Science pitch; The Curse of Sugar (with co-production by Inicia Films), participates in the pitch of History; Call Me Sinsorga (produced by Al Borde Films), competes in the Art and Culture category, and Dreams of the Wild Oaks (co-produced by Lukimedia) does so in the New Voices category. All of them will appear in the large auditorium before more than 300 representatives from television networks, platforms, distributors and investors in search of innovative and impactful stories.

The presence of Docs From Spain at this event is coordinated by ICEX, with the support of Spain Audiovisual Hub of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan financed by the Next Generation Funds of the European Union Commission.

Spanish muscle, also in the CEE region

Under the umbrella of Audiovisual From Spain, another important delegation of Spanish producers and distributors will travel to Hungary for a new edition of NATPE Budapest, which will also take place from June 24 to 27 at the Intercontinental Hotel in the Hungarian capital. This event has become a benchmark for the audiovisual industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by welcoming more than 470 buyers (65% of which come from the aforementioned CEE countries) and nearly 200 companies participating as exhibitors, mainly distribution and production companies.

ICEX will be present in the market with the aim of promoting the Spanish audiovisual sector in general in the region. Along these lines, to present their latest production developments and discuss the latest trends in content development and distribution in the CEE region, representatives from Atresmedia Televisión, Filmax, Lucientes Films, Movistar Plus+ International, Onza Distribution, RTVE and GECA.