The TV 'wet' with Spain - The World

relaxing cup of hot coffee and a shower freshness on the skin. The Spanish television production covers a wide spectrum, as demonstrated this week at the Mip TV market, held in the French city of Cannes. “Spain is the fourth highest number of new formats sold since 2010, behind only the United Kingdom, Israel and Australia”, have since confederation that unites the Spanish audiovisual producers Fapae, from the data presented in this quote industry by consultancy The Wit.

“In fiction we are in a great time. Our company is we film, but every time we focus more on television. A Cannes we brought Qui ets tu ( Who are you ), a series set in Barcelona lawyer may be the next Red Bracelets and shares with this director Pau Freixas “exposes WORLD Iván Díaz, director of the international division of Filmax.

Vanessa Palacios, content manager of sequoia Content Distribution, boasts how the sector has permeated format The Shower a singing competition in the shower. “We already offer to occur in six different territories We have especially surprised by the interest in Lebanon, even an Arab country and the girls appear in bikinis . There, a producer and a string, each on their own, are interested “.

” It has been reported that the time between seams will be in Italy, Germany , Portugal and the Philippines, but am convinced that very soon we will place in China “, Ruth Martinez advances, international sales department of Boomerang TV. offers When the series starring Adriana Ugarte, this production is usually sell the can, that is, the product as it has been in Spain, but in the case of another of his novels, The Mysteries of Laura the betting sector adapt as the market in which will saturate. “Eastern Europe, Greece and Turkey have signed an option to adapt,” continues Martinez.

The Spanish production travels to Cannes sheltered under the umbrella of Audiovisual from Spain, organized by Export Icex and Investment in collaboration with Fapae. Basque producer Pausoka slipped in an international competition held in Cannes formats also Stars on the Street competition, with singers competing in the sidewalk instead of the stage or the shower. “Also, in the sample of Fresh TV [which selects the 25 most groundbreaking programs in the world] has appeared this year another of our productions, impostor ,” recalls Xabier Zabaleta, project manager of that company .

José Antonio salso, international sales manager Atresmedia considers that Spain “is opening market.” “Among our most demanded products are The time between seams , which will be in Italy by Mediaset [Atresmedia competition in Spain] and Velvet , which will be France and Italy. presence of our series in these two countries is already constant. been a change and there is interest in our series, with a somewhat feminine and with an international profile. ” From Mediaset said “great excitement” generated by Prince , My mother cooks better than yours and Dreamland “.” We We have positioned ourselves as exporters “believes Palacios, sequoia The purpose is common to all managers consulted.. maintain this leading role

The Spanish foreign production comes despite the traditional gaps of this country to handle other languages. Tangerine producer has used this fact to kick Relaxing Cup , which aims to bring 12 celebrities who do not speak English to a small village in the English countryside. “We were going to change the name, but all foreigners love the title but do not know the phrase Ana Botella, “says Antonio López Pulido, head of current affairs programs Tangerine. unused This program has gained popularity in the Explanatory after Fresh TV, who comes to the vast majority of displaced Cannes sector. “We are negotiating to sign a global sale,” Pulido López progresses.