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A CONTRACORRIENTE FILMS (SPAIN)

ADRIÀ MIRÓ

Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, including an exchange program at University of British Columbia, Adrià Miró worked in Digital Marketing at a tech scale-up in Amsterdam and did Masters in Film Business and Line Producing at ESCAC. Following his true passion, he is now working in executive production at A Contracorriente Films. Filmography: Unfinished Affairs, Wild Flowers, Not such an Easy Life, The Movie Teller, The Enchanted.

AGENCIA LA LUZ (CHILE)

CONSTANZA ARENA

Constanza is a professional with over 25 years of experience in the audiovisual industry. She was executive director of Cinema Chile for 11 years, during this period the institution was responsible for the successful positioning of Chile in the world as an exceptional cinematography. Prior to that, she worked for more than 7 years in public television, in areas of production, programming management and acquisitions. As a teacher and academic, for Constanza “to promote is also to train” emerging professionals in the audiovisual sector to make the most of the opportunities offered by the international marketplace at each stage of the production chain.

ÁLAMO PRODUCCIONES (SPAIN)

EDUARDO CAMPOY

Eduardo Campoy, managing director and founder of Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, has an extensive professional career devoted to film production. Among his most recent productions are: Todos lo hacen by Martín Cuervo, Héroes de barrio by Ángeles Reiné, La Piel en llamas by David Martín Porras, El test and Mamá o Papa by Dani de la Orden, among many others.

ATRESMEDIA CINE (SPAIN)

ALEJANDRA SÁEZ CIRAC

Currently works as development executive at Atresmedia Cine and Buendía Estudios, with professional experience in the fields of production and content. Alejandra has a degree in Audiovisual Communication and Journalism, has studied at the ECAM and later at the Carlos III University in the Master’s Degree in Film Industry Management. Passionate about everything related to audiovisual creation, she began her film career with Warner Bros. Entertainment and joined Atresmedia in 2021 working on films such as “Los renglones torcidos de Dios”, “Las leyes de la frontera” and “Mamá o papá”. Independently, she has been involved in the creation of short film or promotional projects as a producer and other positions. Within the audiovisual world, she has also gained experience in radio collaborating as a technician, producer and broadcaster in COPE, Cadena Ibérica or EDM radio.

AUTENTIKA FILMS (GERMANY)

PAULO CARVALHO

Paulo Carvalho is the Artistic Director of the Cinelatino Film Festival in Germany. Former programmer at Locarno and consultant for the Quinzaine de Cannes. Currently is a lecturer at the EICTV in Cuba and international consultant for Ventana Sur’s Proyecta co-production market. He also participates in the organization of the Brazil CineMundi Co-production Meeting and is artistic advisor for the Locarno Film Festival Open Doors.

BEGIN AGAIN FILMS (SPAIN)

BELEN BERNUY

Belén Bernuy’s career as a producer includes the documentary Garbo, el espía, Goya for best documentary 2010 and the feature film Cuando dejes de quererme by Igor Legarreta. She founded with Gloria Bretones in 2016 the international distribution and sales agency Begin Again Films, where she is responsible for international acquisitions and co-productions.

BENDITA FILM SALES (SPAIN)

LUIS RENART

Luis Renart is the director of the international sales agency Bendita Film Sales, where he has been responsible for the distribution of titles such as La virgen de agosto by Jonás Trueba (released in a dozen territories and recognized by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 best films of 2020), or Blanco en Blanco by Théo Court (Best Director Award and FIPRESCI Award in the Orizzonti Section of the Venice Film Festival 2019). Previously, he worked at the sales agency Latido Films, and at several Catalan film and television production companies. With a degree in Law, he holds a Diploma in Filmmaking and Film Production from the Centro de Estudios Cinematogràfics de Catalunya and a Master’s Degree in Film Industry Management from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

BENDITA FILM SALES (SPAIN)

GEORGE BLANCH

Jorge Blanch holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Salamanca, a Master degree in Cinematography from the University of Cordoba and a Master degree in Audiovisual Distribution and Business from ECAM. As Festivals Manager at Bendita Films, he has designed the strategy and festival tour of films such as Samsara by Lois Patiño (Special Jury Prize at Berlinale Encounters 2023), Carajita by Silvina Schnicer and Ulises Porra (Special Jury Mention at San Sebastian IFF – New Directors 2021) and Tenéis que venir a verla by Jonás Trueba, (Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary IFF 2022).

BUENDÍA ESTUDIOS (SPAIN)

LOURDES NAVARRO

Lourdes Navarro has more than thirty years of experience in the audiovisual sector. Throughout her career she has been involved in the production of several film and television projects as production supervisor with directors such as Antonio Mercero, Carlos Saura or José Luis Borau. During the last 20 years she has worked as a regular scriptwriter for Enrique Urbizu, Angeles González Sinde, Gerardo Herrero and Fernando León de Aranoa. Her latest works have been linked to multi-awarded directors such as Arantxa Echevarría or Alauda Ruiz de Azua. During 2009-2010 she was lecturer in directing, editing and for the directing master at TAI school, and also gave masterclass on continuity for ECAM. She received in 2021 the Film Professionals Award from the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences. In November 2022, she joined Atresmedia Cine and Buendía Estudios team as a development executive.

EL VIAJE FILMS (SPAIN)

JAIME WEISS

Jamie Weiss, has been a producer with El Viaje Films since 2015. As coordinator of international co-productions he has participated in markets, festivals and pitching all over the world, bringing an international perspective to this award winning company.

FILMAX (SPAIN)

GEMMA PASCUAL

Gemma Pascual works as Director of Film Project Development at Filmax, where in addition to supervising the writing of all scripts in development and working closely with their creators, she is in charge of searching for new projects and identifying new talent, analyzing scripts and proposals from all over the world, among other tasks. She has more than twelve years of professional experience in the fields of script development and scriptwriting, and specializes in script analysis and editing, as well as in grants and submission of projects, both fiction and animation.

LATIDO FILMS (SPAIN)

MARJORY MACERES VALENZUELA

Marjory Maceres, currently works as Marketing, Acquisitions and Sales Coordinator at Latido Films. She holds a Master’s Degree in Digital Television and Audiovisual Content Management (AMC Networks) from the CEU San Pablo University and Film Distribution from the Film and Audiovisual School of Madrid – ECAM. She has extensive experience as an Audiovisual Manager.

PROMENADES FILMS (FRANCE)

SAMUEL CHAUVIN

Samuel Chauvin has worked in the production of numerous films. His latest co-productions with Latin America are: Hija de todas las rabias by Laura Baumeister (Nicaragua), selected in Toronto, San Sebastian and Busan 2022; La piel pulpo by Ana Cristina Barragan (Ecuador), selected at San Sebastian and Thessaloniki 2022; Ceniza negra by Sofia Quiroz (Costa Rica), selected at Cannes Critics’ Week 2019; Perro Bomba by Juan Caceres (Chile), selected at the festivals of Miami, Malaga, Guadalajara, etc. Among other activities, he has participated as an expert in international co-production at Bolivia Lab, Morelia Lab, EICTV in Cuba and Sembrando Cine in Caracas. He has also been a jury member at the Bolivia Lab, Riviera Maya Lab, the Havana and Cartagena festivals and for Proimágenes (FDC) in Colombia.

RADIO TELEVISION CANARIA - RTVC (SPAIN)

DIANA ARMAS ACOSTA

Graduated in Information Sciences, specializing in the branch of Visual and Audio Image from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. She has worked for Televisión Pública de Canarias since its creation. Between 1999 and 2004 she developed her professional activity in the news services of the network. Since 2004 she has been in charge of independent productions at Televisión Canaria. She is a member of FORTA’s pre-buying commission for rights and co-productions. She has been a member of the advisory committee of the audiovisual arts of the Vice Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands, representing RTVC from 2005 to 2011.

RADIO TELEVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA (SPAIN)

JAVIER LERENA

Delegate for Film and Telefilm Acquisitions at RTVE, and for Children’s Content Acquisitions until 2020, Javier Lerena holds a degree in Philosophy and Educational Sciences, and a Master’s Degree in Marketing, with an extensive professional career in different areas of RTVE. He currently combines his responsibilities in the acquisition of film content for RTVE’s main channels and platform with the selection and acquisition of series and miniseries from different territories, both within and outside the European Union.

SCENIC RIGHTS (SPAIN)

SYDNEY BORJAS

CEO of Scenic Rights, leading audiovisual agency in the Hispanic market by volume of business in the management and sale of rights for the adaptation of literary works for TV Series and Films, sale of original projects and developments. Promoter of more than 200 adaptations for Series and Films: Promesas de Arena (TVE), Hernán, el hombre (Dopamine, Amazon, A&E), La Templanza (Amazon, Atresmedia), La Cocinera de Castamar (Atresmedia), Magic for Humans: Mago Pop (Netflix); Invitación a un asesinato (Netflix) Reina Roja (Amazon), Los Farad (Amazon), Zorras (Atresmedia), among others.

SECUOYA STUDIOS (SPAIN)

DAVID COTARELO

David Cotarelo is an executive producer and scriptwriter. He has worked in the development of series at TVE and Mediaset, and as a development director, scriptwriter and executive producer in production companies such as Big Bang, Portocabo or Plano a Plano.

WARNER BROS DISCOVERY

MARINA MARTÍN LAGUNA

Marina Martín Laguna, scriptwriter and script analyst, works as a Film Development Executive in local production at Warner Bros. Discovery Spain, where she is in charge of supervising the writing of all projects in development.

ZUL FILMES (PORTUGAL)

FERNANDO CENTEIO

Fernando Centeio founded the production and distribution company Zul Filmes in 2010, since then he has produced or coproduced many documentary, series and feature films, such as O Tapete Voador and Vierarpad by João Mário Grilo or Dos Rivales Casi Iguales by Miguel Angel Buttini. He has also been in charge of the executive production in films such as Passagem da Noite by Luís Filipe Rocha, Lá Fora by Fernando Lopes, Noite Escura by João Canijo, Lobos by José Nascimento and the Portuguese production of Father and Son by the great Russian master Alexander Soukurov. He has also collaborated in national and foreign productions, notably Amok by Joël Farges, El Perro del Hortelano by Pilar Miró, La Sirene Rouge by Olivier Megaton and, especially in Belle Epoque by Fernando Trueba awarded with the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1992. His academic activity began at the University of Évora and as a professor and project manager at the Universidade Moderna. Since 2007 he teaches Production Strategies, Production Atelier, Animation Production Strategies and coordinates the Final Degree Projects at the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias in Lisbon and at ETIC, teaching modules and workshops. Fernando has also developed and produced several feature length fiction projects such as Viriato and Por Onde Escapam as Palavras by Luís Albuquerque. In 2022 he distributed Vieirarpad, one of the most watched Portuguese documentaries of the year, and finished the feature film N2 – The Road that Binds Us, scheduled to premiere in 2023.