Rafael Blanco

Creators, writers and showrunners Leonardo Padrón and José Ignacio Valenzuela took part in a MIP CANCUN panel, moderated by Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari, editor of TV Latina, to speak about their current work and how their roles have evolved within the television and streaming space.

Today at MIP CANCUN, Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari, editor of TV Latina, moderated the session Micro Drama, Mega Audience, featuring FlareFlow’s Shawn Wu, Inter Medya’s Can Okan and The Mediapro Studio US & Canada’s Juan “JC” Acosta, who discussed the rise of micro-dramas and their impact on global content.

The VP Drama talks about the importance of co-production alliances in Latin America that aim to expand European content in the region.

Eccho Rights’ Handan Özkubat, Madd Entertainment’s Özlem Özsümbül, Tims Group’s Selin Arat and Valley of Hearts’ Leyla Tanlar, and Global Agency’s Iván Sánchez closed the second edition of the Turkish TV Festival with upcoming highlights and their thoughts on the future of Turkish drama.

MISTCO’s Aysegul Tuzun Yildirim, Kanal D International’s Duda Perman, ATV’s Müge Akar and OGM UNIVERSE’s Ekin Koyuncu took part in the Turkish TV Festival, offering insights on the current Turkish content landscape.

The first day of the second edition of the Turkish TV Festival featured insights from Inter Medya’s Beatriz Cea Okan, TRT’s Mustafa Ilbeyli and Calinos Entertainment’s Goryana Vasileva.

Leonardo Aranguibel, VP and head of production operations and strategy for The Walt Disney Company Latin America, discussed creativity’s role amid the rise of artificial intelligence during Content Americas.

3Pas Studios’ Eugenio Derbez, Javier Williams and Leo Zimbrón participated in a panel at Content Americas, discussing the company’s expansion into global markets, the search for stories with Latino components and co-production as a key strategy for achieving large-scale projects.

Luis Fernández, chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, delivered a keynote at Content Americas during which he discussed the company’s evolution and strategy to produce and deliver culturally relevant entertainment, news and sports content to the Latino community across all platforms.

Paulo Koelle, director of Prime Video Latin America, who received the Premio Ícono TV Latina 2024 in partnership with MIP CANCUN, discussed the milestones of the service in the region and its multifaceted business strategy during his keynote today in a conversation with Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari, editor of TV Latina.