Spain Audiovisual Industry Takes Center Stage at MIPCOM

MADRID, September 18:
Focus on Spain, a series of events and conferences that will take place at this
year’s MIPCOM, puts the spotlight on innovation and creativity in the Spanish
audiovisual industry.

On October 14, a
high-profile networking lunch will bring together Spanish businessmen and
international producers and programming decisions-makers. ICEX and FAPAE are
organizing the event, which is limited to 70 participants, among them, Imagina,
Continental Producciones, ZZJ and executives from Mediaset, France 5, Ren TV
and Amedia.

Focus on Spain, with the
support of the Corporación RTVE as its main partner, will provide a look at the
rapidly growing audiovisual sector in Spain with three conferences. Market
Overview will be conducted by Marcos Santana, the president of Telemundo Internacional. Entertainment from Spain:
A Compelling Business will feature companies such as Europroducciones and
GloboMedia sharing expertise, while Javier Pons, the director of TVE, will
introduce fresh fiction from Spain.

Spanish animation will be
highlighted at MIPCOM Junior, with Imira Entertainment, Nickelodeon Latin
America, BRB and Jetix Europe all set to participate in the conference
Animation from Spain: Sharing Expertise, hosted by TV3. On the closing day of
MIPCOM Junior, October 12, a VIP lunch will be held, bringing together Spanish
animation companies and relevant companies and press correspondents in the industry.

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski