MIPTV Spotlight: Pol-ka Producciones

CANNES: Killer Women, a Pol-ka Producciones title distributed by MediaBiz, has been selling as a format worldwide for a decade.

“It’s based on real stories of everyday women who for some reason decided to kill their partner,” says Alex Lagomarsino, the CEO of MediaBiz. “The way the stories are told has been key to the success of the show.” According to Lagomarsino, the scripts can be adapted to fit local tastes and can be tweaked to showcase local criminal cases. “That happened in Italy,” Lagomarsino says. “They took one or two cases that happened in Italy and incorporated them into the series.”

At MIPTV, MediaBiz is also offering scripted fare such as Los Ricos No Piden Permiso, Cunning Girls and the thriller Signs. “Pol-ka is one of the main producers in Latin America. When someone gets one of our formats, we provide the knowledge and know-how that Pol-ka has gained from producing that series,” Lagomarsino says.