MIPCOM Spotlight: Canal 13 Sudmedia

CANNES: At MIPCOM, Canal 13 Sudmedia is unveiling a catalogue chock-full of Chilean movies that have premiered within the last two years.

“They are commercial films ranging from comedies to dramas, and they feature compelling stories that reflect our continent’s particularities while offering global potential,” says Marina Del Canto, the VP of international sales at Canal 13.

The history-based Allende recreates the last hours of former Chilean President Salvador Allende at La Moneda, the country’s government house. The comedy Family Holidays, meanwhile, follows a clan as they hide at home for a month after telling their friends that they’ve gone on a vacation abroad.

On the horror front, Perfidy chronicles two lovers who, after many years apart, spend a weekend together in a remote cabin where strange things start to happen.

“We hope our slate of Chilean movies will help us develop new commercial relationships during this market,” Del Canto says.

Meanwhile, love stories are at the heart of the formats that Canal 13 Sudmedia is presenting at MIPCOM. The company’s latest is Valió la Pena, in which a successful real estate executive must deal with her attraction to her biggest enemy while also caring for a friend’s daughter after the child is orphaned.

In Descarado, a man uses a high-tech yacht that allows him to clone people to regain the woman stolen by his younger brother. Freshman Mom follows a housewife who enrolls in college. Her adventures reunite her with an old flame, putting her family life in jeopardy.

“The original versions of all these titles were highly successful, which makes them attractive adaptation offers,” says Marina Del Canto, the VP of international sales at Canal 13.