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How Amazon Studios’ Is Getting Bigger and Other Takeaways from Javiera Balmaceda’s Masterclass at Conecta Fiction
Talking to a packed auditorium at Spain’s Conecta Fiction, Amazon’s Latin American honcho Balmaceda sketched out a roadmap for Amazon Studios in the region.
In the U.S., Amazon has gone from being an HBO-style cable channel with shows like “Transparent” to more network-level mainstream fare like “Reacher,” ventured The Hollywood Reporter’s Lili Ford, who moderated the session. We’re going to continue to grow in that space, probably sticking to more of these kinds of action thrillers and true crime that that will get the most play across the region.” But the essence of success, she insisted several times during her masterclass, is not a type of show, but “great storytelling.” She was first introduced to many, appearing with Axel Kuschevatzky at the Platino Awards last year, accepting the statue for best film in Spain and Latin America, “Argentina, 1985.” When Santiago [Mitre] first presented it, he felt it was really going to resonate with what was happening with the presidency of Trump and how people distort history and truth.
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