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Next Gen World Sales Prize at Iberseries Platino Industria Renewed by Egeda, FilmSharks (EXCLUSIVE)


Next Gen Projects take in big arthouse bows such as Berlin winner ’20,000 Species of Bees’ and Alauda Ruiz de Azua's debut ‘Lullaby.’

Madrid-based rights management society Egeda and sales agency FilmSharks have renewed the Egeda-FilmSharks Prize, to be granted this October to the best project at Iberseries Platino Industria ’s Next Gen pitching sessions. The prize consists in FilmSharks’ acquisition of world distribution rights to the winning project at Next Gen, heading towards its fourth edition and a competition highlight at Iberseries Platino Industria, which runs Sept.30-Oct. 3 in Madrid. Titles presented at Next Gen take in Berlin winner “20,000 Species of Beas,” directed by Estibaliz Urresola, and Alauda Ruíz de Azua debut “Lullaby,” both put through the prestigious Incubator development program of the ECAM Madrid Film School.

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