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South Series Festival Awards: CBS Studios’ ‘Oderbruch,’ Sophie Turner Starrer ‘Joan’ Win Major Prizes


Takeaways from South Series, Spain’s most ambitious and international of TV festivals, now firmly consolidated by its second edition.

Before torrential rain hit Cadiz, backed by Mediaset España South Series had done much, however, in the caliber of its lineup and industry conference strand to consolidate its status as Spain’s premier TV festival. South Series began with a bang, opening with “La Vida Breve,” from on-the-rise creators Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor whose ensemble, led by highly-regarded Javier Gutiérrez (“Below Zero”) and Leonor Watling (“Talk to Her”) scooped best cast. Fremantle’s Al Aizpuru, Atresmedia’s José Antonio Salso, and two prominent U.K.-based producers, Xavier Marchand at Moon River Content and JJ Lousberg, were asked on one of the biggest industry panels at South Series.

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