IBERMEDIA NEXT will be at VentanaSur with 29 animation projects

• The winning projects of the second and third IBERMEDIA NEXT calls will attend the event, 15 in total from the 3.0 call and 14 from the 2.0 call

• The projects will take part in one to one meetings, roundtables and will have a meeting space granted by the Ministry of Culture, through the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA)

• Founded in 2010 and with more than 2,000 professional participants, Ventana Sur is the main cinematographic market in Latin America. This year it will take place from 1st to 5th December in Buenos Aires

For the third consecutive year, IBERMEDIA NEXT is taking part in the Ventana Sur festival, Latin America’s largest audiovisual content market. This time, IBERMEDIA NEXT travels with a delegation of the 29 projects selected in calls 2.0 and 3.0, of which 14 projects are from call 2.0 and 15 from call 3.0, from 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Ventana Sur is the largest Latin-American showcase for buying and selling audiovisual content for international industry distributors and buyers, and IBERMEDIA NEXT participates in this year’s event with two main objectives: make the quality of the animation of the 29 selected projects known and take stock of the three years of its initiative giving voice to representatives of the winning projects.

Roundtables

On 2nd December, two roundtables will take place aimed at reflecting on the IBERMEDIA NEXT initiative and its impact on the Latin American animation sector.

Tuesday, 2 December (10 to 10.45 a.m.) Palacio Libertad (Auditorium)

CREATING TOMORROW: THE LEGACY OF IBERMEDIA NEXT

Participants:

• Guillermo Garma, Assistant Manager of Promotion of the INCAA
• Jara Ayucar, Director of Marketing Policies of the ICAA
• Víctor Herreruela, Coordinator of the IBERMEDIA Technical Unit
• José Luis Farias, representative of the Ibero-American Animation League

The roundtable will also have a broad representation of public entities and associations that have given space and support to the actions carried out under the IBERMEDIA NEXT brand.  This conversation will offer an institutional assessment of the three IBERMEDIA NEXT calls and will be a space for analysis and reflection on the achievements and upcoming challenges of the Programme.

Tuesday, 2 December (3 to 4.45 p.m.) Palacio Libertad (Auditorium)

CONNECTIONS THAT INSPIRE: IBERMEDIA NEXT STORIES

Participants:

• Reyes Arnal, La Mola Films (ES)
• Jonatan Guzmán, Polar Studio (MX)
• Asdrúbal Hiutzilhuitl, Sísmica Studio (MX)
• Bernardita Ojeda, Pájaro (CH)
• Silvina Cornillón, Director of the Quirino Awards [moderator]

Four winners from various IBERMEDIA NEXT events will share with the audience their professional experience and the impact that IBERMEDIA NEXT has had on their projects. They will talk about their achievements, the collaboration opportunities and the growth of their studios, as well as what they have learnt about cooperation, innovation and development of animation projects in the Ibero-American region.

One to one meetings

The one to one meetings are sessions organised by Ventana Sur that will facilitate meetings between producers, distributors and studio and project representatives.  The main objective of these meetings is to encourage co-productions and promote the distribution of Latin American cinema globally. The IBERMEDIA NEXT winning projects will take part on Wednesday 3 December (4-7 p.m.) and Thursday 4 December (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

The schedule for the one to one meetings is:

Annecy Animation Showcase

  In addition, the feature film HANTA, a project selected in IBERMEDIA NEXT 2.0, will take part in the Annecy Animation Showcase, during the Work in Progress session, together with another four feature films, on Tuesday 2 December at 6 p.m. in Room 614 of the “Palacio Libertad”.

HANTA is a project directed by Emilio Ramos co-developed by six companies from four countries in the IBERMEDIA Programme: Tourmalet Films (ES), Fedora Productions (MX), Casadelou (MX), Atotonilco (MX), Osa Estudio (ARG) and GVG Producciones (CH). This selection is an example of the success of the values promoted by IBERMEDIA NEXT:  cooperation, innovation and financing.

SCREENING

Tuesday 2 December (from 6 – 7 p.m.) – Room 614 (6th floor, Palacio Libertad)