# South International Series Festival: ‘American Hostage,’ Ronan Bennett, Great European Series and Andalusia’s TV Build

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/south-international-series-festival-american-hostage-ronan-bennett-great-european-series-and-andalusias-tv-build/
- Published: 2026-10-27T18:04:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T18:15:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/sisf-american-hostage-ronan-bennett-alvaro-morte-1236932199/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- The Cádiz festival runs from 30 October to 4 November.
- Four competition titles will have their world premieres.
- Organisers want to strengthen Andalusia’s international screen partnerships.

## Summary

The South International Series Festival runs in Cádiz from 30 October to 4 November, opening with “American Hostage” and honouring writer and showrunner Ronan Bennett, actor Álvaro Morte and actress Ana Duato. Its fourth edition features a fiction competition led by European series and aims to connect Andalusia’s screen industry with partners in Spain and abroad.

The competition includes four world premieres: Movistar Plus’s “Patagonia” and “The Center” season two, HBO Max’s “Infamy” and Channel 4 comedy “Stepping Up”. Other titles have backing from European broadcasters and distributors, while Danish producers attending with Amazon MGM Studios’ “Snake Killer” are seeking co-production partners amid rising costs. The programme also includes an Isabel Coixet masterclass and talks on international adaptations of young adult fiction.

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