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

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.