Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Unveils Projects From Fabula, Federation, Story House, Vertice 360
variety.comFabula’s “Superman’s Bodyguards,” “Sisi” head writer Andreas Gutzeit’s thriller “Disgrace” and “Hildur,” from Finland’s Matti Laine, who scored with “The Paradise,” all feature at this year’s still vastly expanded Conecta Fiction & Entertainment, the Europe-Latin America TV and networking forum, now in its seventh edition.
They will be presented to an audience of producers and distributors at the industry centerpiece at Conecta Fiction. Set up at Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín’s Fábula, producer of Oscar winning A fantastic Woman” and “Spencer,” “Superman’s Bodyguards” tells the true story of Christopher Reeve’s perilous mission to Chile to attempt to save the lives of 78 Chilean actors under death threat from an extreme right faction in a Chile still ruled by Augusto Pinochet.
A fast-paced thriller, “Disgrace” is from Story House Pictures’ Andreas Gutzeit, head writer on the banner Beta/RTL Canneseries 2021 smash hit “Sisi,” sold to over 120 countries, plus the critically lauded “Dignity,” a pioneering Chile-Germany co-pro backed by ProSieben’s Joyn and aired on HBO and Billed as Nordic Blue, a crime series with a glimpse of hope, “Hildur” marks the latest from Laine who brought a large slice of humanity to “The Paradise,” a Costa del Sol crime drama marking a reawakening to life of its 60-year -old Finnish detective.
Major Spanish-language world companies Zebra Producciones, behind big Amazon Original “El Cid,” Dopamine, Shine Iberia, Vértice 360, Izen and Grupo Ganga back projects to be unveiled at Concta Fiction.
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