‘The Night Watch,’ ‘Death in Your Eyes’ Among Winners at Record-Breaking MIA Market in Rome
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Dutch drama series “The Night Watch” was among the big winners at Rome’s MIA Market on Friday, taking home the MIA Development Award for Outstanding Drama Project as the growing industry event wrapped its 10th edition in the Eternal City.
The show was among a quartet of projects taking part in MIA’s Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum to be awarded by juries of international industry professionals.
It was joined by “Death in Your Eyes,” from director Guillermo de Oliveira, which won the prize for best film project, documentary award winner “Reborn-Perfect Love,” from directors Giovanni Conte and Francesco Pascucci, and the Belgium-Poland-France co-production “Big Bang Parade” in the animation category.
More than 600 projects took part in this year’s co-production market and pitching forum, a 20% spike from 2023, while greater geographical diversity was on display than ever before, with 90 countries represented — a 12.5% increase from the 80 nations represented last year.
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