Screen: Catalan’s well-supported TV sector is striking gold by embracing the global market
Three of Catalan TV’s latest productions are ready for their close-up in Series Mania: Unfiltered (Sense Filtres), selected in the Short Forms Competition strand, and In Vitro, showcased in Buyers Upfront. The project, The Glacier Murders, written by Mariano Baselga and Enrique Videla and produced by Arlette Peyret from Brutal Media, a co-production with Chile’s Fabula, has been selected at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
Produced by Catalan public broadcaster 3Cat and Vértigo Films, Unfiltered is a nine-part series created by Amaya Izquierdo about how digital and social media are shaping relationships among adolescents. Sandra Reina, Jiajie Yu Yan (a Screen Spain Star of Tomorrow in 2021) and Ainhoa Bolaños are directing.
The first season explores three different stories focusing on the complexities of sexting. Izquierdo’s had already dealt with the topic of digital privacy in the 2024 series Nudes about the leak of nude photos online. (That series was also backed by 3Cat and Vértigo Films with ESCAC Films).
In Vitro, sold internationally by Beta Film and produced by Moiré Films and Rodar y Rodar with 3Cat, is one of the series selected for the invitation-only Buyers Upfront selection, dedicated to anticipated productions already delivered or in post-production.
The six-part comedy drama series is the story of Blanca, a biologist in her late 30s who takes a job at a fertility clinic in the hope of a turn for the better in her career. There she will have to face plenty of challenges, including dealing with her colleagues and patients, ethical dilemmas and personal pressures to do with her partner’s wish to start a family.
The series, created by Marc Crehuet with Alejandra Guimerà, stars Bruna Cusí as Blanca.
In Vitro received the support of the Catalan film body ICEC (Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies), a cornerstone of Catalonia’s thriving series production environment. The region’s high-end TV production fund was set up in 2022 and provides up to €1.5m ($1.7m) per project with a minimum budget of €4m ($4.6m). It is also open to a second international broadcaster or streamer.
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