Monday, June 24, marks the start of the 35th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc (SSD) in La Rochelle, France. ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones is pleased to announce a prominent Spanish presence at this event, the leading European market dedicated to documentaries and XR narrative experiences.
Docs from Spain, part of Audiovisual from Spain, will present the best of Spanish documentary production. Companies such as Arraianos Producións, Artico Distribution, El Gatoverde Producciones, Feel Sales, Quality Media, Siesta Producciones, Somadrome, and Wild Stories will participate. They will take part in the Spanish Rendez-vous: Docs from Spain matchmaking event on June 26, where they will showcase their projects in development to potential international partners.
Spain will have a prominent role in the coproduction pitching sessions with five selected projects: 'Destination Proxima Centauri' (Somadrome Films), 'The Curse of Sugar' (Inicia Films), 'Call Me Sinsorga' (Al Borde Films), and 'Dreams of the Wild Oaks' (Lukimedia). These projects will be presented to over 300 representatives from television networks, platforms, distributors, and investors.
The presence of Docs From Spain at this event is coordinated by ICEX, with the support of the Spain Audiovisual Hub from the Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan financed by the Next Generation Funds of the European Commission.