The seventh edition of MIP Cancun is scheduled to take place online from November 17 to 20, 2020.
MIP Cancun Online+ has announced that Amazon, Disney+ and Netflix have joined the line up as it finalises this year’s conference programme scheduled to take place online from November 17 to 20, 2020.
The seventh edition of MIP Cancun is an international television market and conference for the Latin American and US Hispanic markets.
One of the panels, ‘Amazon Originals: From Small Local Story To Global Hit: Amazon Original El Presidente’, will see Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Originals Latin America, Amazon Studios and Armando Bo, Showrunner, About Entertainment (Argentina) look at how Amazon is encouraging creative freedom as the key to producing unique local content with great storytelling at its core while providing creatives with the best resources to realize their vision.
The keynote, ‘Amazon Prime: Expanding The Streamer’s Experience In Latin America’ will have Pablo Iacoviello, Director Content Acquisition, Amazon Prime Video Latam focus on how the streamer has ramped up its offering through an expanded slate of regional originals, break out hits from its sister operations around the globe, and third-party deals with major studios.
Disney+ panel ‘Regional Branded and non-branded content objectives’ will take a look at shared management perspectives on divisional goals for regionally produced content for Disney+ to complement the streaming service’s global libraries.
Featuring Leonardo Aranguibel, Head of Production Operations and Strategy, The Walt Disney Company Latin America; Cecilia Mendonca, Head of Content Development, Kids, Young Adults and Family, The Walt Disney Company Latin America; Fernando Semenzato, Head of Development and Production for National Geographic Latin America, The Walt Disney Company Latin America.
Further, ‘Selena: The Series & The Power of Representation’ will feature producers of Netflix’s Selena: The Series, the upcoming biopic about the late iconic Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, will discuss the importance of inclusion in front of and behind the camera, and the power of local storytelling for global audiences.
Taking part in the conversation are Francisco Ramos, Vice President of Latin American Originals for Netflix; Hiromi Kamata, Director and Executive Producer; Jaime Dávila, Executive Producer; Moisés Zamora, Creator & Executive Producer.
This roster of industry leaders from the major global streamers joins previously announced keynote speakers JC Acosta, President of ViacomCBS Networks Americas and Marcos Santana, President of Telemundo Global Studios.
With its one-to-one matchmaking format and conference programme, MIP Cancun Online+ has registered more than 600 leading distributors, buyers, producers and commissioners from Latin America and worldwide already confirmed for the 2020 online edition.
