The South Worldwide Collection Pageant will launch a brand new funding discussion board in Cádiz in 2027, bringing collectively producers and audiovisual firms with non-public financiers, the Womack Group introduced at this 12 months’s version.
Known as South Traders Week, the occasion is scheduled for April 30 to Could 5, 2027, through the fifth version of South. It’s organized with Mira Anta, an audiovisual funding fund promoted by Womack’s Mira Leisure Capital and managed by Anta Asset Administration. The dates mark the South’s transition from fall to spring.
This system will embrace venture shows, funding shows, one-on-one conferences between producers and financiers, in addition to discussions on financing and enterprise fashions. The organizers indicated that worldwide firms specializing in audiovisual financing can be anticipated, though no individuals have but been named.
The discussion board is geared toward funding funds and monetary establishments in addition to manufacturing firms, platforms and audiovisual know-how firms. Corporations will be capable to current their initiatives and growth plans to potential monetary and industrial companions.
Mira Anta Media Capital Fund I, launched in Could and registered with Spanish monetary regulator CNMV in June, has a fundraising goal of 80 million euros ($90.1 million).
The fund plans to amass stakes in audiovisual firms and finance particular person productions, together with fairness loans linked to pre-sales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, in addition to bridge financing. Its funding pursuits additionally cowl digital manufacturing and audio-visual applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence functions.
“The Spanish audiovisual trade has expertise, manufacturing capability and an more and more worldwide attain. But it wants new monetary instruments and specialised capital to understand its full potential,” mentioned José Carlos Conde, president of Mira Leisure Capital and CEO of the Womack Group.
“Investments shouldn’t be restricted to financing productions; they will additionally contribute to the expansion of companies, infrastructure, applied sciences and enterprise fashions,” mentioned Sergio Torras Soler, a financier concerned within the growth of Mira Anta.
Womack produces South and is behind Mira Leisure Capital, whereas Anta Asset Administration is a part of Corporación Financiera Azuaga.
In January, Mexican firm Punta Fina Studios introduced a partnership with Womack Studios, the group’s audiovisual manufacturing arm, to create a $47 million fund for the event of collection, telenovelas and movies concentrating on Latin America and U.S. Hispanic audiences.
The fourth version of South happened from October 30 to November 30. 4 in Cádiz, combining collection previews, inventive discussions and trade occasions.