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·} EDITORIAL COMMITTEE DOCUDRAMA SERIES

The Editorial Committee for the 2024 Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT Pitch Docudrama Series comprises accomplished professionals and senior executives from the global audiovisual industry, with representation from both Europe and America. Their task involves meticulously reviewing and evaluating the docudrama series projects submitted during our call for projects. From this pool of submissions, 5 outstanding projects will be selected to captivate the audience through live pitching sessions at Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT in June.

The members of the Editorial Committee for Pitch DOCUDRAMA Series in the 2024 edition of Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT are:

AUDREY KAMGA

Sales Manager

ARTE

(France)

Audrey KAMGA is an award-winning multilingual executive with in-depth knowledge and experience in most major television markets, including the Americas and EMEA. She has worked successfully at ARTE France, one of Europe’s largest publicly funded broadcasters, and has extensive experience in distribution of special documentaries, limited series, unscripted formats and factual entertainment, with expertise in sales, acquisitions, marketing and commercial affairs. A great connoisseur of television history and pop culture, she strongly believes in the importance of multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, as well as a balanced approach between men and women both on and off screen.

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CARMEN LARIOS

SVP Content Strategy /Marketing
A&E and Lifetime at A&E Networks Latin America

(USA)

Carmen Larios is currently responsible for the pan-regional and local (Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil) editorial and marketing strategy for the A&E and Lifetime brands. She oversees programming, acquisition, scheduling and digital content generation in a multi-platform strategy that includes original short and long-form production. He is also responsible for the development and pipeline of both networks.
Prior to joining A&E, Larios worked for 10 years at National Geographic Channels in Latin America based in Mexico and Miami. He served as SVP of Programming, Production and Development for Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids and Nat Geo Mundo. Programs under his direct supervision received 4 International Emmy nominations, including 1 Emmy for the 13-part series “Repent”.

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JULIA GROSZEK

Film & TV Director

(Poland)

Julia is a seasoned director with experience in documentaries, short films and music videos. She completed her training in documentary directing and screenwriting at the prestigious Wajda School and was part of the Screenwriting Atelier. Julia also pursued Audiovisual Communication at the University of Malaga in Spain and earned a master’s degree in Cultural Studies. Her filmmaking journey spans across various countries, including Poland, Romania, Jordan, Burma, and Thailand, where she has crafted documentaries and reports, she also contributed to casting in Colombia. Julia’s mid-length documentary, “Arabic Secret,” garnered international acclaim and accolades from festivals such as the AegeanDocs International Film Festival in Greece, HumanDoc FF, and the Ismailia Film Festival in Egypt. Julia has also directed the TV documentary series. Her most recent short documentary, “Golden Dreams,” filmed in Zimbabwe, is currently in postproduction. Currently she’s been directing the series “Love abroad” for Polish channel Polsat.

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MICHELA GIORELLI

VP of Unscripted Development and Production

NCB UNIVERSAL TELEMUNDO STREAMING STUDIOS

(USA)

Michela Giorelli leads the Unscripted team at NBCUniversal Telemundo Streaming Studios concentrating on the creations of premium documentary series, docurealities and reality formats in English and Spanish with strong Latino relevance. Before working with NBC, Giorelli was the Head of Original Productions for Discovery Latin America/US Hispanic for more than 25 years. During her career at Discovery, she was instrumental in the development and execution of more than 5,000 productions made for the US Hispanic and Latin American markets. Many have been nominated for and received important industry accolades, including the US and International Emmy award.

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JORGE ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI

Non-fiction Originals Manager

Movistar Plus+

(Spain)

Jorge Ortiz de Landázuri is Manager of Non-fiction Originals at Movistar Plus+, responsible for original non-fiction in-house production (documentary series such as Eta, el final del silencio, El Palmar de Troya, Palomares, Lola, Pioneras, Raphaelismo or Locomía) as well as the #0 Channel (programming and acquisitions of documentaries, series and films). In recent years, he has been in charge of the musical line of Movistar+ productions (BSO with Emilio Aragón, Pop, Canciones que cambiaron el mundo, Melódico, Sesiones M+…) talents (Fama a Bailar), Realities (El Puente) and programmes such as Radio Gaga or Milá Vs Milá. He was director of programmes for Canal+ for 10 years, being creator and executive producer, among others, of the comedy show Ilustres Ignorantes, which has been on the air for 14 years in a row. Previously, he directed music videos for 4 years with his own production company for artists such as Kiko Veneno, Gabinete Caligari, Los Planetas, Fangoria, Héroes del Silencio and others. Among the awards obtained for several of these works are three Ondas awards, two Iris awards and an MTV award.

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