The 20th anniversary of 'Ventdelplà' and the creator of 'Six Feet Under' are the highlights of Serielizados Fest

BarcelonaThe Serielizados Fest has become a key cultural event in Barcelona. This year, the series festival, which runs from this Monday until November 12, celebrates its twelfth edition with a program that combines international and national premieres with activities related to various aspects of the television world. As in previous years, there is an official international section and an official national section, and in both cases, awards will be given for best series, best screenplay, and best performance. Below, we've selected the highlights of this year's festival.

The festival will begin with Anatomy of a Moment, the miniseries directed by Alberto Rodríguez (The minimal islandand based on the book of the same name by Javier Cercas. The Movistar+ production dissects one of the key moments in recent Spanish history: the attempted coup d'état of February 23, 1981. Álvaro Morte, Eduard Fernández, and Manolo Solo play Adolfo Suárez, Santiago Carrillo, and Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado, respectively. Miki Esparbé portrays Juan Carlos I. The opening session will be attended by Morte, best known for his role as Professor in The Last Stand. The Money HeistRodríguez and screenwriter Rafael Cobos.

When and where? November 3rd at 8pm at the Mooby Aribau cinema

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the end ofTwo meters undergroundAlan Ball is visiting Barcelona and will give a talk about his extensive career as a creator, producer, and screenwriter. Ball's resume includes titles such as True Blood, series with a point field which depicted the social and sexual interaction between vampires and humans; the film American Beauty, for which he won an Oscar for best screenplay, and the comedy Cybill, with which he made his television debut as a screenwriter and producer.

When and where? November 8th at 7:30 pm at the CCCB theatre

One of TV3's most iconic series celebrates two decades since its premiere. With the appearance of a conventional drama... prime time, VentdelplàStarring Emma Vilarasau and written by Josep Maria Benet Jornet, the series was ahead of its time in addressing issues that are now central to many television dramas: Teresa Clarís, a doctor from Barcelona, ​​leaves the city fleeing an abusive marriage. Accompanied by her children, Biel (Carlos Cuevas) and Isona (Georgina Latre), she settles in Ventdelplà to start a new life away from her husband. Three of the series' main actresses—Emma Vilarasau, Georgina Latre, and Mar Ulldemolins—will participate in the event organized by Serielizados Fest.

When and where? November 9th at 12:30 pm at the CCCB theatre

The Sopranos, one of the series that established HBO as a benchmark for quality fiction, will be the focus of a special edition of the Radio Primavera Sound podcast TV series clubEstela Ortiz welcomes comedian Oye Sherman to analyze this iconic series together.

When and where? November 9th at 7pm at the CCCB

One of the festival's attractions is the chance to see a selection of outstanding international series before anyone else. In this regard, one of the highlights of this edition is the preview of The paper, a spin-off series of the popular comedy The officeThe series, also filmed as a mockumentary, like the original show, follows the misadventures of the employees of a local American newspaper. Among the main actors is Domhnall Gleeson (Ex machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore, who became very well known as a result of her participation in the second season of The white lotus. The paper It will arrive on the SkyShowtime platform on November 14.

As is tradition, Serielizados Fest will have the support of Filmin, which will be the platform where around thirty new international series can be discovered, including one of the fictions competing in the official international section. In life's worth, A war drama about the moral dilemmas of the Blue Helmets. Other titles that viewers can discover include Nepobaby, the new series co-created by Henriette Steenstrup, author and protagonist of Ham, about a girl who discovers she is the heir to one of Norway's richest dynasties; Sunny nights, in which Will Forte (Saturday Night Live) and D'Arcy Carden (The good placeThey play two brothers trapped in the criminal underworld of Sydney, or South Korea Family mattersThe series is about a family that uses special powers to bring justice. Episodes will be available from November 10th to 23rd.