Grecia Colmenares, Delia Fiallo, Arquímedes Rivero y Amanda Ospina

This is an initiative that has devoted two years of hard work to realize to push for the creation of a grants related  academy, value contributions and development for the winners, with spaces and refresher workshops and academic progress for participants securing with that the prosperity and development of the industry.   The effort of the existing awards to telenovelas, is admirable as they have managed to recognize significant artistic figures and the bulwarks have deserved it. However, there is no specialized awards, a contest with objectivity and legitimacy that includes all the productions, not only of our continent, but in other parts of the world that are doing good works, giving permanence and continuity to this genre indigenously Latin American.
.A Quality Based competition, rather than on popularity as do the large award ceremonies in the world. An award that brings with it enhanced product quality and recognition to new ideas, contributing to the building of stars and higher returns
of those at this risky business.  A respected and prestigious award, beyond fears and business rivalry already overcome, thanks to the access to communication technology platforms. These offer a value previously unavailable because it democratizes the election which is valuable as a promotional tool and dialogue with the audience. The conclusions of an entire decade, learned over 10 summits of the Telenovelas and Fiction Series Industry in different countries, cast light to fulfill the dream of millions of fans who love this genre; with a production of an award, that competes with the world’s most prestigious award ceremonies and rewarding creative filmmakers and artists in this genre. This award in turn, is a tribute to the pioneer of the genre, the famous and unrepeatable Cuban writer, Delia Fiallo. It is an award that will fulfill all these hopes. And a prize as well, not only necessary but essential for the global industry.

The cast and production team, during the presentation of Cásate conmigo…mi amor

“I am excited to present this project that touches hot topics, for example, fear of commitment. The idea is mine along with writer Martha Carrillo; we draw on the life of actress Galilea Montijo. I think it will have a good reception from the public, because the series are opening the way to Mexico and if we deliver a quality production we open other markets. We have years of experience with telenovelas, now we have to grow with the series”, commented Carmen Armendáriz.

Meanwhile, Ana Lydia Montoya, Managing Director of Programming and Production Televisa Networks, underlined that: “with a vast variety in their innovative contents, Unicable is positioned as one of the favorite Pay TV channels, reaching great levels in audience and we will continue this gap.”

Cásate conmigo…mi amor is a comedy program of 18 chapters, directed by Francisco Franco that revolves around the life of Valeria Mejia, a gorgeous woman, chef by profession with fear of commitment. Ironically, Valeria is an expert in weddings as she has a catering business, with her partner and best friend Alonso. She is convinced that the source of her problems is, the dysfunctional relationship of their parents Marissa and David, and that neither she nor her brother Emilio, have managed to settle down. With the help of her friends Amaya and Bárbara, Valeria will attempt to uncover the origin of their fears, while several suitors roam her heart: Hector, a successful entrepreneur; Sebastian, an adventurous photographer and Marcelo a famous comedian with whom she shares the same therapist.

Producer Carmen Armendáriz and writer Martha Carrillo

Ricardo Álamo, Marisa Román, Luciano D’Alessandro y Norkys Batista,
protagonists of the telenovela De Todas Maneras Rosa

Venevision International features its programming proposal for the L.A. Screenings headed by the telenovela De Todas Maneras Rosa, starring Marisa Román, Ricardo Álamo, Norkys Batista and Luciano D’Alessandro. “We prepared for the L.A. Screenings after the good activity in MIPTV and arrive with this release of our producer Venevision Productions, I am convinced that contains the essence of an international success”, advanced César Díaz, Sales VP Venevision International and added that “our clients are pleased with the variety of programming, consequential with our focus on increasing the representation of products of independent companies” 

César Díaz, Sales VP Venevision International

L.A. Screenings will take place from the 14^th thru the 17^th of May at the Hyattt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in the city of Los Angeles, California. The distributor will be represented by its marketing team,  Miguel Somoza, Regional Sales Director; Daniel Rodríguez, Sales Director for Latin America; Héctor Beltrán, Sales Director for Central America;  and Tony Ojeda,  Sales Director Development of New Business, Co-Travelling Manuel Pérez, VP & Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Executives of the Cisneros Organization will attend, among them their Executive President and Chief Operations Officer (COO), Miguel Dvorak, and the VP Marketing and Development of New Business, Juan Carlos Sosa. Venevision International will be located in Suite 1702.

(left to right): Manuel Pérez, VP & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Venevision International (VVI); Miguel Somoza,
Sales Director VVI; Razmig Hovaghimian, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and cofounder of Viki;
and César Díaz, VP Sales VVI

“It is a great opportunity to showcase our productions in different languages”, said Manuel Pérez, during the international market MIPTV in Cannes, France. There he announced the signing of a global content agreement with Viki, a global digital TV site with an audience exceeding 20 million, for the rights of some of its most successful telenovelas, including his most recent international successes Eva Luna and Corazon Apasionado.

“We are going to exhibit our internationally renowned telenovelas to new audiences thanks to Viki innovations, that allows users to translate the dialogue and thus adapt the program to a particular culture and language, making it ideal for every market”, noted Manuel Perez, VP and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Venevision International.

Meanwhile, Razmig Hovaghimian, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and cofounder of Viki, said: “We are excited to break the barriers of languages around these fantastic shows and we are confident in the new markets that will enjoy this entertainment in their own language “.

Viki is a global TV site empowered by a community of volunteer fans who translate the shows in over 150 languages. Launched in December 2010, Viki has 22 million users each month in www.viki.com and 7 million access through their mobile devices to watch movies and music videos from around the world. With over 2 billion videos and over 325 million words translated to date.