'Nada,' 'Perfidia' shine at Argentina's Ven TV

BUENOS AIRES -- Antarctic-set "La Nada blanca" and fraud thriller "Perfidia" demonstrated standouts at Ven TV, a landmark two-day showcase for that first fruits of the revolution in Argentine public service TV. Other TV series highlights were "El Pacto," with Cecilia Roth ("About My Mother") subjecting large business practices, slum 'burb redemption tale "La Purga" and medical drama "El Paraiso." Full marks for quality visit "Future Puppet," fun-out-noisy marionette telenovela spoof occur the textile biz of Argentina's far north. The condition funded 100% from the series and can underwrite more to fill public DTT channels on air and 220 digital nets to bow the coming year. This is sufficient to cover costs, departing producers to create a profit in worldwide sales. These could come as audiences tire of "seeing exactly the same American story formats," stated Max Oliveras, mind of sales and purchases at Montreal's Delphis Films. Indeed, Luca Macciocca, purchases professional at Italy's RAI Cinema, was upbeat about Ven TV. "You could have first-hands connection with a lot of companies who maybe can not afford Mip TV or Mipcom," he stated. Shows' primary marketplace is Argentina itself: Some series were languorously paced by U.S. or European standards, one buyer stated. However the export biz has started in. Buenos Aires' Primer Plano has had worldwide privileges to social issues actioner "Underneath the Bridge," and damaged dreams drama "Gigantes." Start-up KAFilms is circling "Eden," an ambitious period luxury hotel drama. Aura Films has multiple skeins, including docu-series "Prematuros," co-helmed by Lucia Puenzo ("XXY"). Aura's Patricia Primon has started sales talks with Latin American culture channels outdoors Argentina, Eastern European operators and U.S. VOD services. Whilst not all is exportable, Michelle Wasserman, an worldwide sales director at Buenos Aires' Telefe Intl., stated all of this can be a starting pad "for more compact producers to get involved with bigger projects." Ven TV went 12 ,. 6-7. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com