Expert in marketing and film for prestigious companies such as Universal Pictures International, The Mediapro Studio, Diamond Films, On Pictures, Lauren Films or Manga Films, Montiel will be in charge of the event to be held in Cadiz from September 12 to 17.
While the Palacio de Congresos will continue to host industry and press sessions, the Teatro del Títere and the Falla will be the venues for most of the screenings of the different sections of South 2025.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025. News for South International Series Festival: the III edition of the festival, which will be held in Cadiz from September 12 to 17, 2025, announced today, Tuesday, that adds the Gran Teatro Falla and the Teatro del Títere to its venues, as well as that, the hitherto director of industry and programming of South, Carles Montiel, will take over the management in 2025. of the festival, taking over from Joan Álvarez, who, after being in charge of the first two editions of South, is now in charge of other projects of the company. Womack Groupwhich will be officially launched very soon.
Producer, strategist and visionary in the international audiovisual sector, Montiel has extensive experience in the audiovisual industry, being a key figure in the development, production and distribution of audiovisual content in our country, also has extensive experience at the international experience, His career has been marked by a strategic vision and an extraordinary ability to connect talent, financing and global audiences.
Carles Montiel, new South’s director
Educated at the University of Barcelona and the University of St Andrews, Montiel later completed a European MBA and a master’s degree specializing in audiovisual management at the prestigious Media Business School program, which cemented his profile as an audiovisual manager deeply connected to the international film business. Throughout his career, he has held executive positions in companies such as The Mediapro Studio, where he headed the film division, producing such titles as The Good Patron, Spanish selection for the 2022 Oscars; Official Competition, with Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderasl, with Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas; and Rifkin’s Festival and he has also been marketing director for prestigious companies such as Universal Pictures InternationalHe was responsible for international campaigns for a multitude of films. During his time as Executive Vice President of Wide Pictures managed the acquisition and distribution of more than a hundred films in Spain and Latin America, negotiating and building bridges between creators and the audiovisual business.. Likewise, he has been part of strategic projects such as Mogambo VenturesHe has participated in productions such as 1917 (Sam Mendes) and Dolor y gloria (Pedro Almodóvar). He is currently working on independent projects with the renowned British producer Gail Egan or the French producer Valérie Garcia, while combining his professional activity with teaching in various academic institutions, such as ESCAC or EICTV in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba.
Gran Teatro Falla and Teatro del Títere,
new venues for the festival
It has also released today the festival that, both the Gran Teatro Falla and the Teatro del Títere, join in this III edition. at venues where the South International Series Festival will be held daily, stayingas well as in 2023 and 2024 the Palacio de Congresosas a place dedicated to meetings and activities of industry programming, press, or accreditations, among other things. The Gran Teatro Falla will premiere as the venue for South, being the stage for the major opening and closing screenings of the III edition, and also, during the rest of the week, the space where you will be able to enjoy, every night, the projections of the official fiction section, while those who participate in the sections of Non-Fiction or South, among otherscan be viewed at the Puppet Theater.
In this III edition, the industry program will include different activities, which will be divided into Masterclass, Industry Talks, Creative Talks, Keynotes, South Boost, “Coffee with…“ and Afterworks; while, programming will be added to the official sections of “Fiction“, “Non Fiction“, “Advances“ y “South“two new ones, which will be “Revival“dedicated to remembering the great series that have marked history, and “Spotlight South“This is the union of the previous “Joyas” and “Panorama”.
