Iberseries Takeaways: Woody Allen on His New Film, Los Javis Pact With HBO Max, the Tales of Cachou the Brown Bear and More

Oct 5, 2026 10:54am PT Iberseries Takeaways: Woody Allen on His New Film, Los Javis Pact With HBO Max, the Tales of Cachou the Brown Bear and More

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John Hopewell

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Woody Allen in Madrid. Oct. 1, 2026 presenting his new film. Credit: Anna Marie de la Fuente

When the going gets tough, the tough get going to places like Iberseries & Platino Industria. Its 6th edition, also a pre-Mipcom warm-up, ran over Sept.29-Oct. 2 at Madrid’s Matadero, its rehabilitated orange-red brick former slaughterhouse.

That setting seems appropriate. There’s little evidence that Ampere Analysis’ maxim, coined a couple of years ago – a contracting sector chasing a 75% of peak TV business – has not changed.

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