The 2025 edition of Conecta Fiction & Entertainment concluded with a lively awards gala on Tuesday evening at the Teatro Auditorio José Luis Perales in Cuenca, Spain, where 21 prizes were handed out across five pitching categories.
Now in its ninth year, the international forum celebrated standout projects and talent in scripted series, direct-to-streaming films, docudramas, musical series and interactive formats, along with selected projects from Fundación SGAE’s television series lab.
Spain-Colombia co-production “Tourette” was among Conecta’s big winners this year, taking home three honors. A teen romance drama, the title turns on a young man who pretends to have Tourette’s syndrome after being fired for an outburst at a feminist colleague. During a psychiatric visit, he meets Lucía, changing his course forever.
“Password,” produced by CTV, FilmBrigade and Comarex, was another three-time winner from this year’s field. A social fiction for teens, the series tracks six stories where passwords open doors to new challenges, dilemmas and digital identities.
This year, CF&E editorial committees handpicked 30 international projects to participate in five pitch sessions. The committees chose from a field of 438 submissions, up 38% from last year, fueled in part by the enthusiastic response to the newly launched Pitch Direct to Streaming Movies category, which alone attracted 188 proposals, surpassing the Pitch Copro Series (181). Projects came from 39 countries, 68% of them coming from Europe, 31% from the Americas and 1% from Asia.
TV presenter Ana Isabel Albares and Conecta Director Géraldine Gonard hosted Wednesday’s awards ceremony, which was preceded by a special session spotlighting the upcoming Movistar Plus+ release “La Caza. Irati,” the fourth installment in the hit franchise produced by Banijay Entertainment’s DLO Producciones, headed by Conecta Honorary Award recipent José Luis Lorenzo.
Below is the full list of winners from Conecta Fiction & Entertainment 2025:
Honorary Award Conecta 2025
José Manuel Lorenzo, President & Founder, DLO Producciones (Spain)
Triodos Bank Award (€3,000)
“Cavalet de Mar” (“Seahorse”), Pau Coya (Spain)
Warner Music Award (5 days Dolby Atmos studio time at The Music Station)
“Ruido,” M Content (Spain)
Peris Costumes Award (€3,000 wardrobe voucher + €2,000 Peris Digital scanning voucher)
“Tourette,” La Guapa Media (Spain, Colombia)
New Art Award (€25,000 in post-production services + development consultancy)
“Password,” CTV, FilmBrigade, Comarex (Spain)
CMMedia Award (Production of royalty-free promotional clip)
“Mar’s Flight,” Gamera Studios (Spain)
Acorde Award (Music license for pilot + first season for 2 projects)
“Password,” CTV, FilmBrigade, Comarex (Spain)
“Destination: Proxima Centauri,” Somadrome, Morgane, Nordic Eye (Spain, France, Sweden)
Conecta Digital Award (Mentoring + on-site accreditation for virtual tech projects)
“Itchy Feet,” Iralta, 11 Varas (Spain)
“The Voice of the Canvas,” Filmax, Producións A Fonsagrada (Spain)
“Destination: Proxima Centauri,” Somadrome, Morgane, Nordic Eye (Spain, France, Sweden)
“4 Walls,” Dadá Films & Entertainment (Spain)
“Residency,” Miguel Ángel Blanca Pachón (Spain)
G.E.M.A. Pitch Perfect Award (Two memberships + all-access global event pass)
“Dancing Till the Stars,” EuroTV Producciones, Grupo iZen (Spain)
WAWA Award (Five WAWA memberships + First Look Content participation)
“Very Street,” Filmakers Monkeys (Spain)
PRODU Award (One-year subscription + two years editorial follow-up)
Awarded to all winning projects
TV Drama Vision Göteborg Award (Invitation to pitch at TV Drama Vision 2026, Sweden)
“Smuggled,” AT-Production, Oble Studios, Mediacrest (Belgium, France, Spain)
SANFIC Award (Invitation to SANFIC Industria Series Lab 2025, Chile)
“Tourette.” La Guapa Media (Spain, Colombia)
Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM Award (Invitation to BAM 2026, Colombia)
“Tourette,” La Guapa Media (Spain, Colombia)
Serial Killer Award (Invitation to pitch at Serial Killer International Series Festival 2025, Czechia)
“Password,” CTV, FilmBrigade, Comarex (Spain)
Rio2C Award (Invitation to present project at Rio2C 2026, Brazil)
“Bishop,” Caos Calmo Filmes, AT Prod (Portugal, Belgium)
Abycine Lanza Award (Two invitations to pitch mentoring workshop + Abycine Lanza 2025)
“Very Street,” Filmakers Monkeys (Spain)
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