Womack Group announced at this year’s event that the International Series Festival of the South will launch a new investment forum in Cádiz in 2027, which will bring together audiovisual producers and companies with private financiers.
The event, called Southern Investors Week, is scheduled to be held from April 30 to May 5, 2027, during the fifth edition of the South. It is organized through Mira Anta, Womack’s audiovisual investment fund backed by Mira Entertainment Capital and managed by Anta Asset Management. The dates mark the South’s transition from fall to spring.
The program will include project presentations, investment presentations, one-on-one meetings between manufacturers and financiers, and discussions on financing and business models. Organizers said international companies specializing in audiovisual finance are expected to attend, but no participants have been named yet.
The forum targets investment funds and financial institutions, as well as production companies, platforms and audiovisual technology companies. Companies will be able to present projects and expansion plans to potential financial and industrial partners.
Mira Anta Media Capital Fund I, launched in May and registered with Spain’s CNMV financial regulator in June, has a fundraising target of €80 million ($90.1 million).
The fund plans to buy stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including through participatory loans tied to pre-sales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing. Investment areas also include virtual production and audiovisual technologies, including artificial intelligence applications.
“Spain’s audiovisual industry has talent, production capacity and increasingly international reach. But it needs new financial instruments and private capital to realize its full potential,” said José Carlos Conde, president of Mira Entertainment Capital and CEO of Womack Group.
“Investment should not be limited to the financing of productions; it can also contribute to the growth of companies, infrastructure, technologies and business models,” said Sergio Torras Soler, the financier involved in the development of Mira Anta.
Womack produces South and is backed by Mira Entertainment Capital, while Anta Asset Management is part of Corporación Financiera Azuaga.
In January, Mexico-based Punta Fina Studios announced it was partnering with Womack Studios, the group’s audiovisual production arm, to raise a $47 million fund to develop series, telenovelas and films targeting Latin American and U.S. Hispanic audiences.
The fourth edition of South took place from October 30 to November. 4th event in Cádiz, combining series premieres, creative talks and industry events.