That television series have transformed the panorama of audiovisual production is something that no longer escapes anyone.. Today, series are experiencing a true revolution that has led to the development of all types of new formats., molding, in turn, our consumption habits and contributing to the growth of new distribution platforms. HBO, Netflix, of the movie, Movistar+, Amazon Prime o Disney +, They are acronyms that today are as familiar to us as the white label of the detergent at the corner supermarket.. That is why a space like the one LABdeseries offers us was necessary., the series contest that is held again this month in our city. After the break caused by the suspension of last year's edition due to the incidence of COVID-19, LABdeSeries returns with a lot of proposals. There will be seven days of screenings, round tables and meetings with creators of some of the best-known series in our country.
The program starts on Sunday 18 with a round table entitled, How do the series tell the world?, suggestive setting in which we will attend an interesting colloquium led by researchers, analysts and scriptwriters. This first discussion table will be followed by the premiere screening of the series We got this, de Patrik Eklund, which will launch in May on the Filmin platform and which is inspired by the murder of politician Olof Palme to reflect on conspiracy theories. The day 19, The conversation will try to answer the question, How have the series reflected the pandemic?, in which we will tell, among others, with the participation of Inés Peris, series scriptwriter The fence.
We continue the day 20 with another interesting reflection under the title Have the series saved us from confinements?, in which Javier Olivares will participate, screenwriter and creator of The ministry of time, And the day 21 we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the series Crematorium with another round table in which we will have the presence of Jorge Sánchez Cabezudo, creator of the series of which, besides, the first chapter will be screened. We continue the day 22 with three sessions. The first of them is titled Do series influence the behavior of young people?, in which we will have the scriptwriters and creators of series such as Hit, The Money Heist, Dream to dream y Luminaria. This day's program is completed by another round table in which guests from different disciplines will talk to us about the relationship between humans and robots under the heading: From Westworld to humans, Are we prepared to live with robots? Close the day De Years and years a El colapso, Did the series predict coronavirus society?
On Friday 23, We will address the issue of diversity in today's series with another panel discussion in which you will participate, among other guests, Valeria Vegas, writer on whose book the series was based The poison.In the afternoon of that same day, We will attend a tribute to Luis García Berlanga in the year of the centenary of his birth with another colloquium talk about his influence on television series and the screening of the pilot chapter of the series A tram for sale, project carried out with the company of screenwriter Rafael Azcona that would not be developed, but of which this chapter remains as proof of his talent.
In addition to these talks, The LABdeSeries programming for this edition is completed with the exhibition The power of series, which offers us a tour of the most emblematic scenes and icons of the best series of the 21st century, and Sono.LAB, a fun contest that will take place on the day 21/4 in which participants will have to guess the melody of their favorite series. Both activities will take place in Las Naves. If you cannot attend the programming events in person, You can also enjoy them through their Youtube channel. G.LEON
