‘How it feels for a girl’ wins big at Cádiz’s South Series Festival
The 3rd edition of South International Series Festival Packaged Wednesday, September 18 with “What It Feelt For A Girl” and “Una Historia Muy Heavy” appear as the big winners, the best fiction and best non-fiction series respectively.
Made by Paris read and produced by Hera Pictures with ITV Studios for BBC Three/IPlayer, “What it feel like for a girl”, confirmed its impact with a triple victory: Best Fiction, Best Ensemble Cast and the inaugure the Cádiz Award, awarded the Cádiz Award, has city traditions.
“A courageous portrait”
Fiction jury President Carmen Serrano, head of Europe Creative Desk Andalusia, praised the series for his “courageous portrait of a difficult and dark reality, told with an energy and authenticity that the viewer shakes with a story full of pain, tenderness and youthful joy.”
In non-fiction insured “una Historia Muy Heavy”-a RTVE game originally produced with Magnetika-Films-the best non-fiction series, recognized for his narrative rhythm, historical contexualization and research depth. The victory reflects the role of South as a launch platform for Spanish actually, with RTVE game that produces originals that can later grow their international footprintvia RTVE sale, so that the documentary footprint of Spain can be strengthened abroad.
The category also rewarded “La Húngara. Toma Que Toma” – produced by Lyo Media for MediaSet Infinity with executive production by Megamedia – with the special price of the jury, while the “The Agent. The Life and Lies of my father” by Norway in Cádiz in Cdiz in Cdiz in Cádiz in Cádiz in Cádiz in Cádiz in Cádiz in Cádiz in Cádiz for -Tlagen structure received.
“La Húngara. Toma Que Toma” presentation
Credit: Reyna
Public prizes went to “Ella, Maldita Alma”, a Plano A Plano production for Mediaset España distributed in fiction by Mediteráneo Mediaset España Group, and to “La Húngara. Toma Que Toma” in non-fiction, a reflection of a strong popular Introduction of Introductions.
In addition to the top complications, the festival has published a total of 11 prizes: “Sense Filtres” (3CAT) claimed the best scenario for fiction, praised for its fresh, luminous view of a universal story; The main prize of South Boost – awarded in the Pitching section of the Festival for Andalusian projects in development – went to “Correos y Telégrafos” by Jacobo Palomo, David G. Marcelo and Rocío Martín, praised for his tender Spain and intergenerational stories. “El Cantante,” directed by Jorge Naranjo and a portrait of the Spanish rock legend Miguel Ríos, took a special mention of South Boost.
Civic Pride meets the global ambition
The 2025 edition collected nearly 13,000 attendees, including 700 professionals and 310 journalists, with impressions almost sold out and industrial sessions with a capacity of 90%.
More than 2,200 public votes underlines strong community involvement in Andalusia, which director Carles Montiel described as central in the DNA of South: “The most important thing is the perception of the citizens’ festival as something of their own … It also extends further than Cádiz, with larger international repercussions.”
South has become a striking showcase for Spanish and international drama and offers makers and producers a space to test their work for both insiders from the industry and the general public, just at the start of a new TV season. This double character – partly professional market, partly popular celebration – increasingly determines Cádiz apart from conventional festivals, to strengthen the potential.
Supported by Womack Group, the festival also counted on the official support of the city of Cádiz, the Provincial Council of Cádiz and the regional government of Andalusia, with Mediterranean Mediaset España Group as a media sponsor.
