MALAGA, Spain — “My Parents’ Great Bazar,” from “Ane is Missing” co-scribe Marina Parés, bio “Costus,” on the iconic Madrid Movida artists, and “Villa Futuro,” a queer old age drama from “Lo…
” co-scribe Marina Parés, bio “Costus,” on the iconic Madrid Movida artists, and “Villa Futuro,” a queer old age drama from “Locked Up” star Alberto Velasco, all feature among eight winners of Tell Us the Stories That Nobody Tells, a diversity drive contest for movies and TV shows backed byAnnounced Wednesday at an awards ceremony hosted by the, the winners of the competition, which forms part of the partners’ Cambio de Plano initiative, will receive €6,000 a piece.
“At Netflix, we know how important it is to feel identified with the stories we watch and tell, so we are committed to local talent and we are very proud to participate in initiatives such as Cambio de Plano, which reflect the richness of the society in which we live,” added Susana Casares, head of the department dedicated to investment and development of creative talent at Netflix in Spain.
The initiative will help Spain catch up on the diversity score. Francisco Franco’s regime sent homosexuals to forced labor camps, the focus of Atresplayer’s “Las noches de Tefía,” one of the standout series at this year’s Malaga’s Festival. Even so, movies with central gay characters date back at least to 1961’s “Diferente.”
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