‘Mallorca Things to Do,’ ‘Naked,’ ‘To Catch an Old Lady’ Win at Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca
by Emiliano de Pablos · Variety“Mallorca Things to Do,” a tourist-crisis comedy from local outfit Bastera Films, led the winners at the 10th edition of Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca, taking the RTVE Play Award and one of three Acorde Awards at the Europe-Americas TV industry forum.
The ceremony, held Wednesday May 27 at the Casal de Peguera auditorium, also saw “Nua” (“Naked”) take the Triodos Bank Award, while Galician dark comedy “To Catch an Old Lady” scored two prizes, the Spain Film Commission Award and the Warner Music Award.
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Conecta’s awards recognized projects from its four pitch competitions — Drama Series, Comedy Series, Vertical Series and Direct to Streaming Movies — with Spanish titles taking a large share of the prizes and projects from Argentina, Colombia and Germany landing access to partner markets.
Set in an overheated, overcrowded Mallorca, “Mallorca Things to Do” turns on three precarious women who accidentally kill a tourist while stealing electricity, then drag two more women into the cover-up. Developed via in part Serializados Kick and PROMercat, the project comes from Bastera Films, the Mallorca outfit behind “Forastera,” winner of a Fipresci Prize at Toronto in 2025.
The RTVE Play Award consists of a €5,000 ($5,820) development grant for the project that best embodies creativity, now promoted by streaming platform RTVE Play. The Acorde Award gives “Mallorca Things to Do” access to catalogue music for its pilot and potential first season.
“Naked,” from Empatic Films and Corte y Confección de Películas, won the €3,000 ($3,492) Triodos Bank Award, which recognizes a project aligned with positive social, cultural and environmental impact values.
Created by Ann Perelló, “Naked” centers on a Mallorcan actress in Barcelona confronting an eating disorder, a stalled career and a family crisis. “‘Naked’ was born out of the need to share my secret: I suffered from an eating disorder for years,” Perelló said. “It’s time to talk about how we normalize toxic behaviors.”
The project pairs Menorca-based Empatic — producer of “Favàritx” and co-producer of Goya-nominated “Rock Bottom” — with Corte y Confección de Películas, whose credits include Leticia Dolera’s Canneseries-winning “Perfect Life” and Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner “Sirāt.”
Galicia-based Treboa’s “To Catch an Old Lady” scooped the Spain Film Commission Award, a €3,000 prize for the project that best showcases Spanish locations as a narrative and production asset. It also scooped the Warner Music Award, consisting of five days of Dolby Atmos studio sessions to help create promotional materials.
“To Catch an Old Lady” follows a lonely elderly woman who decides prison may be her best chance to reunite with her only friend, setting out to commit a crime serious enough to get locked up. The project previously won La Traca’s comedy feature screenplay competition and is backed by an AGADIC writing grant.
Other Acorde Awards went to Colombia’s “What You Did,” from Red Collision Studios, and Dexiderius Producciones’ “Aftertaste.” The latter six-part drama centers on a young chef who becomes the pupil — and memory-holder — of a food inspector in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
“Aftertaste” creators Rodrigo Martín Antoranz and Pedro García Ríos described the project as an exploration of “culinary memory,” seen from “the unique perspective of the diner,” and of how food connects people to their past and roots.
Argentina’s “Breakdowns,” from Lab Producciones, won the Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM Award, securing an invitation to pitch at BAM 2026. Created by Sofía Szelske, Jimena Aguilar and Florencia Sokol, the comedy centers on a woman reconnecting with childhood friends after leaving a psychiatric hospital, only to find their seemingly functional lives marked by obsessions of their own.
Szelske said the series looks at “the kinds of madness we normalize every day,” from work obsession and performative wellness to online aggression and emotional isolation, through humor and a female perspective. “At its core, it’s also a story about female friendship,” she added.
Germany’s “Idyllic,” from BRAINS Narrative Studio UG, won the TV Beats Forum Award, taking the Mallorca-set cozy crime series to Estonia’s 2026 industry platform. The project turns on a retired British-German couple investigating murders before discovering they live inside a VR retirement simulation.
Its creators have called Mallorca “an idyllic place to end your days, but almost too good to be true,” describing the island as “a dramatic engine” rather than just a backdrop.
The New Art Award, consisting of €5,000 in post-production services, went to Spanish vertical series “Room Zero,” from Escaleta Audiovisual and Be a Child Group. Colombia’s “Rookies,” from Rhayuela Films, received the SANFIC Award, opening up participation at the Series Lab and pitching sessions of SANFIC Industria 2026 in Chile.
The evening also included the presentation of the 2026 Conecta Honorary Award, a lifetime achievement prize, to Variety’s John Hopewell, presented by Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca director Géraldine Gonard in recognition of Hopewell’s decades-long work covering the global entertainment industry.
The tribute also featured congratulatory video messages from José Luis Rebordinos, director of the San Sebastián Film Festival; Diego Ávalos, Netflix VP for Spain, Portugal and Turkey; Virginia Juárez, founder of Fondosa Foundation; Cartoon Brew editor-in-chief Jamie Lang and FIPCA VP Gabriela Sandoval.
Part of Inside Content’s Event Conecta umbrella, Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca took place May 25-28 and was held in association with Calvià Town Council, supported by the Sustainable Tourism Tax, with collaboration from ICIB and support from IB3, the Mallorca Island Council and Palma Town Council.
2026 Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca Prize Winners:
RTVE Play Award
“Mallorca Things to Do,” Bastera Films, Spain
Spain Film Commission Award
“To Catch an Old Lady,” Treboa, Spain
Triodos Bank Award
“Nua,” Empatic Films / Corte y Confección de Películas, Spain
Warner Music Award
“To Catch an Old Lady,” Treboa, Spain
Acorde Award
“Aftertaste,” Dexiderius Producciones, Spain
“What You Did,” Red Collision Studios, Colombia
“Mallorca Things to Do,” Bastera Films, Spain
New Art Award
“Room Zero,” Escaleta Audiovisual / Be a Child Group, Spain
SANFIC Award
“Rookies,” Rhayuela Films, Colombia
Bogotá Audiovisual Market – BAM Award
“Breakdowns,” Lab Producciones, Argentina
TV Beats Forum Award
“Idyllic,” BRAINS Narrative Studio UG, Germany