Paramount won four awards at the prestigious New York Festivals TV & Film Awards: Bosé received two awards, Gold in the Entertainment Program - Drama category, and Silver for Best Direction. Días Mejores (tr: When You Least Expect It) also won Gold in the Entertainment Program - Drama category, and El Primero de Nosotros (The First of Us) won Bronze for Best Performance by an Actress by Jorgelina Aruzzi. The award-winning content is included in the original series catalog of Paramount+, the company's premium streaming platform.
“It is an honor to have our content recognized by a prestigious jury like the one New York Festivals TV & Film Awards has brought together”, said Darío Turovelzky, Senior Vice President of Broadcast and Studios, Original Spanish and Portuguese Content & General Manager Telefe & Chilevisión. “Creating content that transcends borders is in our studio’s DNA, and these recognitions are a validation that we are resonating with our audiences”.
Biographical series Bosé, starring José Pastor and Iván Sánchez, centres on the life and career of the legendary Spanish singer and songwriter Miguel Bosé. Directed by Miguel Bardem and Fernando Trullols, the series is produced by Paramount International Studios in collaboration with Shine Iberia (Banijay Iberia), Elefantec Global and Legacy Rock.
Dramedy Días Mejores explores the healing journey of five strangers, each dealing with the loss of a loved one, whose lives intersect in a group therapy session. The cast is composed of Erick Elías, Marta Hazas, Blanca Portillo, Francesc Orella and Alba Planas. Created by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor, the series is produced by Paramount International Studios and Amazon Studios.
Drama series El Primero de Nosotros made its simulcast debut on Telefe, the leading free-to-air television channel in Argentina, and Paramount+ in Latin America. It explores how the lives of a group of friends change dramatically when one of them finds out he has a terminal illness. The series is written by Ernesto Korovsky and Romina Moretto, and stars Benjamín Vicuña, Paola Krum, Luciano Castro, Jorgelina Aruzzi, Damián de Santo and Mercedes Funes.
The New York Festivals TV & Film Awards honors content in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Embracing all aspects of the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of storytellers.