Connecting Asia & Ibero-America: Unlocking Market Opportunities in Co-Production and Distribution
  • Mon, 12 October, 13:00 - 14:00  |  Day 3
  • Event Room D
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This panel offers Asian filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals a practical roadmap to navigating the Ibero-American audiovisual ecosystem. Covering regional opportunities, co-production frameworks, distribution channels, and market gateways across Latin America and Spain, industry speakers share actionable insights to foster sustainable cross-continental collaboration, trade, and content exchange between Asia and Ibero-America.
Moderator
Mary Lynn ACOSTA (Filmmaker / Producer / Founder of IAFA, DALYNN STUDIO)

Mary Lynn is a Nikon Award-winning filmmaker, CEO of Dalynn Studio, and Co-Founder of Ibero Asia & Frame x Femme Filmmaking Alliances. She builds strategic bridges between Asia and Ibero-America through cross-cultural co-productions, new audiovisual formats including mobile cinematography, vertical drama, and AI-driven workflows. Her credits include UNESCO Mogao Caves projects and collaborations with CCTV, CGTN, and Zhejiang TV. An international speaker and educator, she leads global initiatives fostering market access, innovation, and talent exchange across emerging audiovisual platforms.

Panelist
Daniel Alberto CHEDUFAU (Diplomat, EMBASSY OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC)

Daniel Alberto Chedufau is an Argentine diplomat and a graduate of the Foreign Service National Institute (ISEN) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina. He holds a degree in Sociology from Universidad del Salvador and has extensive diplomatic experience, having served in both the General Directorate for Consular Affairs and the Protocol Department of the Argentine Foreign Ministry. Currently, he serves at the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in the Republic of Korea as Consul and Head of the Culture & Education and Press & Tourism Sections.

Morris KACHANI (Executive Manager, CINEMA DO BRASIL (SIAESP, APEXBRASIL))

Morris Kachani is the manager of Cinema do Brasil, a program promoting Brazilian audiovisual content internationally—a partnership between the Audiovisual Industry Union of the State of São Paulo (SIAESP) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil). Previously, he was the non-fiction manager at Prodigo Films and a screenwriter for the TV Globo programs Caldeirão do Huck and Encontro com Fátima Bernardes. He was also an executive at Editora Abril and worked for some of the country’s leading media outlets—such as Folha, Estadão, Veja, and Trip—serving as a reporter, editor, and publisher.

Angie Shakira MARTĂŤNEZ TEJERA (Ambassador, EMBASSY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

Her Excellency Angie Shakira Martínez Tejera is the Dominican Republic’s Ambassador to Korea. An international lawyer, human rights expert, and career diplomat with 24 years of service, she has served in Spain, France, Geneva, the United States, Jamaica, and The Bahamas. Her career spans diplomacy, education, political relations, cooperation, trade, and investment. With a professional background in television and communications, she also promotes creative and audiovisual partnerships between the Dominican Republic and Korea. She received the 2026 Medal of Merit.

Shirley VEGA (Commercial Counseller, EMBASSY OF COLOMBIA IN KOREA / Executive Director, PROCOLOMBIA)