World Cup Soccer Doc Marks First European & Latin American Co-Pro For HBO
March 5, 2018
World Cup Soccer Doc Marks First European & Latin American Co-Pro For HBO
Leading South American and European soccer players are to take part in a ten-part documentary series about preparing for this summer’s World Cup in Russia that will mark the first co-production between HBO in Europe and Latin America.
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The international divisions of the premium U.S. broadcaster are working together for the first time on Destino Rusia 2018, which will explore the personal accounts of leading players from both regions and their immediate entourages ahead of the most important date in the soccer calendar.
The series will span 12 countries and is produced by Koncept’s Eulogio Romero and exec produced by Luis F. Peraza, Roberto Ríos, Paul Drago and Gabriela Remirez for HBO Latin America and Miguel Salvat and Hanka Kastelicova for HBO Europe.
It follows the Destino South Africa and Destino Brazil documentary series aired by HBO Latin America ahead of the last two World Cups. It will air later this spring.
Roberto Ríos, HBO Latin America Corporate VP, Original Production, says, “We are very excited about this unprecedented collaboration between HBO Latin America and HBO Europe. After producing Destino South Africa and Destino Brazil in 2010 and 2014, now for the first time we are coming together to produce a global original documentary series providing a unique, compelling, intimate look at soccer and the World Cup, an event that brings the whole world together.”
Miguel Salvat, Commissioning Editor of Original Programming, HBO España, adds: “HBO Europe is thrilled to be collaborating for the first time with our colleagues from Latin America, who previously created two successful Destino series in the World Cups in South Africa and Brazil. This time, the project becomes even more universal, bringing all its color and emotion to many more countries where football is a source of unequalled passion, with the unique vision and perspective on storytelling HBO is known for.”