‘Karnawal’ Producer Bikini Films Pitches Island Mystery Legend in ‘Non Trubada,’ at Iberseries (EXCLUSIVE)

Buenos Aires and Madrid-based Bikini Films is presenting Carolina Dazas Canary Islands mystery series, Non Trubada at Iberseries Co-Production and Financing Forum.

Set in Spains Canary Islands in the year 2025,Non Trubada, meaning Not Found in Latin, centers on the mythical island ofSan Borondn, which resurfaces after a period below the water.

After a mysterious woman is found on the island and a civil guard goes missing, investigations reveal a portal to an alternate universe, leading to global intrigue and a Spanish government cover-up. A thrilling race begins to unravel the islands mysteries, reshaping history in ways beyond imagination, goes the synopsis.

Non Trubadasmain particularity is that its based on an old (and very real) legend. Through the collision of the ordinary and the magical, this science fiction drama uses the alternative universes subgenre to shake the lives of its characters and delve into their psychology: their dreams, their fears, their insecurities, their frustrations, said Daza, whose previous credits include thrillerNoche de Chicas and Amazon Audibles Vis a Vis: Cara B

Last year, the International Script Laboratory IsLABentura Canarias awarded Non Trubada the DAMA + CIIF Market Award for Best Series Screenplay, which automatically qualified it to participate in the Canary Islands International Film Market in November.

Bikini Films Edson Sidonie, Florencia Visconti and Juan Pablo Flix serve as producers of the six-episode series.According to Sidonie,they have someshowrunners in mind but nothing has been finalized yet. The plans are to shoot onEl Hierro in the Canary Islands, said Sidonie.

Visconti recently served as the executive producer of Tierra Incgnita, a Disney series that just received an International Emmy Award nomination.

Non Trubada brings to mind a Chilean project, the sci-fi thriller series La Isla, to bedirected byClaudia Huaiquimilla, that was presented at Conecta Fiction in June. Its first season is set in Patagonia where anisland in the fjords of Chile called Friendship Island is said to surface on occasion and is inhabited by aliens.

Iberseries Platino Industria runs Oct.3-6 in Madrid.