EXCLUSIVE: Seriencamp is doubling down on co-production and mentioned its line-up will supply a “glimpse into the way forward for European serial storytelling.”
The drama occasion, held yearly within the German metropolis of Cologne, has revealed its full program, revealing a pointy concentrate on European co-production. With U.S. co-pro cash and companions more durable to return by, Europe’s producers and broadcasters are more and more taking a look at alternatives to work collectively.
The lineup of co-pro initiatives chosen to pitch to producers, distributors and broadcasters at Seriencamp was chosen by a global jury of drama execs: Emmanuel Eckert from Mediawan Rights; Maria Cervera from ITVS’ Cattleya Producciones; Pernille Bech Christensen from Denmark’s TV2; and German broadcaster WDR’s Henrike Vieregge. Extra particulars under.
Elsewhere, Seriencamp’s ‘Subsequent From’ strand returns. It has broadcasters share particulars of what they’re engaged on and their programming methods. The New8 group of European broadcasters will host a session as will the likes of ZDF, RTL+ and Arte.
Gerhard Maier, Inventive Director of the Seriencamp Convention mentioned: “The main focus of this yr’s program is on sensible insights and future-facing methods to assist navigate these modifications and discover methods to re-think conventional strategies and fashions.”
The occasion runs June 3 via 5. Its primary funders are the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Movie- und Medienstiftung NRW – and returning primary companion ZDF Studios.
Try the roster of co-produced sequence being pitched on the Seriencamp Convention.
A Outstanding Girl: UK-Ukraine
Producer: Proper Aspect Productions
Topline: Historic drama/comedy impressed by the diaries of Ukrainian artist Marie Bashkirtseff and exploring loss of life, fame, and pursuit of immortality.
Bloody Dunes: Lithuania
Producers: Magic Movie, Bahama Movies
Topline: A YA thriller concerning the seek for a lacking promenade queen that leads her associates to the border of Kaliningrad, Russia.
Colorblind: Belgium
Producer: Playtime Movies
Topline: Drama that poses the query: Are all of us equal earlier than the legislation?
Lymbus: Germany
Producer: 70 Steps
Topline: Thriller a few sequence of mysterious murders and disappearances within the Black Forest and a large-scale conspiracy.
Telegrass: Israel
Producers: Medalia Productions, Above the Clouds
Topline: Drama about how an ultra-Orthodox tech nerd grew to become the pinnacle of the drug empire.
1291: Switzerland
Producer: Zodiac Footage
Topline: Interval drama about lovers Hedwig Fürst and Wilhelm Inform and their struggle for freedom within the face of highly effective rulers.
BRKN: Iceland
Producer: Glassriver
Topline: A troubled investigator and a person grappling with household ties to organized crime seek for a lacking teen, uncovering layers of corruption.
Helsinki 1939: Finland
Producer: Take Two Studios
Topline: A group of struggle correspondents fights to report the reality within the face of propaganda and an awesome enemy.
