EXCLUSIVE: Seriencamp is doubling down on co-production and said its line-up will offer a “glimpse into the future of European serial storytelling.”
The drama event, held annually in the German city of Cologne, has published its full program, revealing a sharp focus on European co-production. With U.S. co-pro money and partners harder to come by, Europe’s producers and broadcasters are increasingly looking at opportunities to work together.
The lineup of co-pro projects selected to pitch to producers, distributors and broadcasters at Seriencamp was selected by an international 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. More details below.
Elsewhere, Seriencamp’s ‘Next From’ strand returns. It has broadcasters share details of what they are working on and their programming strategies. The New8 group of European broadcasters will host a session as will the likes of ZDF, RTL+ and Arte.
Gerhard Maier, Artistic Director of the Seriencamp Conference said: “The focus of this year’s program is on practical insights and future-facing strategies to help navigate these changes and find ways to re-think traditional methods and models.”
The event runs June 3 through 5. Its main funders are the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW – and returning main partner ZDF Studios.
Check out the roster of co-produced series being pitched at the Seriencamp Conference.
A Remarkable Woman: UK-Ukraine
Producer: Right Side Productions
Topline: Historical drama/comedy inspired by the diaries of Ukrainian artist Marie Bashkirtseff and exploring death, fame, and pursuit of immortality.
Bloody Dunes: Lithuania
Producers: Magic Film, Bahama Films
Topline: A YA thriller about the search for a missing prom queen that leads her friends to the border of Kaliningrad, Russia.
Colorblind: Belgium
Producer: Playtime Films
Topline: Drama that poses the question: Are we all equal before the law?
Lymbus: Germany
Producer: 70 Steps
Topline: Thriller about a series of mysterious murders and disappearances in 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 became the head of the drug empire.
1291: Switzerland
Producer: Zodiac Pictures
Topline: Period drama about lovers Hedwig Fürst and Wilhelm Tell and their fight for freedom in the face of powerful rulers.
BRKN: Iceland
Producer: Glassriver
Topline: A troubled investigator and a man grappling with family ties to organized crime search for a missing teen, uncovering layers of corruption.
Helsinki 1939: Finland
Producer: Take Two Studios
Topline: A team of war correspondents fights to report the truth in the face of propaganda and an overwhelming enemy.
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