A-list filmmakers from all corners of the world applied to participate in the second year of this tailor-made program for feature film directors who venture into the world of series.
The creative initiative SeriesMakers, led by the prestigious TV festival Series Mania and supported by European content powerhouse Beta Group, has concluded its second edition with overwhelming success.
A-list filmmakers from all corners of the world applied to participate in the second year of this tailor-made program for feature film directors who venture into the world of series.
For the second edition of SeriesMakers, the following ten projects have been selected: Breach (The Netherlands), Doctor’s Oath (Finland), Elephant (Hungary), Freedom Academy (France), George Blake (UK, Netherlands), Play (Greece), Sleeping Swans (Germany), The Squatter (The Philippines), The Willow Song (UK), Willz (Israel).
The eligible director/producer or director/writer teams from all over the world have been closely mentored and guided by experienced and awarded creatives while working on their series and developing a full pitch deck.
The prolific four mentors of the second edition are award-winning German producer Janine Jackowski (Toni Erdmann, Skylines), Israeli writer and script doctor Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz (The Girl From Oslo, A Touch Away), the international development producer from France/Denmark Isabelle Lindberg Pechou (Trom, Last Light), and Brazilian producer, director, and showrunner Felipe Braga (Sintonia, Lov3).
The speakers included showrunners, writers, and producers such as Narcos creator Chris Brancato (Godfather Of Harlem, Pushing Daisies), multiple award winner Frank Doelger (Game Of Thrones, The Swarm), showrunner Bryan Elsley (Skins), Hagai Levi (The Affair, Our Boys, Scenes From A Marriage, In Treatment), Ron Leshem (Euphoria, No Man’S Land), and Stefan Arndt (The White Ribbon, Run Lola Run, Babylon Berlin, Goodbye Lenin).
The three winning teams will be announced on March 20 in Lille during Series Mania Forum (March 19 – 21). Two teams will each be awarded a €50,000 Beta Development Award and will be working closely with Beta’s Content and Co-Production Division to develop a pilot script and a full package. An additional award of €20,000, courtesy of the Kirch Foundation in collaboration with HFF (University of Television and Film Munich), will be given to a third project.
The creative initiative SeriesMakers is headed by Laurence Herszberg, General Director of Series Mania, and Koby Gal Raday, Chief Content Officer of Beta Group.
