SERIES MANIA+ FORUM

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PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
MARCH 25-27 2025
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Talent Masterclass: The New creative journey of Sally Wainwright & Roanna Benn

Creative business inspirations
Meeting
  • Tuesday 25 March - 10.00 to 10.45
    Rencontre
    Replay
    Creative business inspirations

    Key trends in TV

  • Tuesday 25 March - 10.00 to 11.30
    Rencontre
    Replay
    Pitch Pitch Pitch!

    Co pro pitching sessions 1/2

  • Tuesday 25 March - 16.00 to 17.15
    Rencontre
    Replay
    Pitch Pitch Pitch!

    Writers Campus pitch

  • Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 to 13.00
    Rencontre
    Replay
    Creative business inspirations

    Let's talk about sex! (And consent)

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  • Wednesday 26 March - 10.00 - 11.00
    Wednesday 26 March - 10.00 to 11.00
    Coming Next from the Balkans
    Content showcases
    Room 3.1

    Coming Next from the Balkans

  • Wednesday 26 March - 10.00 - 10.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 10.00 to 10.45
    Prime Video Showcase
    Content showcases
    Grand Théâtre

    Prime Video Showcase

  • Wednesday 26 March - 10.15 - 10.30
    Wednesday 26 March - 10.15 to 10.30
    Introduction & market data brief on IP adaptations
    Ip Market
    Room 3.2

    Introduction & market data brief on IP adaptations

  • Wednesday 26 March - 10.45 - 11.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 10.45 to 11.45
    IP pitch: Shoot The Book!
    Ip Market
    Room 3.2

    IP pitch: Shoot The Book!

  • Wednesday 26 March - 11.00 - 11.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 11.00 to 11.45
    Best Marketing initiatives for series
    Marketing of series and innovation
    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    Best Marketing initiatives for series

  • Wednesday 26 March - 11.00 - 11.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 11.00 to 11.45
    Olympic in storytelling
    Creative business inspirations
    Théâtre Marie Curie

    Olympic in storytelling

  • Wednesday 26 March - 11.15 - 11.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 11.15 to 11.45
    ‘Stream’ - Why building a strong european network to train series professionals in a fast-changing industry?
    Creative business inspirations
    Room 3.1

    ‘Stream’ - Why building a strong european network to train series professionals in a fast-changing industry?

  • Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 - 12.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 to 12.45
    Docu series
    Creative business inspirations
    Théâtre Marie Curie

    Docu series "true crime, cult, sports & celebrities": The new unifying genre?

  • Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 - 13.00
    Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 to 13.00
    IP pitch: short series, new talent to watch
    Ip Market
    Room 3.2

    IP pitch: short series, new talent to watch

  • Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 - 12.45
    Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 to 12.45
    Studio TF1 (prev. known as Newen Studios): Behind the powerful brand, an agile international strategy
    Creative business inspirations
    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    Studio TF1 (prev. known as Newen Studios): Behind the powerful brand, an agile international strategy

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Discover our Projects 2025

  • Nest

    Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    Nest

    When a charming charlatan and her intellectually challenged brother inherit a top racing pigeon, they are thrust into a deadly dance with the ruthless Taiwanese gambling mafia.

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  • Duel On The Ocean

    Canada-France Series Lab

    Duel On The Ocean

    Captain Philomène Kyros challenges billionaire Robert Wolton to a zero-carbon cargo race between Dunkirk and Montreal. It’s low-tech versus automation for the future of maritime commerce.

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  • Chatbots Don’t Kill People

    Writers Campus by Series Mania Institute

    Chatbots Don’t Kill People

    When the man’s suicide is blamed on a chatbot, a tech-savvy travel agent Laura launches her own investigation, uncovering a web of tech-fueled crimes – all while battling her own screen addiction.

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  • Mad Bounty and The Midnight Gun

    Authentica Series Lab

    Mad Bounty and The Midnight Gun

    In 1885, Western Uganda, Mad Bounty hunts the British general who killed his mother only to uncover the Midnight Gun, a weapon of raw power. To claim it, he must outwit the British & rival factions.

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Buyers Upfront

  • Beta Film GmbH

    Germany
    Distribution & International Sales

  • Mediawan Rights

    France
    Distribution & International Sales

  • ZDF Studios GmbH

    Germany
    Distribution & International Sales

  • THE PARTY FILM SALES

    France
    Distribution & International Sales

who’s Who

Producers, distributors, directors, content writers… Meet and exchange with other series professionals attending the Forum!

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Discover our IPs 2025

  • DARLING MINE

    Books

    DARLING MINE

    Julie Nowak vanished 20 years ago without any trace. Now, True-Crime podcaster Liv rolls out the case again with Julie’s dad, Theo. But finding the truth is a race against Theo’s dementia.

     

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  • The Power to Dance

    The Power to Dance

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  • ONE OF US IS TREMBLING

    Short Series

    ONE OF US IS TREMBLING

    What starts as an intense love affair between Silvia and Mikkel soon turns destructive. Their deep connection offers hope for understanding, but with so much at stake, love quickly becomes pain. As Silvia’s anxiety and paranoia clash with Mikkel’s refusal to face his past, their relationship becomes a raw portrait of love, trauma, and psychological entanglement.

     

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  • The Auschwitz Swimmer

    Books

    The Auschwitz Swimmer

    Alfred Nakache was a French swimming star. But who knows that he was deported to Auschwitz with his wife and daughter, and became world champion again? Based on a true story.

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Discover our Talents 2025

More talents

screening room

Discover new world premieres, new seasons, cult series, series of all genres and formats.

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  • The German
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    Festival Selection ...
  • A Life's Worth
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    Festival Selection ...
  • At the End of the Night
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    At the End of the Night

    Festival Selection ...
  • Au Fond Du Trou
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    Festival Selection ...