SERIES MANIA Digital

Forum
PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
MARCH 24-26 2026
FR EN
Grand Théâtre | Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.30
Meetings

CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8

  • Wednesday 25 March - 09.30 to 10.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 09.30 to 10.15

    How can distributors stay relevant when broadcasters platforms forge alliances?

  • Wednesday 25 March - 10.30 to 11.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 10.30 to 11.15

    Creation under pressure: towards a risk of (self-)censorship?

  • Wednesday 25 March - 11.30 to 12.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 11.30 to 12.15

    Best Marketing Initiative for Series

  • Wednesday 25 March - 15.45 to 16.15
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 25 March - 15.45 to 16.15

    Talent Masterclass: Showrunner Russell T. Davies & Producer Nicola Shindler

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  • Monday 23 March - 12.45 - 14.30
    Monday 23 March - 12.45 to 14.30
    BETA BRUNCH
    Forum events
    CCI - Chambre de commerce et d'industrie en

    BETA BRUNCH

  • Monday 23 March - 14.30 - 18.30
    Monday 23 March - 14.30 to 18.30
    BUYERS UPFRONT
    Forum events
    CCI - Chambre de commerce et d'industrie en

    BUYERS UPFRONT

  • Monday 23 March - 18.00 - 20.00
    Monday 23 March - 18.00 to 20.00
    WELCOME DRINKS
    Forum events
    CCI - Chambre de commerce et d'industrie en

    WELCOME DRINKS

  • Monday 23 March - 20.30 - 22.30
    Monday 23 March - 20.30 to 22.30
    Buyers Upfront Official Dinner
    Forum events
    L'Hermitage Gantois en

    Buyers Upfront Official Dinner

  • Tuesday 24 March - 08.30 - 10.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 08.30 to 10.00
    International Horizons - Meet the Producers from Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.
    Forum events
    Salon Bleu en

    International Horizons - Meet the Producers from Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.

  • Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 - 11.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.00
    Key trends in TV and VOD markets

    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    Key trends in TV and VOD markets

  • Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 - 11.30
    Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.30
    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8

    Grand Théâtre

    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8

  • Tuesday 24 March - 11.15 - 11.45
    Tuesday 24 March - 11.15 to 11.45
    A year in series

    Théâtre Louis Pasteur

    A year in series

  • Tuesday 24 March - 11.30 - 12.15
    Tuesday 24 March - 11.30 to 12.15
    A New Generation of Tools for Series Development
    Showcases en
    Room 3.5 + 3.6 en

    A New Generation of Tools for Series Development

  • Tuesday 24 March - 11.45 - 13.00
    Tuesday 24 March - 11.45 to 13.00
    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 9-16

    Grand Théâtre

    CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 9-16

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Discover our 2026 Projects

  • Suf

    Serial Bridges Central Asia

    Suf

    In modern Almaty, a gifted young shaman from a women-only healing dynasty must choose between preserving her inherited power or claiming a life of her own.

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  • Philips

    Series Women

    Philips

    Eindhoven, 1891. As the Philips brothers race to electrify the world, Anna Philips reshapes their company by proving that real growth starts with the people who make it possible.

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  • Humanitarians!

    Authentica Series Lab

    Humanitarians!

    1999 war-torn Sudan, Nour, a 24-year-old Egyptian idealist, arrives to start her dream job at a humanitarian organization to discover that it runs on ego, cynicism & a permanently jammed fax machine.

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  • KID: The Hogan Bassey Story

    Authentica Series Lab

    KID: The Hogan Bassey Story

    1951: rebranded “Hogan” in grimy Liverpool, Nigerian boxer Okon chases a world title as Britain and Nigeria claim him, but the real fight is living as their champion or his own man.

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who’s who

Producers, distributors, directors, content creators... Meet and exchange ideas with other series professionals attending the Forum!

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Discover the IPs 2026

  • Hirayasumi

    Short Series

    Hirayasumi

    When easygoing 29-year-old Hiroto unexpectedly inherits a cozy one-story hiraya from a kindly neighbor, his unhurried life shifts as his 18-year-old cousin Natsumi arrives from the countryside to live with him. Their gentle coexistence in a small Tokyo home becomes a refuge for people worn down by modern life—an understated, heartwarming tale of ordinary days that quietly save you.

     

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  • Homebodies

    Short Series

    Homebodies

    When Darcy returns home to look after his estranged mother, he discovers that she’s got an unusual housemate:
    the teenage ghost of his pre-transition self. Now, Darcy must face the past or risk losing himself completely.

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  • Unfiltered

    Short Series

    Unfiltered

    In Sense filTRES Season 2, group chats are more than messages—they are identity, belonging, and conflict. Across three interlinked stories, they reveal bonds, clashes, and the risks of sharing, showing the complex truths of modern youth in a raw, unfiltered portrait of growing up online and offline.

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  • Happiness

    Short Series

    Happiness

    Between memories of Iran and a new life in exile, Shadi drifts through her twenties, navigating friendship, love, and the search for a fragile sense of home.

     

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