SERIES MANIA+ FORUM

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PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
MARCH 25-27 2025
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Meeting
  • Wednesday 26 March - 13.00 to 14.00
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 26 March - 13.00 to 14.00
    Content showcases

    Celebrating local stories: The rise of authentic European content on Netflix

  • Tuesday 25 March - 15.30 to 16.00
    Rencontre
    Tuesday 25 March - 15.30 to 16.00
    Creative business inspirations

    Talent Masterclass: James Norton (Happy Valley, Grantchester, MCMafia)

  • Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 to 12.45
    Rencontre
    Wednesday 26 March - 12.00 to 12.45
    Creative business inspirations

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

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

    Co pro pitching session 1/2

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  • Tuesday 25 March - 10.00 - 10.45
    Tuesday 25 March - 10.00 to 10.45
    Key trends in TV
    Creative business inspirations
    Théâtre Louis Pasteur en

    Key trends in TV

  • Tuesday 25 March - 10.00 - 11.30
    Tuesday 25 March - 10.00 to 11.30
    Co pro pitching session 1/2
    Pitch Pitch Pitch!
    Grand Théâtre

    Co pro pitching session 1/2

  • Tuesday 25 March - 11.00 - 11.30
    Tuesday 25 March - 11.00 to 11.30
    A year in series
    Creative business inspirations
    Théâtre Louis Pasteur en

    A year in series

  • Tuesday 25 March - 11.00 - 12.00
    Tuesday 25 March - 11.00 to 12.00
    Coming Next from Sweden and Finland
    Content showcases
    Room 3.2 en

    Coming Next from Sweden and Finland

  • Tuesday 25 March - 11.00 - 12.00
    Tuesday 25 March - 11.00 to 12.00
    Coming Next from Korea
    Content showcases
    Room 3.1 en

    Coming Next from Korea

  • Tuesday 25 March - 11.45 - 12.15
    Tuesday 25 March - 11.45 to 12.15
    A glance at local hits with international potential
    Marketing of series and innovation
    Théâtre Louis Pasteur en

    A glance at local hits with international potential

  • Tuesday 25 March - 11.45 - 13.00
    Tuesday 25 March - 11.45 to 13.00
    Co pro pitching session 2/2
    Pitch Pitch Pitch!
    Grand Théâtre

    Co pro pitching session 2/2

  • Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 - 13.00
    Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 to 13.00
    Let's talk about sex! (And consent)
    Creative business inspirations
    Room 3.1 en

    Let's talk about sex! (And consent)

  • Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 - 13.00
    Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 to 13.00
    Taiwan Spotlight: Pitching Session
    Pitch Pitch Pitch!
    Room 3.2 en

    Taiwan Spotlight: Pitching Session

  • Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 - 13.00
    Tuesday 25 March - 12.15 to 13.00
    Top End Bub
    Content showcases
    Room 2.3 + 2.4

    Top End Bub

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Discover our Projects 2025

  • Sweetheart of the Week

    Writers Campus by Series Mania Institute

    Sweetheart of the Week

    Paris, 1964. Shy teen Claire Dubois rockets to fame as a Yéyé pop star, navigating rivalries, exploitation, and stardom’s pressures while fighting to stay true to herself in a male-dominated industry.

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  • When the Tigers Come Out

    Taïwan Spotlight

    When the Tigers Come Out

    Two grieving mothers team up to expose child abuse at a kindergarten. One goes undercover, the other sets a trap, determined to reveal the truth and the dark secrets behind the education corporation.

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  • Rebel Rebel

    Canada-France Series Lab

    Rebel Rebel

    An aristocratic poet falls in love with a black Jazz musician. Their passionate and tumultuous relationship is tested as they are forced to confront issues of race and class in an era of prejudice.

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  • FUNFAIR AFFAIR

    Warner Bros Discovery Access x SMI

    FUNFAIR AFFAIR

    A fatal accident threatens the survival of a young show family. Fresh mom Diana starts business with entrepreneur Merle DeClerq, distributing magic mushrooms hidden in their new roller coaster.

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

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Discover our IPs 2025

  • Estonia

    Books

    Estonia

    In the village of Vodnjaki a murder that happened over thirty years ago connects the ferry Estonia, Russian diamond smugglers, retired detective Martin Vrenko and a young couple from Sweden.

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  • Maestro

    Short Series

    Maestro

    Following a romantic breakup, a musician tries, with the help of his agent, to go through the stages of mourning in order to rediscover his creativity.

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  • T-REX

    Short Series

    T-REX

    Édouard doesn’t fit traditional masculinity standards, leaving him with a constant sense of impostor syndrome. During a weekend at the cabin with his childhood friends, Renaud and Xavier, he realizes that despite their deep bond, they are trapped in a toxic game of masculinity.

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  • 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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Discover our Talents 2025

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