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PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
MARCH 24-26 2026
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Grand Théâtre | Tuesday 24 March - 10.00 to 11.30
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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

    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

    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

    WELCOME DRINKS

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

    Buyers Upfront 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

    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
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    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

    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

  • Red Pants

    Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    Red Pants

    In late 1970s Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Aisha a military officer’s daughter forms the notorious “Red Pants” first female criminal gang to avenge her father’s death and challenge the oppressive regime.

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  • FAGNES

    Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    FAGNES

    In Belgium’s “Little Siberia,” a Yenish teenager and a young army sergeant uncover a buried truth that plunges their two worlds into a spiral of violence.

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  • The Women I Think About at Night

    Series Women

    The Women I Think About at Night

    After her best friend abandons her in Italy, Alina is visited by historical women who urge her to seek purpose across the world—risking financial ruin and losing everything back home.

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  • GHOSTS OF MARSEILLE

    Series Makers

    GHOSTS OF MARSEILLE

    A brutal attack in present-day Marseille forces a fearless trainee journalist and a disillusioned cop to confront the ghosts of the bloody summer of 1973—and sends them on a race to stop history repeating itself.

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

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Discover the IPs 2026

  • The two cigarette butts affair

    Books

    The two cigarette butts affair

    This investigation reveals a miscarriage of justice, the story of a woman wrongly convicted of the murder of her husband. The book proves her innocence and reveals who committed the murder.

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  • 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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  • Behind Closed Doors

    Books

    Behind Closed Doors

    A wealthy family is taken hostage in their own luxury flat. For three days, they are trapped together under the gaze of their captors — but the real danger lies within. Decades of resentment erupt, turning the apartment into a pressure cooker of betrayal, rage and reckoning. Told through the mother’s eyes, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS is a scalding blend of domestic suspense and female rage — a[...]
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  • Private property

    Books

    Private property

    Eva and Charles Caradec buy a house in the suburbs, but their dreams of peace and quiet shatter when they discover their neighbors. One misstep and things could take a turn for the worse…

     

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