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

  • Plus Size

    Sam Spiegel Series Lab

    Plus Size

    Four women from a run-down suburb rebel against sexism and the dictatorship of thinness, by forming a women’s sumo team, rocking their conservative town and redefining love and self-worth.

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  • THE TRANSFER OF THE CENTURY

    Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    THE TRANSFER OF THE CENTURY

    The worst club in the league. Eight billion lire of debt. Forty days for a once in a lifetime chance.
    This is the true story of the man who risked everything to buy Maradona.

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  • Past Waters

    Series Women

    Past Waters

    In rain-soaked Lisbon, sub-commissioner Pilar Benamor races to solve two brutal teenage murders with the help of the enigmatic Spanish hermit Cícero Guzmán, defying orders to catch a psychopath.

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  • Dejima

    Co-Pro Pitching Sessions

    Dejima

    A French doctor and a Japanese interpreter flee 1828 Japan after being falsely accused. As civil war looms, he seeks exile, she wants to stay and fight — and their growing love complicates everything.

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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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  • Atlantis Pasila

    Short Series

    Atlantis Pasila

    A heartwarming dramedy taking place in the concrete-gray neighborhood of Helsinki’s Itä-Pasila where the employees and customers of the bar Atlantis try to navigate life while struggling to deal with their feelings.

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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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  • My Sister's Secret

    Books

    My Sister's Secret

    Two estranged sisters are forced back together when a charismatic psychiatrist enters their lives, only to expose buried childhood trauma and a long-suppressed crime. As love turns toxic and memories fracture, they must confront their past before a manipulative man destroys them both. A psychological thriller about sisterhood, power and fractured memory, packed with bold twists, intimate[...]
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