The Series Mania Forum in Lille starts today with a packed program of lectures, screenings and competitions.
Players like Prime Video’s Toni Collette compete against each other in international competitions The power, haven of mercy of Magnetic strikes Director Vincent Maël Cardona and Quoc Dang Trans Apple TV+ series drops of god.
They compete against the Greek series milky wayFestival opening, Viaplay’s futuristic drama directed by Russell Tovey The fortress, red sky from Israel, The actor of Iran and Volatile lies from Spain. Each will have its world premiere at the event.
The power is a fantasy series set in a world where the physical balance of power between men and women shifts as electric arcs erupt from the fingers of teenage girls around the world. Debuting later this month, it comes from Sister, the British producer behind it Chernobyl and is based on the science fiction novel by Naomi Alderman.
drops of god is the latest series of Call my agent And NO Author Dang Tran. Launching soon on Apple TV+, France Télévisions and Hulu Japan, the show is an adaptation of Tadashi Agi’s manga story about winemaking and a journey between Tokyo and the French vineyards. The show features Japanese actor and singer Tomohisa Yamashita (Alice in Borderland S2, The Head), who was in town this weekend to promote the series, and directed by Oded Ruskin (no man’s land).
haven of mercywith Olivier Gourmet, Panayotis Pascot and Pierre Lottin tells the story of a trade union family confronted with drug trafficking in the port of Le Havre.
Mediawan Rights is in town this week to shop the Arte drama. We have heard that certain VIP buyers have been previewed recently and many are already planning to submit offers.
The Series Mania jury is led by Western world EP Lisa Joy who gave a masterclass last night before the forum started and will be interviewed on stage by Deadline tomorrow. International competition has become an increasingly important sales tool for distributors and streamers in recent years as investment in written content in local territories has increased.
“Advances in the writing and production of drama have led to more competition,” Valérie Vleeschhouwer, managing director of Mediawan Rights, told Deadline.
France television Bardot And DivideOCs Asper girlArt pool park And Under control and TF1s Six women compete in the French league during Prime Video Germany’s fantasy drama The griffin will be excluded from the competition.
Disney+, Sky Studios and super indies Fremantle, Banijay and All3Media appear on the front of the panels. Guests will Thursday strategy-focused Lille Dialogues Jan Mojto, CEO of Beta, Rodolphe Belmer of TF1 Group, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios, and Casey Bloys, CEO of HBO.
Source: Deadline
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