French in Motion & Series Mania Team for IFP Week

French in Motion and Series Mania are set to collaborate at Independent Feature Project (IFP) Week, jointly hosting a panel event titled Looking Abroad.

French in Motion and Series Mania will be organizing a panel and a cocktail party for industry professionals attending IFP Week. The panel will take place on Tuesday, September 17 at the IFP Media Center. It will unite European and Israeli showrunners and producers, who have created shows such as Call My Agent!, Fauda, Trapped, The Day, Borgia and False Flag, as well as co-production experts from Series Mania and AMC Networks. Together, they will explore the creative, financial, and production opportunities for U.S.-based and international talent to work hand in hand.

Panelists for Looking Abroad include: Klaus Zimmerman, producer at Dynamic Television; Maria Feldman, owner and producer at Masha Productions; Harold Valentin, producer at Mother Production; and Laurence Herszberg, general director of Series Mania. The discussion will be moderated by Alex Schwarm, director of international programming for AMC Networks.

Taking place at IFP’s Made in NY Media Center and nearby venues in New York City, IFP Week spans five days with panels, screenings and immersive installations. With “US & French Connection,” their bilateral annual program supporting international filmmakers looking for partners across the Atlantic, French in Motion and IFP have been bringing together talents from both the U.S. and France for several years.

This year, TV series are under the spotlight at IFP Week. With European and notably French shows achieving international success and finding their place with U.S. networks and platforms, IFP has turned to French in Motion and Series Mania to join their Series Day and enhance their international programming.

IFP Week 2019 is Sunday, September 15 through Thursday, September 19.