MIPTV Presents In Development Selections for Kids’ & Drama Projects

MIPTV has revealed the 23 projects selected for In Development, which is being positioned as the gateway to international financing and strategic partnerships.

The Official Selection features three sections. The Drama Series Pitch sees established producers present a diverse range of high-end, original fiction projects seeking financing and/or co-production partners. The Creative Talent Pitch involves independent creators/producers presenting an original scripted and serialized creative concept drawn from a diverse range of media (web series, social media stories, podcasts, YouTube channels, etc.) to be developed and/or adapted as scripted series. The Kids Series Pitch presents the most promising projects from creators and producers of animation and live-action series for kids of all ages.

The selections for the Drama Series Pitch are Calima (Spain), Clash (U.S.), Eight Months (Sweden), Fairytale Detective (U.K.), Fight For Your Right (Germany), Grosse Isle (Canada), Lisa Howard (Canada), Mothercity/The Beat (South Africa), Nerotica (Canada), Pacient Sh (Czech Republic), Rough (Australia) and The Drama Queens of Kabul (Australia).

Creative Talent Pitch selections are Bathroom Confessions (Lebanon), It’s Called Xolenia (Turkey), Kiss Goblin (Korea), La Mesa (Spain), Naked (Australia) and Titcom (Germany).

For the Kids Series Pitch, the selections are Bear & Salmon (Australia), Deadhead (Australia), Pop Paper City (U.K.), Sullivan Sails (Ireland) and Ten (Germany).

Lucy Smith, deputy director of Reed MIDEM’s television division, which organizes MIPTV, said: “We are hugely impressed by the quality of the projects submitted for this year’s competition. The selections encompass a diverse range of genres and formats, and hail from 13 countries, all with the potential to reach international screens. We are proud that GR5: Into the Wilderness, a finalist from the first edition of In Development, co-produced by Zodiak Belgium and Red Balloon Film and distributed by Banijay Rights, will be broadcast soon on VRT and ZDFneo, and will be presented during an exclusive case study at In Development in Cannes.”

The official selections of the MIPFormats international pitch and the MIPDoc project pitch will be revealed shortly.