Tag: Laurence Herszberg

Series Mania, which ran from March 21 to 28, announced its top awards winners, with HBO Max’s Polish drama Proud taking the grand prize in the international competition and ABC TV, BBC and ZDF’s Dustfall winning the audience award.

On March 26 during Series Mania Forum, Alain Berset, secretary general of the Council of Europe, will chair a ceremony to sign its new convention on the co-production of series for TV and streaming platforms.

Executives from Prime Video and HBO Max have been added to the keynote lineup for Series Mania Forum, taking place from March 24 to 26 as part of Series Mania.

Series Mania Forum has announced the 15 additional projects—Gold was previously revealed as part of Berlinale’s Co-Pro Series Market—to be presented as part of the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.

Laurence Herszberg, managing director of Series Mania, and Francesco Capurro, director of Series Mania Forum, tell World Screen Newsflash what participants can expect at this year’s event, running from March 20 to 27.

Angela Jain, head of content for Disney+ EMEA, and Monty Sarhan, CEO of SkyShowtime, will deliver keynotes at Series Mania Forum, running from March 24 to 26.

Series Mania Forum has selected the Republic of Korea as the first country of honor, a new initiative made possible with the support of the CNC.

Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin, group CEO, and Andrea Scrosati, group COO and CEO of continental Europe, will deliver a special keynote session at the 2026 edition of Series Mania Forum in celebration of their company’s 25th anniversary.

The Series Mania Buyers Upfront will return in 2026 as a prelude to Series Mania Forum, which is running from March 24 to 26.

The comedy romance Tokyo Crush, from France and Japan, has won the Series Mania Forum best project award at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.