Tag: Series Mania Forum

As part of Series Mania Forum’s Lille Dialogues strand, Ruth Berry, president of global partnerships and Zoo 55 at ITV Studios, took part in a fireside chat to discuss the “bittersweet” situation of creative strengths versus market headwinds as well as budgets for scripted, business in the U.S. and sharing rights with streamers.

Series Mania Forum delegates heard from Lisa Kramer, president of international content licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution, and Lindsey Martin, senior VP of international co-productions and development at CBS Studios, about synergies and partnership potential.

This afternoon at Series Mania Forum, Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Meghan Lyvers and Nils Hartmann discussed the commissioning strategies behind Sky’s success.

Nicole Morganti, head of originals for Southern Europe at Amazon MGM Studios, and Thomas Dubois, head of French and Japanese originals, took part in a Series Mania Forum session this morning, moderated by World Screen’s Kristin Brzoznowski, to discuss Prime Video’s international content strategy and how its local original content is playing into this.

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

James Norton was joined on stage by his Rabbit Track Pictures co-founder Kitty Kaletsky at the Series Mania Forum today to discuss the motivations, discoveries and ambitions of their production venture.

Guy Bisson, executive director of Ampere Analysis, and Cyrine Amor, research manager, gave Series Mania Forum attendees a look at the latest international trends regarding linear and streaming series orders during a session this morning in Lille.

The inclusion of a Buyers Upfront as part of this year’s Series Mania Forum is an important step in the event’s continued evolution, says Francesco Capurro, director of the industry arm, as it now covers all aspects from content creation through to sales and distribution.

The ten projects taking part in the third edition of the creative initiative SERIESMAKERS have been revealed, with the winner to be announced on March 26 during the Series Mania Forum.

Series Mania Forum has awarded Isabelle Degeorges, president of Gaumont Télévision, with the fifth annual Woman in Series Award.