MIPTV & Canneseries Reveal Selections for In Development

MIPTV and Canneseries have revealed the 16 projects in the official selection of In Development, the second edition of the Cannes Drama Creative Forum dedicated to fast-tracking drama series production.

The Drama Writers’ Pitch features Black Times, written by Sabrina Amerell and Alexandre Manneville (France, Germany); Hello Dolly, from Johnny Maginn (U.K.); Kinks, by Rachel Feldman (U.S.A.); and The Tribe, written by Agata Koschmieder (Poland).

The Drama Producers’ Pitch will include 10 Bullets, produced by plays2place (Greece, Serbia); A Good Year, produced by Mockingbird Productions (Belgium); Black-Out, produced by Les Films du Nouveau Monde and Ali N’ Productions (France, Morocco); Crashers, produced by Watchmen Productions (Germany); For the Sake of the Child, from United Studios of Israel (Israel); Ice Valley, by Cinenord (Norway); Perfect Monsters, produced by Pimienta Films, Telegrama Audiovisual and Tita Productions (Mexico); Radical Eye, produced by Pinball London (U.K., Mexico); Second Life, produced by Omnicorp Estudio (Spain); The Mandela Effect, from Tshedza Pictures (South Africa); Transport, by Tekele Productions (Finland); and Twenty-Four Land, by Ukbar Filmes (Portugal).

In Development, the Cannes Drama Creative Forum, is co-organized by MIPTV and Canneseries, the Cannes International Series Festival. Over three-and-a-half days, producers and creators can pitch projects to key decision-makers, including commissioning editors, platforms, distributors, co-producers, funds and talent agencies.

Federation Entertainment (The Bureau) will co-develop, co-produce and distribute one of the selected projects. Pascal Breton, founder and CEO of Federation Entertainment, commented: “The TV series is a genuine laboratory of creativity, and events like In Development, which put creatives at the heart of the business, are essential to engender the hits of tomorrow. The first edition was a success, both in terms of the quality of the content presented and the opportunities, which flowed from it. What’s more, we are proud to have gone on to develop some of those projects.”

French investment fund La Fabrique des Formats will offer financing for up to two series from the selection backed by a French producer or co-producer.

Laurine Garaude, director of television at Reed MIDEM, said: “We are very proud of this year’s selection which is particularly diverse in terms of genres and countries represented. In Development provides these projects with access to key decision-makers and the opportunity to move into production before reaching international audiences. In Development is fast becoming a central part of the MIPTV experience to discover, develop and distribute great content.”

Benoît Louvet, managing director of CANNESERIES, added: “The success and relevance of a forum like In Development speaks for itself. The proof is in the fact that we received a new record number of submissions. After the achievement of the first edition, the international aura of In Development is now undeniable. We are very proud of the high-quality and promising projects that will be pitched this year.”