Series Mania Selects The Illegal from Drama Series Days Exchange

PARIS/BERLIN: An official project exchange between Series Mania and Berlinale will see the Canadian drama The Illegal being presented in Paris in April at the Co-Production Forum.

Series Mania and the Berlinale Co-Production Market have a partnership whereby one project pitched at Series Mania is invited to pitch again in Berlin, and, in return, Series Mania invites a Berlinale project to pitch in Paris as part of its Co-Production Forum. The Danish drama series DNA, which was selected at last year’s Co-Production Forum, was pitched earlier today during the Drama Series Days.

Laurence Herszberg, general director of Forum des Images and founder of Series Mania, said: “We selected this project for the originality of its story and its savvy mix of sports competition and political issues. The story, based on the best-selling novel by Lawrence Hill, starts in Africa and continues in Europe. As Africa is a developing market, this scenario opens multiple business opportunities. We also see major potential for a Canadian project seeking partners in Europe.”

She continued: “The main goal of this exchange is to give to the producers a second window to present their project in order to maximize the chances for them to meet the right partners and complete the financing of their shows. We are very proud of this collaboration between two major events in two European cultural capitals such as Paris and Berlin.”