Series Mania Forum has unveiled the ten projects selected to be part of the Series Mania Buyers Upfront, its new initiative taking place on March 24.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Series Mania Buyers Upfront is an exclusive event for top-tier buyers, showcasing exclusive 12-minute first-look screenings from ten eagerly awaited series that have strong global appeal,\u201d said Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania. \u201cFrom the outset, our goal with this new event has been to give unparalleled access to our buyers as well as help facilitate networking opportunities with the leading distributors behind these series.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile serving as the leading European event for distributors and scripted content development these past few years, we have created a tailor-made experience just for our buyers,\u201d added Francesco Capurro, director of Series Mania Forum. \u201cThis new event marks the beginning of a truly new chapter in the history of Series Mania Forum. From creation to international distribution, we are further solidifying our position as the must-attend event of the spring for the scripted community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the ten selected titles are Dangerous Truth<\/em>, represented by OneGate Media and produced by EIKON Media and DEAL PRODUCTIONS; Escaping Bolivia<\/em>, represented by REinvent International Sales and produced by Fenomen TV and 4 1\/2 FILM; Fusion<\/em>, represented by The Mediapro Studio Distribution and Wild Sheep Content and produced by Act4; Puzzle Lady<\/em>, represented by ZDF Studios and produced by December Films; and Riot Women<\/em>, represented by Mediawan Rights and produced by Drama Republic.<\/p>\n The other five selected titles are S Lines<\/em>, represented and produced by Sidus; Shadow Leaks<\/em>, represented by Beta Films and produced by Dreamtool Entertainment for ARD Degeto Film, funk and Hessischer Rundfunk; The Danish Woman<\/em>, represented by The Party Film Sales and produced by SLOT MACHINE; The Deal<\/em>, represented by Gaumont and produced by Bande \u00e0 Part Films, LES FILMS PELLEAS, Gaumont T\u00e9l\u00e9vision, Bidibul Productions and VERSUS PRODUCTION; and War of the Kingdoms<\/em>, represented by Fremantle and produced by Constantin Television.<\/p>\n The Buyers Choice Award will be presented to the title selected by a six-person jury of key buyers during the Forum & Unifrance Welcome Drinks.<\/p>\n The jury features Ghislain Barrois, director of cinema, fiction, sales, rights\u2019 acquisition and distribution at Mediaset Spain Communication Audiovisual Group (Spain); Marina Chiaravelle, head of TV rights acquisition at Rai Cinema (Italy); Rub\u00e9n Fern\u00e1ndez Loa, head of series acquisitions at Movistar Plus+ (Spain); Julia Fidel, head of international fiction acquisitions at ZDF (Germany); Katie Keenan, group director of acquisitions for the U.K., Ireland and Europe at Sky; and Virginie Padilla, commissioning editor at ARTE (France\/Germany).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Series Mania Forum has unveiled the ten projects selected to be part of the Series Mania Buyers Upfront, its new initiative taking place on March 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[10329,1603,10330,4134],"class_list":["post-22271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-francesco-capurro","tag-laurence-herszberg","tag-series-mania-buyers-upfront","tag-series-mania-forum","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n