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suit. \u201cIf Jane Campion sends in a great TV series, why wouldn\u2019t the festival include that as well?\u201d Knol says. \u201cHer series\u00a0Top of the Lake<\/em>\u00a0was actually one of the starting points.\u201d<\/p>\nFrom the success of the 2015 Drama Series Days event, the EFM was encouraged to keep the momentum going. \u201cReactions were very positive and the audiences and industry really loved the initiative,\u201d says Knol. \u201cWe also saw a new group of buyers coming to the event; overall, we learned that it was a good idea to include series.\u201d<\/p>\n
The EFM will be presenting a selection of market screenings of the latest drama series from Europe and North America, alongside its program of talks and events about industry trends and developments. For this year, Knol says the selection process was even more rigorous. \u201cThere is a lot more content to choose from, and we\u2019ve been very picky to get an eclectic selection.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also notes that more countries will be included this year, with notable submissions of two series from Belgium and France. A particular highlight is the French sci-fi series\u00a0Trepalium<\/em>, which is debuting on ARTE this year. The series has strong political themes, which Knol says has been a trend in the dramas he\u2019s seeing submitted. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to produce anything in Europe these days that doesn\u2019t have a political undertone,\u201d he notes. \u201cThat\u2019s a theme that fits very well into our profile. We like shows that have engagement with the world we live in today, that dare to go where it hurts.\u201d Knol says that he\u2019s enthused about the mix of established producers and emerging young talent that are taking part in the event as well.<\/p>\n The Berlinale Co-Production Market will present eight handpicked international series projects in development to potential co-production partners, funders and broadcasters. Concurrent events include Berlinale Talents, which will host 300 emerging film and drama series professionals from 79 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Matthijs Wouter Knol, director of the European Film Market, discusses the upcoming Drama Series Days, which are part of the activities of the Berlinale\u2019s European Film Market, Berlinale Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[160,161,150,151],"class_list":["post-5479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-profiles","tag-berlinale-2016","tag-drama-series-days-2016","tag-european-film-market","tag-matthijs-wouter-knol","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n