Series Mania Ties Up with UGC for Writers Campus

European cinema operator UGC has signed on to sponsor the Series Mania Writers Campus for the next three years.

Under the editorial supervision of Lorraine Sullivan, the UGC Writers Campus by Series Mania will take place in Lille, France, from March 20 to 27. For the next three years, UGC will sponsor the English-language workshop for 20 emerging TV drama writers throughout Europe. Participants will experience an intensive week surrounded by the best authors taking place alongside Series Mania. Applications are now being accepted until January 9, 2019.

“Since the creation of the program, the Writers Campus’s objective has been to find the best emerging talent, bring them together with renowned showrunners and allow them to share their creative vision,” said Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania. “It has been designed as an incubator for the writers of tomorrow, where they can simultaneously develop their own projects and engage with industry executives. By supporting this program, UGC is demonstrating its ambition in aiding the creation of original series in Europe, and I’m delighted with this agreement between our teams.”

“I’m very proud of this partnership between UGC and Series Mania—the most important international series festival in Europe—regarding UGC Writers Campus,” added Brigitte Maccioni, the managing director of UGC. “The UGC group, in all its activities—production, distribution, theatrical exhibition—is always encouraging new authors and diverse cultural projects.”