Industry Report: Series
Articles, interviews, and news on current trends in the series industry, now more important than ever due to the quantity and quality of its products for both TV and platforms
Industry / Market - France/Germany
"The burst of the series bubble" analysed at the German-French Film Meetings
The event tackled the paradoxical situation of the production with streaming platforms, between protection of investment obligations and rescaling of the expectations from this would-be Eldorado
Venice 2023 – Venice Production Bridge
On the Lido, The Creatives take stock of their first workshops, call for unity and trust
VENICE 2023: The alliance’s activities have been beneficial to both writers and producers, with the former having had the chance to focus on honing their craft and not only on deliverables
Series Mania 2023 – Series Mania Forum
Critical issues and key trends in the European series landscape tackled at the Series Mania Forum
Peak investment? European co-productions at a low ebb? Value of IP? An enlightening debate at the Series Mania Forum on the trends revealed by the European Audiovisual Observatory
Venice 2022 – Venice Production Bridge
The European Writers Club and The Creatives promise to become powerhouses for writing talents
VENICE 2022: The priority of both endeavours is to create compelling, high-quality audiovisual content that can strengthen European unity, but which can also travel globally
“We need to fill the void when it comes to professional training in the field of series”
Cinzia Masòtina • Lecturer, Scientific Committee of Milan's Alta Scuola di Serialità Cinetelevisiva
We spoke with the Italian screenwriter-story editor about the Milanese school’s training initiative aimed at professionals looking to specialise in the various areas involved in the making of series
“Everything will be restored to how it was before and everything will be fine”
Daria Leygonie-Fialko and Kateryna Laskari • General producers and founders, SPACE Production
The two executives spoke about the current state of Ukrainian TV production, the opening of their Paris-based office and the future of Ukraine’s audiovisual industry
Series Mania 2022 – Series Mania Forum
The Series Mania Forum explores key trends in the pan-European audiovisual landscape
Various confirmations and a few surprise developments were revealed by the European Audiovisual Observatory within the world of TV, film, video and on-demand audiovisual services
Series Mania 2021 – Series Mania Forum
The CNC examines trends in scripted series around the world at the Series Mania Forum
The industry is placed under the microscope to reveal the volume of programmes recently commissioned, rankings of the most active countries and broadcasters, favoured genres and viewer preferences
"Content will gradually become segmented according to audiences and broadcasters"
Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum
The head of the professional days programme, organised within the Series Mania Festival which is unspooling in Lille from 26 August-2 September, talks about the event and the trends within the sector
Industry / Market - Netherlands
The second “Let’s Talk Screenwriting!” roundtable examines the role of writers’ rooms in Danish, German and Dutch television production
The event, organised by the Media Industries, Infrastructures and Institutions (MI3) research group from Utrecht University, was held online on 12 April
Alessandra Alessandri • Coordinator, Master in Series Development, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti
Training a key, competitive and strategic professional figure for the global market, a “Development Executive”, is the objective of the Italian Master course organised in Milan with Netflix’s backing
