The results of the first call for projects under the Council of Europe’s new Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions have just been announced. Following an evaluation by independent experts meeting online, the Council of Europe, home of Eurimages, has decided to support seven series co-productions with a total amount of €3,000,000. Of the seven projects supported in this session, almost two-thirds (64%) of the series creators are women, and with ten national, regional, or minority languages used.

The series are Puberty, created by Leticia Dolera (whose first feature Requirements to Be a Normal Person [+lee también:
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The Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions is a three-year initiative of the Council of Europe (read news). It supports high-quality series made as international co-productions and aims to empower independent producers and foster new relationships.