The fourth edition of ACE Series Special will take place in Munich in early November, and its selection has just been announced. The intensive, hands-on workshop is designed to help incorporate a series division into the producers’ companies, and deepen the teams’ knowledge of developing and producing TV drama series for an international audience.

A total of 18 experienced independent producers, each with a series in development, have been selected, and the workshop focuses primarily on the creative and financial aspects of TV series production. ACE Series Special will also offer sessions on working with broadcasters and streamers, marketing, audiences, international approaches and business strategies, giving producers a chance to work on their projects through one-to-one meetings with experts and group sessions with their peers. They will thus benefit from information on good practice, and will receive advice on different territories and specific legal and financing structures, as well as gleaning valuable business insights.

The workshop will be held with the support of the FFF Bayern and Creative Europe – MEDIA.

Jacobine van der Vloed, head of studies, mentioned: “The fourth edition of ACE Series Special reconfirms ACE Producers’ fruitful positioning faced with the challenges and opportunities within the landscape of independent series production. We are happy to accompany these 18 experienced producers in a hands-on workshop where they will be able to further strengthen their projects through individual meetings with experts and discussions with their peers.”

Here is the selection of the fourth ACE Series Special:

Roshanak Behesht Nedjad (In Good Company GmbH, Germany)
Me, Myself & Who?
Showrunner, writer: Barbara Kronenberg

Aija Bērziņa (Tasse Film, Latvia)
Soviet Jeans [+leggi anche:
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Showrunner: Stanislavs Tokalovs
Writers: Teodora Markova, Waldemar Kalinowski, Stanislavs Tokalovs

Nina Frese (Wunderlust eK, Germany)
As a Matter of Sex
Writer: Maria Solrun

Alexander Glehr (Film AG Produktions GmbH, Austria)
A New Order
Writer: Agnes Pluch

Erik Glijnis (Lemming Film, Netherlands)
The House of the Mosque
Writer: Beri Shalmashi

Danijel Hočevar (Vertigo, Slovenia)
Variola – Dark Spring
Showrunner: Matevž Luzar
Writers: Matevž Luzar, Srđan Koljević, Miha Hočevar

Christine Kiauk (COIN FILM GmbH, Germany)
True Murderers
Writers: Linda Brieda, Jens Becker, Dominik Wessely

JJ Lousberg (Filmwave, UK)
KALLOCAIN
Writer: Peter Modestij

Leah Mallen (All In Pictures, Canada)
The Shepherd
Showrunners, writers: Jennica Harper, Nancy Lee

Annabella Nezri (Kwassa Films, Belgium)
Legat
Showrunner: David O’Neill
Writers: David O’Neill, Matthieu Frances

Viktória Petrányi (Proton Cinema, Hungary)
Below the Earth
Writers: György Mór Kárpáti, Márk Bodzsár

Reto Schaerli (Zodiac Pictures Ltd, Switzerland)
William Tell
Writers: Stefan Brunner, Lorenz Langenegger

Marica Stocchi (Rosamont, Italy)
Stucky
Writers: Marco Pettenello, Valerio Attanasio, Matteo Visconti

Nebojsa Taraba (Drugi plan, Croatia)
Greater Adria
Showrunner: Nebojsa Taraba
Writers: Simona Nobile, Nebojsa Taraba

Sophie Venner (Taletime Pictures, UK)
Revolution School
Showrunners, writers: Paula Alvarez Vaccaro, Aaron Brookner

Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė (Just a moment, Lithuania)
C for Cancel
Showrunner: Lina Lužytė
Writers: Lina Lužytė, Ewa Sec, Patryk Bugajski

Jamila Wenske (Achtung Panda!, Germany)
Ordinary, Extraordinary
Showrunner: Sabiha Sumar
Writers: Sabiha Sumar, Julia Rose, Rachel Mathews

Mia Ylönen (Helsinki-filmi, Finland)
Icebreaker
Showrunner: Mia Ylönen
Writers: Mia Ylönen, Nuutti Sihvonen, Tuomas Hakola