A new initiative of the very dynamic Series Mania Festival (read the article about the 15th edition), the Series Mania Buyers Upfront (news) will take place on 24 March, as a prelude to the Series Mania Forum (news) and with 10 series on display, the first 12 minute of each buyers specially invited for the occasion will have the chance to discover exclusively. A Buyers Choice Award will also be handed out to the most promising series by a jury consisting of Ghislain Barrois (Mediaset Spain), Marina Chiaravelle (Rai Cinema), Rubén Fernández Loa (Movistar Plus+), Julia Fidel (ZDF), Katie Keenan (Sky) and Virginie Padilla (Arte).

Amongst the selected titles, we find the Icelandic series The Danish Woman [+leggi anche:
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The selected series:

Dangerous Truth (Germany)
International Sales: OneGate Media GmbH
Production: Eikon Media GmbH, Deal Productions
Format: 6 x 45 minutes
Genre: Thriller

Escaping Bolivia (Norway)
International Sales: REinvent International Sales
Production: Fenomen TV, 4 1/2 Film
Format: 6 x 44 minutes
Genre: Drama, Thriller

Fusion (Iceland)
International Sales: The Mediapro Studio Distribution, Wild Sheep Content
Production: Act4
Format: 6 x 52 minutes
Genre: Thriller

Puzzle Lady (United Kingdom)
International Sales: ZDF Studios
Production: December Films
Format: 6 x 60 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Thriller

Riot Women (United Kingdom)
International Sales: Mediawan Rights
Production: Drama Republic Limited
Format: 6 x 60 minutes
Genre: Drama

S Line (South Korea)
Production and international sales: Sidus
Format: 6 x 60 minutes
Genre: Thriller, Science-fiction

Shadow Leaks (Germany)
International Sales: Beta Film
Production: Dreamtool Entertainment, ARD Degeto Film, Hessischer Rundfunk, with support from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Format : 6 x 45 minutes
Genre : Young adult thriller

The Danish Woman (Iceland/France)
International Sales: The Party Film Sales
Production: Slot Machine
Format: 6 x 47 minutes
Genre: Drama, Comedy

The Deal (Switzerland/France/Luxembourg/Belgium)
International Sales: Gaumont
Production: Bande à Part Films, Le Films Pelléas, Gaumont Télévision, Bidibul Productions, Versus Production
Format: 6 x 46 minutes
Genre: Drama, Thriller

War of The Kingdoms (Germany)
International Sales: Fremantle
Production: Constantin Television
Format: 6 x 60 minutes
Genre: Drama