Iberseries & Platino Industria (29 September-2 October, Madrid) has selected the nine projects that will take part in the first edition of Euro Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch, a new activity launched with the aim of promoting the co-production and international circulation of European fiction shows, docuseries and animation series that have been conceived from the outset to travel across territories and connect with global audiences.

The programme seeks to strengthen cooperation between the countries of the European Atlantic axis, as well as with the Nordic countries and other European territories with a strong Atlantic outlook. The projects stand out for their international co-production potential, the soundness of their financing strategies and their ability to reach audiences beyond their home markets.

The first edition will bring together projects from Spain, Belgium, France, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Uruguay, adding two invited projects thanks to collaboration agreements with two of the main European markets and events specialising in series: the Göteborg Film Festival, a benchmark for the Nordic audiovisual industry, and Seriencamp, one of the most prominent gatherings in the sector in Germany.

During their participation in Euro Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch, the creative and production teams behind these projects will have access to an exclusive programme including mentorships, strategic advice and one-to-one meetings with decision makers from the international audiovisual sector. As the culmination of the programme, the project teams will present their propositions in a pitching session before a specialised audience made up of commissioners, investment funds and potential strategic partners.

The selection committee for this first edition was made up of leading professionals from the European audiovisual industry: Laura Miñarro, VP of International Business and Co-production at Buendía Estudios (Spain); Diego del Pozo, head of Fiction at Atresmedia Televisión (Spain); José Fragoso, director of Programming at RTP1/RTP Internacional (Portugal); and Georges Huercano, manager of Development and Co-Productions at RTL (Belgium).

The nine selected projects are as follows:

Callback (Spain)
Production: Funicular Films, Left Tackle Films

Heartbeats (Spain)
Production: Malvalanda

In Memoriam (Canada/Belgium)
Production: PassezGo, C3 Media, Kwassa Films

King of Hearts (Belgium)
Production: De Wereldvrede

Las Palmas My Love (France)
Production: Quad Drama

Listen to My Lips (Portugal)
Production: David & Golias

Sangria (Sweden/Finland/Spain, guest project from the Göteborg Film Festival)
Production: Strive Stories, Sons of Lumière, The Aurora Project

Summer of Love (Germany, guest project from Seriencamp)
Production: Polyphon, Just Make It Production

The Invisible Ink (Belgium/Uruguay)
Production: Need Productions, Guay Films