Series Mania Forum is truly one of today’s premiere meeting places for TV executives looking for new projets and talents : showrunners, screenwriters, producers. This year’s Forum will be held March 21-23 at the Grand Palais in Lille France. It will be three full days of networking, discovery, insights, and pitches. Producers, commissioners, and buyers from all over the world, are able to meet key decision makers of the industry, to discover projects in development, and to network with emerging and well-established talents.
2023 FIVE KEY THEMES
> SOURCING TALENT & STORIES
> CONTENT SHOWCASES
> CREATIVE BUSINESS INSPIRATION
> MARKETING OF SERIES & INNOVATION
> LILLE DIALOGUES
Discover below the different panels of the 2023 program.
The program schedule will be available on February 24, 2023 and is subject to change.
SOURCING TALENT & STORIES
A curated selection of series pitches from our writing residencies programmes, from producers looking for financing and from IPs ready to be adapted into series.
- WRITERS CAMPUS PITCH
- FRENCH / ISRAEL DRAMA SERIES CO-WRITING RESIDENCY PITCH
- DEENTAL WORKSHOP PITCH
- AUTHENTICA WORKSHOP PITCH
- STORIES AND VOICES FROM TAIWAN: SPOTLIGHT ON UPCOMING PROJECTS AND THEIR PRODUCERS
- IP PITCH: BOOK TO SCREEN
A presentation hosted by Best seller to box office - IP PITCH: PODCAST TO SCREEN
A presentation hosted by THE PODCAST BUREAU - CO-PRODUCTION PROJECTS PITCHING SESSIONS
- FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN TALENT
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CONTENT SHOWCASES
Discover new slates of series coming to the market. And soon on your screen.
- COMING NEXT FROM FRANCE
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- COMING NEXT FROM SPAIN
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- COMING NEXT FROM QUEBEC
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- COMING NEXT FROM FINLAND
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- COMING NEXT FROM BALKANS
Organised in partnership with Sarajevo Film Festival
- COMING NEXT FROM GERMANY
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CREATIVE BUSINESS INSPIRATION
The series industry is fascinating, complex, and in perpetual re-invention. A series of panels, masterclasses and keynotes invite you to in-depth analysis and insightful thoughts.
- TRENDS IN TV (BY THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY)
- ADVERTISING, WINDOWING, … WHAT DOES ‘STEP BACK IN TIME’ TV MEAN FOR THE SERIES INDUSTRY ?
- SERIES AND GAMING: MUTUAL FASCINATION, INEXORABLE CONVERGENCE ?
- MAKING SERIES – WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DO WE HOLD AS CREATORS ?
- ENGAGING WITH THE YOUNG ADULTS: CRACKING THE CODES OF AN UNCOMPROMISING AUDIENCE
in partnership with Göteborg International Film Festival - STAND UP FOR EUROPEAN IP!
in partnership with CEPI, SPI and USPA - INSIDE THE CREATIVE PROCESS: (REINVENTING) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTHORS AND PRODUCERS
- THE JOURNEY OF A-LIST CINEMA FILMMAKERS GOING TO SERIES: FROM EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER TO NASCENT EXCITING SERIES PROJECTS!
- MEET THE BUYERS FROM…
- MAKING A KIDS LIVE-ACTION SERIES INTO AN INTERNATIONAL HIT – WHAT’S THE SECRET SAUCE ?
with the INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS - GO NATURAL – DROP THE CGI AND ENJOY UNUSUAL SHOOTING LOCATION
- SKY STUDIOS: A EUROPEAN CONTENT POWERHOUSE WITH GLOBAL AMBITIONS
- DISNEY+ ORIGINALS AMBITIONS
MARKETING of series & innovation
Series exist, but they must be seen! Regardless of a series quality, one of the biggest challenges any series faces is standing out in an overcrowded market. Learn how Marketing can help.
- TURN YOUR SERIES INTO AN EXPERIENCE TO BETTER ENGAGE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
- WATCH OUT! AMAZING COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS FOR SERIES
- COUNT ON ME! WHY MARKETING EXECS ARE PRODUCERS BEST FRIEND?
- OPENING TITLES – BE ICONIC OR BE SKIPPED
- THE FIGHT FOR ATTENTION ON CONTENT – HOW SERIES CAN BETTER LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA?
- EMBRACING CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS WITH THE CNC
lille dialogues
Lille Dialogues brings together European lawmakers and key industry leaders for a day-long international trade summit encouraging international cooperation and a joint reflection on the challenges facing the TV industry.
Theme of the 2023 edition :
SHAPING THE FUTURE WITH THE AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR
– A SUSTAINABLE AND IMAGINATIVE INDUSTRY –
THIS YEAR’S AMBASSADOR : CYRIL DION (FRANCE), writer, director, poet and environmental activist.
- OPENING SESSION – WHY WE MUST WIN THE BATTLE OF NARRATIVES
- AUDIOVISUAL COMPANIES & SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT STRATEGIES TO AMPLIFY OUR ECHO?
- KEYNOTE BETA GROUP – EUROPEAN STORIES MADE IN EUROPE
With Jan Mojto, CEO, Beta Film
- KEYNOTE TF1 – BUILDING THE GROUP STRATEGY ON EDITORIAL AMBITION, NEW MODELS AND ENGAGEMENT
With Rodolphe Belmer, General Director TF1.
- WHICH TOOLS TO BETTER TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPACT OF OUR PRODUCTIONS?
- STORIES THAT CHANGE THE WORLD: HOW TO TELL DESIRABLE FUTURES?
- KEYNOTE SKY STUDIOS – BUILDING A THRIVING HOME FOR EUROPEAN CREATIVITY
With Cécile Frot Coutaz, CEO Sky Studios.
- KEYNOTE HBO Max – HOW DO HBO AND HBO MAX ARE DIVING INTO THE FUTURE:
With Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content