LILLE / HAUTS-DE-FRANCE /// March 24 to 26, 2026
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Schedule


Explore the Series Mania Forum 2026 program. Join us in Lille or online from March 24 to 26. Please note that this program is regularly updated and subject to changes leading up to the event.
Program

Grand Théâtre

Tu 24/03
10:00 - 11:30

CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 1-8

Pitch & IP Market
Tu 24/03
11:45 - 13:00

CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS 9-16

Pitch & IP Market
Tu 24/03
14:00 - 14:30

TALENT MASTERCLASS: Hugo Blick, Creator of ‘California Avenue’

(Bafta-Award Winning Writer, The English, The Honourable Woman, Marion and Geoff)
Creative Talks
Tu 24/03
15:00 - 15:30

PRIME VIDEO SHOWCASE: INTERNATIONAL STORIES, GLOBAL COMMUNITIES

Content Showcases / Industry, Financing, and Marketing
Industry, Financing, and Marketing
Tu 24/03
16:00 - 16:30

KEYNOTE: Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Programming for HBO Max

Industry, Financing, and Marketing

Théâtre Louis Pasteur

Tu 24/03
10:00 - 11:00

Key trends in TV and VOD markets

By the European Audiovisual Observatory
Industry, Financing, and Marketing
Tu 24/03
11:15 - 11:45

A year in series

By Ampere Analysis
Industry, Financing, and Marketing
Tu 24/03
12:00 - 12:30

A glance at local hits with international potential

By Glance
Industry, Financing, and Marketing
Tu 24/03
14:00 - 15:00

Coming Next from France

Organized by Unifrance
Content Showcases
Tu 24/03
15:30 - 16:30

Coming Next from Spain

Organized by Audiovisual from Spain
Content Showcases

Théâtre Marie Curie

Tu 24/03
12:00 - 12:45

Women & representation in the AI / microdrama age: the return of stereotypes?

Creative Talks
Tu 24/03
14:00 - 14:45

Producing for less without losing quality. Anyone?

Industry, Financing, and Marketing
Tu 24/03
16:00 - 17:15

Writers Campus Pitch

Pitch & IP Market

Room 3.2

Tu 24/03
12:00 - 13:00

Coming Next from the Nordics: Finland, Norway and Sweden

Organized by APFI, Norwegian Film Institute and Swedish Institute
Content Showcases
Tu 24/03
14:30 - 15:00

Authentica African series pitch

Pitch & IP Market
Tu 24/03
15:30 - 17:00

Innovation talks: Hands-on AI tools

Innovation & Digital-first Storytelling

Room 3.1

Tu 24/03
14:00 - 15:00

Coming Next from Japan

Organized by BEAJ and EOA
Content Showcases
Tu 24/03
15:15 - 16:00

CREATIVE NURTURE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN DESTRUCTIVE REALITIES

BY SAM SPIEGEL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
Pitch & IP Market
Tu 24/03
16:00 - 17:00

SAM SPIEGEL SERIES LAB – PITCHING EVENT

BY SAM SPIEGEL SERIES LAB
Pitch & IP Market

Room 2.3 + 2.4

Tu 24/03
14:30 - 15:30

Green Production That Pays Off: sustainability as a funding lever

by ECOPROD
Content Showcases

Room 3.5 + 3.6

Tu 24/03
11:30 - 12:15

A New Generation of Tools for Series Development

by LE GROUPE OUEST
Content Showcases
Tu 24/03
14:30 - 15:30

Canada`s Producers to Watch

by Telefilm Canada
Content Showcases
Tu 24/03
15:45 - 16:45

Coming Next from Wallonia-Brussels

Hosted by WBImages & RTBF
Content Showcases
Tu 24/03
17:00 - 18:00

Coming Next from Flanders

Organized by Flanders Image
Content Showcases

Salon Rouge

Tu 24/03
13:00 - 14:30

Coming Next from the Nordics Lunch

Forum Events
Tu 24/03
17:00 - 19:00

German Happy Hour

by German Films
Forum Events

Salon Bleu

Tu 24/03
08:30 - 10:00

International Horizons - Meet the Producers from Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.

by TRC Media
Forum Events
Tu 24/03
17:30 - 19:00

Canadian Series Happy Hour: Celebrating Rising Producers

Forum Events

Delegates' Café

Tu 24/03
18:00 - 19:30

Belgian Drink

Forum Events