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

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

15:30 - 17:00

Sam Spiegel Series Lab – Pitching Event

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

Powerful and unusual tools for series development

by LE GROUPE OUEST

Content Showcases / Content Showcases / Forum Events

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

17:00 - 19:00

German Happy Hour

by German Films

Forum Events

Salon Bleu

Tu 24/03

17:30 - 19:00

Canadian Series Happy Hour: Celebrating Rising Producers

Forum Events / Forum Events

Forum Events