the residency
This year again, 20 emerging writers from all over the world have been selected to take part in a week-long writing workshop at the Creative Bazaar in Lille .
Within this creative incubator, candidates will have the opportunity to develop their series projects with renowned mentors (Amit Cohen in 2021, Eli Horowitz in 2020, the Jacquemetton duo in 2019 and Sarah Treem in 2018), and then meet with, and pitch their projects to, TV industry producers, broadcasters, and platforms during Series Mania Forum.


The 2022 tutors
- President : Bryan Elsley, UK, Screenwriter and Showrunner (Skins, Kiss Me First)
- Michaela Sabo, Germany, Screenwriter and Producer
- Isabelle Lindberg Pechou, Denmark, Creative Producer and Instructor
2022 Official selection
Log in to SERIES MANIA DIGITAL now and discover the selected projects: synopsis, bibles, credit lists, writer’s statements, biographies, and more!
The selected projects
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CORPUS CHRISTI
Period – Canada – United States
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Diaspora
Drama – Canada – Hong Kong
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ELIJAH CAN’T SAVE YOU
Drama – United Kingdom
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Our Killers
Crime – Romania
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Rosanera
Sci-Fi – Fantasy – Horror – Italy
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State of Grace
Comedy – Finland
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Take Two Mushrooms and Call Me In The Morning
Comedy – Germany – United Kingdom
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The Bad Black
Comedy – South Africa
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The Chosen One
Drama – Horror – True-crime – tragedy – Canada – Pakistan
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THE DEVILS
Thriller – Adventure – France
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The Families
Comedy – United Kingdom
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The Lost Ones
Sci-Fi – Fantasy – Horror – Brazil
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The Others
Drama – Australia
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The Plasticians
Drama – Israel
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The South Stream
Thriller – Adventure – Serbia
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The XX Committee
Period – France
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