APOLLO SERIES

Apollo Series is a program designed and developed by Series Mania Institute in partnership with MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo and Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision.

This training program helps European producers strengthen their series projects by mastering the legal, financial, and artistic aspects of European co-productions, while offering access to key industry events. It will take place over three sessions:

• The first session in Rome (Italy) at MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo in October 2025
• The second session in Gothenburg (Sweden) at Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision in January 2026
• The final session in Lille (France) at Series Mania Forum in March 2026

Objectives

• Discover European financing systems
• Master the legal issues of co-production
• Balance a local vision with the internationalization of a project
• Understand the latest trends in the European co-production market
• Build connections with potential partners, local and international producers, and broadcasters

Method

• Two mentors to guide participants throughout the program, through individual and group meetings
• Lectures, case studies and workshops with experienced series professionals
• Networking opportunities by participating at each market

Format

• Duration: 13 discontinuous days 
• Location: Italy (Rome), Sweden (Gothenburg), France (Lille) & Online
• Language: English

More information on the detailed program and the call for applications will be available soon. Stay tuned!

8 to 10 European producers carrying a fiction series project with European co-production potential.

The program is designed for producers with experience and expertise in their national production industry but are new players in the European co-production landscape. Eligible applicants must have a proven track record —whether in fiction, documentary, or feature films. It is not intended for students or companies without prior production experience.

Selection will be based on live action, fictional series projects. Each project must involve at least two European countries OR feature two main characters speaking different European languages.

Series projects adapted from existing IP (books, video games, etc.) are accepted on condition that the participant can prove that they hold the audio-visual adaptation rights to this IP.

The screenwriters attached to the project must have at least one professional experience on a broadcast TV/digital series, short or feature film. Or have an agreement with a broadcaster for a project soon to be aired.

The applicants must hold nationality or a long-term residence permit from one of the following countries:

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine or the United Kingdom.

If you have special circumstances, such as a disability, please let us know so that we can discuss your needs. Contact: [email protected]

The call of applications for Apollo Series will be open from April 29 to June 30, 2025.

To participate in the selection process, an online application form must be submitted, with the following elements:

> 1 Pitch document of maximum 12 pages including :

• Title (international + local), Tagline (if any)
• Fact sheet: Format, Genre, Language(s), Country of origin, Involved countries, IP (if any)
• Development stage, budget (total and per episode)
• Editorial elements: Logline, Synopsis, Main characters’ arcs, Arena, Tone & style
• Creator’s & Producer’s intents
• If case the project is an adaptation of existing IP: option agreement and/or rights acquisition agreement

> Cover letter explaining with the applicant and their project would benefit from the Apollo Series program

> Filmography/biography of the producers

> Filmography/biography of the headwriter (if involved)

> Provisional financing plan 

> LOC of broadcasters involved (if any)