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PIERRE ZIEMNIAK NAMED DIRECTOR OF SERIES MANIA institute
Series Mania Institute has appointed Pierre Ziemniak as its new Director, marking a new chapter for the Lille-based organization dedicated…
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SERIAL BRIDGES TOKYO
Serial Bridges Tokyo is designed for Japanese producers developing a live-action series drama project with international potential.
- person Professional (Writer/producer/director duos driving a series from Japan)
- calendar_today Dec 7, 2026 - Dec 11, 2026
- pace 5 days in Tokyo, 4 days in Lille
- language English
- location_on Tokyo, Online & Lille
Free of charge
Completed
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SERIAL BRIDGES ACCRA
- person Professional (duos (writer/producer pair))
- calendar_today Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 4, 2026
- pace A 5-day intensive workshop
- language English
- location_on Ghana and West Africa
Completed
SERIAL BRIDGES BALTICS
An intensive 5-day workshop held in Tallinn, Estonia, organized by Series Mania Institute in partnership with the Institut français and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
- person Professional (Duos producer/scriptwriter pairs from Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania)
- calendar_today Nov 13, 2025 - Nov 17, 2025
- pace 5 days
- language English
- location_on Tallinn
Free of charge
Completed
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SERIAL BRIDGES CENTRAL ASIA
A 5-day intensive workshop held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is designed for producer/scriptwriter duos with a series project.
- person Professional (Duos producer/scriptwriter pairs from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan)
- calendar_today Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 26, 2025
- pace 5 days
- language English
- location_on Almaty
Free of charge
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Serial bridges ASIA
Serial Bridges Asia is designed for producer-writer duos based in Asia with a series project in development.
- person Professional (Writer/producer duos driving a series (from Taiwan and other East Asian countries))
- calendar_today Jul 2026
- pace
- language English
- location_on Online and Lille and Taipei and Bangkok
Completed
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Serial Bridges Rio de Janeiro
Serial Bridges Rio de Janeiro is an intensive one-week workshop taking place in Rio de Janeiro. It is aimed at Brazilian producer/showrunner duos with a series project
- person Professional (Producer/showrunner pairs with a series project)
- calendar_today Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 4, 2024
- pace 5 days
- language English
- location_on Rio de Janeiro
Free of charge
Completed
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Serial Bridges Istanbul
A 5-day intensive workshop held in Istanbul, Turkey. It is aimed at producer/scriptwriter duos with a series project.
- person Professional (Duos writer/producer pairs from Turkey, Georgia, Iran, Armenia or Azerbaijan)
- calendar_today Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 5, 2025
- pace 1 week
- language English
- location_on Istanbul
Free of charge
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SMI abroad : Series Mania Institute spreads its expertise around the world!
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀?Join 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀: 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼-𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 at Series Mania Forum, a session exploring…
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TAICCA / SERIES MANIA INSTITUTE 2024 : Serial bridges workshop
Series Mania Institute and TAICCA launch a first workshop for East Asian scriptwriters and producers!