Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions
Buzz Titles
* "Cecilie Mars" (Zentropa, Christoffer Boe)
* "The Chaplain" (Wooden Horse, Australia)
* "Ruth's Ghosts" (Jennifer Fox)
Other Notable Titles
* "Phenomena - The Series" (Italy, modern makeover of Dario Argento's "Creepers")
* "The Lottery Ticket" (Secuoya Studios, Spanish dramedy)
Key Trends
* Focus on crime thrillers, with an increase in original storytelling
* Rise in dramedies and stories with comedic elements
* Emphasis on female empowerment and gender agendas
* More projects from emerging talent hubs like New Zealand, the Philippines, and Australia
Notable Projects
Antiparos (Greece) - Dark comedy mystery set on a secluded island
Consultants (Germany) - Political thriller about neo-fascist manipulation
Heist (Belgium, France) - Nail-biting actioner set during the Lebanese Civil War
The Institute (Germany, Denmark) - Corporate thriller exploring power, gender, and corruption
Intimacy (UK, Israel) - Gripping genre show about the investigation of a death on a film set
Invisible (Ireland) - Mystery drama with an unlikely crime-solving duo
Masquerade (Iceland) - Crime thriller about an unsolved abduction case
Nest (Belgium, UK, Taiwan) - Crime comedy about a con artist and her brother who inherit a racing pigeon
Nuclear Sunset Cruise (Germany) - Historical comedy set on a cruise ship during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Tokyo Crush (France, Japan) - Comedy and romance about a Parisian chef who teams up with a Japanese staff
Wool (Serbia, Iceland) - Drama about a visionary woman who leads a knitting collective in socialist Yugoslavia