The European TV Series Conference Day involved four round-table discussions:
- PART 1: How to finance ambitious TV Series: The challenge of International co-productions
Moderator: Alexandra Lebret, Managing Director, European Producers Club (FR)
Speakers:
• Christina Bentlage, Head of Film Support, NRW (ALL)
• Marco Chimenz, Producer, Cattleya (IT)
• Dariusz Jablonski, Producer, Apple Film (PL)
• Danielle Kadeyan, CEO, SOFITVCINE (FR)
• Petri Kemppinen, CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fund (NO)
• Lucia Recalde, Head of Media Unit, MEDIA (BE)
- PART 2: Intra-european remakes: HBO Europe case study
Moderator: Nico Franks, Journalist, C21 (R-U)
Speakers:
• Vegard Eriksen Stenberg, author of Mammon (NO)
• Gjermund Eriksen, author of Mammon (NO)
• Noel Hedges, EVP, Content, DRG (R-U)
• Iza Łopuch, Executive producer of Polish remake, HBO Europe (PL)
• Vratislav Šlajer, Producer of Czech remake, Bionaut (CZ)
• Johnathan Young, Executive producer, HBO Europe (R-U)
- PART 3: OTT services, catch-up TV, online platforms : What are the new perspectives for European drama distribution ?
Moderator: Sahar Baghery, Head of Global Research & Content Strategy, Eurodata TV Worldwide / Médiamétrie (FR)
Speakers:
• Manuel Alduy, Director of Canal OTT (FR)
• Emmanuelle Guilbart, Joint CEO-Founder, About Premium Content (FR)
• Nicola Soderlund, Managing Partner, Eccho Rights (SE)
• Johan Wahlberg, Head of distribution strategy, SVT Play (SE)
- PART 4: Identifying Talents : The Challenges of European Cooperation
Moderator: Alice Delalande, Head of Fiction and Animation Department, CNC (FR)
Speakers:
• Piv Bernth, Head of Drama, DR (DK)
• Jimmy Desmarais, co-CEO, Atlantique Productions (FR)
• Dominique Jubin, Director French Drama & Co-production Creation Originale, Canal + (FR)
• Laurent Mercier, Author, Serial Eyes (FR)
• Lorraine Sullivan, Head of Programme, Serial Eyes (R-U)
• Sandra Ouaiss, Director of International Co-productions, Newen (FR)