The industry centerpiece at Series Mania’s Forum, Monday’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions take on a special relevance this year as the number of admissions have almost doubled – up to 560, near twice the usual number, says Series Mania director Francesco Capurro. “Producers have had more time to develop with Covid-19. Projects run a wide gamut. The idea is tat there will be something for everybody attending,” Capurro explains. Ambitions – budgetary, artistic – are often high. There are multiple period thrillers, as projects wrestle with key issues – identity, peace, high-tech, big business, sacrifice, survival – crucial to these convulsive times.
“Amal,” (Eran Riklis, Israel)
Powered by one of the most established talents at the Forum, reputed film director Riklis (“Lemon Tree”). Also one of its most ambitious projects, an epic yet intimate love story between a Palestinian woman and Israeli man, spanning three decades and Columbia U, Hollywood, Ramallah and Gaza through to...
“Amal,” (Eran Riklis, Israel)
Powered by one of the most established talents at the Forum, reputed film director Riklis (“Lemon Tree”). Also one of its most ambitious projects, an epic yet intimate love story between a Palestinian woman and Israeli man, spanning three decades and Columbia U, Hollywood, Ramallah and Gaza through to...
- 8/29/2021
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Screenwriters Hagit Saad and Julie Anna Grignon first met at Series Mania in 2019 and return to this year’s event with a new series project, “In 1942,” backed by Mediawan company White Lion Films’ producer Noor Sadar.
Working remotely from Paris and Tel Aviv, the series’ creators are co-alumni of the Ucg Writers Campus who have been in constant contact over the past two years. The pair were thrilled when Series Mania announced its French-Israeli Drama Series Co-Writing Residency, and jumped on the opportunity to team up.
“In 1942” is inspired by a serendipitous interaction between Hagit and her cosmetician, who shared the intimate story of her family’s history of survival dating back to WWII. Affected by the conversation and left with several lingering questions, Hagit teamed with Grignon to create the fictional story of “In 1942” hoping to take a more contemporary look at the long-term struggles of generations affected by the Holocaust,...
Working remotely from Paris and Tel Aviv, the series’ creators are co-alumni of the Ucg Writers Campus who have been in constant contact over the past two years. The pair were thrilled when Series Mania announced its French-Israeli Drama Series Co-Writing Residency, and jumped on the opportunity to team up.
“In 1942” is inspired by a serendipitous interaction between Hagit and her cosmetician, who shared the intimate story of her family’s history of survival dating back to WWII. Affected by the conversation and left with several lingering questions, Hagit teamed with Grignon to create the fictional story of “In 1942” hoping to take a more contemporary look at the long-term struggles of generations affected by the Holocaust,...
- 8/9/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
On Wednesday, Series Mania hosts digital presentations of drama series projects developed during a writing residency attended by 12 writers from France and Israel, whose credits include leading shows like “The Bureau,” “Fauda” and “Braquo.”
The week-long residency, initiated by France’s Cnc and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, was supervised by Italian scriptwriter Stefano Sardo and Israeli writer-producer Yoram Mandel. Five projects have been selected for Series Mania.
Espionage thriller “The Loyalists” by Alix Deniger and Eran B.Y., centers on two agents from rival intelligence agencies – a devious Israeli family guy and a straightforward French ladies’ man. They are forced to cooperate in a sophisticated operation to seduce and manipulate a Syrian scientist and his secret mistress – the Syrian defense minister’s daughter – in order to prevent a biological attack on Israel.
Deniger is a serving police commander, with 34 years of experience, including 11 years working in anti-terrorist intelligence. He...
The week-long residency, initiated by France’s Cnc and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, was supervised by Italian scriptwriter Stefano Sardo and Israeli writer-producer Yoram Mandel. Five projects have been selected for Series Mania.
Espionage thriller “The Loyalists” by Alix Deniger and Eran B.Y., centers on two agents from rival intelligence agencies – a devious Israeli family guy and a straightforward French ladies’ man. They are forced to cooperate in a sophisticated operation to seduce and manipulate a Syrian scientist and his secret mistress – the Syrian defense minister’s daughter – in order to prevent a biological attack on Israel.
Deniger is a serving police commander, with 34 years of experience, including 11 years working in anti-terrorist intelligence. He...
- 3/23/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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