Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSeries Mania Forum, the festival’s industry sidebar, is joining forces with Jan Mojto’s Beta Group to launch Seriesmakers, a creative initiative to support feature film directors venturing into scripted drama.Seriesmakers will select 10 projects which will participate in a tailor-made training program focused on the development of a full pitch deck.
Mentored by renowned directors, showrunners, writers and producers, each team will deliver a series bible.Those eligible for Seriesmakers include directors who have have their first or second feature film play in the official selection of A-category film festival.A special jury will award two projects during Series Mania Forum in 2023.
These will receive a Beta Development grant of €50,000 each to develop a pilot script and a full package. The winning teams will receive additional support, such as script consulting and packaging, offered by Beta’s content division, led by chief content officer Koby Gal Raday.
In addition, they will be invited to Series Mania’s Forum to present their projects to broadcasters, platforms, co-producers and financiers. “Television series have become a desirable destination for feature filmmakers thanks to the dramatic evolvement of the industry, which has witnessed an increase in the creative and production quality of programs in recent years,” said Laurence Herszberg, general director of Series Mania.
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