Series Mania Forum Unveils Co-Pro Projects, Expands to Japan with ‘A True Novel,’ and Manga-Inspired ‘Issak’
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “A True Novel,” directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, manga-inspired “Issak,” written by Itaru Mizuno (“Double Booking”) and “4 Blocks” Richard Kropf, look like potential highlights at this year’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, the centerpiece at Series Mania’s Forum, as its projects expand ever more their geographic compass, here welcoming their first titles co-produced by Japan.
They are joined by titles from around the world such as Argentinean Daniel Burman’s “Witness 36,” which won the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Series Market on Tuesday, and a slice of Vatican noir and which reunites the team of “De Grace,”and The Forum runs March 19-21 during Series Mania, Europe’s biggest dedicated TV festival, which will unspool this year over March 15-22 in Lille, Northern France.
News of the Co-Pro lineup comes as the Forum is tracking for yet another all-time record attendance. After last year’s historical high of 3,800 delegates, “I’m almost sure we’ll pass 4,000 delegates, Francesco Capurro, director of the Series Mania Forum, told Variety.
To welcome a larger influx, Series Mania has created an extra 3,000 sq. meters of exhibition space. Reasons cut several ways.
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