Series Mania Unveils 2022 Projects, With Titles From Keshet, Fandango, The Oligarchs Productions

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Series Mania Forum’s 2022 Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.One of Europe’s most prestigious TV competitions, with titles competing for a €50,000 ($56,000) grand prize, this year’s Sessions form part of the Forum, which runs March 22-24.The lineup is rich in projects backed by top-tier producers and sales forces, while sluiced by large themes, such as racial and gender equality.The latest from top Italian company Fandango, producer of “Gomorrah” and “My Brilliant Friend,” “The Impossible She” turns on about the first woman to be selected for a Formula 1 race.

Co-produced by Academy Award winner Tornasol (“The Secret in My Eyes”), “Detective Touré” features Touré a sub-Saharan immigrant settled in Bilbao, who will become the best detective of the city, despite no badge, nor papers.“Among this year’s trends, we notice that writers tackle burning political issues, such as the rise of the far-right movements in ‘Island of Youth’ or institutional racism in ‘A Boy Disappears.’ Another trend is the rehabilitation of forgotten female historical figures, such as The Impossible She,” said Series Mania Forum director Francesco Capurro.“We are also delighted to receive more ambitious teen dramas, such as ‘The Mars Project,’ and series with non-white heroes, like ‘Detective Touré’ or ‘The Winter Pack.’ Finally, we received many applications from new territories, and have selected our first South African project with ‘Paradys,’”From TOP-The Oligarchs Productions, producer of milestone French drama “The Bureau,” MoonShaker, behind “Le Brio,” and Noé Debré, co-writer of Palme d’Or winner “Dheepan” and Matt Damon starrer “Stillwater,” “Hormones” turns on the results of the invention of the contraceptive pill.Co-produced and distributed by Keshet.