Drama Pitching Forum – Session #1
16 October, 2024 h 2:30 pm
The Drama Co-production Market & Pitching Forum 2024 will showcase 7 of the 14 series projects selected by MIA, coming from 12 different countries. These projects will be pitched to the international audiovisual industry in attendance.
In this occasion, the International Drama Selection Committee members, special guests of the event, will be presented officially:
MK Kennedy, Executive Managing Director of TV Series at Studiocanal; Maria Pia Ammirati, Head of Drama at RAI; Lauren Stein, Head of Creative for Sony Pictures Television Studios; Manuel Alduy, Head of Cinema and Young Adult & International Fiction for France Televisions; Tesha Crawford, Senior Vice President Global Scripted Series at Universal Int. Studios; Marc Lorber, Founder & Executive Producer of The Art of Coproduction; Helene Goujet, VP of Acquisitions and Editorial MAX for Warner Bros Discovery Streaming Europe; Marike Muselaers, VP International Financing & Coproductions at Nordisk Film; Laura Abril, Executive Vice President of Scripted and Global Business Development at Buendía Estudios; Robert Franke, VP Drama for ZDF Studios; Walter Iuzzolino, CEO & Co-Founder of Eagle Eye Drama; Kate Laffey, Head of TV at Number 9 Films; Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet, CEO of TOP-The Originals Productions; Noel Hedges, EVP Acquisitions and Coproductions at Lionsgate; Claudia Bluemhuber, CEO & Managing Partner of Silver Reel; Joe Lewis, CEO of Amplify Pictures; Davide Nardini, Head of Scripted Originals for Amazon Studios Italy; Kateryna Vyshnevska, Independent Producer, Marianne Furevold-Boland, Head of Drama at NRK and Ferdinand Dohna, Head of Content for BETA Film.
DRAMA SERIES PRESENTED:
THE NIGHT WATCH
Continent Studios, Netherlands
DOLCE AMELIA
Zodiac Pictures, Switzerland
LIFELINE
Summertime, France
A FAMILY REUNION
Cross Productions, Italy
CASTLE OF THE EAGLES
Moonriver, UK
THE LITTLE ITALIAN HOTEL
BlackBox Multimedia, UK
UGLYCOMICS
Bim Produzione – a Wild Bunch Company, Italy