‘Eurovision Murder Mystery’ & Vatican Drama Selected For Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions
23.02.2024 - 14:09
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Drama series set in the worlds of Eurovision and the Vatican are among the selected projects for Series Mania‘s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions next month.
Among the 16 titles are European six-parter Eurovision Murder Mystery, which is from France’s APC Stories and Germany’s Friday Film. Plot details were thin, but synopsis reads: “When you have 72 hours to solve a murder, save Eurovision and the fate of Europe. Fabienne Hurst and Bertrand Soulier are writing.
Vatican, from Italy’s Fabula Pictures, follows a father investigating the suspicious death of his only son. he discovers his child was involved in a prostitution ring inside the church used by unscrupulous bishops to control the Vatican policy. Flavio Bernard, Ciro Di Maso and Marcello Olivieri are attached to write.
Fifteen of the 16 Series Mania titles were previously unannounced for the event, which takes place on March 19 as part of the Series Mania Forum. They included titles from Japan, Europe, Israel and Argentina, and several co-productions. See the full list below.
The sixteenth project, Witness 36, from The Mediapro Studio and creator Daniel Burman, took its place by winning the Series Mania aware at the Berlinale Series Market’s Co-Pro Series event in Germany earlier this week. It will be presented but excluded from the competition for the grand prize.
The shows will be fighting it out for Best Project Award is up for grabs, which will provide €50,000 ($54,000) to help develop the winning series.
Sony Pictures Television’s EVP of Global Scripted, Development and Programming Nina Lederman will lead the jury, which also comprises Fifth Season EVP of EMEA Sales and Acquisitions Jennifer Ebell, Federation Studios Co-General Manager Marco Chimenz, NRK Head of