Series Mania Forced To Address Absence Of Israeli Shows In Competition After Fest Chief Said It Was “Impossible” To Include Any Due To The Ongoing War With Hamas

Sarah Jayne Dunn, the former Hollyoaks actress known for her role as Mandy Richardson, has taken to Instagram to squash pregnancy rumours following a recent ultrasound video she shared.The 42 year old star revealed that, while she had been sent many congratulatory messages from fans, the ultrasound was actually for gynaecological health checks and certainly not related to any pregnancy. In a new clip she posted, Sarah cleared the air, saying: "Just clearing something up really quickly because I realised that I put up... I reposted a video from when I went to Pall Mall Medical, gosh, last year now, and I was having an ultrasound.

Series Mania brings the world of drama together every year in March in Lilles, France. It has public screenings and competition strands spanning various types of scripted TV. The industry component, the Forum, includes the Co-Production Pitching Sessions, which have become one of the event’s signature elements.

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Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter performed a surprise duet during the first Eras Tour show in Sydney!

BBC show Freeze The Fear has been canned and co-host Lee Mack has suggested the real reason bosses pulled the plug on the series, which he presented with Holly Willoughby, was because 'it wasn't exciting.' The duo presented one series of the BBC show back in 2022 but now Not Going Out star Lee, 55, has explained that it was axed after a frosty reception.The series, which aired over a year ago, followed famous faces as they took on some epic mental and physical challenges set by 'The Iceman' himself - Dutch extreme athlete and cold-water therapy advocate, Wim Hof. Holly, 43, presented the show alongside comedian Lee as several celebrities went on a "once-in-a-lifetime, epic adventure" with the line-up including the likes of Tamzin Outhwaite, Professor Green and Dianne Buswell.

Korean content is having its moment, but Pyramid Game will be the only title from the country at next month’s Series Mania.

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.

A pensioner who was spared jail four years ago over a secret haul of vile child abuse images and videos is facing a prison sentence again after police caught him with a sick new stash.

Marta Balaga Slovakia’s explosive political drama “Our People” will head to Series Mania’s Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions in March. Produced by Jakub Viktorín and Tomáš Hrubý for nutprodukcia and written by Miro Šifra, it will be directed by Tereza Nvotová. The miniseries, inspired by tragic real events, depicts the killing of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová.

John 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.

Annika Pham Fremantle’s Norwegian banner Monster, behind hit TV shows “Exit,” “Furia” and “Pørni, will be bringing to Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions ‘The Odesa Wrestlers’, which has received development coin from Norwegian pubcaster NRK. Celebrated Norwegian podcaster Joachim Førsund and star actor Thorbjørn Harr (“Vikings”, “22 July”, “Sex”) are making their debut as co-creators, with Førsund also serving as screenwriter and Harr as episodic director.

An XL bully lover has fired a warning to other owners after getting a nasty shock over his pet. Nicholas Doherty is advising anyone who has one of the dogs to check their pet insurance policies.

An XL bully owner is warning others to check their pet insurance policies after receiving a nasty shock when he tried to make a claim for his XL Bully-Dogue de Bordeaux cross.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In early Series Mania business, Europe’s Beta Film has pounced on international distribution rights to “30 Days of Lust,” a half-hour dramedy from Munich’s Trimafilm, in which a couple, high-school sweethearts but now knocking 30, experiment with 30 days of free sex. Beta Film has also shared in exclusivity with Variety a first clip from the eight-part series which world premieres in International Panorama Competition at next month’s Series Mania, a section whose value is rising fast as companies seek to leverage TV festival selection as a sign of distinction in a still hugely crowded fiction TV marketplace. In the clip, from the early going of Ep.

Berlinale Series Market’s annual project pitching event. The prize consists of an invitation to the production’s team to present again at the industry centrepiece at next month’s Lille-based get-together, the Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.

There are plenty of celebrities who have refused to join any kind of social media platform and have opened up about their reasons why.

Bobby Brazier recently shared what he got up to on Valentine's Day this year, following rumours of a romance between him and former Corrie star, Ellie Leach. The EastEnders actor formed a close relationship with the actress while they competed on the iconic BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing last year.

Marta Balaga Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Latvia’s “Soviet Jeans.” Presented at Berlinale Series Market Selects, the show will premiere at Series Mania in March. Set in Riga in the late 1970s and based on multiple true stories, it zooms in onto young rock fan Renars (Karlis Arnolds Avots), sent to a mental asylum for political reasons. Undeterred, he starts illegal production of counterfeit U.S.

Anne Hegerty, beloved as The Governess on ITV's hit quiz show The Chase, recently caught up with OK! for an exclusive interview, where she opened up about her long-standing commitment to the show and her hopes for its future. When asked about her plans for the future on The Chase, Anne responded with enthusiasm, saying: "As long as they'll have me." She added: "I don't have any plans to retire.This is the little workhorse that makes everything else possible, and I love doing it." Describing The Chase as "the best job I've ever had," Anne expressed her willingness to continue as long as the show wants her.