Series Mania

Parallel to the Series Mania Festival, producers, broadcasters, writers and buyers gather every year in Lille for three days of networking, pitching and discovery.

Coming Next from Switzerland

In order to strengthen the visibility of Swiss series on the international market, SWISS FILMS and the Swiss broadcasting corporation SRG SSR have joined forces to promote Swiss series at film markets.

This year marks the second time SWISS FILMS and SRG SSR are inviting international world sales representatives, buyers from TV channels and streaming platforms to the COMING NEXT FROM SWITZERLAND showcase as part of the Series Mania Forum.

Swiss authors, producers and directors will pitch five new series currently being coproduced by SRG SSR and its enterprise units SRF, RTS and RSI. The showcase will be moderated by renowned Finnish series consultant Johanna Karppinen.

Following the event, SWISS FILMS, SRG SSR and Pro Helvetia will host a Swiss get-together to facilitate networking opportunities with the Swiss series industry.

Other series in the Series Mania Forum

GOLD is among the 16 series projects presented in the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. The best project will be awarded a prize of 50,000 euros by an international jury.

The six-part thriller series GOLD tells the story of a Swiss gold dealer who becomes entangled in the darkest corners of the global gold trade. The series, produced by Stefan Eichenberger and Ivan Madeo at Contrast Film, recently won an award at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series.

Producer Tamara Milošević at Recycled TV will present the project THE SHADOWMAN in the Series Women Programme, which aims to promote female producers in the European series industry. The true-crime series delves into the secret life and tragic death of Alois Estermann, bodyguard to Pope John Paul II and commander of the Papal Swiss Guard.

Swiss author and director Julie Magnaudet is participating in the Eureka Series Residency training programme. The twelve up-and-coming European screenwriters taking part in the programme will gain insight into the ins and outs of the writers’ room and serial storytelling.

Shoot the Book

The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is a partner of the Shoot The Book event, where Swiss publishers pitch eight projects that are ready for series adaptation to prospective production companies or streaming platforms. The following books by Swiss publishing houses will be presented:

Diogenes 

• Seraina Kobler: «Tal der Schwalben» 
• Katja Früh: «Vielleicht ist die Liebe so» 

Hélice Hélas 

• Chloé Falcy: «La Mécanique des ailes» 
• Nétonon Noël Ndjékéry: «ll n'y a pas d'arc-en-ciel au paradis» 

Kein & Aber 

• Nora Osagiobare: «Daily Soap» 
• Lukas Linder: «Charly Broms Dilemma» 

zeitkind  

• Demian Cornu: «Einmachglas» 
• Islème Sassi: «Von jenen, die jagen» 

SWISS SERIES database

SWISS FILMS systematically records and publishes data on Swiss series on its website, thereby rendering the diversity of Swiss series production visible. Swiss Series provides an overview of the latest Swiss series on the market or in production.