Berlin’s Co-Pro Series Pitch Event Draws Big European Names
variety.comTim Dams One of the highlights of the Berlinale Series Market is the pitch event Co-Pro Series, which looks to match projects with suitable co-producers and financiers.Ten international series projects from Europe, Canada and Latin America have been selected to pitch at this year’s Co-Pro Series, where they will also have the opportunity of meeting one-on-one with potential partners.Taking place over two days (Feb.
15-16), and held online once again due to the pandemic, Co-Pro Series has a track record of showcasing drama projects that have not only gone on to be produced, but that have also achieved success.International hit “Babylon Berlin,” Austrian-German crime series “Freud,” Norwegian-German domestic terrorism drama “Furia,” Icelandic thriller “Blackport” and 1920s-set German drama “Eldorado KaDeWe” have all participated in previous Co-Pro Series pitches.
In total, 19 projects have been made since the event launched in 2015. Co-Pro Series is curated and organized by the Berlinale Co-Production Market, run by Martina Bleis.
She says Co-Pro Series looks to select “exciting” and “cinematic” series.“For us, it’s always very interesting to have people who have made a name for themselves in cinema and are now trying themselves out in a series,” she says.For example, Slovenian-born Czech director Olmo Omerzu, who won Karlovy Vary Intl.
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