Canneseries Reveals Plans to Build Industry Heft Via Networking, Discussion Clubs (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Canneseries, one of Europe’s most prominent festivals, is looking to build its industry heft for its 2025 eighth edition but only second standalone event without a MipTV or Mipcom running aside the TV festival.

Season 8 of Canneseries, as its organizers call the 2025 eighth edition, runs April 24-29 on the Croisette. In its biggest move, Canneseries will power up its program for professionals launched in 2020 and featuring both its already established Canneseries Writers Club and a Producers Club, targeting commissioners, program managers, producers, distributors, directors of private or public TV channels and platform directors.

Canneseries will now develop a bouquet of clubs – networking and discussion forums – under an Canneseries Industry umbrella, Benoît Louvet, Canneseries managing director, told Variety.

First up are new composers, technicians, casting directors and students clubs. “The feedback on the Producers and Writers clubs have been amazing.