For the first time the industry platform European Film Market and its Berlinale Coproduction Market held parallel to the Berlin Film Festival (February 5-13, 2015) is going to open up to high-profile TV productions and TV talents and producers.
The Berlinale Co-production Market offering market screenings and a business lounge for buyers and sellers of TV content will extend its programme for one day (February 10, 2015) and will present a selection of new TV dramas, primarily from North America and Europe (including Scandinavia). This initiative is organised in collaboration with the Forum des Images in Paris, behind the popular TV festival ‘Series Mania’. Furthermore, TV industry people will be invited to take part in EFM events or the Berlinale Talents Summit.
Matthijs Wouter Knol, new EFM Director said: “These new initiatives acknowledge the fact that serial stories have become an integral part of audio-visual culture. Moreover, we want to improve how we accommodate the needs of our visitors for such projects in the next years.”
Festival Director Dieter Kosslick added: “Since many of our festival guests and filmmakers work both for the big screen and television, this new EFM initiative is a natural development. “
This initiative is backed by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.