EXCLUSIVE: A new, series-focused festival is set to join the calendar in the fall.
Described as an “international festival for series culture,” Seriesly Berlin kicks off in the German capital this September and runs for two days (September 26-27) at Fotografiska Berlin.
The Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Enterprises are partners and financial sponsors of the event, which is led by German industry veteran Eike Faecks and his newly founded company Regime Media.
The festival program takes place in several rooms at Fotografiska Berlin, a multifunctional art and cultural venue in Berlin-Mitte. Organizers have announced that in addition to an industry section, there will also be a competitive festival strand for series projects, including conferences, panels, masterclass sessions and networking events such as speed date pitches for authors, producers and industry professionals working in fiction and non-fiction . Festival screenings are open to the general public.
For the first edition, the industrial sector will focus on the following topics: the production of high-quality material in times of tight budgets and the possibilities of international co-production. Other key topics will be the new draft of the German Film Funding Act and its impact on the production landscape, the creative, legal and economic impact of artificial intelligence on the industry, and diversity and representation in storytelling and casting.
I’ll discuss the launch this morning deadlineThe aim of the event is to establish an “innovative series festival that creates a platform for business and exchange where all players in the industry can gain useful impulses and the relevant topics are discussed from different perspectives,” said Seriesly Berlin managing director Eike Faeck’s participants in the top-class conference.”
“Visit to the festival is intended to inspire, create long-term networks and establish Berlin as a powerhouse for the creative industries in Europe,” he added.
Helge Jürgens, Managing Director of New Media Promotion at Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, added: “It is great news for Berlin as a series location that a new series festival with international appeal is to be established here.” The capital region, with its creative infrastructure, is made up of established and up-and-coming talent and companies is a popular location for international productions; award-winning series and innovative formats are created here. We wish the creators of Seriesly Berlin much success for the first edition and look forward to seeing, discussing and celebrating many series in September.”
Festival organizers will open a submission window for series projects later this year. Seriesly Berlin joins an extensive TV events calendar in Germany, which also includes the series camp in Cologne, the largest series-oriented event in the country.