Series Mania Institute - SMI

🎉𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 !

Serial Bridges Asia, organized with Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) in partnership with the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) of Thailand, is a 9-month program for 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗼𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

We are thrilled to introduce the 9 writer-producer duos selected to participate in Serial Bridges Asia 2026 and develop their series projects :

🔹 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘯 - A VIE CINE Studio 🇹🇼 Written by Zoé YU TONG W., produced by Yu-Hao Su
🔹 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 - November Heist Production 🇹🇼 Written by Vivienne Li , produced by YuPei Li
🔹 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 - Studio76 Original Productions Co. 🇹🇼 written by Bobby Chuah, produced by Wynn Wu
🔹 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 - Palace Production 🇹🇼 Written by Hank Lee, produced by Phillip Chen
🔹 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 - TYDAL Productions & Sturdy Film Production 🇹🇼 Written by Chiahsin Hsieh, produced by Lungyin Lim
🔹 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬 - Biiu Creative 🇹🇼 Written by Bruce Chiu, produced by Yvonne Lee
🔹 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘺 - WHITE LIGHT STUDIO CO. 🇹🇭 Written by Aticha Tanthanawigrai, produced by Hlung Lorjitamnuay
🔹 𝘔𝘌𝘌𝘋 - Infocusasia Co. 🇹🇭 Written by Pimpanida Takahashi, produced by Chartchai Ketnust
🔹 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘵 - Parbdee Taweesuk 🇹🇭 Written by Eakasit Thairath, produced by Phimphloi Saensuk

📅 4 sessions between July 2026 and March 2027
🌏 Bangkok · Online · Taipei during Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) · Lille during Series Mania Forum

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𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗥𝗔!

A multi-month program with a 5-day intensive mentorship workshop held in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to writer/producer duos from West Africa with a series project.

𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝘂𝗼𝘀 will be selected from West African countries (Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, Cameroon). Applicants must have a working proficiency in English, regardless of their country of origin.

Over five days, participants will take part in group and individual sessions guided by two mentors, and attend exclusive masterclasses with renowned international series professionals.

The program aims to provide a strong understanding of the international series market and practical insights into European and global co-production and co-financing opportunities.

Please note that the mentorship week in Accra is the centrepiece of a wider program unfolding over several months, giving selected duos an extended framework to develop their projects and connections.

Organized in partnership with the French Embassy in Ghana / Ambassade de France au Ghana; Writers Room; INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE GHANA

This initiative is supported by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Institut français as part of the strategy for the international export of Cultural and Creative Industries.

📅 Workshop: August 31 to September 04, 2026 in Accra
📌 Applications open until May 29, 2026 : https://lnkd.in/eCtiXFZW
📢 Results announced: Mid-June 2026
💡 Participation is free of charge

🎯 Ce qui distingue la formation "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲" en 3 points clés

Voici 3 atouts de cet atelier intensif co-organisé avec EURODOC - , destiné aux producteurs francophones :

1️⃣ Maîtriser tout le processus, de la narration
au financement

2️⃣ Bénéficier d'un accompagnement personnalisé, par des mentors issus du terrain

3️⃣ Intégrer un réseau de professionnels expérimentés, à travers masterclasses et études de cas

🚨Candidatez avant le 29 juin 2026, https://lnkd.in/enWV_b6K
💻 Webinaire gratuit le 28 mai à 11h00, https://lnkd.in/e_Hc2drA
💰𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘭'𝘈𝘍𝘋𝘈𝘚 𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵

📢 𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 📢⁠

Are you a European producer ready to take your series project to the next level?⁠

Apollo Series, in partnership with MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo and Göteborg Film Festival, is a 3-session workshop designed just for you with expert guidance and hands-on support:

🔸​First session in Rome (Italy) at MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo in October 2026
🔸​A second session in Göteborg (Sweden) at Göteborg Film Festival's TV Drama Vision in January 2027
🔸​A final session in Lille (France) at Series Mania Forum in March 2027

We’ll connect you with top industry professionals, don’t miss your chance to boost your co-production game!⁠

💻​ Free webinar: date asap
🔗 Learn more!⁠ :https://seriesmania.com/institute/en/program/apollo-series-workshop-european-producers/
📅 Applications are open until June 15, 2026⁠
💰 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘍𝘋𝘈𝘚 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘔𝘌𝘋𝘐𝘈 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.⁠

📣𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗟 𝗔̀ 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 : 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗘́𝗥𝗜𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘📣⁠

Une nouvelle édition de "Produire une série documentaire" est lancée en partenariat avec Eurodoc, un atelier intensif destiné aux producteur·rice·s développant un projet de série documentaire.⁠

Myriam Weil (Federation Studios) rejoint à nouveau l'atelier en tant que tutrice, l'occasion de la féliciter chaleureusement pour sa nomination à la présidence de la commission d'aide aux séries documentaires du Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC).

📍 Où ? Lille⁠
🗓 Quand ? Du 14 au 18 septembre 2026⁠
❗️Clôture des candidatures: 29 juin 2026⁠
⁠💡More info: https://seriesmania.com/institute/programme/produire-une-serie-documentaire/

Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de renforcer votre expertise en développement, structuration et coproduction internationale de séries documentaires, avec un accompagnement sur mesure assuré par des expert·e·s reconnu·e·s de l’industrie.⁠

💰 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘦́𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦́, 𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘶𝘵 𝘦̂𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳 𝘭’𝘈𝘍𝘋𝘈𝘚 𝘰𝘶 𝘥’𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 wrapped up its final session at Lille Grand Palais during the Series Mania Forum a memorable milestone to close out these months of mentoring and professional meetings!

A unique opportunity for our talented participants to pitch their projects, receive expert feedback and forge new connections with key industry players from across Europe.⁠

For this last chapter, we were thrilled to receive support from:⁠ Karine Atlan (STUDIO TF1), Alexandra Finlay, Marianne Furevold-Boland (Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), Diane de Kervasdoué (STUDIO TF1), Jarmo Lampela (YLE), Marc L., Béatrice Nouh (The Mediapro Studio Distribution) and Josephine van As (SkyShowtime), for inspiring exchanges that, we hope, will open new doors.

A heartfelt thank you to all the professionals who gave their time and shared their expertise, and to each participant for their commitment and passion throughout this journey.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗠𝗜 : March 2026🥳
March was full of creativity!

🎬 Writers Campus writers pitched their projects to industry pros.

🌸 Asphodèle premiered, following Auguste & Madeleine’s journey of love and lost memories.

🌍 Serial Bridges winners from Istanbul, the Baltics & Central Asia pitched live. Next stop: Accra, Ghana!

☕ Kickstart Coffees connected attendees with alumni and mentors on collaborative writ

Ready to join us?🚨

As seen at in March, with multiple IP-focused panels and strong industry attendance, IP continues to gain strategic importance across the international series landscape.

This reflects a broader shift in the market: IP is no longer only a creative starting point, it has become a key industrial asset, directly impacting financing, packaging, rights management, and international exploitation strategies.

Yvonne von Mach, IP Creator and Producer, MachOriginals highlights this evolution: some projects can be structured from the outset to be scalable, adaptable, and viable across platforms and territories.

This is exactly what the IP Adaptation Bootcamp is designed to address: an industry-focused intensive program on how IP is developed, evaluated, and leveraged in today’s market.

🔥​Applications are now in their final phase
❗Deadline: April 13