SeriesMakers reveals three winners and announces second edition

The creative initiative SeriesMakers, led by Series Mania Forum and supported by European content powerhouse Beta Group, announced the three winning projects. In addition to the winners, it was also announced that following the overwhelming success of the first edition, Beta Group and Series Mania have decided to open a second edition.

The two Beta Development Awards (€50.000 each) went to: “Yours, Margot” by director Juho Kuosmanen and producer Jussi Rantamäki (8x45’, Finland), and “The Invisible Ink” by director César Díaz and producer Fernando Epstein (8x50’, Belgium/Uruguay). Meanwhile, the Kirch Foundation in collaboration with University of Television and Film Munich award (€20.000) went to “Amigas” by director Beatriz Seigner and writer Maíra Bühler (6x52’, Brazil).

The recipients of this year’s Beta Development Award will work closely with Beta’s Content Division, led by CCO Koby Gal Raday, to develop the pilot script and a full package. The two teams will be invited to Series Mania’s Forum 2024 to present their projects to the industry’s most influential decision-makers, broadcasters, platforms, co-producers, and financiers.

Projects for the second edition can be submitted until June 15, 2023. Eligible are directors who have had at least one feature film screened in the official selection of an A-list film festival. The directors can submit as teams of either director-producer or director-writer. Ten teams with an idea for a scripted TV series will be selected to participate in this tailor-made training program. Once again, a jury will award two teams with a €50.000 Beta Development Award each to develop a pilot script and a full package with additional support by Beta’s Content Division. A third award of €20.000, courtesy of the Kirch Foundation in collaboration with the HFF, will be given to a third project.