Pop Up Series Incubator

Tatino Films is pleased to announce the launch of the POP UP SERIES INCUBATOR, a new development program designed at supporting European producers and scriptwriters whose aim is to boost their series projects.

5 international creative teams will participate with goal to develop European IPs into well-defined series concepts. They will notably benefit from hands-on development, expert mentorship and, last but not least, financial support: each team will receive a grant of 10 000 Euros for their work during the Lab.

The call for this inaugural edition is now open, with the deadline for submissions set on December 10, 2024.

Presented and organized by Tatino Films, co-financed by the European Union and supported and hosted by La Région Grand Est and the Karlovy Vary IFF, the program Pop Up Series Incubator will take place from January to August 2025. The eight-month program will consist of a variety of onsite and online activities, including:

A 5-day intensive bootcamp on 11.-15. March 2025 in Reims (France)
A 18-day Pop Up Film Residency in April/May 2025 in Europe (either in the Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia or Sweden)
A 2-day Industry Showcase on 7.-8. July 2025 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic).

Participants will work on their projects with the following mentors:

Maria Cervera (Spain)
Producer & Head of Content at Cattleya Producciones (ITV Studios)
Julien Lilti (France)
Scriptwriter & Series Head Writer (Hippocrate, Germinal, Oussekine)
Naomi Levari (Germany)
Producer & Development Executive at Black Sheep Film Productions
Johnathan Young (UK)
Producer & former executive for HBO Europe/Central Europe.

Experts and consultants will be announced once the projects are known.

5 producers will be selected on the basis of their IPs and development plan, while 5 to 10 screenwriters whose profiles and ideas best match the selected IPs will be chosen, with the help of our advisory and selection committee:

Isabelle Degeorges (France)
Producer & Director of Gaumont TV France (Lupin, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld)
Jess Loveland (UK)
Head of New Writing working @ BBC Writers and Drama
Natalia Libet (Ukraine)
Producer & Winner of Best Project Award @ Series Mania 2023 (Unspoken)
Anna Rozalska (Poland)
Co-founder of Warsaw-based talents agency Match and Spark
Danna Stern (Germany/Israel)
Content Executive and Founder of Yes Studios.

The team is led by Matthieu Darras, CEO of Tatino Films. Nadja Dumouchel acts as Head of Studies and Marija Fridinovaite as Program Manager.

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