Seven series have been selected to receive funding under the Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions.
A total of €2.1 million euros is being committed to the six dramas and one animated production, with each title receiving €300,000.
Of the seven selections, women account for 42% of creators, writers, and directors. Ten national, regional, or minority languages are represented.
The selections are Charlatan, a Belgian/Dutch show from Sputnik BV TV and Horizon Film; Dead Women Talking, a Finnish/Estonian partnership from Helsinki-filmi and Cuba Films OÜ; My Little Heroes from Peekaboo Animation in Spain and Fabrique Production in Belgium; the Dutch/Belgian/Croatian project Red Light Empire from Lemming Film, Lemming Film Belgium and Nukleus Film; The Boy Who Could Listen to the Soil from Foss Productions in Greece and Art Film in Albania; a Czeck and Slovak project from Barletta and Truestory called The Disappearance of Sara Lindert; and Yesterday’s Girl, hailing from Tailored Films in Ireland and Portugal’s BeActive.
