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Hybrid Drama Room at Transilvania International Film Festival

Fifteen writers, directors and producers selected for drama series creation and financing program Drama Room, organized in collaboration with MIDPOINT Institute, TIFF and HBO Romania.

července 22, 2021

Drama Room is a 3-day event open to industry professionals originally coming from Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Greece, Turkey and Georgia who are interested in developing and producing series and mini-series.

The first-ever Drama Room will take place July 26-28, 2021 within Transilvania IFF and will offer two 3-hour long interactive online tutoring sessions by MIDPOINT series tutors Gabor Krigler and Marike Muselaers. The program will conclude with an in-person session during the Transilvania IFF, organized with the support of HBO Romania.

Selected participants:
Filip Columbeanu (screenwriter)
Horia Cucută (director)
Horațiu Curuțiu (producer)
Răzvan Dutchevici (screenwriter)
Răzvan Macovei (producer)
Alexandru Mironescu (director)
Matei-Alexandru Mocanu (director)
Alex Molico (screenwriter)
Diana Păroiu (producer)
Liviu Săndulescu (director)
Marie Surae (producer)
Adina Teodorescu (producer)
Emil Vasilache (screenwriter)
George ve Ganaeaard (director)
Sebastian Voinea (director)

Drama Room program:

MONDAY / July 26 (selected participants)
10:30 - 13:30 EET / online
Gabor Krigler: Developing Drama Series for the International Market: The Eastern European Perspective

TUESDAY / July 27 (selected participants)
11:00 - 14:00 EET / online
Marike Muselaers: European TV Series - How to get started with your TV project and find the right partners in the European TV market

WEDNESDAY / July 28 (open to all accredited guests)
Case study – RUXX (dir. Iulia Rugină, Octav Gheorghe), produced by HBO Romania

While in Cluj, be sure to meet our series programs coordinator Katarina Tomkova, who is overseeing online the Drama Room and simultaneously will serve as a jury member for the Transilvania Pitch Stop 2021.