MIDPOINT Cold Open 2024

Series

Participants

Tutors

Inspirational professionals with a passion for sharing their experience

To ensure the most sophisticated approaches to training, Cold Open works with established and respected professionals from the European industry.

Gabor Krigler

Hungary

Gabor’s career began on the writing staff of a daily serial at the Australian-German firm Grundy UFA in 1999. He became a Creative Executive at the Budapest office of HBO Europe in 2010. In 2019, ...

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Snezana van Houwelingen

Serbia

Snezana van Houwelingen is a Serbian producer with over 18 years of experience in the film industry. She holds a degree in Film Production from the Academy of Arts in Belgrade and is an alumna of ...

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Guest Tutor

Bonnie Williams

Netherlands

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Structure

This diverse one-off event is embedded within the diverse industry program of When East Meets West Co-production Forum.

Participants are offered a variety of lectures, group sessions and individual consultations.

Workshop

January 21 - 24, 2024 | Trieste, Italy

Offering practical knowledge connected to the developing, producing and financing of drama series content in Europe, the program will familiarize its participants with the overall landscape and priorities of the industry, compare narrative and concept structures between features and scripted series, and provide hands-on skills in the financing and distribution of scripted series content.

The program targets independent producers who have a background in feature-film production and aspire to move into high-end series content. The program’s graduates will acquire knowledge and skills in producing and financing series, and will become acquainted with the European series landscape.

The program is participant-based, so only one producer per company will be accepted.

The program is conducted in English.

References

Starting point on the bridge from features to series

A Very great experience. Three intensive days perfect for deepening the world of tv series production.

Vincenzo Filippo

Producer, Cold Open 2023 alumnus

A great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the series market and consult your project with experienced industry professionals. This valuable perspective helped me develop the project in a better direction.