MINUTES N O st rd S A 1 > 3 JULY 2015 SE 4 02 Talents and Creativity! 03 They steer Série Series 04 The world of series, series in the world 08 A talk with …. Sir Ken Robinson 11 Contrasting perspectives … between actors 14 Contrasting perspectives ... scoring for series 18 Masterclass Éric Rochant 21 Masterclass Todd A. Kessler 25 Contrasting perspectives … Todd A. Kessler & Éric Rochant 28 Masterclass Anna & Joerg Winger 30 Masterclass Mette M. Bølstad 33 Masterclass Teresa Fernández-Valdés & Ramón Campos 36 Humans (United Kingdom/USA) – case study 39 Torpederna /Clean State (Sweden) – case study 40 Trapped (Iceland/Germany) - case study 42 The Enfield Haunting (United Kingdom) – case study 45 No second chance (France) – case study 48 Northern Mishaps (Finland) – case study 49 The young Montalbano (Italy) – case study 50 In the pipeline 52 Sessions for children 53 Industry Meetings 55 The Hero – Industry Meeting 58 The broadcasters’ conclave 59 Let’s talk about commissioning 62 Spotlight on trailers by Série Series 63 Dinners and parties 1 SÉRIE SERIES SÉRIE SERIES TALENTS AND CREATIVITY! © Pierre-Jean Rey Courtesy of Carnival Films / Masterpiece SÉRIE SERIES has closed the doors A new 2015 opus which is THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE who AN EUROPEAN STEERING GROUP on its 4th season, this 3rd July 2015. enthusiastic, rich in surprises, with THEY STEER has shaped the festival from the made up of 8 professionals is now original and unique meetings and beginning is made up of 7 French assisting with the development of the For four years now, Série Series dinners on the grass in the shadow SÉRIE SERIES professionals who are both committed festival. has been scouring Europe for of the Chateau de Fontainebleau. A and enthusiastic, eager to support extraordinary and original series that warm atmosphere, a convivial and and show the very best in European ITS MEMBERS ARE have that extra something, common to yet studious bubble, where over a Série Series is the first creation in television series. Tasja Abel (ZDF Entreprise – all enduring works. dozen European series have been European event exclusively Germany) unveiled and a selection of 8 “works dedicated to series, by and THE COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY Stefan Baron (executive producer – For four years now, Série Series has in progress”. Let’s not forget the Nicole Jamet (screenwriter), Nice drama – Sweden) been putting European Creativity Spotlight on trailers by Série Series for those who make them. Philippe Triboit (director) Harald Hamrell (director – Sweden) in the limelight, convinced that it is that gives up-and-coming talent a Série Series is created with and Jean-François Boyer (producer, Lars Lundström (author and still an area that needs exploiting; an platform to showcase their work. two committees of influential Tetramedia) producer, Matador Film – Sweden) area rich in talent and brimming with Jed Mercurio (author, screenwriter creativity. In short, a unique event, thought European TV professionals. WITH and showrunner – United Kingdom) up and created by and for series Their missions: advise the Hervé Hadmar (screenwriter and Luca Milano (Rai Fiction –Italy) director), David O’Donoghue (Carnival Films – Talents and creativity are the key professionals. All this in a convivial, organisers of Série Series words of this 4th season, which has professional, open and easy-going Bénédicte Lesage (producer, United Kingdom) once again provided an eclectic and atmosphere. Authentic. so that the event gains in Mascaret), Tone C. Rønning (NRK – Norway) original panorama of series from the 4 Small is beautiful! efficiency and usefulness for Nicolas Jorelle (composer) and David Kodsi (producer, K’ien). corners of Europe. Original works that European professionals, today are brimming with universality and vision. A unique and singular editorial and in the years to come. With line created by the organisers: the the help of the steering group, Kandimari Agency along with the we are developing an event Editorial Committee and the Série Series’ European Steering Group. which is evermore European and aware of this sector’s issues. 2 3 DISCUSSIONS DISCUSSIONS Quality and successful TV series across the continent Launches on the rise with a steady share of local THE WORLD OF SERIES, SERIES IN THE WORLD Amount of series launched by year and their share of local production 10 European countries (85 channels) PRESENTED BY Sahar BAGHERY, head of content and 2012 2013 2014 strategy – Eurodata TV Worldwide Launches 686 + + 2.5% 703 6.8% 751 Share of 37% = 37% = 37% local Amount of new launches identified between 2012 and 2014 from 85 channels across 10 European countries : Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK Sources: NOTA 1 EUROPE: A PILLAR OF (compared to 703 in 2013) in ten or so will be on Arte shortly, for the French « return to roots ». For various different decisions (take a soldier prisoner or European countries. One third of these public. Kato Partali, a Greek comedy, reasons, the characters return to kill him, for example). CREATIVITY were local productions. and the Flemish period drama, their home towns. In Virage Nord, Creators try to imagine tomorrow’s In 2014, the average daily viewing European countries with the best Flanderichs Field, had the best market broadcast on Arte, the heroine returns world and series are based on our time per individual remained high reputations for series are, of course, shares, in any genre, in the countries to the North of France to investigate actual fears and the questions we ask worldwide and was 3h52mn in 46 producing new hits. The British of origin. Lastly, the miniseries Charlie the murder of a football fan during ourselves about the future. Trepalium, territories. However, a few disparities thriller, Fortitude, produced by Sky (based on the very controversial life a match. In the Turkish series, Ask which will be aired on Arte soon, are noted in Europe. TV viewing Atlantic, was hugely successful in of the politician and former Prime Yeniden, a man and woman come is a sci-fi series which takes us to remained stable in Germany and its country of origin, but also in Minister, Charles Haughey), was quite home from the United States and lead the near future, where over 80% increased in Poland, Norway and the Scandinavian countries. It will be an event in Ireland. their respective families to believe of the population is unemployed. Netherlands. Viewing time in the aired on CANAL+ in France soon. The that they are a couple. In the Russian Co-produced by Arte and the United Kingdom fell back (3h40mn in European co-production, The Team series, Love Blooms in Spring, a young Norwegian channel TV2, Occupied, 2014, against 3h52mn in 2013), with THE LATEST TRENDS IN (a new creation from Peter Thorsboe) THE WORLD OF SERIES woman returns home after two years is a series imagined by the master audiences fragmented by transfers climbed onto the list of top ratings in in a coma. To her great surprise, her of the Scandinavian crime novel, Jo to other screens and the arrival of Scandinavia. In Denmark, the series Several trends emerged clearly in 2014 husband and her best friend pretend Nesbø, and is a political cliffhanger newcomers. doubled the market share of DR1 and certain themes were favoured. not to know who she is. Lastly, in of a thriller, focusing on oil issues in Television series are very much in during prime time. The Heavy Water Crime series may still be broadly Frikjent, which was a huge success the Arctic Ocean. Humans, a British demand and in 2014, represented War has given NRK, the Norwegian successful, but a new craze for spy in Norway, a businessman returns to remake of a Swedish series, started 24% of programmes in the TOP 10 of channel, its best ever audience rating. series was noted. This genre provides his home town after 20 years, having airing on Channel 4 two weeks ago. 41 European countries. Drama series Witnesses registered 44% of the the opportunity to cover historical been acquitted of the murder of his It amassed an audience of 4 million, are centre stage (in front of soaps market share on France 2. It has also events from a different point of view. girlfriend. which was the channel’s highest and sitcoms). In certain countries, been aired in Norway, Australia and The German series, Deutschland 83, The war continues to inspire series’ rating for an original creation in over notably Turkey and Macedonia, Belgium and will soon be on British takes place in the 80s, right in the creators and several mini series cover 13 years. On a much lighter note is drama reigns, as 9 out of the 10 of screens. ITV Studios’ new production, middle of the Cold War. It narrates the these horrors. All wars and conflicts Mission Earth, the Dutch comedy the most successful programmes in the Nordic thriller Jordskott, although adventures of a young East German are tackled. Los Nuestros, a Spanish series, telling the story of a spaceship terms of market share, are series (all very dark, met with immediate success spy, who has infiltrated the American series, treats the kidnapping of a on a mission to find a new planet to local). Some of the series that have in Sweden with the 15 to 34 year-old army in the West. Other series give child by Jihadists. As with spy series, accommodate humans after the ice the highest audience ratings in their age group. a more intimate perspective on the they enable the exploration of several melts. country of origin are the invincible European creativity is present in all world of spies. This is the case for The points of view: that of an Italian Comedy still reigns in the series’ Tatort in Germany, which appealed countries, including those we are not Bureau which gave CANAL+ its best journalist in L’Angelo di Sarajevo, sector, but local successes have to 13.2 million viewers and Sherlock used to mentioning.