Series Lab Hamburg 2019

10.04.2019 | Apply now

Producers from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein have until 18 April to apply with their Script Writers for the Series Lab Hamburg, which will bring together twenty European Executive Producers in the Hanseatic city from 17 to 19 June.

Input is provided by the screenwriting experts on these three daysJohn Yorke (The Last House On The Left, Jekyll, Wolf Hall) andClaire Armspach (Head of Drama Development at STV former BBC, UK),Maggie Boden (Big Light Productions, UK) andMylene Verdurmen (Head of Drama at Avrotros, NL). The LAB also offers a high-calibre financing marketplace with around twenty European editors, world sales agents and funding representatives.

The prerequisite for FREE participation is international production experience and a series in development that is designed for international distribution. If you want to know what the last Series Lab Hamburg was like, click on ourFade-in article.

The Series Lab Hamburg is organised by Creative Europe Desk Hamburg, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Letterbox Filmproduktion. With the support of NDR, ZDF Enterprises, SKY, GRAEF Rechtsanwälte, Studio Funk, Optical Art and Postperfect.

If you would like to take part, please contact the Creative Europe Desk Hamburg by 18 April:info@ced-hamburg.eu or 040-3906585.

You can get more informationhere.

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