Series Mania Institute, Europe's leading institution entirely dedicated to series, is continuing the international development of its Serial Bridges workshop

Organized from November 13 to 17, 2025, in Tallinn, Estonia, during Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event, the new session, Serial Bridges Baltics will bring together six screenwriter-producer duos from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, each with a series project with strong international potential in several genres: espionage, thriller, horror, and comedy.

Aimed at professionals, screenwriters, and series producers, Serial Bridges programme takes place around the world and opens up new perspectives for participants in the international audiovisual industry with each session.

Designed to connect series creators from the Baltic countries to the European market, Serial Bridges Baltics aims to help them find co-production and distribution partners, while strengthening their understanding of trends and mechanisms in the European series market.

The selected projects are:

1. Aurora Newsroom - Estonia, Finland, Latvia - Osvalds Zebris, screenwriter / Gints Grūbe, producer
2. The Outskirts - Latvia - Vladislavs Kovalovs, screenwriter / Lelde Kovalova, screenwriter/producer
3. Shadows of the Swamp - Latvia - Zanda Zeidaka, screenwriter / Raitis Abele, producer
4. Codename: Lighthouse - Estonia - Raoul Suvi, screenwriter / Jaan Laugamõts, producer
5. Midnights Stories - Lithuania - Ernestas Jankauskas, screenwriter / Viktorija Rimkute, producer
6. Therapies - Lithuania - Birute Kapustinskaite, screenwriter / Dagne Vildziunaite, producer

During the workshop the participants will benefit from:

• Presentations on the state of the European co-production market,
• Personalized mentoring sessions for each duo,
• Exclusive masterclasses led by European experts,
• And pitch preparation to present their projects to professionals.

Participants will also benefit from the support of mentors Gabor Krigler (Hungarian screenwriter-producer) and Jemina Jokisalo (Finnish screenwriter). They will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with several French experts: Emmanuelle Guilbart (Joint CEO, About Premium Content), Emmanuel Eckert (former Deputy Director of Acquisitions, Mediawan Rights) and Patrick Nebout (producer and screenwriter).

The workshop will conclude on November 17, 2025, with a public pitch session at TV Beats.

A professional jury will award the best project, which will receive an invitation to participate in the Series Mania Forum 2026 in Lille, a must-attend event for the European series industry.

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Serial Bridges Baltics is organized in partnership with the Institut français and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, with the support of the Estonian Ministry of Culture, Elisa Eesti, Latvian Television, LRT, and the Estonian Film Institute. This project is supported by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Institut français, as part of the strategy to promote French Cultural and Creative Industries internationally.