TV Beats Co-Financing Market is the drama series strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, taking place annually during the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Inviting leading broadcasters, VOD platforms, producers, screenwriters, and other industry professionals, TV Beats is the place to meet and connect with international key players in the drama series industry. In 2024, the TV Beats Co-Financing Market dates wre November 18–20, whereas all the Industry events run November 14–22.
Altogether in 2024, 10 drama series projects in development, looking for different kinds of partnerships, were presented in the programme.
The Women I Think about at Night (producer: Liisa Karpo, production company: napafilms, Finalnd).
The winner was handed out the Series Co-Production Development Award, worth 50,000 euros, intended to foster creative collaborations in series co-production and empower independent producers. The award forms a part of the Pilot Programme for series co-productions, an initiative of the Council of Europe, and is open to independent producers from all Eurimages member states.
Jury comment: “The jury selected a project that seamlessly combines AI and live action, archival material and fiction, tackling universal themes in a bold and impactful way. It explores identity and self-discovery from a female lens, highlights the power of learning from diverse cultures, and draws inspiration from brave and curious historical women.”
The jury included Clémentine Trolong-Bailly, Representative of the Pilot Programme for Series Co-production of the Council of Europe, France, Christian Wikander, Producer, Sweden and Remi Tereszkiewicz, Development Executive, BetaSeries, France.
In Paradise (producer: Corinna Poetter, production company: eitelsonnenschein GmbH; Germany).
The project was awarded with 2.000 euros worth of Yamdu subscription credit for any annual Yamdu plan or Yamdu add-on (valid thru 31.12.2025).
The award was handed out to Ukrainian independent producer Kateryna Vyshnevska.
“This award is meant to spotlight a prominent and inspiring figure from our region, covering the Nordics, Baltics and Central Eastern Europe, who has made a significant impact in the field of TV Drama production. Kateryna Vyshnevska’s role in building and growing the internationalisation of Ukraine’s Film.UA has been remarkable, culminating in executive producing the show Those Who Stayed, a contemporary landmark series co-produced and financed with several European countries,” Petri Kemppinen and Roosa Toivonen, Co-Heads of TV Beats Forum commented.
Read the press release about the winners of TV Beats Co-Production Market.
CHECK THE PHOTOS GALLERY OF THE AWARD NIGHT
The projects of TV Beats Co-Financing market 2024: