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Miikko Oikkonen und Barbara Petronio bei dem European Showrunner Think Tank »Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Miikko Oikkonen«
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Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Miikko Oikkonen

with writer, showrunner and director Miikko Oikkonen (»Estonia«, »Bordertown«, Finland)

The European Showrunner Think Tank »Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Miikko Oikkonen« took place in cooperation with the industry conference Seriencamp on Thursday, 6 June 2024 at Cinenova Cinema in Cologne.

Speaker: Miikko Oikkonen | writer, showrunner, director (»Estonia«, »Bordertown«, Finland)
Moderator: Barbara Petronio | writer, showrunner (»Suburra – Blood on Rome«, »Uonderbois/Wonderboys«, Italy)

The international co-production »Estonia« is Finland's biggest drama project to date. Showrunner MIIKKO OIKKONEN (»Estonia«, »Bordertown«) used this ambitious project to illustrate his approach to showrunning in Europe. A special focus was on the relationship between showrunner and lead director as well as on strategies for ensuring the success of a series that is co-produced with partners from seven (!) European countries.
The session was moderated by Italian writer and showrunner BARBARA PETRONIO (»Suburra – Blood on Rome«, »Uonderbois/Wonderboys«).

European Showrunner Think Tank: Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Miikko Oikkonen