European Showrunner Think Tank
Overview
Industry Talks on Showrunning in Europe
The European Showrunner Training is flanked by several industry talks – both online and at major industry events. The European Showrunner Think Tank opens the discussion to industry audiences, focusing on core areas such as creative control, legal issues, and social responsibility. With the European Showrunner Think Tank, the ESP aims to contribute to discussing, defining, and eventually establishing the showrunner position in Europe.
This event is part of the European Showrunner Programme and is supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, The Film and Media Fund NRW, Netflix, and Series Mania.
Venue
Online and in person at major industry events
Fee
Participation in the European Showrunner Think Tank is free of charge
(in case of on-site panel discussions at industry events, access may be limited to accredited delegates)
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Think Tanks
The first Think Tank of the European Showrunner Programme 2023 will take place on February 2, 2023 at 11 am during the TV Drama Visions Conference in Göteborg.
THINK TANK I | SHOWRUNNING IN EUROPE: SPOTLIGHT ON JULIE ANDEM (SKAM)
Thursday, February 2, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. (CEST)
Part of the TV Drama Visions Cobference at Göteborg International Film Festival
We are delighted to welcome Julie Andem, the creator, writer and director of the groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed hit series »SKAM« as panelist of the first European Showrunner Think Tank in 2023. As one of the region’s most innovative creators in the world of drama series, Andem has not only succeeded in resonating with a global audience of young adults, but also explored and inspired new avenues of distribution and proved how the power of storytelling can travel over social, geographic and generational boundaries. In this fireside stage interview, we’ll dwelve into Skam’s unique storytelling approach and international impact with numerous remakes all over the world, and what's next for Andem. A special focus will lay on Andem's work as a showrunner and the opportunities and challenges she sees for showrunning in Europe.
Guest:
Julie Andem | writer and director (»Skam«), Norway
Moderator:
Andrea Reuter | Journalist, Producer, Finland
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Previous Events
THINK TANK I
THINK TANK II
THINK TANK III
THINK TANK IV
THINK TANK IV - PRODUCING IN THE SHOWRUNNER MODEL | Thursday, October 20, 2022
Part of the »European Series Day« at Film Festival Cologne
11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. (CEST) | Cineplex Filmpalast, Hohenzollernring 22, Cologne
Guests:
Maria Cervera | producer (»Elite«, »Cable Girls«), Vice President, Content Development EMEAA, VIS (a division of Paramount), Spain
Petja Peltomaa | writer and showrunner (»Syke/Nurses«), Finland
Andi Wecker | producer, writer, and showrunner (»Start the Fck Up«, »The Team«), Germany
Moderator:
Marike Muselaers | Lumière Benelux Group, Belgium
The position of the showrunner is still fairly new in the Europe series industry, but the demand is growing. European productions slowly but surely open up to the showrunner model and start exploring options for implementing this new work structure.
This panel aims discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with producing series in the showrunner model. Three experienced professionals share their experiences with various types of the showrunner approach and discuss how this model benefits not only the quality of the show but also their work as producers.
This session is the fourth panel of the European Showrunner Think Tank, a series of industry events aimed at discussing, defining, and eventually establishing the showrunner position in Europe. It is part of the European Showrunner Programme.
A recording of this session will be available online shortly after the event.
Think Tank V
THINK TANK V
»Showrunning in Europe« | December 13, 2022 | 4.30 – 7.30 pm CET | online
It was a unique experiment: for the first time ever, twelve aspiring and first-time showrunners from ten European countries came together to examine, study and discuss the showrunner position from the European perspective. For six months they broadened their knowledge and honed their skills in the European Showrunner Training with the aim of finding their personal – and possibly a uniquely European – showrunner model.
This panel gives a glimpse into their findings, discussing the possibility of a sustainable, truly European showrunner model.
Norwegian showrunner Julie Skaufel (»Home for Christmas«) and aspiring showrunner Tijs van Marle (»Dirty Lines«), both established and renowned series writers, discuss their take-aways from the "newcomers'" position, while Head of Programme Danish showrunner Jeppe Gjervig Gram gives an insight into how the aim of the programme's concept met with reality.
Guests:
Jeppe Gjervig Gram | writer and showrunner (»Borgen«, »Follow the Money«), Denmark
Julie Skaufel | writer and showrunner (»Home for Christmas«, »I Do«), Norway
Tijs van Marle | writer (»Dirty Lines«, »Mister Twister«), The Netherlands
Moderator:
Marike Muselaers | Lumière Benelux Group, Belgium
Carolin Groẞe Hellmann
Head of Serial Storytelling
Head of Professional Training Screenwriting
Programme Manager European Showrunner Programme
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