
Paris, 12 March 2019 - The MIPDrama Buyers' Summit will this year offer international buyers an exclusive first-look at 10 brand-new series from around the world.
The MIPDrama Buyers' Summit takes place on Sunday 7 April, ahead of MIPTV, the leading international market for content development and distribution that runs in Cannes, France, from 8-11 April 2019.
The invitation-only event is focused on new trends and upcoming series, providing an exclusive first-look at a curated selection of the 10 most anticipated international new series in production, which will be presented to 450 leading buyers and commissioning editors.
The MIPDrama Buyers' Summit will begin with an opening lunch at the Majestic Hotel, ahead of a Trends and Insights session hosted by K7 Media in the Palais des Festivals to identify the hottest and newest trends in drama content. This will be followed by the screening of exclusive 15-minute previews of 10 series in production, selected for their writing and production values, originality, and their worldwide appeal. The drama buyers' showcase will round off with a closing cocktail.
For its 4th edition the MIPDrama Buyers' Summit features an expanded line-up of 10 exciting works in production from territories as diverse as Finland, New Zealand, Ukraine and Spain offering a very attractive and exclusive showcase to the some 450 international buyers in attendance, said Laurine Garaude, Director of Television at Reed MIDEM, which organizes the event.
Buyers in Cannes will see preview excerpts from the following series:
Atlantic Crossing (Norway)
8 52' Drama
Production: Cinenord Drama and Beta Film
Distribution: Beta Film
Broadcaster: NRK
Costa Del Sol Squad (Spain)
13 70' Thriller/Crime
Production: Warner Bros. ITVP Spain and Mediaset Espa a
Distribution: Warner Bros. ITVP Spain
Broadcaster: Telecinco and Netflix
Dangerous Moms (Spain)
13 70' Black Comedy
Production: Mediaset Espa a in collaboration with Producciones Mandarina
Distribution: Mediterr neo Audiovisual, a Mediaset Espa a Company
Broadcaster: Mediaset Espa a - Channel Telecinco
Hide and Seek (Ukraine)
8 60' Crime Drama
Production: FILM.UA
Distribution: ZDF Enterprises
Broadcaster: ICTV Ukraine
Made in Italy (Italy)
8 52' Drama/Comedy
Production: Taodue and The Family
Distribution: Federation Entertainment
Broadcaster: Canale 5
I AM (United Kingdom)
3 60' Drama
Production: Me + You Productions
Distribution: Sky Vision
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Shadow Lines (Finland)
10 52' Period Spy Thriller
Production: Zodiak Oy
Distribution: About Premium Content
Broadcaster: Elisa
The Gulf (New Zealand)
6 60' Thriller/Crime
Production: Screentime New Zealand, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox Filmproducktion
Co-producer: ZDF
Distribution: Banijay Rights
Broadcaster: Three (New Zealand), Nine (Australia), ZDF (Germany)
The Middleman (France)
4 52' Dramedy/Fantasy
Production: Les Films du Poisson, Arte France and Gapbusters
Distribution: Federation Entertainment
Broadcaster: Arte and BETV
World on Fire (United Kingdom)
7 60' Drama
Production: Mammoth Screen
Distribution: ITV Studios Global Entertainment
Broadcaster: BBC One
About MIPTV MIPTV (8-11 April 2019, Cannes) is the leading international market for content development and distribution. Each April, 10,000 professionals from across the international TV and digital entertainment ecosystem connect to launch and discover new content, forge partnerships, negotiate financing and distribution agreements, find co-production opportunities and explore the latest trends.
MIPTV is preceded by the biggest weekend in unscripted content (6-7 April 2019), comprising MIPDoc, the world's largest screenings library, conference and co-production marketplace for the factual community, and MIPFormats, the discovery showcase for the global formats community.www.miptv.com
About Reed Midem Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is an organiser of professional, international markets that are essential business platforms for key players in the sectors concerned. These sectors are MIPTV, MIPDOC, MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR in Cannes, MIP China in Hangzhou and MIP Cancun in Mexico for the television and digital content industries; MIDEM in Cannes for music professionals; Esports BAR in Cannes and in Miami for the esports business; MIPIM in Cannes, MIPIM UK in London, MIPIM Asia Summit in Hong Kong, MIPIM PropTech Summit in New York, MIPIM PropTech Europe in Paris for the tech and real estate industry; MAPIC in Cannes, MAPIC Russia in Moscow, MAPIC Italy and MAPIC Food & Beverage in Milan, and MAPIC India in Mumbai for the retail real estate sector. www.reedmidem.com
About Reed Exhibitions Reed Exhibitions is a leading global events organiser, with more than 500 events in 30 countries. In 2018, Reed Exhibitions brought together more than 7m event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed Exhibitions' events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa and organised by 38 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events. It is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. www.reedexpo.com
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