SERIAL EYES

Pro­du­cer Workshop 

We under­stand the grow­ing demand to tackle the com­plex­it­ies of devel­op­ing, fin­an­cing, co-pro­du­cing, and pack­aging inter­na­tion­ally com­pet­it­ive TV series. We see the future of a strong European showrun­ner mod­el in close col­lab­or­a­tion between the cre­at­ives and the exec­ut­ive pro­du­cers. In recent years, we at Seri­al Eyes taught dif­fer­ent aspects of this col­lab­or­a­tion primar­ily to writers. How­ever, the focus is on col­lab­or­a­tion, which is why we intro­duced our Pro­du­cer Work­shop for the first time in May 2025, where we wel­comed pro­du­cers from Ger­many, the Neth­er­lands, Sweden and France. 

The ´26 Curriculum 

The upcom­ing edi­tion cur­riculum will be released at about the end of Feb­ru­ary! In the mean­time, be inspired by our ´25 work­shop ver­sion from last year. 

Build­ing on the great suc­cess and the pos­it­ive feed­back received, we plan to repeat this format in May 2026, offer­ing a work­shop spe­cific­ally designed to meet the needs and interests of European TV series pro­du­cers for the second time. 

This three-day intens­ive work­shop will fea­ture an inspir­ing mix of key­notes and lec­tures from top-tier industry experts and takes place in Ber­lin. Care­fully selec­ted par­ti­cipants will have the oppor­tun­ity to engage dir­ectly with these lead­ing voices, gain­ing valu­able insights into the world of inter­na­tion­al TV fin­an­ing, pro­duc­tion and net­work­ing with each oth­er.

Key facts: 
• 2.5 days of keynotes/​masterclasses
May 4th (from 2 pm on) to May 6th (until 6 pm) in Ber­lin
• Option­al attend­ance of the Seri­al Eyes Final Pitch (May 7th ) at the Soho House 
• Max. 10 (juni­or) pro­du­cers 
• No par­ti­cip­a­tion fees, but: travel and accom­mod­a­tion expenses must be covered by the par­ti­cipants or their respect­ive com­pan­ies

A num­ber of par­ti­cipant places are reserved for our industry part­ners and affil­i­ated com­pan­ies. The remain­ing places will be alloc­ated to the most suc­cess­ful applic­a­tions. 

Applic­a­tions will open Monday, 2 March 2026 ! Stay tuned

The ´25 Curriculum 

DAY 1 – European series development

14:00 – 15:30  Shar­ing respons­ib­il­it­ies & keep­ing the vis­ion, by Frank Spotnitz

15:45 – 17:15  The European and the US Writers’ Room, by Kat­rin Merkel 

DAY 2 – The Chal­lenges of TV Production 

9:15 – 10:45 Shift­ing the nar­rat­ive, by Danna Stern

11:00 – 12:30 Fin­an­cing European TV Series Togeth­er, by Marike Muselaers

14:00 – 15:30 Leg­al affairs in chan­ging times, by Kath­ar­ina Domnick

15:45 – 17:15 AI tools and work­flows for media pro­duc­tion, by Nira Bozkurt

DAY 3 – Lead­ing Cre­at­ive People & ​best (European) practice ​

9:30 – 13:00 Lead­ing cre­at­ive people, by Linda Green

14:30 – 16:30 Best Prac­tices in European Rooms, with Andreas Bare­iss, María Gar­cia-Castril­lon, Jeppe Gram and Klaus Zimmermann 

DAY 4

Seri­al Eyes #12 Final Pitch​ at the Soho House!