Core Tutors
Instructors

Piodor Gustafsson
Producer TV4 (Sweden)

Gabor Krigler
Writer, Showrunner (Hungary)

Maria Cervera
Producer (Spain)

Klaus Zimmermann
Managing Partner, Dynamic Television (Germany/ France)

Jan Bennemann
Creative Executive, Netflix (Germany)

Maggie Murphy
Co-head of Shaftesbury U.S., (USA)

Morgan Gendel
Writer, Producer (US)

Ben Harris
Writer and Producer (UK)

Freya Stewart
Writer (Germany)

Luke Franklin
Development Producer (UK)

Michaela Sabo
Writer (Slovakia)

Isaure Pisani-Ferry
Writer (France/Germany)

David Bianculli
TV critic, author, editor and columnist (USA)

Donna Sharpe
Writer (UK, Germany)
Mentors

Bob Konrad
Writer, Producer (Germany)

Hanno Hackfort
Writer, Producer (Germany)

Richard Kropf
Writer, Producer (Germany)

Stefanie Ren
Writer (Taiwan, Germany)

Sabine Steyer-Violet
Writer, Producer (Germany)

Dennis Schanz
Showrunner, Producer (Germany)

Daniel Hendler
Writer (US, Germany)

Kirsten Loose
Writer (Germany)

Elisabeth Schub
Writer (France, US)

Kirsten Ittershagen
Writer (Germany)

Donna Sharpe
Writer (UK, Germany)
Special Guest Speakers

Susannah Grant
Screenwriter, Director and Producer

Nataly Kudiabor
Producer/CEO UFA Fiction (Germany)

Jantje Friese
Showrunner (Germany)

Anna Winger
Showrunner (USA, Germany)

Tatjana Samopjan
Creative Development Consultant (Sweden)

Egbert van Wyngaarden
Writer and Professor (Germany)

Jeppe Gjervig Gram
Showrunner (Denmark)

Jennifer Anschütz
Business Affairs Specialist (Germany)

Dominique Jubin
Producer, Studiocanal Original (France)

Faculty
The DFFB’s rich network of industry contacts has enabled SERIAL EYES to secure highly respected scriptwriters, producers, directors and commissioning editors as instructors and guest lecturers. Top US and European showrunners are invited to lead workshops drawing on their particular expertise, while master classes and hands-on modules concentrate on the scriptwriting process and other vital aspects of serial production – always with a practical focus.