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.
Core Tutors
Instructors
Corinne Le Hong
Writer (Germany)
Daniel Hendler
Writer (US, Germany)
Donna Sharpe
Writer (UK, Germany)
Eszter Angyalosy
Writer, Story Editor (Hungary)
Felice Götze
Writer
Freya Stewart
Writer (Germany)
Katharina Domnick
Lawyer (Germany)
Gabor Krigler
Writer, Showrunner (Hungary)
Isaure Pisani-Ferry
Writer (France/Germany)
Kirsten Ittershagen
Writer (Germany)
Jo Strevens
Executive Producer (UK)
Maggie Murphy
Co-head of Shaftesbury U.S., (USA)
Maria Cervera
Head of Content (Madrid)
Mentors
Bob Konrad
Writer, Producer (Germany)
Corinne Le Hong
Writer (Germany)
Daniel Hendler
Writer (US, Germany)
Donna Sharpe
Writer (UK, Germany)
Elizabeth Schub Kamir
Writer (France, US)
Isaure Pisani-Ferry
Writer (France/Germany)
Kirsten Ittershagen
Writer (Germany)
Kirsten Loose
Writer (Germany)
Malina Nnendi Nwabuonwor
Writer (Austria, Germany)
Sabine Steyer-Violet
Writer, Producer (Germany)
Samuel Jefferson
Writer (UK)
Viktoria So Hee Alz
Writer (Germany)
Special Guest Speakers
Alexander Lindh
Writer (Germany/Finland/Sweden)
Anna Rohde-Seyfried
Beta Film Group, Content Editor (Germany)
Anna Winger
Showrunner (USA, Germany)
Charlene Putney
Writer, expert
Cynthia Okoye
Agent (UK)
Daniela Baumgärtl
Writer (Germany)
Dennis Schanz
Showrunner, Producer (Germany)
Derek Wax
Director/Producer (UK)
Dominique Jubin
Producer, Studiocanal Original (France)
Egbert van Wyngaarden
Writer and Professor (Germany)
Hannah Boulton
Agent (UK)
Jan Bennemann
Creative Executive, Netflix (Germany)
Jantje Friese
Showrunner (Germany)
Jeppe Gjervig Gram
Showrunner (Denmark)
John Vorhaus
Writer (USA)
Julia Penner
Writer (Germany)
Hanno Hackfort
Writer, Producer (Germany)
Karin Heisecke
Senior Advisor (Germany)
Katie Williams
Agent (UK)
Katrina Wood
Founder and CEO of MediaXchange (UK)
Kelly Souders
Showrunner/Executive Producer (UK)
Klaus Zimmermann
Managing Partner, Dynamic Television (Germany/ France)
Lucy Rawlinson
Head of Development (UK)
Martin Pilchmair
Entrepreneur, expert
Michaela Sabo
Writer (Slovakia)
Morgan Gendel
Writer, Producer (US)
Nataly Kudiabor
Producer/CEO UFA Fiction (Germany)
Rémi Tereszkiewicz
CEO of Betaseries (France)
Rob Williams
Writer (UK)
Piodor Gustafsson
Producer TV4 (Sweden)
Sarah Dollard
Writer (UK)
Richard Kropf
Writer, Producer (Germany)
Stefanie Ren
Writer (Taiwan, Germany)
Markus Walsch
Creative media professional
Steve Matthews
Banijay Content Partnerships Executive / UK
Nicola Lusuardi
Writer, Producer (Italy)
Susannah Grant
Screenwriter, Director and Producer (USA)
Taç Romey
Professor
Tatjana Samopjan
Creative Development Consultant (Sweden)
Timo Gößler
Lecturer, Dramaturge, Author
Toni Weiss
Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Story-Consultant (Austria)
