The new ARD primetime show Die Heiland—Wir sind Anwalt about a blind lawyer and her assistant is currently airing on Tuesdays at 8:15 pm. The Serial Eyes participants of 2018/19 interviewed the head writer Jana Burbach and staff writer Niko Schulz-Dornburg (SE 2014/15) about the making of the show. Q: How did Die Heiland come …

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On 3 September 2018 the sixth edition of Serial Eyes kicked off under a Berlin late summer sky. Since then, the twelve participants from Germany, UK, Italy, Macedonia, Russia, France and Sweden have experienced quite a lot already: brainstorming and idea-generating sessions for the individual projects with tutors Donna Sharpe, Nicola Lusuardi and Cyril Tysz. …

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We are proud to announce the conclusion of another successful cycle of Serial Eyes! The fifth edition of the programme ended on May 17 with a brilliant pitch event at the Soho House Berlin. Almost 80 guests attended the session – producers, broadcasters and agents arrived from different parts of Europe to find out about …

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This was the first year that we’ve attended Series Mania with Serial Eyes. This year’s edition in Lille was a great success by all accounts. Prior to the event, our participants had the assignment to reach out to producers and commissioning editors and set up individual meetings. All in all, this worked very well. The …

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From March 4 to 10, Serial Eyes traveled to London to learn about the British TV industry. The week started with Abigail Gonda from the BBC Writers Room, a talent development programme for UK-based TV writers. Abigail gave the writers useful tips on how to approach producers and broadcasters. Later, The Agency’s Jonathan Kinnersley and …

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It was a very intense time for our participants: screenings, panels, meetings and parties (and that pilot outline deadline) … the Serial Eyes participants attended the fourth Berlinale Drama Series Days at the Zoo Palast Berlin. Serial Eyes core tutor Frank Spotnitz and Israeli writer-director Keren Margalit inaugurated the three-day programme, which encompassed market screenings, …

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We asked alumnus Ruddy-Williams Kabuiku, winner of last year’s apprenticeship at Big Light Productions, to tell us about his experience working with Frank Spotnitz and his team. SE: What did you do at Big Light Productions?  R: I had a great time at Big Light. Frank, Luke, Rhona and the rest of the staff made …

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Right back from the New Year’s holidays, our participants got the chance to put their projects to the test for the first time in front of our partners at the annual summit event. They presented their series – this year again a rich mix of different genres – in their current development state and got …

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Serial Eyes’ trip to Copenhagen and to Den Danske Filmskole provided our participants with an amazing overview of the Scandinavian TV industry. Den Danske Filmskole Director Vinca Wiedemann gave us a warm welcome and hosted us at the gorgeous film school building for the four days. Former DR producer Sven Clausen started us off with an …

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