The tenth-anniversary edition of Co-Pro Series is set to showcase ten promising projects from Europe, Argentina, Iran and Namibia to industry professionals on 20-21 February. The pitching sessions are scheduled to occur at CinemaxX on the morning of 20 February, followed by networking and one-on-one meetings between creators, producers and potential partners, taking in sales agents, funding institutions, broadcasters and platforms.

Martina Bleis, head of the Berlinale Co-Production Market and curator of Co-Pro Series, stated: “The selection this year is remarkably diverse, but all of the projects provide a combination of excellent entertainment and substantial depth. Very experienced series creators and producers have been invited, as well as successful filmmakers venturing into series-making for the first time and those with a completely fresh perspective. We are very much looking forward to the Co-Pro Series Pitches with projects and potential partners here in Berlin, and we can hardly wait to see these series completed.”

The host country, Germany, presents two noteworthy projects. The Werewolf & Renée is a historical and contemporary Bonnie & Clyde narrative about the Marquise de Sade and her husband, crafted by renowned director Katrin Gebbe (The Empress). Another German contribution is Wolves by Sina Ataeian Dena (Paradise [+leggi anche:
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Spain also brings two projects to the event. Death to Love by Carlota Pereda (Piggy [+leggi anche:
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Switzerland brings along The Palm Line by Fulvio Bernasconi (Mercy [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]), unravelling family dynamics as a journalist investigates her father's involvement in Italy's largest art heist, with her becoming a target of the mafia. In Mirrors, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, helmed by Aida Begić (A Ballad [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]), a family's self-image is jolted as long-buried secrets resurface following the death of the beloved matriarch. On another front, The Coroner's Assistant, a creation by Elina Psykou (Son of Sofia [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]), unfolds as a political thriller set in 1970s Greece addressing femicide, cover-up attempts and corruption.

The darkly humorous thriller S.O.L., a UK-Swedish co-production, explores climate change and philanthropy as it follows a millionaire with noble intentions of making a better world, only to inadvertently push it closer to the brink. From Argentina, Witness 36, the brainchild of Daniel Burman (Yosi, the Regretful Spy), explores invented biographies within the clandestine realms of secret services and witness-protection programmes. Concluding the line-up, Namibia's The Man with the Crooked Arm, led by Perivi John Katjavivi, revisits colonial history through an extraordinary western drama.

The projects selected for Co-Pro Series 2024 are as follows:

The Coroner's Assistant (Greece)
Creator/writer/director: Elina Psykou
Producer: Blonde

Death to Love (Spain)
Creator/writer/director: Carlota Pereda
Producers: Morena Films, Buendía Estudios

Executioners (Spain) – in cooperation with Series Mania
Creators/writers: Rodrigo Martín Antoranz, Pedro García Ríos
Producer: Vértice 360

The Man with the Crooked Arm (Namibia)
Creator/head writer/director: Perivi John Katjavivi
Producer: Old Location Films

Mirrors (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Creators: Amra Bakšić Čamo, Aida Begić
Director: Aida Begić
Producer: SCCA/pro.ba

The Palm Line (Switzerland)
Creators: Thomas Ritter, Maria Rosselini, Mattia Lento
Director: Fulvio Bernasconi
Producer: hugofilm features

S.O.L. (UK/Sweden)
Creator: Ruth McCance
Producers: Warp Films, Rainy Days

The Werewolf & Renée (Germany)
Creator/writer/director: Katrin Gebbe
Producer: Junafilm

Witness 36 (Argentina)
Writers: Natacha Caravia, Juan Matías Carballo, Daniel Burman, Andrés Pascaner
Director: Daniel Burman
Producer: Oficina Burman

Wolves (Germany/Czech Republic/Iran)
Writer/director: Sina Ataeian Dena
Producers: Ma.ja.de, Europe Media Nest