The results of the first call for projects under the Council of Europe’s new Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions have just been announced.

Following an evaluation by independent experts meeting online, the Council of Europe has decided to support seven series co-productions with a total amount of €3,000,000. Of the seven projects supported in this session, almost two-thirds (64%) of the series creators are women, and with ten national, regional, or minority languages used.        

Arcanes - 250 000€ 

created by Michèle Jacob

Beluga Tree (BE) with Staragara (SI), RTBF (BE), Proximus Media House (BE)

Favàritx - 250 000€ 

created by Lluis Illescas

TV ON (ES) with Volf Entertainment (PT), Empatic Comunicacion Y Marketing (ES)

Greater Adria - 500.000€

created by Nebojša Taraba, Simona Nobile

Drugi plan (HR) with Fabula Pictures (IT), Nadcon Film (DE), Lunanime (BE)

Interstellar Ella, Season 2 - 500.000€

created by Adam Long (animated series)

Fabrique Productions (BE) with Apartment 11 Productions (CA)

Puberty - 500.000€

created by Leticia Dolera

Distinto Films (ES) with AT-Prod (BE), Corte y Confección de Películas (ES), Uri Films (ES)

The Kollective - 500.000€

created by Femke Wolting, Maddalena Ravagli, Leonardo Fasoli

Submarine Productions (NL) with Menuetto Film (BE), ZDF (DE), France Télévisions (FR), RAI (IT)

This is not a murder mystery - 500.000€

created by Kathleen Maes

Panenka (BE) with DeadPan Pictures (IE), VRT (BE), NPO (NL) ZDF (DE), SVT (SE), NRK (NO), YLE (FI), DR (DK), RUV (IS)

The Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions is a three-year initiative of the Council of Europe, home of Eurimages. It supports high-quality series made as international co-productions and aims to empower independent producers and foster new relationships.

The 2023 call for projects has been supported by 14 organisations from 13 member States:

Flemish Minister of Media, le Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Ministry of Culture of the Hellenic Republic, National Film Institute - Hungary, Film Fund Luxembourg, Netherlands Film Fund, Ministry of Culture of North Macedonia, Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual - Portugal, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) - Spain. From 2024 Screen Ireland (IE) and the Lithuanian Film Centre (LT) are joining the initial 14 organisations supporting the Programme.

A political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe works to promote democracy and human rights continent-wide.

It also develops common responses to social, cultural and legal challenges in its 46 member States.