Starting today and running thru December 12 at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel, NEM Zagreb 2024 will offer abundant opportunities for CEE content creators from low-production-capacity countries to connect with colleagues from high-production-capacity countries.

The first day of the leading event in CEE “about TV series and film creation” features the NEM Scriptwriting Workshop which offers a comprehensive look at the TV industry. Renowned experts will share their insights, focusing on character development, plot structure, and dialogue construction. NEM Zagreb’s workshops go beyond networking, providing a vital space to understand and excel in scriptwriting, the foundation of engaging television.

Throughout the day NEM Zagreb will host pitches for the NEM Awards. The NEM Awards, a competition that honors the best content from CEE, received more than 260 submissions across three main categories: the Best Pre-development Project Award powered by HAVC, the Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award, and the Best Finished TV Series in the CEE Award from which the top 10 finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: BH Telecom - I Know Your Soul; Canal+ Czech Republic - Daughter of the Nation; Cosmote TV-OTE SA - 17 Threads; Czech Television/ZDF Studios We're on It, Comrades!; ERT S.A., Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation - The Wilder; Firefly Productions/Telekom Srbija - V Effect; Keshet International/Voyo - Extractors; StarLight Films - In Her Car; TVN Warner Bros. Discovery - The Thaw; Telewizja Polska (TVP) - Bay of Spies.

A record number of pitches will be presented to the public: twelve for the Best Pre-development Project Award powered by HAVC, eight of the best projects from other markets, and five for the Council of Europe Series Co-production Development Award, which carries a prize of €50.000.

The first day will also feature three panels: The Power of Casting in TV Formats; Success Stories 'Volcano' & 'Reykjavik Fusion' and Content That Pops: Which are Decisive Factors for Broadcasters?