Laurence Herszberg, Founder and General Director of Series Mania (March 21-28), today announced the 15 projects of 16 selected as part of the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions (March 25), the founding premise and most anticipated event of the Series Mania Forum (March 25-27). The 16th project, Ruth’s Ghosts from the US/Germany (6 x 60’) which was announced on the 18th as part of the Berlinale's Co-Pro Series Market will be presented but excluded from the competition for the grand prize.

The lineup includes two projects from CEE, one from Greece and one copro from Serbia.

The Co-Pro Pitching Sessions – the founding premise and most anticipated event of Series Mania Forum, will highlight 15 series seeking international funding. The best project will be awarded a 50,000€ prize to help develop the series, as determined by a professional jury of leading industry executives.

For this 2025 edition, 406 series projects were submitted, from 72 different countries, including new territories such as New Zealand, The Philippines, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Uganda and Eswatini.

The CEE projects are:

Antiparos– 6 x 45′ – Greece
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Produced by Dionyssis Samiotis, Development Producer Alexandra Orfanidou, for Tanweer Productions, Co – Producer Mark Denessen, for Ginger Film Flanders (Belgium)
Written by Alexandros Tsilifonis and George Zafeiropoulos
Directed by Alexandros Tsilifonis
Short synopsis: An overworked detective returns to his hometown in the island of Antiparos for a much-needed holiday.
But once there, an overly law – abiding British policewoman drags him deep down into the mysterious disappearance of a foreign billionaire, and the most complicated case of murders in his entire career.

Wool – 6 x 50′ – Serbia, Iceland
Genre: Drama
Produced by Milena Dzambasovic for Film Road Production, Jonas Margeir Ingolfsson & Milla Ósk for Act4, Danna Stern for In Transit Productions
Written by Milena Dzambasovic (creator), Mladen Maticevic, Birkir Blaer Ingolfsson and Milla Ósk
Short synopsis: In 1960s Yugoslavia, a woman transforms a village by uniting housewives into a knitting collective. Their designs catch global fashion attention, revolutionizing their rural lives.