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Games & Series
Di., 09.06.26 / 10:00 – 12:45
Herbrand's Rondell
Steven Kane, David Daubitz, Alisha Hasan, Robert Henrysson, Pierre Puget, Marike Muselaers
Meet The Commissioning Editors
Di., 09.06.26 / 10:30 – 11:45
Cinenova / Saal 1
Bettina Alber, Pernille Bech Christensen, Laura Mae Harding, Ole Kampkovski, Jarmo Lampela, Sebastian Lückel, Henriette Marienlund, Simon Riedl, Frank Tönsmann, Janne Vakio, Sabine Weber, Julius Windhorst, Michele Zatta, Wim Janssen, Torsten Zarges
Opening Remarks
Di., 09.06.26 / 10:00 – 10:30
Cinenova / Saal 1
Dr. Markus Schäfer, Gerhard Maier
From Audience to Co–Creator: Rethinking Story Development through Culture Thinking
Di., 09.06.26 / 10:15 – 11:45
Cinenova / Saal 2
Robert Franke, Steve Matthews, Jeannette Bohné, Franziska Gregor, Manori Ravindran
Step Into the Story: Immersive Worldbuilding Through Play
Di., 09.06.26 / 10:30 – 11:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Jacob Wolf Lefton
AMA: Building the Business behind the Stories
Di., 09.06.26 / 11:00 – 12:00
Cinenova / Saal 3
Alan Greenspan, Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinen
Fireside Chat mit Anke Greifeneder
Di., 09.06.26 / 12:00 – 12:30
Cinenova / Saal 1
Anke Greifeneder, Max Goldbart
Writing Youth: Who Gets It Right?
Di., 09.06.26 / 12:00 – 13:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Lia Zebra, Bryan Elsley, Kirsten Loose, Ljubica Luković
Producer Speed–Dating
Di., 09.06.26 / 12:00 – 13:30
Cinenova
Nostradamus Report
Di., 09.06.26 / 13:45 – 15:15
Cinenova / Saal 1
Johanna Koljonen, Alex Trăilă, Marike Muselaers, PissedMagistus, Manori Ravindran
The New Pulse of Medical Drama
Di., 09.06.26 / 13:30 – 14:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Luisa Hardenberg, Samuel Jefferson, Ivar Køhn, Marvin Meiendresch
I Just Came Up With It / Kill Your Darlings?
Di., 09.06.26 / 13:30 – 16:00
Herbrand's Rondell
Jacob Wolf Lefton, Helena Hofmann, Larissa Dold, Maria Hinterkoerner
Co–Production Pitch
Di., 09.06.26 / 14:15 – 15:45
Cinenova / Saal 2
Work in Progress / Next From… – 1
Di., 09.06.26 / 15:20 – 16:45
Cinenova / Saal 1
Bryan Elsley, Katharina Kremling, Claus Wunn, Katarzyna Ozga, Nicolas Steil, Siegfried Kamml, Isabel Kleefeld, Lisa Kreimeyer, Agnès Olier, Uta Cappel, Thomas Lückerath
AMA: THE (IN)VISIBLE TALENT – PR & Personal Branding for Below–the–Line Talent
Di., 09.06.26 / 15:00 – 16:00
Cinenova / Saal 3
Zetha Asafu-Adjaye, Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinen
What's So Funny? Comedy As A Point Of View
Di., 09.06.26 / 15:00 – 16:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
David Schalko, Arne Feldhusen, Jule Everts, Lee Getty, Christian Kaps
Inside Development: The Commissioning Perspective
Di., 09.06.26 / 16:30 – 17:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Julius Windhorst, Kristina Peter, Janne Vakio, Sabine Holtgreve, Tim Biedert
EUROPEAN SERIES DEVELOPMENT PITCH
Di., 09.06.26 / 16:00 – 17:00
Cinenova / Saal 2
Happy Hour: From Flanders With Love!
Di., 09.06.26 / 18:00 – 19:00
Cinenova
Future Of Media Training
Mi., 10.06.26 / 10:00 – 12:45
Herbrand's Rondell
Sinah Swyter, Dr. Kathrin Brunner, Oliver Czeslik, Heike Meyer-Döring, Jonathan Natzel
Series as Brands – Re–Imagining and Expanding IPs for the New Media Ecosystems
Mi., 10.06.26 / 10:00 – 11:15
Cinenova / Saal 1
Christina Christ, Guido Reinhardt, Steven Kane, Gregor Sauter, Stefanía Halldórsdóttir
Writers’ Vision Pitch
Mi., 10.06.26 / 10:15 – 11:15
Cinenova / Saal 2
THE CO–PRODUCTION PUZZLE: Financing & Creative Alignment
Mi., 10.06.26 / 10:30 – 11:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Katarzyna Ozga, Nicolas Steil, Siegfried Kamml, Heike Meyer-Döring
WALLANDER – Between Legacy and Reinvention of a Nordic Noir Classic
Mi., 10.06.26 / 11:30 – 12:30
Cinenova / Saal 1
Sebastian Lückel, Elin Kvist, Glenn Lund
Producers' Vision Pitch
Mi., 10.06.26 / 11:30 – 12:30
Cinenova / Saal 2
Anna-Klara Carlsten, Katrine Vogelsang, Irina Ignatiew-Lemke
AMA: The Future of International Co–Production
Mi., 10.06.26 / 11:15 – 12:15
Cinenova / Saal 3
Marc Lorber, Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinen
From Concept to Iteration: Prototyping the Future of Series
Mi., 10.06.26 / 12:00 – 13:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Alisha Hasan, Andreas Schloß, Matthias Leitner, Julia Zantl
Producer Speed–Dating
Mi., 10.06.26 / 12:00 – 13:30
Cinenova
PHOENIX – Telling Stories that Matter
Mi., 10.06.26 / 13:45 – 14:45
Cinenova / Saal 1
Morad Koufane, Alexandre Charlet, Thomas Gammeltoft, Maik Platzen, Philipp Kreuzer, Irina Ignatiew-Lemke
Greenlight, What Now? From Pitch to Production
Mi., 10.06.26 / 13:30 – 14:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Helena Hofmann, Annika Cizek, Elisabeth Müller-Lang, Henning Kamm, Anna Richards
Turn The Screen? Vertical & Microdrama and the Future of Storytelling
Mi., 10.06.26 / 14:00 – 17:00
Herbrand's Rondell
Bo Zhang, Will Buckingham, Felix Mann, Lukas Lankisch, Gregor Sauter, Kerstin Höckel, Gerhard Maier
Award Ceremony
Mi., 10.06.26 / 14:00 – 14:30
Cinenova / Saal 2
Next From... New8
Mi., 10.06.26 / 15:00 – 15:40
Cinenova / Saal 1
Jarmo Lampela, Anna Äärelä, Henriette Marienlund, Víctor Sala
AMA: Leadership in Times of Change
Mi., 10.06.26 / 15:15 – 16:00
Cinenova / Saal 3
Johanna "Nunnu" Karppinen
CREATIVE ALIGNMENT: Building Stronger European Co–Productions
Mi., 10.06.26 / 15:00 – 16:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Alexandre Charlet, Maik Platzen, Christian Wehrlin, Thomas Gammeltoft
Talent in Progress Pt. 1
Mi., 10.06.26 / 15:00 – 16:15
Cinenova / Saal 2
Work in Progress – 2
Mi., 10.06.26 / 16:00 – 16:45
Cinenova / Saal 1
Richard Acton, Yi Qiao, Julia Nisslein, Thomas Lückerath
3 Minuten. Vertical Social for Organic Marketing
Mi., 10.06.26 / 16:30 – 17:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Lukas Lankisch, Floris Asche, Katrin Merkel
Happy Hour: 307 Is The Magic Number!
Mi., 10.06.26 / 18:00 – 19:00
Cinenova
Fish Bowl: Who Gets To Tell the Story? Building Inclusive Talent Pipelines
Do., 11.06.26 / 10:00 – 12:30
Herbrand's Rondell
Jarmo Lampela, Jasir Osman, Yusuf Abdilgadir, Emma Bucaya, Nilgün Akıncı, Bijan Benjamin
Next From…ZDF Quantum
Do., 11.06.26 / 10:00 – 10:30
Cinenova / Saal 1
Jakob Zimmermann, Flora Rumpler, Florian Brüning, Thomas Herberth
Beyond the Note: Feedback That Creates Momentum
Do., 11.06.26 / 10:30 – 11:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Elena Lyubarskaya
Writer Speed–Dating
Do., 11.06.26 / 10:30 – 12:00
Cinenova
Strategic Alignment in the Age of AI
Do., 11.06.26 / 11:00 – 12:00
Cinenova / Saal 1
Stephanie Meisl, Graeme Phillipson, Guido Reinhardt, Norina Lin-Hi, Gerhard Maier
Talent in Progress Pt. 2
Do., 11.06.26 / 11:00 – 12:30
Cinenova / Saal 2
Writing Mental Health and Teenage Boys
Do., 11.06.26 / 12:00 – 13:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Ariane Böhm, Jette Johnson, Andy Sharifatpour, Samira Sollich, Ram Paramanathan
AI and the Transformation of Marketing
Do., 11.06.26 / 12:00 – 12:30
Cinenova / Saal 1
AI & Business Models – New Opportunities in a Changing Market
Do., 11.06.26 / 13:30 – 14:00
Cinenova / Saal 1
Rémi Tereszkiewicz
Beyond Representation. New Aesthetics for a Postmigrant Generation
Do., 11.06.26 / 13:30 – 14:30
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Bijan Benjamin
AI in Production – Rethinking Workflows & Creative Processes
Do., 11.06.26 / 14:00 – 15:15
Cinenova / Saal 1
Max Barkman, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Matt Szymanowski
Female Voices – From Influence To Authorship Fish Bowl
Do., 11.06.26 / 14:00 – 16:30
Herbrand's Rondell
Sarah Rossmann, Zetha Asafu-Adjaye, Stefanie Ren, Mara Luka
Talent In Progress: ifs Series Showcase
Do., 11.06.26 / 14:00 – 15:15
Cinenova / Saal 2
From Page to Pitch: Visualizing Penny Pepper with AI
Do., 11.06.26 / 15:00 – 16:00
Herbrand’s / Bahnhaus
Pascal Schröder, Kai Steinmetz
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