The skill of developing projects and packaging skillfully has become more important than ever for getting quick green lights from broadcasters and streamers. Enabling talent like writers, directors or authors of source material to be more deeply involved in development processes and co-production structures guarantees full creative investment. Various business models with creative-owned production companies at its center or with talent agencies and production companies boosting synergies, lead to new co-production models that give talent greater control and bargaining power.
With examples from France, Spain and Germany, this session dives deep into the advantages and challenges of these new models.