Screening Block 1

reception

Champagne reception and networking

Welcome

Official welcome by Frank J. Kontz - City Councillor of the City of Wetzlar, Annette Eidmann - Deputy Head of the Giessen Cultural Office, and Festival Director Csongor Dobrotka.

Hessen Focus: Meet the Creators

Screening Block 2 (Open Air)

Entry & Festival Pass Pick Up

Opening Educational

Lara Nahrwold, Provisional Managing Director of “Hessen Film and Media Academy” (hFMA), Isabella Pianto, who will guide through the Educational program, and Csongor Dobrotka, die Seriale Festival Director, will open this year’s Educational.

Exploring the Power of Series Writing and Visualization

The creators behind this year's Official Selection series provide insights into their work. They will discuss their sources of inspiration and the messages behind their series. Additionally, they aim to offer valuable advice to aspiring and emerging series creators. From the art of storytelling to navigating industry challenges – these experts provide a behind-the-scenes look.

Sustainable Storytelling: Repurposing Assets in Series and Theater for a Greener Future

How can film productions and theaters learn from each other to make their productions more sustainable? At this year's Green Production Panel, experts from the series and theater industry will come together to present various approaches on how different resources can be reused.

Virtual Production

This Keynote will focus on the interface between technology and storytelling in the digital age. Is Virtual Production the future of filmmaking? After a brief introduction to the topic of tools and techniques, we will discuss what it means to use them for series productions. The potential of Virtual Production in script development and creative possibilities will also be discussed.

Bringing a Vision to Life: Behind the Scenes of Series Creation

This Panel explores the creative minds behind several series of this year’s Official Selection. From vision to the finished series they will provide insights into the creative process, and the challenges along the way of bringing the story idea to the screen.

Break

Becoming Yourself. The (de)construction of gender identities on screen

We ask about how gender is constructed on screen and what we can therefore learn about societal shifts through audiovisual media in this panel. We talk about the cinematic construction of different gender identities in “Becoming Charlie” from this year's selection and place the series in contemporary debates.

AI and the Future of Filmmaking: Opportunities, Risks, and Ethical Considerations

This keynote explores AI's growing role in content creation and storytelling in film and TV. While it offers possibilities to enhance efficiency and innovation, it also sparks debates on whether AI-generated content is art and raises concerns like job displacement and ethical issues. Addressing both benefits and ethical dilemmas, the presentation navigates the complex integration of AI in creative processes.

Film & Media Meetup LIVE

The Film & Media Meetup is coming to Giessen and will take place as part of the Educational at Kleines Haus Stadttheater Giessen. Creators from Hesse and all over the world have the opportunity to discuss projects, make contacts or simply find out about current developments in a relaxed atmosphere over a drink. The Meetup offers everything you need to get started in the film and media industry or for your upcoming projects. There is also the opportunity to take part in a speed meeting.
The Film & Media Meetup takes place regularly. It is a cooperation project of Filmhaus Frankfurt, Film- und Kinobüro Hessen, Hessen Film & Medien, the Hessen Film and Media Academy (hFMA) and Junge Generation Hessischer Film.
Admission is free. Eventbrite - Film & Media Meetup LIVE - Seriale Educational 2024.

Location: Kleines Haus Stadttheater Giessen, Ostanlage 43, 35390 Giessen

Screening Block 3

Opening & Screening Block 3

Screening Block 4

Screening Block 5

Networking Night

Entry & Festival Pass Pick Up

Welcome to Seriale Pro

Official Welcome by festival director Csongor Dobrotka, and the Seriale Pro hosts Celina Schmitt and Oihane Aramendia.

Behind the scenes: AI's Influence on Media Industry

In this panel, the evolving role of artificial intelligence within the series industry will be discussed. Topics such as efficiency enhancement, anticipated job displacement, algorithmic biases, and copyright risks will be explored to understand the new challenges and opportunities of AI for the industry.

Social Media & Cross Media: Spread the word!

Social media is becoming more and more essential to promote new projects. Last year Sara Mauleón and Schokominza Michel told us about the different platforms we can use and how to carry out a content plan to market a web series. This time, they will focus on cross media work, in which we will see how we can spread our message and adapt it to different contexts. They will show us how to reach different user profiles through different channels and always maintain strategic coherence.

Financing & Analytics: Traditional and new ways

The panel delves into the complex and intertwined realms of financing and data analysis for series production. Looking towards the future, changes will be discussed and traditional methods of financing and data processing will be contrasted with new approaches. Will it soon be necessary to incorporate AI-supported audience prediction into the applications for funding? What opportunities and challenges arise from new data collection methods, and how are funding institutions responding to these changes?

Break

What makes a good Proof of Concept?

Once a project is finished, in this case a series, what are the next steps to follow? How to show that your work can be on the big screen? A creator can use different ways to prove that his idea is worth investing in or buying, he may use a trailer, a pilot or maybe a concept where he sets the target audience. And how do you produce this proof? In this panel creators and distributors will talk about what kind of proof is required in the industry and most importantly, what makes a good proof of concept.

Canada Focus: Digital Series Market Canada

This panel brings together experienced producers and distributors from various regions of Canada to analyze the current state of independent series production in the country. In addition to examining the current market, trends, and unique aspects of Canadian productions, the discussion will also address opportunities for collaboration with Canadian series creators and the resources and support available for international partners.

Pitch Contest

Brand new concepts for digital series will be presented to the industry at the Pitch Contest.

Screening Block 6

Screening Block 7

Screening Block 8

Networking Night

Seriale Pro: Business Meetings & Digital Market

The Business Meetings offer individual filmmakers, various companies, and institutions from the media industry the opportunity to meet potential business partners and expand their network in a one-on-one meeting format.
The registration is exclusively intended for exhibitors who wish to have a booth at our event. Visitors are exempt from registration and do not need to sign up in advance to attend the event. Attendance is free of charge and spontaneous meetings might be possible on demand, but we recommend booking timeslots beforehand. During the festival, visitors have the opportunity to sign up for conversation-timeslots with exhibitors on lists provided and laid out through the whole framework program of the festival.
Participating companies and institutions may bring roll-ups, posters, and flyers to present themselves in the best possible way. These materials can be brought on June 1st between 5-6pm after registration by e-mail to pro@die-seriale.de

Screening Block 9

Screening Block 10

Red Carpet

The Red Carpet is the preparation for the 10th Seriale Award Ceremony. Besides wine reception and photo sessions, Daria Solovieva welcomes the series creators on the Red Carpet with numerous interviews.

10th Award Ceremony of die Seriale

At the Award Ceremony, directly after the Red Carpet, the most outstanding series will be honored with a total of 17 awards, selected by our international expert Jury. The event will be hosted by Hannah Buscher and Robert Schäfer. This year’s Award Ceremony will be accentuated with music by the pianist Lada Nevmyatullina.

After Show

Celebration & Networking

From the Idea to the Project

The objective of this workshop is to work on the initial process of audiovisual development, from your own idea to a pitch deck. The workshop is divided into two parts. The first part will be dedicated to the idea development process. The second part will focus on writing texts for presenting your projects: logline, format, genre, themes, structure, synopsis, characters, high concept. Between these parts there will be a practice exercise, in which you’ll make your own pitch deck for a short series.

Location: Reichskammergerichtsmuseum, Hofstatt 19, 35578 Wetzlar

Steps and Roles in the Professional Process of Development

The objective of this workshop is to understand the main characteristics of a professional development process for a series or feature film: roles, instances, and production parameters.

Topics

• Tips for initial brainstorming.
• Roles within the writing room and the production company.
• Delivery instances.
• How to create a schedule according to your team.
• Production parameters to take into account to make a series or feature film feasible.

The Art & Science of Data. How Producers, Writers and Actors can benefit from understanding the Numbers.

The aim of this workshop is to equip writers, actors, producers, and distributors with the tools available in the market, enabling them to negotiate effectively with online content platforms. Understanding the key metrics that matter for streamers, the content evaluation process that takes place and how it evolved from linear television is key in improving the position of creatives and reclaiming their power.

Location: City Hall, Berliner Platz 1, 35390 Giessen