Seriesly Berlin To Tease ‘German Cocaine Cowboy’; Prime Video’s Christoph Schneider & Mel Eslyn Among Speakers

Jesse Whittock
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Germany’s newest scripted confab, Seriesly Berlin, takes place later this month and the schedule is coming together.

Four-part Prime Video series German Cocaine Cowboy from Beetz Brothers Film Production will be teased, while the streamer’s Country Director for Germany, Christoph Schneider, will appear in a fireside chat that I’ll be moderating to offer insights into content strategy. German Cocaine Cowboy tells the story of a German who became involved in the Cali Cartel in the 1990s.

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Also scheduled to appear at Seriesly is Mel Eslyn, the President of Duplass Brothers Productions, which is known for Netflix’s Wild Wild Country and HBO’s Somebody Somewhere. She’ll discuss indie filmmaking in the context of serial production, and will present the European premiere of Penelope, the indie young adult series that premiered at Sundance. Netflix later snagged U.S. rights to the show, which Eslyn co-created with Mark Duplass, who recently picked up an Emmy nom for The Morning Show.

The event’s Master of Ceremonies will be Yolanda Rother of The Impact Company and Pavlo Voytovych, a Ukrainian stand-up comedian who will do crowd work in between sessions. Moderators will include producer and former Berlinale Series head Julia Fidel and In-Transit Production boss Dana Stern.

German TikTok creator Theo Carow will appear on a panel about Gen Z content, while France’s Eric Benzekri will present his Studiocanal show La Fièvre (The Trigger). Joachim Landau and Benjamin Hoffman, creators of Canal+ and Showmax drama Spinners, will also appear.

Elsewhere, a Seriesly Pitches event will feature 10 international series projects seeking partners and development support, with a focus on stories related to Berlin. The participating producers will present their projects to potential co-production partners, financing partners or other collaboration partners. They will compete for a €2,500 ($2,800) monetary prize, which will be awarded by an international jury of experts.

The full line-up for Seriesly Pitches can be found below. Seriesly Berlin is funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

ANTI-ROMANTIC 
Dramedy, LGBTQ+ / 8×22’
Writer/Director: Popo Fan
Countries: China, Germany

MEDIUM  
Social Drama, Thriller / 7×44’
Creator/Writer: Emre Mirza
Producers: Claudine Avetyan, Darja Pilz
Story Editor, Executive Producer: Ben Hopkins
Production Company: Imirzive
Country: Germany

THE MAGIC WRAP 
Comedy / 9×30’
Creators/Writers/Directors: Ipek Ural Demirel, Ali Demirel
Producers: Diloy Gulun, Beste Yamalioglu
Production Company: Karma Films
Countries: Turkey, Germany

JOURNEYMAN  
Drama, Adventure / 6×52’
Creators: Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine
Writer: Nicki Bloom      
Producers: Christine Guenther, Chevy Chen, Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine
Production Company: Fireglory Pictures, Mile End Films
Country: Germany, USA

ZOO ZAJAC
Drama / 6×45’
Creators/Producers: Aenn-Sophie Siebert, Jordan Louis Ivey
Production Company: Hinterhof Film & TV Productions
Country: Germany

TERMINAL TALES 
Suspense, Thriller, Dark Comedy / 6×45’
Creators: Daniel Y-Li Grove, Erdi Gülac
Producer: Pat Charles
Production Company: Eat the Rich
Country: Germany, USA

WE’RE NOT ALONE
Dramedy / 8×45’
Creator/Writer: Pasha Petrovic
Countries: Serbia, Germany

2.000 KALT
Satire / 6 x30’
Creators: Sofia Ayala, Sorina Gajewski, Livia Valensise, Ina Lene Dinse, Teresa Provin, Freya de L’Isle
Country: Germany

EXISTENCE
Sci-fi, Mystery / 8×52’
Creator: Michael Griessler
Countries: Austria, Germany

FRENCH-ISH 
Mystery, Drama / 10×52’
Creator/Writer/Producer: Prudence Kolong
Writer/Co-Producer: Ines Ben Zoubir
Associate Producer: Aminata Diop-Johnson
Countries: France, Germany


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