The Danish series

Série Series Off-site #1 – Provisional programme

January 12 and 13, 2015, at the House of Denmark in collaboration with the Danish Embassy of Paris – 2nd floor, free admissionProgramming: different screening sets, debates, master classes and encounters for professionals and the public, free admission within the limit of available seats.Encounter organised by the cultural department of the Danish Embassy in collaboration with Kandimari / Series Series.

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015

10:30am – 11am : Overview of the Danish TV series market by Sahar Baghery, international tv formats & contents director, Eurodata TV Worldwide11:00am – 1:pm : DICTE – Screening of 2 episodes (VO with English subtitles) , with a Q&A between the episodes with creators Dorte Wagnø Høgh and Ida Maria Rydén and producers Peter Bose and Jonas Allen (MisoFilm)1pm – 2:30pm : Lunch break2:30pm – 5pm : RITA2:30pm – 3:15pm : Screening of episode 1 season 1 (VO with French and English subtitles)3:15pm- 4:15pm : Q&A with creator Christian Torpe and producer Jesper Morthorst (SF Film), followed by a discussion with the French team working on the adaptation : screenwriters Claire Lemaréchal, Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta and Cristina Arellano and producers Aline Besson and Isabelle Drong (Authentic Production)4:15pm – 5pm : RITA, screening of episode 1 season 2 (VO with English subtitles)5:30 – 7:30pm : 1864, screening of episode 1 (VO with English subtitles) followed by a Q&A with creator Ole Bornedal and producers Peter Bose and Jonas Allen (Miso Film)Private evening (by invitation only)8– 9:30pm : BROKE – Screening of the first two episodes of season 1 (VO with English subtitles) followed by a Q&A with Kim Fupz Aakeson, creator and screenwriter, and producer Malene Blenkov9:30 – 11:30pm : Cocktail at the House of Denmark – 7th floor

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015

10:30 – 11:30am : Badehotellet – Screening of episode 1 season 1 (VO with English subtitles) followed by a Q&A with creator Hanna Lundblad and producer Michael Bille Frandsen (SF Film) (TBC)11:30am – 1pm : How is Danish society represented in series? Open discussion between the series creators, a sociologist and a journalist on the connection between fiction and reality.Lunch break2:30 – 3:30pm: Don’t crack under pressure! The influence of success on series creation in Denmark. With the ever-growing success of Danish series worldwide, what effect has this had on creative process? What are the new constraints and fears, but also opportunities and work conditions in the context of this growing international recognition?3:45 – 4:45pm: Nordic Noir – The rise of Scandi drama (VO) – Screening of a documentary (51′)5– 6pm: Heartless – Screening of episode 1 season 1 (VO with French and English subtitles) presented by author Nikolaj Scherfig & producer Ronnie Fridthjof, Fridthjof films

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SERIES

Dicte -2013 2 SEASONS – Drama / crimeDicte, a newly-divorced crime journalist who has a problem with authority returns to her home town to start her life again and work on her past.Creators and screenwriters : Dorte W. Høgh & Ida Maria Rydén (attendance confirmed)Producers : Jonas Allen & Peter Bose, Miso Film (attendance confirmed)Broadcaster : TV2Trailer : http://vimeo.com/107071033

Rita 2012/2013 – 2 SEASONS – 2 X 8X41′ – 3rd season (8 ep.) ongoing (on Netflix) – comedy dramaThe story of a very unusual mother and teacher who sets tongues wagging in the playground. This series is currently being adapted in France. An encounter between the two teams will be organised around this theme.Creator and screenwriter: Christian TORPE (attendance confirmed)Producers : Karoline Leth & Jesper Morthorst (attendance confirmed) SF Film ProductionBroadcaster : TV 2Trailer season 1 : http://vimeo.com/111739921Trailer season 2 : http://vimeo.com/111741975

1864 -2013 – 1 SEASON 8×52′ – HistoricalWhen Germany and Prussia declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve during the bloodiest battle in Denmark’s history.Creator and director : Ole BORNEDAL (attendance confirmed)Producers : Jonas Allen & Peter Bose, Miso Film (attendance confirmed)Broadcaster : DRTrailer : http://vimeo.com/22023411

Badehotellet-2014 – 1 SEASON 6X50′ – 2nd season ongoing in 2015 – comedy dramaBadehotellet is set in a grand hotel on the North Sea coast and follows the everyday lives of the clients and staff on the eve of the 1930s crisis, when tourism was a hobby for the well-offs.Creators and screenwriters : Hannah LUNDBLAD (attendance confirmed) & Stif ThorsboeProducers: SF Film Production, Nitrat Film and Thorsboe & Lundblad (Michael Bille Frandsen, producer – attendance confirmed)Broadcaster : TV2Trailer : http://vimeo.com/109104208

Heartless -2014 – 1 SEASON 5X42′ – shooting of the 2nd season ongoing – supernatural dramaHeartless follows Sofie and Sebastian – two siblings with a deep, dark and fatal secret. In order to survive they must suck energy out of people they come across…Screenwriters : Morten DRAGSTED & Nikolaj Scherfig (attendance confirmed)Producer : Ronnie Fridthjof, Fridthjof films (attendance confirmed)Broadcaster : Kanal 5Trailer : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20dztp_heartless-trailer-serie-series-2014_tv

Broke -2014 – 2 SEASON : 16X27′ – comedy dramaDion and Thomas are childhood friends. Dion has just got out of prison and owes money to a local gangster. Thomas is a widower with a 9-year-old son who spends his time depressed in bed. This odd pair are getting together to open a restaurant; an idea they had a few years back which never came to fruit.Creators and directors : Kim Fupz AAKESON (attendance confirmed) and Henrik Ruben GenzProducer : Malene Blenkov – (attendance confirmed) Blenkov & Schonnemann PicturesBroadcaster : DRSérie Series is the series event created by and for those who make them, organised each year in Fontainebleau – France, the 4th edition will take place on July 1,2 and 3 2015. www.serieseries.fr 48h of Danish series is the first Off-site session.