Talks

Co-Producing with Switzerland: Paving the Way for Swiss Series on the Global Stage

Thursday, November 7
15:15 – 16:15
Online broadcasting
Friday, November 8
Starting From 23:00
LANGUAGE(S) French

What is Switzerland’s potential for producing series with a strong international impact? A discussion of a territory with real production potential, with its specific cultural and narrative features, at a time when foreign markets and global platforms are beginning to show an interest.


Event details
Part 1: Introduction
Swiss series: an international perspective with the Jury of the Swiss Series Storytelling Award.
Speakers: Brice Mondoloni, Mirela Nastase, Tanguy Dekeyser

Part 2. Conference
The potential of Switzerland for co-producing series with a strong international…
Part 1: Introduction
Swiss series: an international perspective with the Jury of the Swiss Series Storytelling Award.
Speakers: Brice Mondoloni, Mirela Nastase, Tanguy Dekeyser

Part 2. Conference
The potential of Switzerland for co-producing series with a strong international impact
Speakers: Benjamin Magnin, Mirela Nastase, David Rihs, Patrick Suhner

Moderator
Teresa Vena
Co-rédactrice en chef - Cinébulletin | CHwww.cinebulletin.ch

Speakers
Mirela Nastase, GIFF 2021
Mirela Nastase
Directrice drama, ZDF Studios, DE
Onsite
Mirela Nastase had joined ZDF Studios as Director Drama in 2016. She is responsible for the sale and acquisition of drama programs to customers in French-speaking and Central Eastern European territories. She first worked in production companies such as OnStage Productions and La Vie est Belle Films Associés, France. In 2011 she joined the sales team of the Munich-based Tandem Communications, later on being a Sales Manager at STUDIOCANAL TV.www.zdf-studios.com
Brice Mondoloni, GIFF 2021
Brice Mondoloni
Head of Editorial Foreign Fiction, CANAL+ | FR
Onsite
After graduating from Sciences-Po Paris and the ESCP Paris Media Masters, Brice Mondoloni spent most of his career at Canal+, working on programme research, strategic channel programming and then series editorial. He is currently in charge of the selection and editorial and artistic strategy for foreign series (excluding Création Originale), from purchase or pre-purchase through to launch and marketing support.www.canalplus.fr
Tanguy Dekeyser, GIFF 2021
Tanguy Dekeyser
Head of Coproductions Cinema & Belgian Series, RTBF, BE
Onsite
Passionate about the 7th art from an early age, Tanguy Dekeyser soon decided to make his passion his profession. After studying expressive arts, theater and psychology, he has always worked in media, in editorial, purchasing or content production. His leitmotiv is to spot talents, accompany and produce them.auvio.rtbf.be
David Rihs, GIFF 2021
David Rihs
Directeur associé, Point Prod, CH
Onsite
After studying law in Geneva, David Rihs started out as a journalist at RTS in 1996, working on various news programs and magazines. Reporting and presenting. From 2000 to 2005, he presented and produced the television news (the 19h30 and the Journal de la nuit). A freelance producer and journalist since 2005, he is currently director of Point Prod SA (Geneva and Paris - Flux, Magazines, Documentaries, Fiction).www.pointprod.ch
Benjamin Magnin, GIFF 2021
Benjamin Magnin
Producteur éditorial fiction, SRF, CH
Onsite
After studying media sociology and cinema at the Universities of Zurich and Paris, Benjamin Magnin worked as a film journalist. From 2014 to 2016, he was editorial producer of TV and film co-productions at RTS, then producer at CAB Productions. Since 2018, he has been editorial producer of series in the fiction department at SRF, where he has notably co-produced “Neumatt” (sold to Netflix) and “Tschugger” (co-produced with Sky Switzerland).www.srf.ch
Patrick Suhner, GIFF 2021
Patrick Suhner
Producteur éditorial, RTS, CH
Onsite
Patrick Suhner is a commissoning editor at Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), the Swiss national broadcaster (French speaking part). Since 2016, he co-produced series such as Helvetica, Banking District, Off Season (with France Télévisions) and the highly anticipated Winter Palace (with Netflix), premiered at GIFF 2024 and to be released in December 2024. He was also a member of the EBU fiction experts steering group between 2019 and 2024. Prior to his role in the world of drama, he studied film and journalism at the University of Lausanne and worked for 10 years as a film critic.
Thursday 7 Nov. 2024 | 15:15

Online broadcasting

Friday, November 8
Starting From 23:00

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