Welcome to CineLink Drama - an exciting new addition to our Industry Days that reflects the thirst for quality drama series in Southeast Europe, from audience, broadcasters and producers alike.
This pilot edition of CineLink Drama presents six new series currently being developed to key European and regional broadcasters, VoD and SVoD operators, and distributors in an open pitch presentation followed by one-on-one meetings.
To provide a platform to discuss industry challenges and share best practices, Regional Forum, Sarajevo's established debate platform, has been connected with CineLink Drama and will present talks and masterclasses with guests including Steve Matthews, Executive Producer, Drama Development, HBO Europe; Robin Veith, writer for Mad Men and True Blood; and Petri Kemppinen, CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
Selected projects
Golden Era / Zlatno Doba (Serbia)
Period drama, 12 x 45 min,
Creators: Zvonimir Simunec, Vladimir Andric
Producer: Zvonimir Simunec
Production Company: Soul Food Films, Intermedia Network
Silence / Šutnja (Croatia)
Crime drama, 5 x 60 min, Croatian
Creators: Drago Hedl, Davor Šišić
Producers: Nebojša Taraba, Miodrag Sila
Production company: Drugi Plan
Takeover (Croatia)
Political soap opera, 10 x 60 min, English
Creator: Ognjen Sviličić
Thousand Dinars / Jebo sad hiljadu dinara (Serbia/Croatia)
War drama, 12 x 55 min, Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian
Creators: Vladimir Andric based on a book by Boris Dežulovic
Producers: Branislav Trifunovic, Martin Milinkovic
Produced by: Hit & Run (Serbia), MRTN Media (Croatia), Art & Popcorn (Serbia)
Tito Is Dead / Tito Je Umro (Serbia)
Political crime drama, 8 x 60 min, Serbian
Based on the bestselling novel by Mirjana Novakovic
Producers: Milena Garfield, Uliks Fehmiu
Production company: West End Production
9034 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Crime drama, 8 x 60 min, Bosnian/English
Creators: Amra Bakšić Čamo, Danis Tanović
Production Company: SCCA/pro.ba
CineLink Drama is presented in collaboration with the Göteborg Film Festival – NFM TV Drama Vision, Drama Series Days / Berlinale, MIDPOINT, HBO Europe (HBO Adria), Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Bosnia and Herzegovina.
