EXCLUSIVE: The Berlin-based Erich Pommer Institute (EPI) has unveiled the 15 feminine European producers chosen for the third version of its feminine management programme Sequence’ Girls.

The one program of its kind in Europe, the initiative goals to extend the visibility and trade publicity of feminine producers and female-driven initiatives, and within the course of encourage extra variety within the audiovisual trade.

The chosen producers embody Rebecca Roughan, head of improvement at London-based Broadchurch creator Imaginary Pals; Carla Fotea, a producer at main Romanian manufacturing firm microFILM, and buzzy, rising Irish producer Claire McCabe at Dublin-based Pipedream Productions, whose credit embody TV film Wrapped and the award-winning quick An Encounter.

The chosen producers will take part in a workshops on sequence financing, distribution, and advertising and in addition be given one-to-one pitching teaching and curated mentoring from established trade professionals.

This system additionally options devoted networking alternatives on the Drama Imaginative and prescient assembly of Sweden’s Göteborg Movie Competition and Sequence Mania Discussion board in France.

“With Sequence’ Girls, EPI not solely goals at bringing the chosen feminine producers’ careers and initiatives ahead however desires to contribute to a extra various and, thus, extra sustainable and aggressive European drama sequence trade,” mentioned mission supervisor Judith Klein.

The programme consists of 5 modules, which is able to happen from November 2023 to April 2024 each on-line and in varied cities throughout Europe.

Sequence Girls is funded by Artistic Europe – MEDIA and is run partnership with Sequence Mania Discussion board, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), European Girls’s Audiovisual Community (EWA), FOCAL, Göteborg Movie Festval, Display screen Eire, Kulturakademin, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF) and Girls In Movie & Tv Worldwide (WIFTI).

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