ACE Producers series selection includes Quiddity Films, Activist38 producers

EXCLUSIVE: Emily Morgan of the UK’s Quiddity Films and Cat in the Wall writer-director-producer Vesela Kazakova are among the 18 producers selected for ACE Series Special, the workshop for understanding the series production landscape.

Each producer attends the workshop with a series project in early development which will serve as a vehicle for their learning.

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Morgan participates with eco-thriller series Animal Spirits, written by Shyam Popat, which was previously developed at the Series Mania Institute’s Eureka Series.

Kasakova takes part through her company Activist38 with A Wild Horse in the Rotten West, written and to be directed by her and creative partner Mina Mileva. The UK-Bulgaria-France co-production has also been selected for the Venice Gap-Financing Market, running from August 29-31 during the Venice Production Bridge.

Further producers include Verena Grafe-Hoft of Germany’s Junafilm with Madame de Sade; and Inese Boka-Grube of Latvia’s Mistrus Media with Aurora. Newsroom.

The week-long workshop will run in Rome from November 3-8, including an afternoon open to local Italian producers. It is supported by Creative Europe Media and the Roma Lazio Film Commission.

ACE Series Special 7 Producers

Serena Alfieri (It) with Hallyu, Volos Films

Aija Berzina (Lat) with The Last Divorce of Communism, Tasse Film

Maria Blicharska-Lacroix (Fr-Pol) with Bloodletting, Blick Productions

Inese Boka-Grube (Lat) with Aurora. Newsroom, Mistrus Media

Stefan Eichenberger (Switz) with Gold, Contrast Film

Verena Grafe-Hoft (Ger) with Madame de Sade, Junafilm

Vanessa Hennemann (Neth) with Lucky Lucie, Henneman Agency

Torfinnur Jakupsson (Far) with Reyna, GRO Studios

Sinisa Juricic (Cro) with Stringers, Nukleus Film

Vesela Kazakova (Bul) with A Wild Horse in the Rotten West, Activist38

Laurent Medea (Fr-Reu) with Without Mercy, Tiktak Productions

Emily Morgan (UK) with Animal Spirits, Quiddity Films

Evelin Penttila (Est) with Business as Usual, Stellar Film

Geraldine Sprimont (Bel) with The Invisible Ink, Need Productions

Viktor Taus (Czech) with Confluentia, Heaven’s Gate

Sophie Toth (Switz) project title under embargo, Shining Nice

Konstantinos Vassilaros (Gr) with Dark Water, StudioBauhaus

Olena Yershova (Tur) with Escape from Harem, Tato Film

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