Laurine Garaude, Director of Television at Reed MIDEM, unveils today The MIPDrama Buyers’ Summit which runs in parallel to the launch of the CANNESERIES international competition screenings. Previously entitled MIPDrama Screenings, the showcase has been revamped to become the MIPDrama Buyers’ Summit, offering buyers in Cannes an exclusive 15 minute first look at exciting new drama.

“We are thrilled with the rich selection for the inaugural MIPDrama Buyers’ Summit, which encompasses a diverse range of genres from territories as diverse as Finland, Spain, the UK, Germany, and Russia. And since they are all projects never-seen-before by buyers, this makes the screenings a mouth-watering prospect for those seeking exclusive content,” said Laurine Garaude, Director of Television at Reed MIDEM, organisers of MIPTV.

The MIPDrama Buyers’ Summit is designed to meet the growing international demand for high-end drama series and is focused on new trends and upcoming series in production. It features six new high-end drama series, selected for their writing and production values, originality and worldwide appeal, which will be screened to some 450 buyers and commissioners from around the world.

All six series are in the early stages of production and have never been presented at a festival or market prior to the MIPDrama Buyers’ Summit. The series are 100% financed and in their first season.

A conference session entitled Fast Forward: Drama, the Viewer’s Story, is presented by TAPE and Eurodata TV Worldwide. The exclusive presentation discusses qualitative and quantitative insights into drama themes and approaches that are resonating with audiences and explore what is driving viewer habits, and how behaviours are changing.

The 15-minute previews for Buyers are the following six upcoming series:
ARCTIC CIRCLE (FINLAND) 10×50′ Crime, Production: Yellow Film & TV in co-production with Bavaria Fiction, Distribution Lagardere Studios Distribution, Broadcaster Elisa Viihde, YLE; BULLETS (FINLAND)10×60’ Political, Production Vertigo Production in co-production with Nadcon and Lunanime, Distribution Sky Vision, Broadcaster Elisa, MTV; CLEANING UP (UK) 6×60’ Drama, Production Sister Pictures, Distribution ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Broadcaster ITV; GIGANTES (SPAIN) 6×52′ Crime Drama, Production Telefónica Studios, Lazona, Distribution About Premium Content, Broadcaster Movistar+; PAGAN PEAK (GERMANY/AUSTRIA) 8×52’ Thriller, Production Wiedemann & Berg in co-production with epo-film produktionsgesellschaft, Distribution Beta Film, Broadcaster Sky Germany; TRIGGER (RUSSIA), 6×52′ Drama, Production Sreda production, Distribution Sreda production Broadcaster: Channel One Russia.

About MIPTV
MIPTV is the flagship and leading global TV and digital content market. Each April, over 10,000 professionals from across the international TV and digital entertainment ecosystem connect to launch and discover new content, forge partnerships, negotiate financing and distribution agreements, find co-production opportunities and explore the latest trends.
MIPTV is preceded by the largest weekend of unscripted content comprising MIPDoc, the world’s largest screenings library, conference and co-production marketplace for the factual community, and MIPFormats, the discovery showcase for the global formats community.