The first-ever legal framework dedicated to international TV co-productions will be unveiled at next week’s Series Mania.
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset will attend the Lille confab on Thursday to sign the convention, which was first trailed last year.
The legal framework says it will “advance independent production of and cultural cooperation in televisual or streaming series” across Europe. It will introduce a set of co-pro rules, which are similar to what already exists in the world of film. The aim, in part, is to streamline administrative procedures and clarify obligations to make it easier for producers from different countries to work together. There will be rules and clarification around revenue sharing, access to funding and data transparency.
“Series are one of the defining cultural forms of our time, reaching audiences across borders and bringing different perspectives into our homes,” said Berset.
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