Saying European television can be a force “for cooperation and democracy,” Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset unveiled a historic co-production agreement at the Series Mania television festival on Thursday.
The treaty, the Convention on the Co-production of Audiovisual Works in the form of series, was adopted by the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights organisation, last November.
It is the first international treaty specifically designed to support the independent co-production of series for television and streaming platforms. The treaty is designed to streamline administrative procedures, making it easier for independent producers from different countries to work together and access state media funding in their respective countries for their joint projects.
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The political goal of the treaty is to encourage “cultural cooperation across borders [fostering] a richer mix of languages, perspectives, and storytelling traditions in the serial works
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