Series Mania is a global hub for television, spotlighting rising hits and top talent since 2018. As one of Europe’s biggest series competitions, it’s a must-attend event for the industry!
Meet the three Canadian series that are in competition:
Empathy – International Competition
- Created by: Florence Longpré
- Production: Trio Orange
- Broadcaster: CRAVE (Bell Medias)
- International Sales: Trio Orange International
Chef d’orchestre – Short Forms Competition
- Created by: Stéphane Lafleur, Joseph Marchand
- Production: SPORT
- Broadcaster: Ici Tou.tv
T-Rex – Short Forms Competition
- Created by: Louis-Philippe Vachon
- Production: Inséparables films
- Broadcaster: Télé-Québec
- International Sales: Inséparables films
Canada at the Series Mania Forum
From March 25 to 27, 2025, Series Mania Forum offers three days of pitches, panels, and networking, bringing together producers, distributors, directors, and writers in a dynamic space for collaboration.
Find representatives from more than 40 Canadian companies at the Canada Pavilion (DH #2), or join us in the Business Lounge (DH #17), where we’re sharing a space with SODEC.
Canada’s Producers to Watch – Séries Mania Forum
Tuesday, March 25th from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. (room 2.3+2.4)
Get a sneak peek of the talent behind upcoming Canadian television series! Meet Canada’s promising producers, watch their best Digital Short Form Series/Web Series and learn more about the companies behind the content.
Mowa Productions – British Columbia
Productions l’Entrepôt – New Brunswick
- André Roy
Border2Border Entertainment – Ontario
- Charlie David (Lubiniecki)
Szaboteur Films – Ontario
- Bronwyn Szabo
Nish Media – Quebec
Presented by Telefilm Canada, in partnership with APFC, Canada Media Fund (CMF), CMPA, Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), Ontario Creates and Sodec.
Canada France Series Lab
Tuesday March 25th from 4 to 5 pm (room 3.2)
Launched in 2022, the Canada-France Series Lab is a joint venture between Series Mania Forum, Telefilm Canada, and the CNC, in collaboration with many partners from Canada and France.
The goal? To encourage the coproduction of fiction series between Canadian and French producers and ensure their competitive edge on the international sales market.
Pairs of Canadian and French producers have spent nearly a year in workshops and mentoring sessions, honing their series for international markets. Now, at Series Mania Forum, five teams are ready to pitch, connect with potential partners and buyers, and bring their projects to life!
Here are the projects that will be presented:
- Genre: Drama
- Format: 4 x 52 min
- Series created and written by: Morgane Becerril and Laurent Lévy
- Produced by: Théo Laboulandine for Melocoton Films (France) and Eric Idriss-Kanago and Daniela Mujica for Yzanakio (Canada)
Sara, a French spirited young geneticist, fights to find remedy for a rare disease, using the case of the young 6 years old Titouan. As a race against time unfolds, a prominent Canadian scientist attempts to seize the fruits of her research, threatening to jeopardize everything.
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Format: 8 x 30 min
- Series created and written by: Quentin Lee
- Produced by: Quentin Lee for Margin Films (Canada) and Thomas Buchwalder for Cactus Films (France)
Morning, Paris! is a half hour romantic comedy series about an ambitious fashion design assistant, who is slighted by her boss, accepting an unlikely proposal from a security guard, who has a crush on her, to break into Paris Fashion Week by hook or by crook.
- Genre: Crime
- Format: 6 x 60 min
- Series created and written by: Marion Cecinas (France) and Rob Stockman (Canada)
- Produced by: Andrew McCann Smith for Play Media (Canada) and Thibaud Sonntag for Henri Flèche Productions (France)
In 1980s France, a struggling Canadian writer creates a lucrative penpal scheme, posing as a group of seductive “fairies” to ensnare lonely men. But as the lie grows and his grip on reality slips, he must protect the fragile world he’s built—or risk losing the only identity he has left.
- Genre: Drama, Action
- Series created and written by: Pierre Cattan and Rostaim Yavari
- Produced by: Pierre Cattan for Small Bang (France) and Ryan Lindsay and Daniel Fortin for Kontent House Productions (Canada)
Captain Philomène Kyros challenges billionaire Bob Wolton to a zero-carbon cargo race between Le Havre and Montreal. Low-tech versus AI, which model for the future of maritime commerce? Soon, the stakes go far beyond the race.
- Genre: Drama, Historical
- Format: 8 x 60 min
- Series created and written by: Laura Keightley, Sharon Buckingham, and Heidi Lasi
- Produced by: Heidi Lasi for Pelee Entertainment, Sharon Buckingham for TSB Productions, Laura Keightley for Create to Elevate Productions (Canada) and Alida Klung and Didier Falk for Will Production (France)
In the 1920s and 1930s, Nancy Cunard, the child of the titled scion of the Cunard Shipping Line and heiress to her mother’s fortune, breaks ranks with the aristocracy and embarks on her roller coaster life as a poet, publisher, journalist, race activist, and social justice warrior.
